Ember vs Tally
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Ember
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EMBER is a music app for beginners, suitable for guitar, piano, violin, saxophone, ukulele, and flute. Follow an 8-week learning plan with short daily exercises, accompanied by method cards, demonstration videos, and guided lessons. You can check your progress at any time or send any difficulties you encounter to your teacher. Focused, slow practice is better than long, careless practice.
Tally
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Tally is a household supply list for items you already keep at home. The list stays on this iPhone. โข Home shows cleaners, laundry, paper, and other cupboard items, with search โข Publish a bottle or box with quantity, notes, photos, and an optional voice note โข See how full an open bottle is, and how many unopened ones remain โข Alerts lists items that are running out, empty, or near a use-by date โข Pin an item to the top of Home The app starts with 20 coins. Check in on Settings for 3 coins a day. After 7 days in a row, that day also adds 10 coins. Coin shop, in Settings, sells coin packs from $0.99 to $99.99. Coins can add more item slots, a longer voice note, extra photos, or a Home pin. Privacy policy: https://tally-legal.surge.sh/privacy.html Terms of service: https://tally-legal.surge.sh/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tally at weekly against Ember's every 3 weeks. 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 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tally sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ember ships an update every 3 weeks, Tally weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Ember | Tally |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ็ๆธ ๅจ | Mitch Aguiar |
In-app purchases
Ember
- buy diamonds$1.99
- buy diamonds$2.99
- buy diamonds$3.99
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- buy diamonds$4.99
- buy diamonds$6.99
- buy diamonds$8.99
- buy diamonds$19.99
- buy diamonds$39.99
- buy diamonds$49.99
- buy diamonds$84.99
Tally
- Small pack$0.99
- Medium pack$2.99
- Handy pack$5.99
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- Large pack$9.99
- Cupboard pack$15.99
- XL pack$19.99
- Super pack$49.99
- Mega pack$99.99








