Comparison

Target Mate vs Ember

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

Head to head
About

Target Mate

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A companion app for Toggl track to track & manage your working hours to achieve your monthly goals. If you're using Toggl Track to track your time then, this app can help you manage your monthly working hours. Features • Supports auth via credentials or API key from Toogl Track. • Custom working days selection to adjust for leaves and holidays. • Set max monthly hours limit. • Supports tracking per workspace, per project on Toggl Track. • Auto syncs stats at configurable intervals. • Beautiful themes to select from. • Tracks per day average working hours based on already tracked hours. • Local Notifications support. Shows a notification for daily and monthly achieved goals. • No analytics, no data collection, no strings attached! Everything stays on your device.

About

Ember

This app helps combat time blindness, common with ADHD, by providing gentle time checks within selected apps. It offers customizable check-in intervals and a "5 more min" option to help users regain control over their scrolling habits without harsh restrictions.

Highlights
  • Gentle time checks every 15 minutes
  • "5 more min" option for extended use
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • Evening time receipt summarizing daily usage
  • Optional daily goals and streaks
  • Daily and weekly usage charts
Features
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"Just 5 minutes" turns into 2 hours. Sound familiar? That's time blindness. It's common with ADHD, and endless feeds make it worse: there's no clock inside a feed. Ember brings the clock back. While you're in the apps you choose, you get a quiet time check every 15 minutes: "30 min in TikTok today." No blocks, no lectures. Just the time, so you can decide. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps where time disappears: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, anything. 2. Choose how often Ember checks in: every 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 minutes. 3. Get a gentle time check while you scroll. Tap "5 more min" or "I'm done" right from the notification. WHAT YOU GET - Gentle time checks instead of hard blocks - "5 more min" check-ins: set your own wrap-up time without leaving the app - Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets: today's time at a glance - Evening time receipt: your day in hours, TV episodes and walks - An optional daily goal per app, with a streak for the days you stay in it - Daily and weekly usage charts BUILT FOR ADHD BRAINS No willpower tests, no guilt, no long setup. Ember is a reminder, not a punishment, so it's easy to keep using. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Ember is built on Apple's Screen Time framework. Your usage data stays on your iPhone. We never see it, store it or sell it. No ads. FREE AND PRO Free: 2 apps, a time check every 15 minutes, check-ins, widgets and the evening receipt. Ember Pro: unlimited apps, your own interval (5 to 30 minutes), weekly insights and iCloud sync. Ember Pro is an auto-renewable subscription with a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Ember is a time awareness tool. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat ADHD. Privacy Policy: https://telegra.ph/Privacy-Notice-04-04 Terms of Use: https://telegra.ph/Terms-and-Conditions-04-04-2

Screenshots

Target Mate4 screens
Ember4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Target Mate at none against Ember's 4. Target Mate also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Target Mate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Target Mate ships an update every 3 weeks, Ember every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Target Mate versus Ember: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTarget MateEmber
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBirju VachhaniKostiantyn Krizhanovskyi

In-app purchases

None

Target Mate

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Ember

Subscriptions4
  • Premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium$24.991 Year
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  • Premium$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Target Mate free?
Target Mate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Target Mate or Ember have ads?
Neither Target Mate nor Ember shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Target Mate or Ember?
Target Mate ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ember every 2 weeks. Most recently, Target Mate was updated on October 27, 2026 and Ember on October 31, 2026.

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