Ember vs AromaTech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Precise temperature control
- Save temperature presets
- Beverage recipes and blogs
- Customizable notifications
- Manage multiple mugs
- Personalize mug settings
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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
AromaTech
Control your home scenting system with personalized schedules, adjustable intensity, and ambient lighting. Manage multiple diffusers from a single app to create your ideal atmosphere.
- Personalized scent schedules
- Adjustable scent intensity
- Ambient lighting control
- Manage multiple diffusers
- Create custom scent experiences
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The AromaTech App has been re-designed to improve your scenting experience with our diffusers. Now it is easy to set up, organize your diffusers, and tell them apart. Choose a template or build your own schedule from scratch, each diffuser can save up to 5 schedules. Adjust the intensity of the scents remotely, easily turn your diffuser on or off, and set the customized light mode. Shop fragrances and diffusers from the integrated web shop, explore our newest additions and plan your next scent. Supported Diffusers: • Ambience • Ambience Mini • AroMini BT Plus • AromaPro BT • AroMini BT • AT-600 BT • AromaDream AIR ENGINEERED FOR PRECISION Cold-air diffusion. No heat. No water. No dilution. Our proprietary nebulizing technology disperses fragrance in its purest form - ultra-fine, consistent, and undistorted. You experience the full olfactive architecture exactly as the perfumer intended, with no residue and no compromise.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: AromaTech at 3 against Ember's 1. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ember | AromaTech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews — better | 14.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ember Technologies Inc. | AromaTech Inc. |
Customer experience
Ember
AromaTech
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
AromaTech
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ember
No in-app purchases
AromaTech
No in-app purchases









