Comparison

Amber vs Roast Monkey

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

Head to head
About

Amber

A Markdown notes app designed for efficient writing and a clear reading experience. Organize notes in folders, search your library, and sync across Apple devices. Includes built-in tutorials for easy onboarding.

Highlights
  • Markdown styling as you type
  • Folder organization
  • Fast writing and calm reading view
  • Search across library
  • Photo attachments
  • iCloud syncing across devices
Features
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Your writing should stay yours—and remain easy to open with other tools. Amber is a Markdown document app that stores regular .md files in iCloud Drive. You can see the originals in the Files app on iPhone and iPad or in Finder on Mac, so your work never depends on a proprietary document format. Natural to write, clear to read Markdown markers appear when you need them, while headings, lists, quotes, links, images, checkboxes, and code blocks stay easy to read. Reading Mode lets you select and copy without worrying about accidental edits. Editing Mode gets you straight back to writing. Tables you can edit in place Amber turns Markdown tables into clear, editable grids. Change cells, add or remove rows and columns, choose header rows or columns, and adjust alignment without leaving the document. The source remains regular Markdown. Stay oriented in long documents Jump to any section with the heading navigator, or fold a heading to see only the shape of your document. Find within the current file, search your entire library, use line numbers, and move back or forward between documents. Keep a growing library organized Recent Documents, Favorites, and folders keep important files close. Choose a destination before creating a document or folder, then rename, move, delete, and restore items with a familiar flow on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Recover from accidental changes Amber can keep earlier contents in version history on the current device. Preview an older version, compare it with the current document, and restore the one you need. History is stored separately on each device rather than in iCloud, and its storage limit is under your control. Continue across iPhone, iPad, and Mac Your documents sync through iCloud Drive. Capture a thought on iPhone, shape a longer draft on iPad, and work with the original files in Finder on Mac. No separate Amber account is required. Amber includes an interface and built-in guides in Korean, English, Japanese, and Russian. Terms of Use and EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://drfranken.net/apps/amber/privacyPolicy_en.html

About

Roast Monkey

This app uses a humorous, tough-love approach to help you build and break habits. Track your progress with a reactive monkey character, unlock achievements, and engage in friendly competition or accountability with friends. It's designed for those who need a strong nudge to achieve their goals.

Highlights
  • Customizable savagery levels for feedback
  • Reactive monkey character with 12 moods
  • Track habit building and breaking
  • Streak milestones and badge unlocks
  • Fame and Shame leaderboards
  • Shame a friend feature
  • Private by default, no account needed
Features
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Most habit trackers are too nice. Roast Monkey isn't. Meet Roko — the monkey who tracks your daily habits, builds your streaks, and absolutely drags you when you skip a day. Build habits. Break habits. And get the brutally funny feedback that finally turns 'tomorrow' into 'today.' WHY ROAST MONKEY HITS DIFFERENT • ROASTS THAT SCALE — three savagery levels (Mild → Medium → Send Help), so you set how hard Roko comes for you. • ROKO'S 12 MOODS — cool, angry, flexing, shocked, asleep, and more. Your monkey reacts to every win, miss, and excuse. • BUILD OR BREAK — track workouts, reading, hydration, meditation, walks, sleep, journaling, screen time, productivity. Or break smoking, doomscrolling, junk food, and late-night brain rot. • STREAK MILESTONES — unlock badges at 3, 7, 21, 30, 66, 100, and 365 days. Receipt-grade pride. • SHAME & FAME LEADERBOARDS — climb the Fame board with long streaks. Or land on Shame. Either way, your group chat will know. • SHAME A FRIEND — send a custom shame card when your bestie ghosts the gym. Best feature, no notes. • PRIVATE BY DEFAULT — no accounts, no cloud, no data harvesting. Your habits stay on your phone. WHO IT'S FOR • The 'I'll start Monday' crowd • Group chats that need accountability with vibes • Friends of 75 Hard, Atomic Habits, and 21-day challenges who need one more nudge • Anyone who can take a joke and wants to take their life seriously WHAT YOU CAN TRACK Workouts, runs, reading, journaling, meditation, hydration, sleep, screen time, diet, productivity, walking — or anything you type in. Set goals from 1 week to 66 days ('Stick It'). WHY IT WORKS Habit science says streaks plus identity equals behavior change. Roast Monkey adds the third ingredient: stakes that don't feel like homework. The roasts make missing memorable. The streaks make hitting addictive. Roko makes the whole thing feel like a friend who actually cares — by giving you zero slack. FREE TO START Build unlimited habits. Set streaks. Get roasted. All free. Premium unlocks deeper savagery and more (coming soon). Download Roast Monkey. Get your life together. Or don't — Roko's already got the receipts. https://www.vertexstudios.online/terms https://www.vertexstudios.online/privacy/roast-monkey

Screenshots

Amber4 screens
Roast Monkey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Roast Monkey at Free against Amber's $2.99. Roast Monkey also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.4). Amber's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Roast Monkey is free to download; Amber costs $2.99 up front. Roast Monkey sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Amber asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Amber against 5.0 for Roast Monkey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Amber versus Roast Monkey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmberRoast Monkey
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB40 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDONGWOOK LEEVERTEX STUDIOS LTD

Customer experience

Amber

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Roast Monkey

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Amber

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Roast Monkey

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription Roast Monkey$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$39.99

Questions

Is Amber free?
Amber costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roast Monkey free?
Roast Monkey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Amber or Roast Monkey?
Amber and Roast Monkey are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Amber or Roast Monkey have ads?
Neither Amber nor Roast Monkey shows ads.

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