Comparison

Black Box VR vs Flowly

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

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About

Black Box VR

Experience a revolutionary virtual reality gym that transforms your fitness routine. This companion app allows you to schedule workouts, track detailed performance statistics with AI analysis, and earn in-game rewards. Engage in team quests and customize your virtual experience for a truly immersive workout.

Highlights
  • Schedule workouts and manage membership
  • Earn in-game and real-world rewards
  • Detailed workout statistics and AI analysis
  • In-app currency and item purchases
  • Team quests and shared challenges
  • Battle deck and power-up information
Features
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At Black Box VR, we are creating the world’s first virtual reality gym experience. You’ll step into a Black Box VR boutique gym and immerse yourself in a whole new way to get fit that will make you never want to visit an outdated gym again. This essential companion app to the virtual reality experience will let you: - Schedule workouts and manage gym membership. - Open game and IRL rewards based on your workout performance. - See detailed statistics and AI analysis of your workouts. - View your available currencies and purchase items to use in your workouts. - Join a team and complete shared quests together for even more rewards. - Get more information about your battle deck, attacks, powerups, sidekicks, arenas and much more! Join the VR Fitness Revolution today!

About

Flowly

This app offers a 12-week virtual reality program designed to help individuals manage chronic pain and anxiety. It combines biofeedback, VR training, and expert coaching to guide users from pain to a state of flow.

Highlights
  • 12-week curated program
  • VR nervous system training
  • HR sensor integration
  • Flowly Coaching sessions
  • Virtual support groups (Bubbles)
  • Expert-led workshops
  • 2D breathwork guides
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Chronic pain sucks. Our team felt this firsthand, and enlisted a world class team of pain experts to design a 12-week curated program designed to take you from pain state, to flow state “Flowly helps manage not only the physical aspects of living with pain and anxiety, but also offers invaluable support to overcome the mental challenges that come along with it.” -Dr. Aman Mahajan, Chair of Perioperative Medicine at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center “Flowly’s virtual worlds help users reclaim a sense of calm and safety at the emotional and physical level, thus allowing them to reduce activation in their nervous system and pain in their body.” -Pierre Etienne-Vannier, Mind-Body Practitioner *How Does It Work?* Flowly’s Healing from Pain Program is a curated 12-week program with new lessons, daily trainings, and access to a coach included Weeks 1-4: Building the Foundation In your first week, you will receive a Kit that includes a VR headset and a HR sensor so you can engage in your daily VR nervous system training. You will also schedule your first of three Flowly Coaching sessions to set your goals for the program, design your Flowly routine moving forward, and answer any questions you might have Weeks 5-8: Cultivating Intrinsic Brain-Body Regulation Engage in trainings that utilize your nervous system to take control of various psychological and emotional aspects of your chronic pain experience. All while discovering new environments and tools to create physical safety. Meet with your Flowly coach for your second session to check in on progress and goals Weeks 9-12: Establishing Enduring Practice Reinforcing all the training you have accomplished so far, we will put together all the tools and learnings into a daily ritual that best fits your life now, but most importantly, your life and dreams moving forward. You will also meet with your coach for your last session to wrap up your program and establish your steps moving forward All throughout the program, you will have access to: * Bubbles: virtual small support groups where heroes can connect with one another and engage in activities to do with improving their health * Workshops: with health experts and specialists on specific educational health topics * Tools: 2D breathwork guides, educational articles, and more in the Resources tab in-app * Forum: a community forum where heroes can share their experiences and questions After 3 months you will have the opportunity to go into “Maintenance Mode” with continued access to the program content, new VR worlds and experiences, and other in-app resources. *Can This Actually Work?* Flowly marries two powerful approaches: biofeedback for relaxation training and Virtual Reality. There are 1,000+ studies dedicated to both therapies for pain. Flowly itself is partnered with UPMC and USC for studies with a grant awarded by the National Institute of Health. Dr. Robert Tien, the former Chair of Neuroradiology at Duke, says this, “Flowly’s experiences help enhance a user’s Vagus Nerve function, which plays a crucial role in preventing inflammation, increasing heart resilience, and treating symptoms of chronic pain and anxiety. Flowly is fun and accessible, but ultimately, can seriously improve overall life quality with consistent use” *Subscription Pricing and Terms* Healing from Pain Program - Program Fee - $474.99 - Maintenance Fee - $4.99/month Standard Flowly Subscription - Change My Life Membership - $44.99/month or $239.99/year - Community Membership - $4.99/month or $59.99/year Your subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account. For more information, see our terms at https://www.flowly.world/terms-of-service and privacy policy at https://www.flowly.world/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Black Box VR4 screens
Flowly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Black Box VR at none against Flowly's 11. Black Box VR also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Flowly's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 63%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Flowly sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Black Box VR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flowly holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flowly has 407 ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Black Box VR's written reviews are positive against 85% of Flowly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Black Box VR ships an update fortnightly, Flowly monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Black Box VR versus Flowly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlack Box VRFlowly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (47 ratings)4.6 (407 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews85.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47407 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size383 MB432 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperBlack Box VRTamade LLC

Customer experience

Black Box VR

All ratings47 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

Flowly

All ratings401 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.0%

Bugs and requests

Black Box VR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Flowly

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes when entering billing information
  • Incompatibility issues with certain phone models and VR headsets

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to walk around in VR worlds instead of just sitting
  • Integration with Apple Health and other fitness trackers
  • More diverse range of VR environments and experiences
  • Offline mode for VR sessions
  • Customizable breathing patterns and pacing

In-app purchases

None

Black Box VR

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Flowly

Subscriptions10
  • Community Membership Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Flowly Journey Maintenance3 Months trial$4.991 Month
  • Flowly Basic Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Flowly Basic Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Community Membership Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Flowly Pro Monthly$44.991 Month
  • Flowly Pro Monthly1 Month trial$44.991 Month
  • Flowly Basic Yearly$59.991 Year
  • Flowly Pro Yearly$239.991 Year
  • Flowly Family Plan$349.991 Year
One-time1
  • Healing from Pain Program$1000.00

Questions

Is Black Box VR free?
Black Box VR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flowly free?
Flowly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Black Box VR or Flowly?
Flowly is rated higher. Black Box VR averages 4.3 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Flowly averages 4.6 from 407 ratings.
Do Black Box VR or Flowly have ads?
Neither Black Box VR nor Flowly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Black Box VR or Flowly?
Black Box VR ships an update fortnightly, and Flowly monthly. Most recently, Black Box VR was updated on October 24, 2026 and Flowly on October 24, 2026.

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