Comparison

Winter Fireplace vs HSG Now

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Winter Fireplace

Transform any space into a cozy haven with a vast library of 4K fireplace, candle, and campfire videos. Enjoy immersive soundscapes and seamless syncing across devices for relaxation, romance, or seasonal cheer.

Highlights
  • Extensive 4K fire video library
  • Diverse fire scene types
  • Immersive soundscapes
  • Favorites and history
  • iCloud syncing
  • AirPlay support
Features
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Welcome to Winter Fireplace, the premier 4K fireplace, candle and campfire app, creating an inviting fireside atmosphere in any setting. Winter Fireplace offers a diverse library of 4K fireplace and fireside videos, and campfire and candle light scenes, making it perfect for relaxation, romance with soft candle light, or seasonal spirit with a campfire or bonfire. Winter Fireplace Features: • Extensive Fire Video Library: Over 100 premium 4K videos showcasing fireplace, fireside, candle, campfire, and bonfire scenes. • Favorites: Easily bookmark your favorite fire place and fireside moments. • History: Return to recently watched 4K fire & candle light scenes with a tap. • Fire Variety: Winter Fireplace includes not just a traditional wood fire but also a campfire, gas fireplace, outdoor fire pits, and intimate candle settings. • Soundscapes: Choose from 20+ immersive audio options to enhance your experience, from crackling fire wood to the sounds of a campfire or bonfire in nature. • Seamless Syncing: With iCloud integration, sync your preferences across all devices effortlessly. • AirPlay Capabilities: Cast fireplace videos, candle arrangements, campfire scenes, and fireside settings to your Apple TV and compatible devices. Fireside Scene Types: • Fire place • Candle arrangement • Campfire • Bonfire • Fire pit • and more fire themed scenes! Whether for fireside chats, adding a fire backdrop to your living room, creating a votive candle display, or enhancing cozy evenings with candle light, Winter Fireplace creates a peaceful ambiance in every environment. It’s also perfect for social gatherings around a bonfire or campfire, and for creating cozy fireside family events. Gain free access to selected tranquil 4K fireplace scenes or opt for the immersive fireside, campfire and candle experiences of our affordable Winter Fireplace Premium subscription. Create a relaxing fire lit ambiance today! Winter Fireplace Terms of Use: http://teleost.net/winter-fireplace/eula/en

About

HSG Now

Features
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SG Now shows what's on at the student clubs of the University of St. Gallen, all in one place. No more scrolling through dozens of Instagram accounts to find out what's happening tonight. WHAT'S ON • Every upcoming event, day by day: parties, career talks, networking apéros, workshops, sport, culture and more • Each event with its flyer, time, place, price and the club behind it • Filter by category or search for an event, club or place • Swipe from one event to the next NEVER MISS AN EVENT • Save events with the heart and find them again under "Saved" • Get a reminder 2 hours before a saved event, or in the morning for all-day events • Add an event to your calendar or share it with friends • Open the original post, the registration page or the location in Maps APPLE WATCH • Your next saved event at a glance, with a countdown • All events of the next two weeks on your wrist • A complication for your watch face • Hearts sync with your iPhone NO ACCOUNT NEEDED HSG Now works without sign-up or login. Your saved events stay on your device; hearts are counted anonymously so clubs can see what's popular. Events are collected automatically from the clubs' public Instagram posts. Always check the original post for final details. HSG Now is an independent student project and not an official app of the University of St. Gallen.

Screenshots

Winter Fireplace4 screens
HSG Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HSG Now at none against Winter Fireplace's 10. HSG Now also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Winter Fireplace sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. HSG Now asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Winter Fireplace versus HSG Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinter FireplaceHSG Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (209 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews31.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings209 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB4 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHenry Glendeningabar

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Winter Fireplace

Subscriptions2
  • Winter Fireplace Premium$2.991 Month
  • Winter Fireplace Premium$9.991 Year
One-time8
  • Fireplace Pack 1 - Originals$3.99
  • Fireplace Pack 4$3.99
  • Fireplace Pack 8 - Frameless$3.99
Show 5 more
  • Pack 11$3.99
  • Fireplace Pack 9 - Christmas$5.99
  • Fireplace Pack 10 - Halloween$5.99
  • Mega Bundle$12.99
  • Unlock$19.99
None

HSG Now

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Winter Fireplace free?
Winter Fireplace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HSG Now free?
HSG Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Winter Fireplace or HSG Now have ads?
Neither Winter Fireplace nor HSG Now shows ads.

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