PlantWave vs Triple Flame
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlantWave
This app allows you to listen to music generated by plants through a connected device or by streaming from others globally. You can select different instrument groups for your plants to play, fostering a sense of relaxation and presence. The core experience is free, with optional subscriptions for advanced features.
- Listen to connected PlantWave devices
- Stream global plant broadcasts
- Select instrument groups
- Relaxing ambient soundscapes
- Free core experience
- Optional subscription for advanced features
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Listen to plants with PlantWave Tune into your PlantWave device or stream one of many others broadcasting from around the world. Choose Instrumentation Select groups of instruments for your plants to play. Relax Listening brings humans into the present moment. Take time to listen to your plants and appreciate them as active participants in your life. Every listener gets the full Sound Set library, with new Sound Sets added regularly, and the tuning controls, free. Unlock Multimode, multiple PlantWaves, and your own custom Sound Sets with a PlantWave Designer subscription. Designer starts with a free trial, and you can cancel any time. See our terms here: https://plantwave.com/terms
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Triple Flame at none against PlantWave's 4. Triple Flame also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (80% vs 66%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. PlantWave sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Triple Flame asks for nothing beyond the download.
Triple Flame holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 81 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of PlantWave's written reviews are positive against 80% of Triple Flame's.
PlantWave ships an update every 2 months, Triple Flame every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlantWave | Triple Flame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (60 ratings) | 4.6 (81 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.7% of reviews | 79.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60 | 81 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Data Garden | Gene Keys Publishing Ltd |
Customer experience
PlantWave
Triple Flame
Bugs and requests
PlantWave
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
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- 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
PlantWave
- PlantWave Plus3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- PlantWave Pro3 Days trial$8.991 Month
- PlantWave Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$34.991 Year
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- PlantWave Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$79.991 Year
Triple Flame
No in-app purchases
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