Comparison

Ember vs Peblo

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

Head to head
About

Ember

A fast and organized workspace for writing Markdown notes, storing PDFs, diagrams, and voice memos. It offers a vault for reusable prompts and syncs across Apple devices. Start for free with full editor access.

Highlights
  • Rich Markdown editor
  • Inline PDF and image support
  • Reusable prompt vault
  • Daily notes, folders, and tags
  • Instant search functionality
  • Private iCloud sync
  • Share Extension
Features
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Your notes should feel like home. Ember is a warm, fast place to think — Markdown notes, PDFs, diagrams, voice memos, and a vault of reusable prompts, all in one calm workspace that syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. WRITE IN RICH MARKDOWN A live editor with real formatting: headings, tables, task lists, links, highlights, footnotes, and code — rendered as you type, never in your way. Bullets, numbers, and checkboxes feel native and effortless. MORE THAN TEXT Drop PDFs, images, diagrams, and voice notes right inline. Your references live beside your writing, so everything about a thought stays in one place. A VAULT FOR YOUR PROMPTS Keep the prompts you reuse for writing, research, and planning in a dedicated Prompt Vault — organized, searchable, and a tap away when you need them. STAY ORGANIZED, STAY FAST Daily notes, folders, tags, smart filters, and pinned notes keep things tidy, and instant search finds anything the moment you look for it. YOURS EVERYWHERE Ember runs natively on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with optional private iCloud sync, widgets, and a Share Extension for capturing from anywhere. FREE TO START Capture notes, PDFs, prompts, and attachments with the full editor — free, no account required. EMBER PRO Unlock advanced themes and alternate icons, premium writing and organization workflows, and deeper Prompt Vault tools, as a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No selling your words. Your notes stay on your device and your own iCloud. Make a home for your thinking. Download Ember Notes. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://embernotes.app/privacy

About

Peblo

This app combines tasks, habits, goals, and journaling into a single, uncluttered interface. It offers features like a daily focus, flexible task management, habit tracking with streaks, goal setting, and a built-in focus timer. Personalize your experience with themes and access your data via widgets and an Apple Watch app.

Highlights
  • Daily planner with live timeline
  • Task management with priorities and subtasks
  • Habit tracking with streaks
  • Goal setting with deadlines
  • Daily journaling with searchable history
  • Built-in focus timer (Pomodoro)
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Plan your day, build habits that stick, and check in with yourself — all in one calm app. Peblo brings your tasks, calendar, habits, goals, projects and journal together, so you always know what's next without juggling five apps. YOUR WHOLE DAY, IN ONE CALM VIEW - See what's up next and check it off right from the top of Today - Timed tasks and time blocks on one clean timeline, with anytime tasks below - Add tasks by typing or speaking — "Call Mom tomorrow at 5pm #home" just works - Set one focus for the day so the important thing doesn't get lost - Left something undone? One tap moves it all to today PLAN YOUR WEEK AT A GLANCE - Calendar with Month, Week, 3-Day and Day views, colour-coded - See your Apple Calendar events next to your tasks - Day templates lay out a whole routine in one tap - Drag tasks to reschedule them HABITS THAT STICK - Check in with one tap and watch your streaks grow - Track amounts like water (8 × 250 ml = 2 L) - Flexible reminders: once a day, or every few hours - A colourful history that keeps you motivated GOALS AND PROJECTS THAT STAY ON TRACK - Set goals with real targets — books read, km run, money saved — and see if you're ahead or behind - Projects show progress, deadline and whether you're on track - Optional sprints with a burndown chart for bigger work - See what you finished each week and the time you focused CHECK IN WITH YOURSELF - A daily journal with moods, stickers and voice dictation - Writing prompts and "On this day" memories - A mood calendar that shows how your month really felt - An evening reminder — tap a mood right from the notification - Export to PDF or text, or import from Day One and other apps FOCUS AND INSIGHTS - A calm focus timer with ambient sounds and a Lock Screen Live Activity - Focus time is logged to your tasks and projects - Insights show tasks done, your on-time rate, goals, projects and a weekly review SMART, BUT OPTIONAL - On-device AI with Apple Intelligence: turn a sentence into a task, break big tasks into steps, get weekly insights - Or connect your own AI provider (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and more) with your own key - Everything works just as well without AI EVERYWHERE YOU ARE - iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch - Interactive Home and Lock Screen widgets - Siri and Shortcuts: "Add a task in Peblo" - Syncs automatically with iCloud - Import your Apple Reminders in seconds PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud. We can't see it, and we never sell it. PEBLO PRO Peblo is free to use with up to 5 tasks, 2 habits, 1 goal and 1 project. Peblo Pro unlocks unlimited tasks, habits, goals and projects, plus the focus timer and widgets. Choose monthly, yearly (with a free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Pro can be shared with up to 5 family members through Family Sharing. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/peblo/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions or ideas? Email thedollardetail@gmail.com — we reply within 24 hours.

Screenshots

Ember4 screens
Peblo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Peblo at 17.0 against Ember's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 $3.99 per month and Peblo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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 Peblo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ember ships an update every 10 days, Peblo every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ember versus Peblo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmberPeblo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRene DeAndaPhilip Tarimo

Customer experience

Ember

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Peblo

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ember

Subscriptions2
  • Ember Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Ember Pro Annual$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ember Pro Lifetime$99.99
3 purchases

Peblo

Subscriptions2
  • Peblo Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Peblo Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Peblo Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Peblo free?
Peblo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ember or Peblo?
Ember and Peblo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Ember or Peblo have ads?
Neither Ember nor Peblo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ember or Peblo?
Ember ships an update every 10 days, and Peblo every 8 days. Most recently, Ember was updated on October 9, 2026 and Peblo on October 22, 2026.

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