I vs Triple Flame
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
I
This app provides a digital I Ching (Yi Jing) experience for divination and self-reflection. It offers intuitive design, a journal for saving readings, and multiple casting methods, including virtual coins and a manual builder.
- Digital I Ching/Yi Jing oracle
- Intuitive modern interface
- Journal for saving readings
- Multiple casting methods (coins, stalks, manual)
- Original Chinese text and Legge Translation
- Lookup library organized by number and trigram
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Simply the best. Whether you're new to the I Ching or have used the book as an oracle, an aid to creativity, or a mirror of your subconscious, you'll love the clarity of writing, the intuition in the design, and the simplicity of use of this digital I Ching or Yi Jing. The modern, no-nonsense interface delivers new users straight to the basics: you ask a question, the I-Ching answers. For old souls who know the book well this app holds a wealth of features for deeper research. There's a journal where you can save and search your questions and readings, a notes area where you can record any length of text as context, a lookup library organized by number and trigram. You can recreate any I Ching reading using decimal notation. Cast a line at a time, an entire hexagram with a button press, or shake the phone gently to cast virtual coins. Original Chinese text and the Legge Translation included in an alternative selectable library. The I Ching software engine emulates precisely the ancient yarrow stalk method, which was slightly more likely to cast yang than yin. A changing yin line is very rare using stalks, but of equal probability to changing yang using coins. The ancient divination method uses stalks rather than coins. If you prefer to count your own stalks or cast your own coins there's a manual hexagram builder to look up and record your results. The wisdom and philosophy of the ancient Chinese texts blend seamlessly with commentaries that gently mix a dash of modern poetry, a pinch of humor, and cultural grace notes from the worlds of art, music, divination, literature and Human Design to bring you what many daily users have called the very best I-Ching app available. --------- Among my favourite reviews: "Of all the versions I've used, your renderings of the Book of Changes are my heart-felt favorites. They have inspired me, made me laugh and cry and everything in between." “Pretty profound! This Iching app gave me spot-on advice. I've never paid for an app before, but I had a strong urge to get this one. I'm impressed! Not to sound all new-age but I totally laughed out loud at the reading it gave me, it was like it was sitting here looking over my shoulder and telling me exactly what I needed to know about my grumpy husband. P.S. Grumpy husband called and apologized..." "Carl Jung would have been happy to have this Yi Jing on his phone - great to use, unfussy, untechy, respectful of the original. The journal feature is great for storing readings and referring back. Well done!" --------- All of us sometimes need a sympathetic ear and wise guidance, whether it's in matters of romance or finance: the I-Ching can become a companion along life’s journey like no other. It's a book that helps you explore questions and, if you're lucky, find answers: Whether you believe it's because the book is an oracle or the answers are simply unearthed from your subconscious -- the book's true magic lies in its ability to be a helpful guide (sometimes astoundingly so) to all these different forms of curiosity. Following the tradition of Baynes and countless interpreters of the original texts, I've written commentaries which borrow words and inspiration from a multitude of sources: Bob Dylan, Lao Tzu, Doctor Who, the Tarot, T.S. Eliot, Emily Dickinson, John Lennon, Maya Angelou, the Grateful Dead and Martin Luther King all make appearances. The language, unlike so many translations, makes every attempt to be gender-neutral when it's not gender-specific. I wanted the sparest interface possible. No fake parchment backgrounds, no gimmicky images of bamboo or cartoon sages with oracles and winning lottery numbers. I strived to create a quiet, reflective, slowed down experience in an environment that normally shouts. I hope you enjoy using this I-Ching app as much as I enjoy crafting it, improving it, and hearing from people who have found it helpful in their lives.
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 price: Triple Flame at Free against I's $3.99. Triple Flame also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). I's advantage is review sentiment (98% vs 80%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Triple Flame is free to download; I costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
I holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 81 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of I's written reviews are positive against 80% of Triple Flame's.
I ships an update every 4 months, Triple Flame every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | I | Triple Flame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (101 ratings) — better | 4.6 (81 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.9% of reviews — better | 79.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 81 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Fitzgerald | Gene Keys Publishing Ltd |
Customer experience
I
Triple Flame
User reviews
I
From 101 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and straightforward
- ✨ Simple and elegant design
- 📖 Journal/record-keeping feature
- 🔮 Accurate and insightful readings
- 💡 Yarrow stalk method implementation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Tapping Yin Yang button can stop registering
- 🤔 Readings can be obscure/difficult to understand
- 🚫 No commentaries on the lines (older review)
- 🤔 Interpretation sometimes lacking (older review)
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
I
Reported bugs
1 issue- Tapping the Yin Yang button selects and highlights it, causing it to stop registering taps.
Requested features
5 requests- Way to clear the 'Ask' box
- Ability to tap on hexagrams to toggle between them in readings with changing lines
- Swipe left and right through pages of a reading
- Add own notes to journal entries
- History tab
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
I
No in-app purchases
Triple Flame
No in-app purchases









