Spoons vs Ember

Spoons is a gentle energy tracking and planning app designed for people managing limited energy—whether from chronic illness, chronic fatigue, ADHD, fibromyalgia, Long COVID, or burnout. Based on "spoon theory," Spoons helps you understand your energy patterns and plan your days within your actual capacity—with kindness, not judgment. TRACK YOUR ENERGY - Simple 1-10 energy check-in each morning - Optional symptom tracking (fatigue, brain fog, pain, and more) - Track what you notice without overwhelming yourself - Beautiful, calming pastel interface designed for low-energy days PLAN WITHIN YOUR LIMITS - See your calendar events with automatic energy estimates - Plan tasks within your energy budget - Get gentle warnings when you might be overextending - Visualize your remaining energy in real-time REST IS ESSENTIAL - Add rest as an energy restorer (not just another task) - Get suggestions to rest when energy is low - Track which types of rest work best for you - See how rest affects your next-day energy DISCOVER YOUR PATTERNS - View 7-day and 30-day energy trends with beautiful charts - Learn when you tend to crash or feel overextended - Understand which activities drain you most - See symptom correlations with your energy levels - Track rest effectiveness over time YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS - All data stays completely private on your device - No cloud sync, no servers, no tracking - No analytics, no third-party services - You control your information completely DESIGNED WITH CARE - Soft pastel colors that won't strain tired eyes - Gentle, non-judgmental language throughout - No gamification or pressure to "do more" - Works offline—no internet required - Simple, intuitive interface for brain fog days PERFECT FOR: - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) - Fibromyalgia - Long COVID - ADHD & executive dysfunction - Chronic pain conditions - Autoimmune diseases - Burnout recovery - Anyone practicing "spoon theory" or pacing NOT MEDICAL ADVICE Spoons is a personal reflection and planning tool only. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult qualified healthcare professionals for medical concerns. ABOUT SPOON THEORY Spoon theory, created by Christine Miserandino, uses spoons as a metaphor for limited daily energy. People with chronic illness start each day with a limited number of "spoons" (energy units) and must carefully budget them throughout the day. Spoons helps you apply this concept practically—track your spoons, plan within them, and learn your patterns over time. Start tracking with kindness today.

Check yourself against WPI and SSS, the ACR fibromyalgia criteria rheumatologists use, free and in about a minute. Ember is a pain, fatigue and fog tracker built for fibromyalgia. It turns your daily reality into evidence your doctor can use. THE CHECKLISTS CLINICIANS USE, FREE • WPI (Widespread Pain Index) and SSS (Symptom Severity Scale) from the ACR 2016 criteria, two taps from opening the app • FIQR monthly, to track how much fibro affects your week • GAD-7 and PHQ-8 for anxiety and low mood, the ones your doctor will ask about • Scores and trends over time, explained in plain English and ready to bring to a visit LOG IN SECONDS, EVEN ON FLARE DAYS • Tap colour bands for pain, fatigue, fog and sleep. No forms, no typing • Bad day? Two taps logs the minimum, or one press of the Action button • Shortcuts for pain, fatigue and bad days, so you can log without opening Ember • Missed days? Catch up in one go. Body map with 11 regions, morning and evening kept apart SEE WHAT IS BEHIND YOUR FLARES • Five days of barometric pressure ahead, with the roughest day named, free • Plain-language patterns such as "Pain +31% after nights under 5 hours" • Every flare written up: how long it ran, what the three days before it looked like, and what helped • Each medication gets its own page and its own schedule: several times a day, certain days, every few days, or only when needed. The reminder names the drug, and you log the dose from the notification • Stopped a medication? It stays, with its history, ready to restart • Body signal: HRV, resting heart rate and steps from Apple Health against your own 30-day usual • Ask Ember: questions answered from your own logs, on your device, with no chatbot and no invented numbers WITH EMBER PRO • Flare Radar reads your own patterns and tells you at 8pm whether tomorrow is one to keep light • Pacing warnings during the day, while a crash can still be avoided • Every pattern, the cycle overlay and your complete history, not just the last 30 days • Appointment mode drafts your questions, shows your numbers in large type, and records what changed • Share your last 30 days as a one-page PDF made on your device, no AI and no internet • One AI Visit Brief a month that turns your logs into a page your clinician can read in under a minute • Experiments: drop one factor for two weeks and compare, sample size included ALSO • Apple Watch app for two-tap logging, plus Home and Lock Screen widgets • Goals where a day too unwell to log does not break the streak • Your own measurements beside your pain: water, weight, blood pressure PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your logs live on your device and in your private iCloud • Your logs reach our server only when you generate an AI brief. They are processed in memory, never stored, never sold • Ember also sends anonymous usage events, such as which screens you reach, to work out what to improve. Never what you logged, and you can switch it off in Settings • Erase everything you have logged from Settings at any time Ember Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly with a 7-day free trial, or yearly. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. Ember is a wellness tool for self-assessment, not a medical device. It does not diagnose or treat any condition. Always work with your clinician. Privacy Policy: https://www.velorahealth.io/ember/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.velorahealth.io/ember/terms