Before Sleep vs Fire Simulator (w/Ads)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Before Sleep
This app uses a combination of ambient sounds and projected light patterns to help users fall asleep faster. It offers customizable light themes like rain and fireplace, along with white noise options to mask distractions. The app can also function as a dimmer and automatically closes after a set time.
- Light projection on ceiling
- Ambient relaxing sounds
- Customizable light themes
- White noise generator
- Adjustable timer
- Dimmer function
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Do you spend more than five minutes to fall asleep? Does your newborn baby wake up in the middle of the night? A simple combination of lights and sounds that help you fall asleep! Use your device to reflect lights on the ceiling that simulate rain, fireplace, and more! In addition you will enjoy amazing relaxing sounds. You can use the app as a dimmer too, with a variety of different colors. Just place just device on the night stand and enjoy the app. The application will close after the time is over. You can set the time as well. With the white noise option, you can select a variety of different frequencies. This option is useful to cancel unwanted noises like police sirens. A simple but effective solution to improve your sleep time!
Fire Simulator (w/Ads)
Create a calming ambiance with realistic fire effects and soothing background sounds. Customize fire types, flicker rates, colors, and volume to suit your mood. Includes a sleep timer and Bluetooth/AirPlay support for an enhanced experience.
- Realistic fire simulations
- Customizable fire types (candle, lava, fireplace, campfire)
- Adjustable flicker rate and brightness
- Background sound options (birds, cicadas, crickets, frogs)
- Sleep timer with audio fade-out
- Bluetooth and AirPlay support
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Start a fire on your mobile device. Relax and fall fast asleep to the sounds of crackling wood or bubbling lava. The screen glows and flickers. FIRES • Candlelight — Flickering flame from a candle in the wind • Lava — Molten rock rises and oozes out of the volcano • Fireplace — Glowing fire with wood crackling as it burns • Campfire — Flames dance quickly in the campsite fire SETTINGS Fire • Toggle fire sound effects • Change fire audio: Default, Lava, Fireplace, Campfire • Change fire volume • Change flicker rate: Default, Glow, Slow, Medium, Fast • Change color and brightness of fire light effects Background Sounds • Toggle background sounds: Birds, Cicadas, Crickets, Frogs • Change background sounds volume General • Select mode to automatically start when app opens • Choose time to automatically stop selected mode ADDITIONAL FEATURES • Sleep Timer — Set a timer with a gradual audio fade-out. • Bluetooth and AirPlay Support — Connect to Bluetooth speakers directly, or connect to speakers with AirPlay using the Control Center. Please contact me at support@firestorm.scottdodson.dev if you experience any issues. I'd love to hear your thoughts and appreciate you taking the time to rate and review the app. I want to continue to improve Fire Simulator and create a great experience for you and future users. Thank you! —Scott Ad-free version: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fire-simulator/id1520830640
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fire Simulator (w/Ads) at none against Before Sleep's 3. Before Sleep's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0.0). On price, rating, 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. Before Sleep sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Fire Simulator (w/Ads) asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Before Sleep against 5.0 for Fire Simulator (w/Ads). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Before Sleep ships an update every 2 weeks, Fire Simulator (w/Ads) every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Before Sleep | Fire Simulator (w/Ads) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edison Largo | Scott Dodson |
Customer experience
Before Sleep
Fire Simulator (w/Ads)
In-app purchases
Before Sleep
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Unlock Timer$3.99
- Unlock Timer and Remove Ads.$4.99
Fire Simulator (w/Ads)
No in-app purchases
Questions
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