Comparison

Ember vs Level Home

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ember

This app allows you to precisely control the temperature of your hot beverages using a smart mug. Customize presets, receive notifications when your drink reaches the perfect temperature, and explore recipes. Personalize your mug settings for an enhanced drinking experience.

Highlights
  • Precise temperature control
  • Save temperature presets
  • Beverage recipes and blogs
  • Customizable notifications
  • Manage multiple mugs
  • Personalize mug settings
Features
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At Ember®, we use temperature control to change the world in ordinary (and extraordinary) ways. With an Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug and the Ember app, you can transform your mornings by making hot beverages set to your chosen temperature an everyday reality. Our redesigned Ember app is simple, easy to use, and customizable. Whether you are a first-time user or a long-time customer, get ready for a whole new temperature control experience. The Ember app seamlessly pairs with your Ember products to precisely adjust your favorite hot drinks to your preferred drinking temperature, saves temperature presets, offers recipes, sends notifications when your desired drinking temperature has been reached, and more. Ember App Features: - Control the temperature of your beverage down to the degree - Use your previous temperature setting for a set-it-and-forget-it beverage experience - Manage unlimited paired mugs on an all-new Ember home screen - Find recipes and blogs you can save and share with friends and family in the new Explore section - Receive notifications when your preferred temperature has been reached, or your battery is low - Customize presets for multiple beverages and engage timers - Personalize your mugs with names and adjust the color of the smart LED - Easily switch between °C/°F and control sounds and haptic feedback in the redesigned Account section - Access Ember x Health with Apple Health

About

Level Home

Control your smart lock remotely using your phone. Grant and revoke access for guests, and monitor entry activity from anywhere. Integrates with popular smart home platforms for seamless automation.

Highlights
  • Remote lock/unlock
  • Share access with guests
  • Activity history tracking
  • Smart home platform integration
  • Voice control
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The Level Home app lets you use your phone to lock and unlock your door. With award-winning design and engineering, Level Bolt and Level Lock+ are bringing the next generation of smart locks to your home. Easily share access with friends, family, and people you trust. Track activity history from anywhere to see who’s come and gone. Level works with smart home platforms such as Apple Home, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa from anywhere via app, voice, or automations.

Screenshots

Ember4 screens
Level Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Level Home at 4.2 against Ember's 3.3. Level Home also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 18%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Ember's advantage is ratings volume (7.4K vs 236). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Level Home holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ember has 7.4K ratings behind it against 236, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Ember's written reviews are positive against 46% of Level Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ember ships an update every 2 months, Level Home fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ember versus Level Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmberLevel Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (7.4K ratings)4.2 (236 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.0% of reviews46.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.4K — better236
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmber Technologies Inc.Level Home Inc.

Customer experience

Ember

All ratings7,424 ratings
Positive54.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative40.6%
Written reviews1,289 reviews
Positive18.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative73.7%

Level Home

All ratings168 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews350 reviews
Positive46.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative47.4%

User reviews

Ember

From 7.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Keeps drink at perfect temperature
  • 🍵 Great for tea and coffee drinkers
  • 🎨 Customizable LED light colors
  • 🔋 Decent battery life when used properly
  • 🤖 Apple Watch app integration

Room to improve

  • 🔌 Requires frequent charging and docking
  • 🔒 Forced account creation and login
  • 🔄 Unreliable Bluetooth connectivity
  • 🐛 Buggy app with frequent issues
  • 🤔 Confusing app UI and controls

Level Home

From 236 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Responsive and fast
  • 🔒 Secure and reliable
  • 👍 Sleek and minimalist design
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly app
  • 👍 Easy installation and setup

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity and sync issues
  • 🔋 Battery drain and lack of low battery notifications
  • 🔒 Inconsistent and unreliable locking/unlocking
  • 👎 Buggy and unstable app updates
  • 👎 Poor customer support

Bugs and requests

Ember

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App frequently logs users out
  • Mug disconnects from app randomly
  • Firmware update process often fails
  • App doesn't always detect liquid in mug
  • Presets and settings get lost after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Battery level indicator on main screen
  • Improved Apple Watch app functionality
  • Wireless charging option
  • Ability to lock temperature settings
  • Automatic temperature adjustment based on volume

Level Home

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch after iOS updates
  • Locks randomly stop responding or get stuck
  • Inconsistent behavior with auto-unlock and touch-to-unlock features
  • Guest access and sharing not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add battery level indicator and low battery notifications
  • Improve connectivity and reliability of locking/unlocking
  • Enhance app UI/UX and make it more intuitive
  • Provide better customer support and timely bug fixes
  • Add more customization options and smart home integrations

In-app purchases

None

Ember

No in-app purchases

None

Level Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Level Home free?
Level Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ember or Level Home?
Level Home is rated higher. Ember averages 3.3 out of 5 from 7.4K ratings, while Level Home averages 4.2 from 236 ratings.
Do Ember or Level Home have ads?
Neither Ember nor Level Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ember or Level Home?
Ember ships an update every 2 months, and Level Home fortnightly. Most recently, Ember was updated on September 23, 2026 and Level Home on September 23, 2026.

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