Ember vs The Archivist App
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
The Archivist App
Organize your personal library, track reading goals, and log visited bookstores worldwide. Features include barcode scanning, personalized reading streaks, and a shareable year-end recap. Expandable to manage more than just books.
- Barcode scanning for book entry
- Reading goal and streak tracking
- Interactive bookstore map
- Friend recommendations
- Customizable themes and shelf styles
- Year-end reading recap
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The Archivist is a personal library that tracks your shelves, your reading goals, and every bookstore you've visited — across the U.S. and around the world. SHELVES THAT MAKE SENSE Currently Reading, Up Next, Finished, and your To-Be-Read backlog. Scan a barcode or start typing a title and pick your book from live results — ISBN, author, and cover filled in for you automatically. GOALS, STREAKS & A YEAR IN REVIEW Set a yearly reading goal, keep a finishing streak going, earn badges along the way, and get a shareable year-end recap. A BOOKSTORE PASSPORT — NOW WORLDWIDE Pin every bookstore you've visited on an interactive map, from your hometown shop to the ones you found on a trip abroad. FRIENDS & RECOMMENDATIONS Add friends, browse their shelves, and send a book their way. MORE SHELVES ARE COMING Books is fully live today, with Comics, Planner, Closet, and Music shelves already taking shape behind the scenes — one library, eventually built to hold everything you keep, not just what you read. FREE TO START Every shelf, ISBN scanning and title search, reading goals and streaks, notes and ratings, a Book Top 8 shelf, and your own shareable library link — all free. PLUS, FOR READERS WHO LIKE TO DECORATE A one-time $5 upgrade unlocks extra themes and shelf styles, custom shelf decorations, your Year in Review recap, a friend activity feed, and cover-photo scanning — no subscription, nothing to renew.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Archivist App at 5.0 against Ember's 3.3. Ember's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (7.5K vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Archivist App 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.
| Parameter | Ember | The Archivist App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ember Technologies Inc. | Brian Shayler |
Customer experience
Ember
The Archivist App
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
The Archivist App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ember
No in-app purchases
The Archivist App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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