Aether Ember
A quiet heat for restless minds.
A focus timer that catches the sparks so you can stay in the work. Designed for minds that wander, built to reduce the cost of coming back.
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The dial is an ember.
One warm object in a dark room. Tend it while you work.
A glowing arc in a quiet void. As your session deepens, the dial warms — gold, amber, coral — so you feel time pass without a countdown pressing on you. No alarm at the end. When it settles, it just settles.
- Count-up timing — progress, not countdown pressure
- Overtime flows in quietly, no forced stop
- Pause banks the coals, resume stirs them
- Biophilic soundscapes warm with the dial
- Completion is a long soft haptic and one line: "That's tended."
Sparks, not a to-do list.
When a thought pulls at you, catch it as a spark in under five seconds. It won't get lost. You don't have to chase it. Your work stays where you left it.
Settle in
Pick an intent, tap once, and let the dial hold the rest. Starting stops being the hardest part.
A warming dial
The dial warms as your session deepens — gold to amber to coral. Ambient time, never a number pressing on you.
Tend a little longer
Hit your target and keep going. The session flows into overtime quietly — no alarm, no forced stop.
One quiet start
Open the app, tap once. The dial remembers how you like to sit with the work.
What's included free:
- The warming dial, count-up with quiet overtime
- Spark catch — voice-first thought capture
- Dispatch to Reminders & Notes
- Share Sheet — save text from any app
- Private, on-device categorization
- Gentle return after interruptions
- Biophilic soundscapes
- Smart session naming
- Session summary & export
- Dark by design
- Live Activity & Dynamic Island
- Siri Shortcuts & App Intents
- Interactive Home, Lock Screen & Control Center widgets
Tended, not tracked.
No streaks. No scores. No shame if yesterday got away from you. Ember counts hours by the fire, not broken chains. Showing up is the whole thing.
Settle in
Pick an intent, tap once, and let the dial hold the rest. Starting stops being the hardest part.
A warming dial
The dial warms as your session deepens — gold to amber to coral. Ambient time, never a number pressing on you.
Tend a little longer
Hit your target and keep going. The session flows into overtime quietly — no alarm, no forced stop.
One quiet start
Open the app, tap once. The dial remembers how you like to sit with the work.
Bank the coals
Pausing doesn't lose the heat. Handle the interruption, come back, stir the coals, keep going.
Catch the spark
When a thought pulls at you, speak it in. It's caught as a spark, sorted later. Your work stays where you left it.
Built to reduce the cost of coming back.
01. A warm place to sit
Ember isn't forcing — it's settling in. The dial gives you somewhere warm to land, so starting stops being the hardest part.
02. Nothing is lost
When a thought pulls at you, it gets caught as a spark. No chase, no spiral. The work stays where you left it.
03. Tended, not tracked
No streaks. No shame. Missing a day doesn't erase anything. Presence is the whole metric.
04. Voice before typing
Typing is friction when a thought is already leaving. Speak it in, and it's caught before it's gone.
05. A soft return
Pause banks the coals. Resume stirs them. Interruptions don't cost the whole session.
06. Private by design
Your thoughts stay on your device. No servers, no tracking, no analytics.
Dark by design.
Dusk in a cabin. The dial is the only light. Dark mode isn't a setting — it's the whole point. Nothing else competing for your attention.
One warm object
The dial is the only thing lit. Everything else recedes. A coal held in the palm — warm, sturdy, alive.
Liquid Glass
Built on iOS 26's Liquid Glass. Surfaces respond to light and touch, so the dial feels held rather than drawn.
A single quiet start
Open. Tap once. Settle in. No setup, no choices pressing on you, no decision cost before the work begins.
Silence as feedback
A soft haptic when you settle in. A longer one when it settles. No badges, no fanfare — the warmth lives in the quiet.
Ember+
For those who want to tend the fire a little closer. Apple Watch, quiet session insights, and on-device intelligence — all without leaving the work.
Ember+ is an optional subscription. Free tier stays free, always.
On your wrist, on your lock screen.
The dial follows you. A glance at your watch, a look at your lock screen — the session is right there, warm and quiet, so you never have to go looking for where you left off.
On-Device Categorization
Your captured thoughts are automatically categorized using on-device machine learning. Tasks, notes, ideas — sorted instantly, privately.
Private by Design
All processing happens on your device. No servers, no tracking, no data leaves your phone.
Always Learning
Apple Intelligence adapts to your patterns, getting better at understanding your thoughts over time.
Liquid Glass Design
Built on iOS 26's Liquid Glass. Surfaces respond to light and touch — the dial feels held, not drawn.
Live Activity
Your session on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. A glance keeps you anchored.
Interactive Widgets
Start, pause, resume, and capture right from the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Control Center.
Apple Watch
The Digital Crown becomes the dial. Tap to start. Dictate a spark from your wrist.
Siri & App Intents
"Start a focus session." "Capture a thought." Just say it.
Share Sheet
Save text from any app — article, tweet, email — straight to your captures.
Swift 6 Concurrency
Strict concurrency, zero third-party dependencies. Built for performance and longevity.
Built to the highest standards.
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