Comparison

Ember vs Upkeepa

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

Upkeepa

Features
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Upkeepa is your whole life organization app! It started with a simple problem: I kept forgetting the boring stuff. When to change the air filter. Whether I'd already watered the plants. The dentist. The car registration. Upkeepa is the app I wanted for keeping track of all of it in one place, without the tracking itself turning into another chore. Here's what it does. Today Open the app and you see what today actually needs. Overdue things first, then your tasks, habits, and any home maintenance that's come due. Anything that isn't relevant yet stays out of the way until it matters. Home maintenance Set up the recurring stuff around the house once and Upkeepa brings it back when it's due again. Air filter, smoke alarm batteries, gutters, the car, whatever you tend to let slide. Habits Track daily and weekly habits and keep a streak going. Tasks and reminders Quick to-dos and shared lists with reminder times, for the things that don't belong anywhere else. Wellness Upkeepa isn't only about the house; it looks after you as well. There's guided breathing for winding down or falling asleep, stretching flows including a bedtime one, and short meditations. If you train, you'll find a hangboard timer, 4×4 climbing intervals, and timed weightlifting circuits. You can also log your weight and blood pressure and watch the trend over weeks, months, or the year. Meals Plan breakfast, lunch, and dinner, save the recipes and takeout spots you actually use, and see the day's meals next to everything else in your planner. Share with your household Everything syncs over iCloud, so family or roommates can share the same lists and chores and see what's already been handled. On privacy: no accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud. We never see it.

Screenshots

Ember4 screens
Upkeepa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ember at every 2 months against Upkeepa's every 4 months. Ember also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). Upkeepa's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ember ships an update every 2 months, Upkeepa every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ember versus Upkeepa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmberUpkeepa
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (7.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB155 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEmber Technologies Inc.Nikhil Shah

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

Upkeepa

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ember

No in-app purchases

None

Upkeepa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Upkeepa free?
Upkeepa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ember or Upkeepa have ads?
Neither Ember nor Upkeepa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ember or Upkeepa?
Ember ships an update every 2 months, and Upkeepa every 4 months. Most recently, Ember was updated on November 2, 2026 and Upkeepa on October 28, 2026.

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