Fireplacebo vs Virtual Fireplace In HD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fireplacebo
Transform your device into a virtual fireplace with real-time 3D flames and digital clock displays. Choose from various color themes and adjust flame intensity for a mesmerizing visual experience. Enjoy dynamic sound effects or play your own music.
- Real-time 3D fire scenes
- Digital clock display
- Fire, Rainbow, Plasma, Ice themes
- Adjustable flame intensity
- Dynamic sound effects
- No lengthy downloads
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• Relaxing, real-time 3D fire and digital clock scenes • Fire, Rainbow, Plasma and Ice color themes • Adjustable intensity • Dynamic SFX ( can be turned off if you prefer to listen to your own favourite music ) Turn your phone or tablet into a fireplace - with a twist: don't wait for 120+ hours of HD video to be downloaded and enjoy beautifully crafted polygon flames dancing on your screen in no time! Some feedback from our testers: - "I could watch the flames for hours. Really mesmerizing!" - "Wow. Just wow!" - "This fireplace looks awesome!"
Virtual Fireplace In HD
Experience a cozy ambiance with customizable fireplaces. Enjoy realistic log burning sounds, flame color effects, and a variety of ambient audio like rain and thunder. Set a sleep timer for ultimate relaxation.
- Customizable fireplaces
- Flame color changing effects
- Ambient audio (thunder, rain, night sounds)
- Log burning sound effects
- Classical music accompaniment
- Adjustable flame speed
- Sleep timer
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Version 8 is here with more fireplaces, now you can create an even better ambient experience with flame color changing effects and with more ambient audio featuring thunder, rain, night sounds, and more to go along with your fireplace. Relax and cozy up to full screen fireplaces complete with log burning SFX, flame color changing effects and ambient audio to give you that ultimate ambient experience. Virtual Fireplace HD allows you to set customized settings for each fireplace, you can select between different ambient wood crackling SFX, switch on classical music accompaniment, change speed of flames. change flame colors, add custom ambient audio experiences and set a sleep timer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fireplacebo at 5.0 against Virtual Fireplace In HD's 3.3. Fireplacebo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Virtual Fireplace In HD sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Fireplacebo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fireplacebo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Fireplacebo ships an update every 3 weeks, Virtual Fireplace In HD every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fireplacebo | Virtual Fireplace In HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.3 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 359 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Herbert Dombrowski | Edgeway Software |
Customer experience
Fireplacebo
Virtual Fireplace In HD
In-app purchases
Fireplacebo
No in-app purchases
Virtual Fireplace In HD
- Unlock Ambient Audio Pack$1.99
- Unlock fireplaces$2.99
- Unlimited Fireplaces$4.99
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