Insect Cage vs The Temple Bell.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Insect Cage
Experience the sounds of nature with this app, featuring four distinct insect soundscapes. Simply place your device in a room and enjoy the ambient insect songs. Note that the app requires the screen to be on and does not support background playback.
- Four insect sound types
- Ambient nature sounds
- Simple interface
- Relaxing soundscapes
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Insect cage is an app that hear the sound of insects. It contains 4 kinds of insects. Put your iPhone on the corner of your room, and enjoy the song of insects. ※ This App can not work in background. If you turn off the display of your device, the sounds will be stop.
The Temple Bell.
Experience the spiritual tradition of ringing temple bells 108 times, a practice symbolizing the release of worldly desires. This application simulates the act of ringing bells, offering a moment of reflection and peace.
- Temple bell simulation
- 108 bell rings
- Spiritual reflection
- Buddhist tradition
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This Application is Temple Bell Simulator. On New Year's Eve, temple bells are rung 108 times, corresponding to the Buddhist concept of 108 worldly desires.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Insect Cage at 3.9 against The Temple Bell.'s 1.0. Insect Cage also leads on update cadence (every 9 months vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). The Temple Bell.'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (92% vs 60%). On price, ads 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. Insect Cage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Temple Bell. asks for nothing beyond the download.
Insect Cage holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Insect Cage has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Insect Cage's written reviews are positive against 92% of The Temple Bell.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Insect Cage ships an update every 9 months, The Temple Bell. every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Insect Cage | The Temple Bell. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (9 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tahito Aoki | Kazuo Sakamoto |
Customer experience
Insect Cage
The Temple Bell.
In-app purchases
Insect Cage
- Remove Ad$1.99
The Temple Bell.
No in-app purchases
Questions
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