Bloom vs Session
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bloom
Manage your entire creative business from a single, elegant application. This tool provides all the essential features for professionals across various industries to streamline their operations and achieve success.
- Invoice generation
- Client relationship management (CRM)
- Business management tools
- Web access upgrade
- Free to start
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Run your entire creative business in one beautiful place. The Bloom app gives you all the tools you need to succeed. Professionals of all industries use Bloom, including photographers, designers, coaches, marketers, developers, event planners, landscapers, consultants, writers, etc. Download the app and start using for free right away. If you'd like to access the entire suite of business tools Bloom has to offer on the web, you can upgrade at a later time. Try it today!
Session
Manage your photography sessions, bookings, and schedule directly from your mobile device. This app requires an existing Session account to access your information.
- View session details
- Manage bookings
- Access calendar on the go
- Requires Session account
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View your session details, bookings and calendar on the go. A Session account is required to use the Mobile App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Session at 4.4 against Bloom's 3.7. Session also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 39%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Session holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Bloom's written reviews are positive against 79% of Session's.
Bloom ships an update every 6 weeks, Session every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bloom | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (41 ratings) | 4.4 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PICR Inc. | Session Technologies, LLC |
Customer experience
Bloom
Session
In-app purchases
Bloom
No in-app purchases
Session
No in-app purchases
