Comparison

Triple Flame vs Ulysses

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Ulysses

This journal app helps you build self-control by reflecting on daily temptations and the strategies used to overcome them. It offers guided breathing exercises and insights into what works for you, without any pressure of streaks.

Highlights
  • Nightly self-control journaling
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Insight into effective strategies
  • No streak tracking
  • Cultural ropes exploration
  • Apple Watch integration
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Sailing home from Troy, Ulysses had to pass the Sirens — whose song pulled every sailor into the sea. He didn't trust willpower. He had himself tied to the mast. It wasn't strength that saved him. It was the rope. Ulysses & the Sirens is a nightly self-control journal built on that three-thousand-year-old trick. Each evening, one question: what did you resist today — and what was the rope that held you? An alarm across the room. A rule you set. The phone charging in the kitchen. Name the rope, tie the knot, and watch your voyage grow. NO STREAKS. EVER. Knots only count up. Nothing you have tied can be untied by a missed day. Quiet weeks are part of every voyage. WHEN THE SIREN SINGS Temptation doesn't wait for your evening review. One tap opens a minute of guided breathing with the rope — and the ropes that have held you before, ready to use. Hold on, then tie the knot while the win is fresh. YOUR ROPES, TESTED See which ropes actually hold you and which sirens keep returning. Insight, not guilt. THE BIGGER PICTURE Art, law, ritual, science — everything people build together is a rope against some siren that sings to all of us. Read the deck of cultural ropes, anchor the ones that hold you, attach your own thoughts and photos, and braid cards of your own. ALSO ABOARD • A knot-tying ceremony for every entry, with milestones at 7, 30, and 100 • Your journal as a golden rope of knots • Apple Watch app — tie a knot from your wrist, with the question on your watch face • Home screen widgets, evening reminder, search, and full export (PDF & JSON) • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No servers. No analytics, no trackers, no ads. Your journal lives on your devices and in your private iCloud — nowhere else. Leave any time with everything. ONE PRICE, YOURS FOREVER No subscription, no paywalls, no ads — every feature aboard, and one purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. If the rope has held you and you'd like to give more, an optional patron's tip unlocks nothing but a golden lantern icon and our gratitude.

Screenshots

Triple Flame4 screens
Ulysses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Triple Flame at Free against Ulysses's $4.99. Triple Flame also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (75 vs 1). Ulysses's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and device support (5 vs 3). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Triple Flame is free to download; Ulysses costs $4.99 up front. Ulysses sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Triple Flame asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ulysses 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Triple Flame ships an update every 5 weeks, Ulysses every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Triple Flame versus Ulysses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTriple FlameUlysses
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (75 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings75 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGene Keys Publishing LtdHessam Zahedi

Customer experience

Triple Flame

All ratings71 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative17.1%

Ulysses

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 6 more
  • 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

Ulysses

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Triple Flame

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Ulysses

One-time3
  • Tip — A coil of rope$2.99
  • Tip — A new sail$6.99
  • A ship for the fleet$14.99

Questions

Is Triple Flame free?
Triple Flame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ulysses free?
Ulysses costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Triple Flame or Ulysses?
Ulysses is rated higher. Triple Flame averages 4.6 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while Ulysses averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Triple Flame or Ulysses have ads?
Neither Triple Flame nor Ulysses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Triple Flame or Ulysses?
Triple Flame ships an update every 5 weeks, and Ulysses every 2 months. Most recently, Triple Flame was updated on October 6, 2026 and Ulysses on October 11, 2026.

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