Comparison

Ember vs Eidra

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 helps you build and maintain daily routines and goals with a simple, satisfying interface. It offers features like smart reminders, streak protection, and detailed statistics to keep you motivated. Track habits you want to start or quit, and sync with Apple Health for automatic completion.

Highlights
  • Daily or weekly goal tracking
  • Smart, context-aware reminders
  • Streak protection and vacation mode
  • Apple Health sync for automatic completion
  • Quit habit tracking
  • Interactive home screen widgets
  • Full calendar editor for backfilling
Features
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Most habit apps charge $50–70 every year. Ember offers lifetime access for less than many apps charge for a single month. No account. No data collected. No catch. A fast, focused habit tracker that makes staying consistent feel simple and satisfying. DESIGNED FOR EASE OF USE See all your habits in a clean grid or list. Open the app, tap, and you are done. No clutter, hidden menus, or loading screens getting in the way. Every completion feels like a small win, so you actually want to come back tomorrow. BUILT AROUND YOU - Daily or weekly goals - Multi-tap habits for flexible targets - Morning, Day, Evening, or Night categories - Custom day end times for night owls - Drag to reorder habits to match your real routine EXCLUSIVE FEATURES Full Calendar Editor: Log habits on any past date, no matter how far back. Backfill entire weeks or months in minutes and bring over your history from other apps without starting from zero. Smart Reminders: Already hit your goal for the day? Ember stays silent. You only get nudges when you still have something to do, so reminders feel helpful instead of annoying. Apple Watch App: Log habits directly from your wrist in seconds. Perfect for the gym, walks, or moments when your phone is not nearby. Health App Sync: Add habits like Steps or Calories and they sync with Apple Health. The habit completes automatically once you reach your target. Quit Habits: Track what you want to stop doing, not just what you want to start. Perfect for quitting smoking, vaping, snus, or alcohol. Login Streak: Earn a streak for showing up. Get rewarded with milestones for opening the app and checking in. Milestone Icons: 14 milestone icons to unlock through pure consistency, from Wood (3 days) and Coal (7 days) all the way to Legend (1,000 days), plus 8 color styles you can switch to anytime. Your home screen becomes a visible reminder of how far you have come. Streak Protection: Stay consistent and earn protection. One missed day will not erase weeks of effort, so a bad day does not break your motivation. Challenge Mode: Make protection cost something. After it saves a day, that habit needs one extra check-in the next day. Vacation Planning: Freeze your habits before you travel or take a break. Your streaks stay safe and wait for you to return, instead of punishing you for living your life. Statistics & Reports: Monthly and yearly views, personal records, and weekly and monthly reports. Hit a number worth bragging about? Share it as a card. 5 Widget Styles: Tiles, List, Rings, Pulse, and Focus widgets. All are interactive, so you can log habits straight from your Home Screen without opening the app. PRICING Free to start, with up to 6 habits and no time limit. Premium adds unlimited habits, Streak Protection, Vacation Planning, and the milestone icons. Upgrade anytime: weekly, monthly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Lifetime has no renewal date. It is yours forever. YOUR DATA No account required No tracking Secure iCloud sync between your devices Export your data anytime if you ever want to leave 19 LANGUAGES Available in English, Swedish, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Turkish, Thai, Hindi, Indonesian, and more. Stop overpaying just to track your habits. Support: https://edgarpielb.com/ember/#support Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://edgarpielb.com/ember/privacy

About

Eidra

Effortlessly capture and recall details about people in your life. This AI-powered memory aid extracts names, interests, and follow-ups from your spoken or typed notes, making it easy to remember important information for both personal and professional connections.

Highlights
  • AI-powered information extraction
  • Voice and text input
  • Effortless recall of names and details
  • Personal and professional use cases
  • Automatic profile updates
  • Connection linking
  • Important dates and reminders
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Eidra is a quiet memory for the people in your life. Tap once. Speak. Or type a few words. The AI listens, extracts the names, places, interests, and follow-ups, and holds them for you. Months later, when you bump into someone and your mind goes blank, you ask Eidra. The answer is already there. WHO IT'S FOR The friend you saw at a dinner party last spring (whose new partner's name you keep almost remembering). The neighbor you've waved at for two years and never quite caught the name of. The mentor you met at a conference whose advice you can never relocate when you need it. Your kid's teacher, your cousin's husband, the barista who knows your order, the new colleague who mentioned a hobby you wanted to ask about. The dating app match whose stories you want to hold onto. The mom of your daughter's classmate. Anyone you've ever wanted to remember a little better. FOR WORK, TOO Sales reps building rapport with prospects across long deal cycles. Founders tracking the people they meet at every dinner, conference, and intro coffee. Recruiters keeping context on candidates and clients. Investors holding onto the threads of every founder pitch. Anyone whose job depends on remembering people well. Eidra is a personal CRM that does not feel like a CRM. The same fast capture, the same effortless recall, just as useful for the prospect you met last quarter as the friend you saw last weekend. WHAT MAKES IT FEEL DIFFERENT Most apps make you do the work of organizing. Eidra does it the moment you speak. You say, "had drinks with Leslie, she just got back from Lisbon and is starting sourdough lessons." Eidra extracts Leslie, the trip, the new interest, and the date. It writes a one-line entry into her timeline. It updates her structured profile so the next time you ask, "what's Leslie been up to," it remembers all of it. Her card even grows with her: as you capture more, Eidra reconciles the details over time, remembers the family and pets around her, and links her to the people she's connected to. It is not a note-taking app. It is not a journal. It is a memory aid that makes the small details feel effortless to keep. WHAT YOU CAN ASK Once you've captured something, you can ask Eidra anything about anyone: • When did I last see Marcus? • What was the name of Sarah's daughter? • Who did I meet last month interested in startups? • What was that book Olivia mentioned? Eidra answers in your own words, the moment you need it. ALSO INSIDE • Important dates & reminders: a calendar of every birthday, anniversary, and follow-up, with an optional heads-up two days before so you never miss one • Connections: link people together and remember how they relate • Family & pets: Eidra quietly remembers the people (and pets) around the people you know • Briefings: a 30-second AI recap before you see someone again • Custom prompts: ask anything specific ("what should I bring up with Eli?") • Hidden contacts: lock private notes behind Face ID • Voice or text capture, your choice every time SUBSCRIPTION TIERS Eidra is free to start, with limits. Unlock more with a 7-day free trial: • Eidra Casual ($2.99/month): unlimited contacts, 20 captures/day, 5 briefings/day, custom prompt briefings • Eidra Business ($4.99/month): unlimited contacts, 40 captures/day, 10 briefings/day, custom prompt briefings, priority support Subscriptions auto-renew monthly until canceled. Manage or cancel anytime in iOS Settings, Apple ID, Subscriptions. PRIVACY Your notes stay in your account. Audio is deleted right after transcription. AI runs server-side and never trains on your data. Read the full policy at eidra-site.vercel.app/privacy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions or feedback: eidra.app@gmail.com

Screenshots

Ember4 screens
Eidra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Ember at 7 against Eidra's 1. Eidra's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Eidra sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ember against 5.0 for Eidra. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ember has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ember ships an update fortnightly, Eidra every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ember versus Eidra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmberEidra
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdgar PielbuschMikel Whiting

Customer experience

Ember

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Eidra

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ember

Subscriptions2
  • Ember Premium Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Ember Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Premium Version$9.99
2 purchases

Eidra

Subscriptions2
  • Eidra Casual7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Eidra Business7 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eidra free?
Eidra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ember or Eidra?
Ember and Eidra are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Ember or Eidra have ads?
Neither Ember nor Eidra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ember or Eidra?
Ember ships an update fortnightly, and Eidra every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ember was updated on October 30, 2026 and Eidra on November 5, 2026.

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