Ember: Reframe Your Mood
Feel, Reframe, Plan
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Ember
Understand your emotions. Test your assumptions. Build healthier patterns.
This is your safe space, and yours alone. Everything stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud, no tracking, no analytics. Completely private by design.
Name what you feel
Emotions are harder to manage when they feel vague and overwhelming. The interactive feeling wheel helps you identify exactly what you are experiencing, choosing from 78 feelings across seven core areas. Naming a feeling is the first step to understanding it.
Reframe in the moment
We often believe the first story our mind tells us. When difficult feelings arise, we guide you through questions that help you examine that story and find a more balanced perspective. This is not about forcing positivity. It is about seeing the full picture. The more often you practise, the more natural it becomes.
Test your predictions
We all make predictions that hold us back: "It will go badly", "I won't cope", "People will judge me". These feel completely true, and they stop us from trying. Experiments let you write down what you expect, set a timeframe, and record what actually happens. Over time, you build up real evidence about how things go, not just how your mind says they will.
Plan small steps
When we feel low, we stop doing the things that help us feel better. The less we do, the worse we feel. Activity planning breaks that cycle. Schedule small, manageable activities across four life areas: achievement, connection, enjoyment and meaning. The motivation often follows the action, not the other way around.
Prepare for tough moments
Difficult moments are harder when they catch you off guard. Create coping plans tied to specific triggers and emotions, so you have a strategy ready before you need it.
Get to know your parts
Sometimes we feel pulled in different directions at once. Part of you wants to try, but another part holds you back. We help you name and understand those different parts of you, each with their own wants, fears, and ways of showing up. The better you know them, the more compassionately you can respond when they take over.
See your patterns
Track your emotional landscape over time with reports that reveal which feelings come up most and how your awareness grows.
Ground yourself when it's urgent
When a moment feels overwhelming, choose box breathing to slow your nervous system with a guided four-second cycle, or use the 5–4–3–2–1 technique to reconnect with your senses. Both are available from any screen, one tap away.
Light and Dark theme
Pick the colour scheme that suits you best
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://gavangh.com/ember/privacy/
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Now free, no paywall or subscription. Still completely private.
This version has been rewritten from the ground up to improve performance and UI.
The developer, Gavan Grenville-Hunt, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Gavan Grenville-Hunt
- Size
- 3.3 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- Copyright
- © 2026 Gavan Grenville-Hunt