Bond Touch vs Bump
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bond Touch
This app connects you with loved ones when you're apart, allowing you to send and receive touches, share private messages and photos, and even feel a partner's heartbeat. It manages smart bracelets and necklaces designed to bridge physical distance and foster deeper connections.
- Send and receive touches
- Private encrypted space for messages and photos
- Personalize touch colors
- View connection and battery status
- Revisit touch history
- Optional location sharing
- Record and exchange heartbeats
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The app that help people deepen their connection even when they're apart. Use the Bond Touch app to manage and connect all of your Bond Touch products and get ready and start bridging the distance between you and your loved ones: • Bond Touch/Bond Touch More: The best long distance touch bracelets of the market! Send and receive touches no matter the miles between you. • Bond Heart: The smart necklace that allows you to feel their heartbeat forever • Bond Touch Lite: A lighter version of the Bond Touch experience on your Apple Watch App Features: • Private Space: Share texts, photos, and secrets in a secure, encrypted space. • Customization: Personalize touch colors on your bracelet. • Connection and Battery Status: Stay informed about your and your partner’s connection and battery levels. • Touch History: Revisit and replay touches from your partner. • Location Sharing: Optionally share your location and view your partner’s city, weather, and more. • Countdown to Reunion: Anticipate your next meeting with the Next Encounter feature. • Multi-Partner Bonding: Connect with up to 3 partners using Bond Touch More. • Heartbeat Recording: Record heartbeats for your Bond Heart within the app • Heartbeat Exchange: Send, request, and wear heartbeats through our innovative app. For more information on Bond Touch bracelets and Bond Heart necklace, visit www.bond-touch.com .Need Assistance? Contact us at info@bond-touch.com or visit our help center: help.bond-touch.com Stay Connected: • Instagram: @bondtouch • Facebook: Bondtouch • TikTok: @bondtouch Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ DOWNLOAD NOW! BOND TOUCH - BE TOGETHER, EVEN WHEN YOU’RE APART.
Bump
Easily send notifications to friends directly from your smartwatch. Share your unique ID to connect and then simply tap to alert them on their wrists.
- Send notifications from Apple Watch
- Add friends using Bump ID
- Instant alerts to wrists
- Simple communication tool
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Bump is the simplest way to communicate with your friends on your Apple Watch! Share your Bump ID and add your friends. Tap them on the app, you've just sent a notification right to their wrists.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bond Touch at 4.6 against Bump's 3.5. Bond Touch also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 0%) and ratings volume (18K vs 4). Bump's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bond Touch sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Bump asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bond Touch holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bond Touch has 18K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Bond Touch's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bump's.
| Parameter | Bond Touch | Bump |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18K ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 258 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bond Touch Inc. | C2M Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
Bond Touch
Bump
Bugs and requests
Bond Touch
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Pairing issues with multiple devices
- Bracelet disconnects randomly
- Inaccurate battery percentage display
- Trouble with firmware updates
Requested features
5 requests- Allow use without app open
- Improve battery life
- Add more customization options
- Enhance notification system
- Expand connectivity range
Bump
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bond Touch
- Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
- Lifetime$39.99
- Lifetime$69.99
Bump
No in-app purchases
