Ember vs FocusChunks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ember
This AI-powered assistant helps you remember important details about people, track your inner world, and manage your life. It offers personalized reminders, insights from various astrological charts, and a journaling feature, all within a customizable interface.
- AI-powered reminders and notes
- Astrology, Tarot, and Numerology readings
- Personalized journaling with templates
- Contact management with custom fields
- Relationship warmth indicator
- End-to-end encrypted cloud sync
- ChatGPT and Claude integration
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Ember is your own AI assistant: for the people around you, for your inner world, and for everything you would rather not forget. ① SAY ONE LINE, THE AI DOES THE REST "Remind me to call Mum on Sunday." "James just moved to Berlin." Speak it or type it, and Ember writes it down and sets the reminder itself. Ask it anything: whose birthday falls this month, who you have not seen in a while, what you talked about last time you met. Every morning it suggests who to check in on today. It keeps its own memory of you, and you can open that memory and edit or delete any single line of it whenever you want. ② UNDERSTAND YOURSELF AND OTHERS THROUGH THE CHARTS Tu Vi, Bazi, Numerology, Human Design, the Western birth chart and Tarot. Read for yourself, for anyone you add, and for how well two people fit together. Tarot draws on what Ember has remembered about you, and you decide whether that is switched on. For the charts you can ask the assistant directly and hear what they mean for your own situation. There is also a short sky reading written for today alone. ③ KEEP A JOURNAL One line is enough. How today felt, what just happened, what is on your mind. There are templates if you do not know where to start, a calendar to look back across the month, and the assistant can read your older entries when you ask. ④ AN INTERFACE THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO OPEN YOUR PHONE Colour themes, a separate wallpaper for each screen, and the typeface you like. Every morning brings a line worth thinking about, on the topics you choose: connection, family, friendship, stillness. Widgets go on your home screen and your lock screen. ⑤ KEEP THE WHOLE PICTURE OF A PERSON Contact details, your own custom fields, family relationships, a private photo album, a history of everything you did together, and a ledger for money and gifts. Sort people into groups and circles, and hand over a contact card by QR code when you need to. ⑥ YOUR INNER CIRCLE Pin the few people who matter most to the top. A warmth indicator shows who you have just looked after and who is drifting, with statistics so you can see it over time. ⑦ BIRTHDAYS, PLANS, ANNIVERSARIES Set a reminder that repeats weekly or monthly, just by saying it out loud. See them all on one calendar, arriving when they should and staying quiet otherwise. ⑧ CONNECT TO CHATGPT AND CLAUDE Ember opens an MCP standard endpoint so the assistant you already use can read your data when you allow it. Ask about the people you love from inside ChatGPT, Claude or any other MCP app. Switch it on and off whenever you like. ⑨ ENCRYPTED END TO END Cloud sync, end to end encrypted with a passphrase only you hold. Ember cannot read your encrypted data. Back it up, export it or wipe it at any time. The encrypted servers are in Singapore. PRICING Free to start, forever. Pro and Ultra unlock more when you need it. Cancel any time. Reading Tickets: buy a ticket once to unlock an in-depth chart reading. Pro members get 1 free ticket every week, Ultra members get 3. 23 LANGUAGES The whole app speaks 23 languages, switchable at any time in settings. Astrology and Tarot content is for reflection and entertainment. Privacy policy: https://keepember.com/privacy Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FocusChunks
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FocusChunks giúp bạn biến công việc hằng ngày thành các phiên tập trung rõ ràng, dễ bắt đầu và dễ theo dõi. Bạn có thể tạo task, chia theo project và tag, đặt số phiên Pomodoro cần hoàn thành, rồi bắt đầu làm việc với bộ hẹn giờ tập trung. Ứng dụng cũng hỗ trợ nhắc việc, âm thanh nền, lịch sử Pomodoro và báo cáo năng suất để bạn hiểu mình đã dành thời gian vào đâu. Tính năng chính: - Bộ hẹn giờ Pomodoro cho phiên tập trung và nghỉ - Quản lý task, project, tag và subtask - Lịch sử phiên tập trung - Báo cáo thời gian tập trung và công việc đã hoàn thành - Nhắc việc và thông báo Pomodoro - Âm thanh nền hỗ trợ làm việc sâu - Tùy chỉnh thời lượng Pomodoro - Giao diện lịch và danh sách công việc theo ngày FocusChunks phù hợp cho học tập, làm việc cá nhân, freelance, xây dựng thói quen tập trung và quản lý ngày làm việc bớt rối hơn. Terms of Use (EULA): https://focuschunks.com/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://focuschunks.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ember at every 3 days against FocusChunks's weekly. FocusChunks's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Ember sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and FocusChunks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ember ships an update every 3 days, FocusChunks weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ember | FocusChunks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cong Vu Dang | Nam Luong Xuan |
In-app purchases
Ember
- Ember Pro Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Ember Ultra Monthly$19.991 Month
- Ember Pro Yearly14 Days trial$79.001 Year
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- Ember Ultra Yearly$179.001 Year
- 1 Reading Ticket$1.99
- 5 Reading Tickets$7.99
- 10 Reading Tickets$14.99
FocusChunks
- FocusChunks Premium Lifetime$39.99









