Comparison

Ember vs No Contact

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

Head to head
About

Ember

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Heartache has a way of showing up when you least expect it. In the middle of the night. On the drive home. Right before you send the text you know you shouldn't send. Ember gives you somewhere private to turn in the hard moments. Talk with an AI coach who knows your story and remembers what you've shared. Whenever you need support, pick up where you left off without explaining yourself or retelling the whole relationship. SUPPORT THAT MEETS YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE • Talk things through with a thoughtful AI coach • Choose from three distinct coaching styles: Maya, Jay, or Tate • Keep continuity across sessions with your Journey, mood arc, and session notes • Check in with how your heart is doing, without streaks, scores, or grades • Write what you cannot send in Words Unsaid, then burn it in a private ritual • Save small joys and kind moments in Fill Your Cup NO RECOVERY CLOCK There is no correct timeline for healing and no single right way to move forward. Ember supports different kinds of endings, including situations where no contact is not possible or not what you want. Come back when you need it and move at your own pace. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required. Your conversations, profile, and coach memory are stored on your device, not in a user conversation database on our servers. Messages and relevant context are processed through our server and OpenAI only to generate your coach's replies. Words Unsaid is never stored or transmitted. You can delete your local Ember data anytime. START FREE The free tier includes daily coaching messages, check-ins, your Journey, Words Unsaid, and Fill Your Cup. Ember Premium unlocks unlimited daily messages, subject to a 150-message daily fair-use limit, plus access to every coach. Ember Premium is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Prices may vary by region. Ember is an AI coaching and self-help tool. It is not therapy, medical care, or an emergency service. AI responses can be wrong or incomplete. Use your own judgment. If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself or others, call or text 988 in the US or contact your local emergency services. Privacy Policy: https://healwithember.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://healwithember.app/terms

About

No Contact

This app helps users maintain no-contact with an ex by tracking days without contact and social media checks. It offers a panic button for urges, a personalized coach, and a 90-day recovery program with daily lessons and journal prompts. All data is kept private on the user's device.

Highlights
  • Dual contact and social media tracking
  • SOS panic button for urges
  • Personalized breakup coach
  • 90-day recovery program
  • Relapse logging without resetting progress
  • Private message vault
  • On-device data storage
Features
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Going no contact is the hardest part of getting over someone. No Contact: Closure helps you actually hold the line, and heal while you do. TWO COUNTERS, NOT ONE Track days without contact and days without checking their social media, separately. Research on breakups finds that checking an ex's profile on its own slows recovery, so the app counts it honestly. A PANIC BUTTON FOR THE 2AM URGE When the urge to text hits, open SOS from anywhere in the app. It speaks to the triggers you told it about, never a generic list. Write the message in your private vault instead of sending it, breathe through the urge, or talk it through with your coach. A COACH THAT KNOWS YOUR SITUATION Your coach adapts to how you tend to handle breakups (anxious, avoidant or secure) and to what usually breaks your no contact. A 90-DAY RECOVERY PROGRAM Short daily lessons and journal prompts built around what research says about breakup recovery: getting through the first two weeks, breaking the rumination loop, and rebuilding who you are. RELAPSE WITHOUT STARTING OVER Slipped up? Log it honestly. Your current streak resets. Your total progress never does. YOUR PRIVATE VAULT Say everything. Send nothing. Unsent messages stay private. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Your journal, messages and history stay on your device and sync only to your own iCloud. SUBSCRIPTION No Contact: Closure offers a monthly subscription with a 7-day free trial, and a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. 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. This app is a self-guided support tool, not a substitute for professional care. If you are in crisis, contact local emergency services or a crisis line. Resources are in the app's Settings. Terms of Use: https://snirtam.github.io/no-contact-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://snirtam.github.io/no-contact-legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

Ember4 screens
No Contact4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ember at 15.1 against No Contact's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and No Contact sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ember ships an update every 8 days, No Contact every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ember versus No Contact: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmberNo Contact
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB4 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSoldiers Field Digital LLCSnir Tam

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ember

Subscriptions2
  • ember - heal from heartbreak$8.991 Month
  • ember - heal from heartbreak$59.991 Year
2 purchases

No Contact

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$39.99

Questions

Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is No Contact free?
No Contact is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ember or No Contact have ads?
Neither Ember nor No Contact shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ember or No Contact?
Ember ships an update every 8 days, and No Contact every 5 days. Most recently, Ember was updated on November 5, 2026 and No Contact on November 3, 2026.

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