# Sauna Discovery Guide - Ember — Find the Best Saunas Near You > Find the Best Saunas Near You (iPhone/iPad app by James Butler.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sauna-discovery-guide-ember/id6761013032 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [James Butler](https://appshunter.io/developer/978686771) - Category: Lifestyle, Health & Fitness - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 15 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-03-27 - Data updated: 2026-07-18 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sauna-discovery-guide-ember/id6761013032/reviews.md ## What is Sauna Discovery Guide? Ember is a curated sauna discovery app for people who care about where they sweat. Every place in Ember is chosen by hand. Instead of endless map pins or generic wellness listings, Ember focuses on saunas, bathhouses, cold plunge spots, and thermal experiences genuinely worth knowing about — and helps you collect the ones you've been to. DISCOVER SAUNAS WORTH VISITING Explore a growing atlas of curated places: traditional Finnish saunas, coastal cabins, city bathhouses, steam rooms, floating saunas, and cold plunge experiences. Search by type and features to find the right heat for the moment. PLAN YOUR VISIT Every guide includes the practical details — location, opening hours, price range, booking links, sauna type, features, and good-to-know notes — so you choose the right place with confidence. BROWSE PLACE GUIDES Dedicated guides for sauna destinations across cities, towns, coastal spots, and regions. Ember gives you more than pins on a map: context, curation, and a clearer sense of what makes each place worth the trip. BUILD YOUR SAUNA PASSPORT Save places you want to visit, check in when you go, and build a personal passport of the saunas, cities, countries, and styles you've experienced. Earn stamps and keep your streak going. MADE FOR SAUNA PEOPLE Built for people who appreciate the ritual: proper heat, cold water, good design, and places with character. No ratings feed, no clutter, no generic wellness noise. ——— EMBER FREE • Discover and explore your home region in full • Save the places you want to visit • Check in, earn stamps, and build your passport • Search and filter by sauna type and features EMBER PRO • Every region unlocked — the whole curated atlas, wherever you travel • See every venue on the map, with names, locations, and full guides • New cities added to your access as the atlas grows Ember Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or you can unlock individual regions one at a time. Pricing is shown in the app in your local currency. Whether you're a daily sauna-goer or planning your first visit, Ember helps you find sauna experiences worth the trip. Download Ember and start discovering. ——— Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.saunadiscovery.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.saunadiscovery.com/privacy ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Ember Pro — Monthly | $4.99 | per month | | Ember Pro — Yearly | $27.99 | per year | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | United Kingdom | $2.99 | one-time | | United States | $2.99 | one-time | | Canada | $2.99 | one-time | | Nordic & Baltic | $2.99 | one-time | | Western & Central Europe | $2.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.3 — 2026-06-27 A warmer welcome, and a clearer Ember Pro. New to Ember? Onboarding now ends with your atlas — the hand-picked saunas in your home region, ready before you lift a finger. Also in this update: • Ember Pro, redesigned — a simple Free vs Pro view shows exactly what you unlock • Dark mode, throughout the app • A faster, calmer first run Your home region is free, always. Pro unlocks everywhere you travel. Thanks for saunaing with us. Keep the streak going. ### 1.2 — 2026-06-16 Ember Pro is here. Unlock the entire curated atlas — every region, everywhere you travel — with a subscription, or unlock regions one at a time. Also in this update: • Check in when you're actually there — check-ins now confirm you're at the sauna • A rebuilt passport with stamps, streaks, confetti, and one-tap undo • A calmer, redesigned sauna detail screen with clearer opening hours and booking links • Faster browsing with sharper thumbnails throughout • A new unlock bar on the map and a "back home" shortcut when you're travelling Thanks for saunaing with us. Keep the streak going. ### 1.1 — 2026-05-02 Ember is growing into a richer sauna discovery guide. What’s new: • Browse curated sauna places, with dedicated place pages for cities, towns, and sauna destinations • Sauna pages now include clearer visit planning, good-to-know notes, map previews, and passport stamp previews • Price ranges now support your preferred display currency, with a new currency option in Settings • Passport stats now focus more on places, countries, and collected experiences • Search and discovery have been refined to make it easier to explore the Ember sauna atlas • General UI polish, test cleanup, and reliability improvements ### 1.0.2 — 2026-03-30 Fixes an issue with Search on older Apple hardware ### 1.0.1 — 2026-03-28 Bug fixes and minor improvements ## More apps by James Butler - [Voyago: Where Friends Go](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/voyago-where-friends-go/id6450845254) - [Gym Log - Workout Day](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gym-log-workout-day/id6744711191) - [Tally Counter – Tap Pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tally-counter-tap-pro/id6750488494) - [Simple Breathwork - Slow](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-breathwork-slow/id6756886947) - [Speed Reading - Rive](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speed-reading-rive/id6759064260) All apps by James Butler: https://appshunter.io/developer/978686771 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-18.*