Comparison

SRF/YSS vs Triple Flame

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

Head to head
About

SRF/YSS

Explore spiritual teachings and guided meditations based on Paramahansa Yogananda's wisdom. Access digital lessons, audio recordings, and live online meditations to cultivate peace, joy, and a balanced spiritual life.

Highlights
  • Guided meditations
  • Live online meditations
  • Digital SRF/YSS Lessons
  • Audio recordings of Paramahansa Yogananda
  • Video instruction in Energization Exercises
  • SRF/YSS News and Events
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Experience a life-transforming awakening of the peace, joy, and wisdom of the soul through the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi. The SRF/YSS app is for everyone—whether you are brand new to the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda or have been immersing yourself in this great teacher’s wisdom for decades. It is also for anyone who wants to learn more about meditation, the science of Kriya Yoga, and practical ways to live a spiritually balanced life. Featuring: - Guided Meditations on Peace, Living Fearlessly, God as Light, Expansion of Consciousness, and more — with customizable meditation times from 15 to 45 minutes - Free access to live online meditations - SRF/YSS News and Event Information For those who are students of the SRF/YSS Lessons, the app includes the digital versions of your Lessons along with a rich variety of multimedia content to help you apply the SRF/YSS Kriya Yoga teachings in your daily life. Including: - Audio recordings of Paramahansa Yogananda - Guided meditations and visualizations led by SRF/YSS monastics - Classes on the SRF/YSS meditation techniques - Step-by-step video instruction in the SRF/YSS Energization Exercises If you are an SRF or YSS Lessons student, please use your verified account information to access the Lessons in the app. About SRF/YSS Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India are an invitation to the spiritual seeker to journey together on a life-transforming discovery of the soul. This journey embraces the “how-to-live” teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, which embody the highest techniques for realizing who we truly are and show how to bring lasting peace, joy, and love into our lives and into the world. The goal of SRF and YSS is to offer not just a course of philosophical study, but the actual transmission of sacred knowledge through the living words of one of the great spiritual masters of the modern era. Yogoda Satsanga Society of India was founded in 1917 by Paramahansa Yogananda. Self-Realization Fellowship was founded by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920, to spread the teachings of Kriya Yoga worldwide.

About

Triple Flame

This app guides users through short, regular pauses throughout the day to foster contemplation and enrichment. It offers a live count of global participants, various pausing modes, and audio journeys for deeper practice. Users can also access resources from Richard Rudd and track their progress.

Highlights
  • Pause Contemplation Timer with Live Count
  • Silent, Guided, or Soundscape Pause Modes
  • Audio Journeys for Extended Contemplation
  • Resources from Richard Rudd
  • Daily Contemplative Quotes
  • Customizable Practice Schedule and Notifications
  • Pause Journey Tracking
Features
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Welcome to the transformative experience of The Triple Flame: a powerful pausing technique that involves pausing for 3 minutes every 3 hours, alongside many people spread across the globe. Regular but short pausing will infuse your busy day with a contemplative state, which can be an incredibly enriching experience. Contemplate with others, and deepen your joy into the silence and beauty that we often miss in our busy lives. Features: · Pause Contemplation Timer + Live Count: See how many people are pausing at the same time with you! · Multiple Pausing Modes: Silent, Guided or Soundscape Pause - 3/5/10 min options. · Track your pauses over time, privately and offline + export function · Journeys: Got more than 20 minutes on your hands? Explore our incredible audio journeys ranging from Essential Meditations to Ecstatic Contemplations. · Deepen your practise with enriching resources by author and mystic Richard Rudd, founder of the Gene Keys. · Synchronicity Abounds: get inspired with daily contemplative quotes. · Practise Schedule: Customise your perfect Triple Flame practise schedule, and get gently notified to take time to pause. · Track your pause journey - cosily and privately. · Dark Mode The Triple Flame App is the perfect pause app for beginners and returning voyagers alike.

Screenshots

SRF/YSS4 screens
Triple Flame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SRF/YSS at 4.8 against Triple Flame's 4.6. SRF/YSS also leads on ratings volume (392 vs 75). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

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

SRF/YSS holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SRF/YSS has 392 ratings behind it against 75, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of SRF/YSS's written reviews are positive against 80% of Triple Flame's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SRF/YSS ships an update every 2 months, Triple Flame every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SRF/YSS versus Triple Flame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSRF/YSSTriple Flame
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (392 ratings) — better4.6 (75 ratings)
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews — better80.5% of reviews
Number of ratings392 — better75
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSelf-Realization Fellowship Church AppsGene Keys Publishing Ltd

Customer experience

SRF/YSS

All ratings386 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative11.2%

Triple Flame

All ratings71 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative17.1%

User reviews

SRF/YSS

From 392 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient access to lessons
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🌟 Exceptional content quality
  • 🌍 Global accessibility
  • 🔍 Helpful search and navigation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and login issues
  • 📱 Limited functionality on mobile devices
  • 🔒 Restrictive access controls
  • 🔋 Requires constant internet connection

Triple Flame

From 75 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💖 Beautifully designed app
  • 🧘‍♀️ Peaceful and powerful meditations
  • ✨ Profoundly simple and effective
  • 🎁 Generous free offering
  • 🎶 Great selection of music

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and freezes often
  • 🐌 Slow to respond
  • 🔋 Decimating battery life
  • 🤷‍♀️ Reminders to pause while pausing
  • 🤔 Notification timing awkward

Bugs and requests

SRF/YSS

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incompatibility with latest iOS updates
  • Unreliable login and authentication
  • Broken lesson access for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode for lessons
  • Landscape mode support
  • Customizable highlighting and note-taking
  • Integrated dictionary
  • Widgets with inspirational content

Triple Flame

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App doesn't load or work
  • Nothing loads
  • App freezes
  • App freezes from the get go
  • Frozen. Not working
Show 6 more
  • Hangs up and doesn’t respond
  • App freezing up and cutting off
  • Screen keeps freezing
  • Buttons won't work or function
  • Glitches
  • Only sees 'one being pausing'

Requested features

2 requests
  • Meditation more closely tied to Gene Keys
  • Notification to signal end of 3 minutes

In-app purchases

None

SRF/YSS

No in-app purchases

None

Triple Flame

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SRF/YSS free?
SRF/YSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Triple Flame free?
Triple Flame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SRF/YSS or Triple Flame?
SRF/YSS is rated higher. SRF/YSS averages 4.8 out of 5 from 392 ratings, while Triple Flame averages 4.6 from 75 ratings.
Do SRF/YSS or Triple Flame have ads?
Neither SRF/YSS nor Triple Flame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SRF/YSS or Triple Flame?
SRF/YSS ships an update every 2 months, and Triple Flame every 5 weeks. Most recently, SRF/YSS was updated on October 16, 2026 and Triple Flame on October 6, 2026.

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