Blower vs Heritage Units
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blower
Simulate blowing air from your device's speaker to interact with virtual flames. Features include blowing out candles, making flames dance to music, and controlling them with your voice. Optimize airflow for the best experience.
- Blow out candles and lighter flames
- Flames dance to music beat
- Control flames with voice
- Automatic gun mode for flame shiver
- Optimize airflow with built-in tuner
- Interactive touch rotor with sparks
- Birthday iMessage Stickerpack
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"It blows air!", CNN --- Unlock the new mind-blowing feature on your iPhone and iPad: Blow out candle or lighter flames, let flames dance to the music beat, or control flames with your voice! Blower uses secret hardware features of your device, check below for the Blower Power. • "Believe it or not, it blows air!" , Gizmodo • Knocked Ellen Degeneres right out of her chair during her TV talkshow! • "a one-of-a-kind application that pushes the iPhone’s functionality and awesomeness even further", krapps.com • Ranked overall #1 in 20+ countries in the App Store • 40+ YouTube movies of users all around the world • "This is both totally stupid and incredibly brilliant", youtube comment by "mambokurtz" Try it yourself and be amazed... Start your Blower and feel the air flowing from the speaker opening. Fun party trick examples: • BLOW mode: blow out candles and lighter flames • BEAT mode: let flames dance to the music beat, or control flames with your voice! • GUN mode: let flames shiver with automatic gun mode • TUNER mode: adjust the blower engine to optimize air flow on your device • Touch the blower rotor: drive it yourself and see the sparks • Birthday iMessage Stickerpack Curious? Watch the blower in action on BlowerApp.com, or search for "iPhone blower" on YouTube. Have fun, Qneo BLOWER POWER For maximum blowing power, remove protective covers/casings that could block the air flow, use maximum audio volume, optimize with the built-in tuner, and ensure no dust has accumulated in your speaker opening. You can verify the cool air flow by holding the speaker opening close to your mouth. When blowing out candles, don't burn your device!
Heritage Units
This app allows users to track and report special interest locomotives from major US railroads. View reported units on a map within a 200-mile radius and contribute new sightings directly from your device.
- Track heritage units
- Report new locomotive locations
- View locomotives on maps
- Search within 200 miles
- Support for major railroads
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Track and report Heritage units (locomotives) and other special interest units for Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, CSX, BNSF and other railroads. Features: • View reported locomotives within a 200 mile radius of your devices location. • Report a new locomotive location directly from the app • View locomotives on maps All recorded locomotive information is provided by volunteers using native apps and website (https://www.heritageunits.com) Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Terms of use: https://www.heritageunits.com/user/terms Privacy policy: https://www.heritageunits.com/user/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Heritage Units at Free against Blower's $1.99. Heritage Units also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 9 months). Blower's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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
Heritage Units is free to download; Blower costs $1.99 up front. Heritage Units sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Blower asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blower holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blower has 1.4K ratings behind it against 259, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Blower's written reviews are positive against 58% of Heritage Units's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Blower ships an update every 9 months, Heritage Units every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blower | Heritage Units |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.4K ratings) — better | 4.1 (259 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | 58.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 259 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #145 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Qneo | Brian Minnich |
Customer experience
Blower
Heritage Units
User reviews
Blower
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💨 Blows air
- 🔥 Blows out candles
- 🤩 Fun and interesting app
- 👍 Works as expected
Room to improve
- 🔊 Loud and annoying noise
- 🌬️ Weak air flow
- 💰 Overpriced for the functionality
- 🐛 Doesn't work on all devices
Heritage Units
From 259 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎯 Excellent tool for tracking heritage units and special locomotives
- 📍 Real-time location reporting from community users
- 👍 User-friendly interface and intuitive navigation
- 📸 Ability to upload photos of locomotives
- 🚀 Responsive developer support and regular updates
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing
- 🔓 Persistent login/logout issues
- ⚠️ Confusing error messages without clear explanations
- 📵 Limited photo upload capacity for free users
- 🚫 Arbitrary account suspensions and bans
Bugs and requests
Blower
Reported bugs
2 issues- Damages phone speakers
- Automatically sets volume to max
Requested features
3 requests- More powerful air flow
- Additional modes or features
- Volume control options
Heritage Units
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes when refreshing or loading reports
- Persistent 'You've reached your limit for spots' error that lasts weeks or months
- Login credentials rejected despite correct password/username
- Automatic logout after 1-2 months of inactivity
- Premium subscription purchases not recognized by app
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- Email validation not working or emails not received
- Location tracking showing incorrect geographic location
- Reports not posting after submission despite multiple attempts
- Timezone error when submitting reports
- App incompatibility with certain iOS versions (iOS 12, etc.)
- Cannot report certain locomotives that exist in database
- Notification system stops working after initial use
- API exceptions with no user-side resolution
- Random account suspensions without explanation
Requested features
15 requests- Dark mode and light mode toggle
- Report timestamp visibility to distinguish old vs new reports
- Edit and delete buttons for submitted reports
- Increase daily/monthly report submission limits
- Ability to favorite or star specific locomotives
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- View history of past reports made by user
- Color-coded report age indicators (green for current, red for old, etc.)
- Push notifications for units within 50-100 miles
- Guest mode without account creation requirement
- Chat feature for railfan community discussion
- Add more heritage units to database (NS 3625, BNSF H1s, etc.)
- Unlimited photo uploads for free users
- Live time and destination information for trains
- Ability to report multiple units in single photo with highlights
- Include normal locomotives, not just heritage units
In-app purchases
Blower
No in-app purchases
Heritage Units
- Ad Free$0.991 Year
- Premium Membership$5.991 Year
