Comparison

Rock Garden vs Ember

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Rock Garden

Discover climbing routes with highly detailed 3D interactive maps of crags and climbing areas. Visualize routes overlaid on realistic rock formations to plan and navigate your climbs safely and efficiently.

Highlights
  • 3D interactive climbing walls
  • Route and topo data overlay
  • Realistic rock recreations
  • Community notes
  • Trip planning
  • Navigation
Features
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Find your climb with Rock Garden! Rock Garden brings ultra detailed, 3D interactive walls, crags and climbing areas with their route and topo data overlaid - directly to your phone. Trust us, this is not your typical climbing app or guidebook. These are near perfect recreations of rocks with their routes clearly aligned on them. Rock Garden makes it so easy to determine where you and a route are on any given wall at any given time that we humbly think this will change how you approach climbing outside. Download the app for free and start exploring our rapidly growing set of 3D crags, routes, and community notes to get stoked on new climbs, plan trips, prep gear, find climbs quickly and navigate them safely.

About

Ember

This app helps you understand and work with your body's natural hormonal cycles. It offers personalized insights, daily energy tracking, and over 120 workout routines tailored to your cycle phase. It also provides support for pregnancy, postpartum, and perimenopause/menopause.

Highlights
  • Cycle calendar with phase tracking
  • Period and fertility predictions
  • Daily energy and insight tracking
  • Cycle-synced workout routines
  • Pregnancy and postpartum support
  • Perimenopause and menopause mode
Features
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Train smarter, not harder. Ember is a cycle-synced workout app and period tracker: 120+ routines matched to your Menstrual, Follicular, Ovulation & Luteal phases, so you push hard when your body's ready — and recover right when it's not. Proudly built in Salt Lake City, Utah. MASTER YOUR CYCLE • Beautiful period calendar with phase-coded days • Period predictions that actually learn your patterns • 30+ day cycles? Irregular cycles? We've got you • Track cervical mucus, BBT & LH tests for fertility awareness • Log symptoms, mood & energy in seconds TRAIN IN SYNC WITH YOUR CYCLE • 120+ workout routines matched to your cycle phase • Gym, yoga, Pilates, home or boxing — pick your style • Detailed exercises with sets, reps & warm-ups • High-intensity when your body's ready, lighter when it's not • 60+ full workouts free — Premium unlocks the complete library DAILY INSIGHTS & ENERGY TRACKING • See your energy level each day (and why it's changing) • Personalized daily insights based on your current phase • Nutrition, skincare & beauty guidance by phase • Productivity tips synced to your hormonal shifts LISTEN TO YOUR BODY • Workouts adapt to how you actually feel • Low energy? Light Machine Circuit on your period • Peak energy? Lower Body Power Day in follicular • Stop wondering why some workouts feel impossible PREGNANCY & POSTPARTUM SUPPORT • Week-by-week pregnancy guidance, conception to 42 weeks • Trimester-specific nutrition & workout plans • 12-week postpartum recovery tracker • Birth plan builder with evidence-based options VITALITY MODE (PERIMENOPAUSE & MENOPAUSE) • Track symptoms through hormonal transitions • Adapted workouts for your changing body • Daily check-ins designed for irregular cycles YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Try Ember without creating an account • Export your data or permanently delete your account anytime • Your health data is never sold • Face ID sign-in supported WHY EMBER? Other cycle apps tell you when your period's coming. That's not enough. Your hormones shift throughout the month — so should your fitness, nutrition, and self-care. This isn't about pink calendars and flower emojis. It's about understanding your body so you can actually use that information. Free to download. Premium unlocks the full workout library and cycle-sync features. HEALTH DISCLAIMER Ember Cycle provides educational information only and is NOT medical advice. It is not a method of birth control. Always consult your healthcare provider for medical decisions. Terms: https://embercycle.nyahdigital.com/terms-of-service Privacy: https://embercycle.nyahdigital.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Rock Garden4 screens
Ember4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ember at 100% against Rock Garden's 50%. Ember also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Rock Garden's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (56 vs 12). On price, ads 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. Ember sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Rock Garden asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ember holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Rock Garden's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ember's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rock Garden ships an update fortnightly, Ember every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Rock Garden versus Ember: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRock GardenEmber
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (56 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56 — better12
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size359 MB52 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRocK Garden Inc.Nyah Digital LLC

Customer experience

Rock Garden

All ratings56 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral14.3%
Negative23.2%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral22.7%
Negative27.3%

Ember

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Rock Garden

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Ember

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Rock Garden free?
Rock Garden is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rock Garden or Ember?
Ember is rated higher. Rock Garden averages 3.8 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Ember averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Rock Garden or Ember have ads?
Neither Rock Garden nor Ember shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rock Garden or Ember?
Rock Garden ships an update fortnightly, and Ember every 5 days. Most recently, Rock Garden was updated on June 11, 2026 and Ember on August 18, 2026.

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