The Fireplace App vs Cascade PBS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Fireplace App
Create a cozy holiday atmosphere with a virtual fireplace and festive music. Perfect for family gatherings and enjoying the Christmas spirit indoors.
- Virtual roaring fireplace
- Stream holiday music
- Cozy atmosphere creation
- Family-friendly entertainment
- Indoor holiday spirit
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The Holiday Fireplace is your app to get all cozy and warm with family and friends around the Christmas holidays. Stream holiday music while watching the roaring flames in the comfort of your own home!
Cascade PBS
Stream prestige dramas, landmark documentaries, inspiring nature, and science programs. Access PBS favorites, local original series, and international content from a nonprofit streaming service for the Pacific Northwest. Enhance your viewing with an extended library through membership.
- Prestige dramas
- Landmark documentaries
- Nature and science programming
- Local original series
- International programming
- Extended library with membership
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Prestige dramas, landmark documentaries, inspiring nature, science and more! Enjoy your PBS favorites, local original series and a unique collection of international programming with this nonprofit streaming service for the Pacific Northwest, Cascade PBS. Catch up on recently aired PBS shows or become a Cascade PBS Passport member to discover an extended library of popular programs, including the best in science, nature, history, documentary, arts and drama.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cascade PBS at 3.7 against The Fireplace App's 3.0. Cascade PBS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). The Fireplace App's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 17%). 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
Both are free to download. The Fireplace App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Cascade PBS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cascade PBS holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cascade PBS has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of The Fireplace App's written reviews are positive against 17% of Cascade PBS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The Fireplace App ships an update every 11 months, Cascade PBS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Fireplace App | Cascade PBS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.7 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 17.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NWIC Inc. | KCTS TELEVISION |
Customer experience
The Fireplace App
Cascade PBS
In-app purchases
The Fireplace App
- Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
- 1 Month$7.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$89.991 Year
Cascade PBS
No in-app purchases
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