Magic Hour Shop vs Triple Flame
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Hour Shop
Discover organic ceremonial teas and unique accessories from a company dedicated to fostering connection through tea ceremony. Explore a curated selection of biodynamic botanicals and handmade spiritual jewelry.
- Organic ceremonial teas
- Biodynamic botanicals
- Handmade spiritual jewelry
- Tea ceremony connection
- Full Moon Tea Circles
- Monthly Wisdom Teachings
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Magic Hour is a Tea & Transformation company with a mission to connect our world through tea ceremony. Our organic ceremonial teas are made with love in mystical Ojai, California by Zhena Muzyka. Our Vision is to create connection through the simple act of sharing tea. Our Ojai Flagship tea studio hosts Full Moon Tea Circles, Monthly Wisdom Teachings from our subscription box & houses a curated array of Biodynamic botanicals, handmade spiritual jewelry, laughter, joy & inspiration.
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 ads: Triple Flame at none against Magic Hour Shop's shown. Triple Flame also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Magic Hour Shop's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (480 vs 81). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Magic Hour Shop holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Hour Shop has 480 ratings behind it against 81, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Magic Hour Shop's written reviews are positive against 80% of Triple Flame's.
Magic Hour Shop ships an update every 3 weeks, Triple Flame every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Magic Hour Shop | Triple Flame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (480 ratings) — better | 4.6 (81 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better | 79.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 480 — better | 81 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INFINITE POSSIBILITEAS INC | Gene Keys Publishing Ltd |
Customer experience
Magic Hour Shop
Triple Flame
User reviews
Magic Hour Shop
From 480 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ☕ Exceptional tea quality and flavor
- ✨ Beautiful packaging and presentation
- 🌍 Ethical sourcing and sustainability practices
- 💚 Mindfully curated blends with wellness focus
- 👥 Strong brand values and founder connection
Room to improve
- 🤖 AI chatbot customer support is ineffective
- 📞 No human customer service response
- 🐛 App favorites feature doesn't work
- 🐛 Website navigation issues and scrolling problems
- 📱 Missing wellness benefits on app
Triple Flame
From 81 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Magic Hour Shop
Reported bugs
7 issues- Favorites section not saving or displaying
- Blank dropdown bar when adding to favorites
- Website back button causes scrolling to freeze
- Slow website performance requiring page reloads
- Error messages when creating favorites in account section
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- Missing wellness benefit information on app
- Incomplete ingredient listings on app
Requested features
6 requests- Functional favorites/wishlist feature
- Display wellness benefits on app
- Complete ingredient lists across all platforms
- Human customer service option
- Improved website navigation and performance
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- Better synchronization between app and website
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
Magic Hour Shop
No in-app purchases
Triple Flame
No in-app purchases
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