Emberglow: Digital Detox
Vaedros Software Productivity iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Emberglow: Digital Detox is a free Productivity app for iPhone and iPad by Vaedros Software. Rated 4.0/5 from 4 ratings. Requires iOS 15.1.
- Rating
- 4.0
- 4 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 84 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Sep 3
- 2026 · v2.3.1
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About Emberglow: Digital Detox
Put down your phone and watch your hero rise. Emberglow turns screen breaks into epic adventures. Lock your phone, send your hero on a quest, and return to discover the unfolding story of Vaedros. The less you use your phone, the more present you become in your own life, and the more your hero grows. Reduce screen time, break phone addiction, and enjoy real life with a digital detox RPG. THE ONLY GAME THAT REWARDS YOU FOR NOT PLAYING IT Your hero’s journey unfolds only when you’re off-screen. Lock your phone and step away. Your character continues their path through the hand-painted realm of Vaedros. When you return, you’ll find new story chapters, choices, and rewards. In this way it’s not punishment for using your phone. Instead, it’s a calm invitation to reduce screen time and reconnect with real life. A DIFFERENT KIND OF FOCUS GAME While other screen time apps track minutes, emberglow rewards stillness. Each quest becomes a mindful ritual where you get a moment to pause, breathe, and regain digital wellbeing. Perfect for study sessions, procrastination problems, creative breaks, or whenever you need to manage screen time without pressure. A QUEST FOR MENTAL CLARITY & DIGITAL WELLBEING Explore atmospheric tales that mirror your inner balance. Choose how your story unfolds and reflect on your progress. These moments of stillness become powerful tools for self-care, focus, and calm. And this makes emberglow ideal for players seeking therapeutic games or calm games for anxiety and phone addiction. EMBERGLOW GAME FEATURES: · Digital detox RPG: progress only happens while offline · Mindful design: no ads, no distractions, only reflection · Branching storylines: every quest and choice shapes your journey · Co-op quests: take a screen break together with a friend · Reflection journal: optional post-quest journaling for mental clarity · Screen time control: gently limit use without guilt or judgment · Narrated chapters: immersive storytelling and guided calm · Dopamine detox loop: the longer you stay off, the stronger you grow WHY EMBERGLOW If you’ve ever felt trapped in: • Doomscrolling that drains your focus • Phone addiction that steals your time • Screen fatigue that clouds your mind In short: emberglow offers a better path to digital detox. Here it’s not about restriction, it’s about reconnection. Play emberglow if you want to: ► Build lasting focus and productivity for work ► Restore your digital wellbeing ► Find calm, balance, and space to breathe Go offline, not astray. Discover your calm, restore your focus, and let your story unfold in the only screen break game that rewards peace, not punishment. Play emberglow for FREE. Terms of Service: https://www.emberglowapp.com/terms
What’s new
Version 2.3.1 · Updated September 3, 2026
Introducing an exciting new mode: Hold Out. Rather than locking your phone for a specific period of time, you can start a quest by locking your phone for as long as you can stay off your phone. This mode rewards long focus and detox sessions.
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App privacy
The developer, Vaedros Software, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data
- Location: Coarse Location
- Contact Info: Name
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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