Comparison

Third Reality vs Flame Detector

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

Head to head
About

Third Reality

Control your home's lights and switches remotely with smart devices. This app allows you to configure hubs, add smart switches and bulbs, group devices for easy control, and set lighting schedules. Voice assistant integration is also supported.

Highlights
  • Remote control of lights and switches
  • Configure smart home hubs
  • Add and manage smart switches and bulbs
  • Group devices for unified control
  • Create lighting schedules
  • Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Google Home)
Features
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THE SIMPLIEST PATH TO A SMARTER HOME Take complete control of your home or apartment’s switches and lights from anywhere with the Reality Series of Smart Home devices. RealityAdapter connects all your Third Reality devices to your home network RealitySwitch turns any existing switch into a smart switch Set lights to reflect your mood with SmartBulbs Use RealityApp to configure and control your Smart Home RealityApp FEATURES Configure RealityAdapter hub to communicate with your home network and connect all Third Reality devices Add, name and configure RealitySwitches and RealityBulbs Group multiple devices to control from your smartphone with one button Create timers to control lighting schedules Connect Amazon Alexa or Google Home voice assistants to manage all your devices with voice commands Apple Notes: The app utilizes Location Services to record the location of your Remote Plus when you add it to your account and also when you ring it. Continue use of GPS or Bluetooth running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Flame Detector

This app offers advanced flame detection for your home, alerting you to fires hundreds of times faster than traditional smoke alarms. It's designed for spaces where flames should never be, providing instant notifications to your smart device.

Highlights
  • Detects flame hundreds of times faster than smoke alarms
  • Instant alerts to smart devices
  • Monitors spaces where flames should not exist
  • Designed for bedrooms, playrooms, and garages
  • Provides real-time fire notifications
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Welcome to a whole new level of fire protection like you’ve never seen before. Developed by a leading-edge team of scientists and fire detection engineers, The Flame Detector is the only product of its kind on the market today. Designed to detect flame, it can detect many home fires hundreds of times faster than traditional smoke alarms. Detect flame in seconds, alerting you to fire much faster and helping prevent fire from ever getting out of hand in the first place. How does a Flame Detector compare to a smoke alarm? Smoke alarms work by detecting small particles of combustion (smoke) that must travel into the smoke alarm’s sensing chamber before ever alarming. Depending on the location of the fire to the proximity of the smoke alarm, it can take tens of minutes before a smoke alarm is activated. The Flame Detector, on the other hand, constantly monitors for the presence of flame in your home, and the moment it detects unwanted fire, you’re notified. It’s that simple! The Flame Detector is beautifully designed to monitor spaces where a flame should never exist, like a child’s bedroom, playroom or even your garage. Thousands of home fires are started by children every year, and more than half of those fires originate in the bedroom. With a Flame Detector, the moment a child lights a match a loud alarm is produced and a push notification is sent to your smart device telling you exactly where the fire started. When dealing with fire, seconds truly count! With the Flame Detector, you can be made aware of flame instantaneously, preventing dangerous home fires from ever occurring.

Screenshots

Third Reality3 screens
Flame Detector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flame Detector at 100% against Third Reality's 12%. Flame Detector also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2). Third Reality's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flame Detector holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Third Reality has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Third Reality's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flame Detector's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Third Reality versus Flame Detector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThird RealityFlame Detector
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (26 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThird Reality, IncForge Technologies, Inc (NC)

Customer experience

Third Reality

All ratings26 ratings
Positive30.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.2%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive11.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.2%

Flame Detector

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Third Reality

No in-app purchases

None

Flame Detector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Third Reality free?
Third Reality is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flame Detector free?
Flame Detector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Third Reality or Flame Detector?
Flame Detector is rated higher. Third Reality averages 2.2 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Flame Detector averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Third Reality or Flame Detector have ads?
Neither Third Reality nor Flame Detector shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Third Reality or Flame Detector?
Third Reality ships an update every 3 months, and Flame Detector every 3 months. Most recently, Third Reality was updated on September 18, 2026 and Flame Detector on September 10, 2026.

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