Triple Flame vs BarterBug
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
BarterBug
Connect with neighbors to trade goods, skills, and services without using money. Add items to a wishlist, post what you have to offer, and browse community offerings. Facilitates local bartering and community group participation.
- Trade goods, skills, and services
- Add items to a wishlist
- Post items for trade
- Browse community offerings
- Join local groups
- Direct chat for negotiation
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Everything you need is already in your neighborhood. BarterBug just helps you find it. BarterBug connects you with locals who have what you need — and want what you’ve got. No cash, no catch. Trade goods, skills, and services with your neighbors without anyone pulling out their wallet. The oldest form of commerce, finally in your pocket. What you can do: Add to your wishlist so neighbors know exactly what you’re looking for. Post items, skills, or services you want to trade. Browse what your community is offering. Join local groups and discover events. Chat directly to negotiate trades and arrange meetups. Why BarterBug? Good things don’t have to cost a thing. Whether you’re sharing a skill, passing along something you no longer need, or finding exactly what you’ve been looking for — right in your own backyard — BarterBug makes it possible. Kindness is Currency. Simply Post to Participate!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Triple Flame at none against BarterBug's 5. Triple Flame also leads on ratings volume (75 vs 5). BarterBug's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, update cadence, 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. BarterBug sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Triple Flame asks for nothing beyond the download.
BarterBug holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Triple Flame has 75 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Triple Flame's written reviews are positive against 100% of BarterBug's.
Triple Flame ships an update every 5 weeks, BarterBug monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Triple Flame | BarterBug |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (75 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gene Keys Publishing Ltd | Barter Share Trade, SPC |
Customer experience
Triple Flame
BarterBug
Bugs and 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
BarterBug
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Triple Flame
No in-app purchases
BarterBug
- Small Thanks$4.99
- Medium Thanks$9.99
- Large Thanks$19.99
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- Extra Large Thanks$49.99
- Mega Thanks$99.99
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