Comparison

Ember vs Pause for a Moment

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

Pause for a Moment

This app offers a serene environment for mindfulness and breathing exercises. Select from various rituals and durations to cultivate stillness and improve focus. Track your progress with simple insights into your practice.

Highlights
  • Calm, focused session experience
  • Ritual presets
  • Multiple breathing styles
  • Flexible session durations
  • Session insights and history
  • iPhone and iPad support
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Pause is a simple breathing and mindfulness timer for the moments between everything else. Choose a ritual, set your time, and tap Begin when you're ready. FOLLOW YOUR BREATH A gentle circle expands as you inhale and contracts as you exhale, with clear words to guide each phase. Choose Box Breath, Calm Exhale, or Equal Breath, or use Quiet Timer for a session without breathing cues. With Reduce Motion enabled, the circle stays still and the words remain. MAKE THE SESSION YOURS Reset, Focus, Unwind, and Sleep Wind Down pair a duration with a breathing style. Use a preset or choose a custom duration from 1 to 60 minutes. Pause and resume when you need to, with gentle chimes marking the halfway point and completion. WIND DOWN AT NIGHT Sleep Wind Down brings a darker appearance to your session. Hide the countdown to follow your breath without watching the time, then show it again whenever you like. NOTICE YOUR RHYTHM Insights shows completed sessions, average session length, your usual meditation time, and a calendar of completed days. Completed-session history can sync through iCloud across your devices. After a session, choose an optional Calm, Okay, or Restless reflection. Designed for iPhone and iPad, with a Lock Screen widget for your session countdown. No account to create, no ads, and no subscriptions.

Screenshots

Ember4 screens
Pause for a Moment4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pause for a Moment at 5.0 against Ember's 3.3. Pause for a Moment also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Ember's advantage is ratings volume (7.5K vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.1). 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

Pause for a Moment holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ember has 7.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ember ships an update every 2 months, Pause for a Moment weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ember versus Pause for a Moment: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmberPause for a Moment
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (7.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmber Technologies Inc.Don Noel

Customer experience

Ember

All ratings7,459 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative40.7%
Written reviews1,330 reviews
Positive17.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative74.0%

Pause for a Moment

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Pause for a Moment

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ember

No in-app purchases

None

Pause for a Moment

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pause for a Moment free?
Pause for a Moment is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ember or Pause for a Moment?
Pause for a Moment is rated higher. Ember averages 3.3 out of 5 from 7.5K ratings, while Pause for a Moment averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ember or Pause for a Moment have ads?
Neither Ember nor Pause for a Moment shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ember or Pause for a Moment?
Ember ships an update every 2 months, and Pause for a Moment weekly. Most recently, Ember was updated on October 29, 2026 and Pause for a Moment on October 24, 2026.

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