Comparison

Brainstorming vs Bloom

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

Head to head
About

Brainstorming

This app helps you explore and develop ideas through interactive word clouds and suggestions. You can add various media like images, links, and voice memos to enrich your concepts. It's designed to streamline creative processes for projects, naming, and investigations.

Highlights
  • Interactive idea exploration
  • Thematic word cloud generation
  • AI-powered suggestions
  • Multimedia content integration
  • Project sharing
  • Export as image, video, or PDF
Features
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Unleash your creativity with Brainstorming, an intuitive platform where ideas come alive through interactive exploration. Automatically generate thematic clouds from your initial subjects and receive relevant suggestions tailored to your projects, just like magic. Dive deep into word relationships and concepts, adding images, sketches, voice memos, and web links. Explore cultural references from movies to Wikipedia articles. With a free account, create and share your Brainstormings with your friends and colleagues, and explore our community's public Brainstormings for fresh ideas. Streamline your creative process. Catchphrases, names, themes, or conducting investigations, Brainstorming simplifies it all. Subscribe to Brainstorming Premium for 1,99$/month to enjoy : • Unlimited Brainstorming projects • Unlimited number of levels in your Brainstorming projects • Adding artificial intelligence powered suggestions at all times, images and art references • Export and share your Brainstorming projects as images, videos or PDF. These prices apply to United States residents. Prices may vary in other countries respecting your local currency exchange rate. Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account. At the end of the term, unless auto-renewables subscriptions are disabled, your subscription will automatically renew in your iTunes account. You will be charged for the regular price of your subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of the current term. You can turn off automatic renewal in your iTunes account settings at any time, but you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current term. Refunds will not be provided for the unused portion of any term. Find more informations about the confidentiality policy of Brainstorming on https://brainstormi.ng/policy To read our Terms of Use, visit https://brainstormi.ng/terms

About

Bloom

Features
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You had plans. Then you picked up your phone. The book you want to finish. A personal project. Something you want to learn. Bloom helps you make time for the things you choose, one Session at a time. Make time for your pursuits Create a Pursuit for a project, hobby or skill. Choose when you want to return to it, set reminders and keep your reason close with "Why it matters." Focus and watch a flower grow Start a Session and watch a flower grow as you spend time on your Pursuit. Pause or extend the Session when you need to. Follow your remaining time with Live Activities. Protect the time you choose Add an optional Shield to block the apps you select during a Session. In the full app, you can also review your screen time and set daily limits for selected apps. See the time you have dedicated Review the time spent on each Pursuit and your weekly activity. After a Session, leave an optional Record with a note or photo to remember an idea, something you learned or a moment you want to keep. Try a Session before installing Open a Bloom App Clip link to start a solo focus Session and grow a flower. The App Clip does not block apps. Download the full app for Pursuits, Records and optional Shields. Group invitations open in the App Clip, and you need the full app to join the group. That thing you have been meaning to do? Make a little time for it today.

Screenshots

Brainstorming4 screens
Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bloom at none against Brainstorming's 2. Brainstorming's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Brainstorming sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Bloom asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brainstorming versus Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainstormingBloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (72 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB202 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGuillaume CendreAndrei Rech

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Brainstorming

Subscriptions2
  • Brainstorming Premium$1.991 Month
  • Brainstorming Platinum$3.991 Month
None

Bloom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brainstorming free?
Brainstorming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bloom free?
Bloom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brainstorming or Bloom have ads?
Neither Brainstorming nor Bloom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brainstorming or Bloom?
Brainstorming ships an update every 9 days, and Bloom every 9 days. Most recently, Brainstorming was updated on November 2, 2026 and Bloom on November 6, 2026.

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