Comparison

Ember vs Bibi

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

Bibi

Features
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Stop texting "she just ate." Bibi turns your family thread into a shared baby log — one tap records a feed, diaper, or nap, and the whole care circle sees it right there in Messages. No account. No server. No second app to open. Bibi lives inside Messages, in the same thread where you already coordinate: the 2am shift change, the "did you already give the vitamin D?" text, grandma babysitting on a Saturday. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK • Feeds — bottle (oz or ml), breast with side and timer, and pumping • Diapers — wet, dirty, blowout, with stool color and size • Sleep — one tap to start and end; wake windows calculated for you • Meds — vitamin D, Tylenol, custom doses, with "last given 3h ago by Partner" front and center • Moments — burps, hiccups, spit-up, tummy time, bath, first smile BUILT FOR THE HANDOFF • Briefing card — one tap builds the babysitter handoff: next feed, usual amount, meds already given, your care notes • Check-in request — away from the baby? Send "How's she doing?" and get a one-tap answer back • Daily summary — feeds, total volume, wet/dirty split, sleep hours, as a card worth keeping • Everyone in the thread sees every card, and everyone can log THREE SECONDS, ONE THUMB Long-press any action to log instantly with your last values. Bibi remembers your usual bottle amount and offers the opposite breast side automatically. Wrong entry at 3am? Long-press to fix or delete it, and the correction reaches every device in the thread. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no Bibi account and no Bibi server. Your baby's data lives on your device and travels only inside your own Messages thread. We never see it, because there is nothing for us to see. YAADIE MODE Flip one switch and your cards speak Patois — "Baby jus nyam 3oz ". Built for the group chat, made to be screenshotted. FREE FOREVER All logging, sharing, check-ins, briefing cards, daily summaries, and 7 days of history are free. No ads, no subscription. FOUNDING PARENT — one-time purchase • Unlimited history and trends • Pediatrician export, formatted to the questions they actually ask • Extra baby profiles • Milestone card pack A NOTE ON HEALTH Bibi is a logging tool, not a medical device. Stool-color hints and similar notes are informational only and always point you back to your pediatrician. Bibi never diagnoses anything. By using this app, you agree to the Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ember4 screens
Bibi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ember at 16.6 against Bibi's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ember versus Bibi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmberBibi
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (7.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEmber Technologies Inc.Di Nerd Apps LLC

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

Bibi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ember

No in-app purchases

None

Bibi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bibi free?
Bibi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ember or Bibi have ads?
Neither Ember nor Bibi shows ads.

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