Ember vs Forever
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Ember
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Some people count the days without even meaning to. Ember counts with you. Ember puts the person you lost on your home screen โ their photo, softly lit, and the days: "1,204 days loved and missed." Not another app to open. It lives where you already look, a hundred times a day. THE WIDGET โข Their photo and the counter, on your home screen in every size. โข A quiet text counter for your lock screen. โข The count turns over at midnight, on its own. โข Choose the wording: "days loved and missed," "days since we said goodbye," "days of missing you," or a plain count. THE HARD DAYS, HELD Some days arrive like weather โ the first birthday without them, the first holiday season, each anniversary. Ember knows the dates and tells you two weeks ahead, so no hard day lands unannounced. Alerts are off by default for everything except the birthday and the anniversary. This is a keepsake, not a notification machine. EVERYONE YOU CARRY Grief rarely comes one at a time. Ember keeps a page for each person โ their own photos, their own dates, their own widget. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE No account. No cloud. No tracking. No analytics. The photos and dates stay on your device. This is between you and them. PRICING โ ONCE, ON PURPOSE The free app is a real memorial: one person, one widget, the first milestone. Ember โ Forever is $9.99, once. Every person, every photo, every widget size, the whole milestone arc, all four themes. No subscription โ ever. A memorial that expires when a payment lapses is obscene. Pay once, and it's yours for good. QUIET BY DESIGN Nothing gamified, nothing loud, no confetti, no therapy-speak. Four muted themes โ Warm Slate, Candlelight, Linen, Night โ a serif numeral, and the days. The app gets out of the way. SUPPORT Email: help@emberwidget.app Web: https://emberwidget.app/support
Forever
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Build a memorial page with photos, videos, and a life timeline. Keep every meaningful moment together, organized and safe
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Forever at 15.1 against Ember's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Ember sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Forever sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Ember | Forever |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lance Merrill | Jade Kenneth Darunday |
In-app purchases
Ember
- Ember โ Forever$9.99
Forever
- Family$19.991 Year
- Legacy$49.991 Year
- Viewer Plan$0.99
- Contributor Plan$1.99
- Family Plan$2.99
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- Family Plan$149.00








