Golf N Bloom vs Joel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Golf N Bloom
Experience a unique blend of golf and art with this game. Aim your shots to hit beautiful blooms and create artistic landscapes. Enjoy a calming, non-violent gameplay experience with handcrafted 3D pixel illustrations and numerous levels.
- Unique calming gameplay
- Handmade 3D pixel illustrations
- Numerous levels
- Unlockable balls
- No violence
- Haptic feedback
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Golf has never been so artistic. Tee up, aim and shoot to make the art bloom! Find the right trajectory and hit a bloom in one! Features: - Unique calming gameplay - Beautiful handmade 3d pixel illustrations - Lots of levels - Multiple balls to unlock - No violence - Haptic Feedback - Optimization for all screens
Joel
Experience a technical preview of advanced vector rendering technology by battling hundreds of zombies. This game showcases unprecedented vector rendering, ensuring crisp graphics that scale flawlessly across any resolution or device.
- Zombie battles
- Advanced vector rendering
- Scalable graphics
- High-quality animation
- Technical preview
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Battle hundreds of zombies in this technical preview of Rive’s new vector rendering technology. The Rive Renderer draws an unprecedented amount of vectors on screen. Everything animates and deforms without losing quality. Graphics remain crisp and clear regardless of scale, resolution, or device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Joel at none against Golf N Bloom's 1. Joel also leads on ads (none vs shown). Golf N Bloom's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (31 vs 7). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Golf N Bloom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Joel asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Golf N Bloom against 4.9 for Joel. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Golf N Bloom ships an update every 3 days, Joel every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Golf N Bloom | Joel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (31 ratings) | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Popa Radu | Rive, Inc |
Customer experience
Golf N Bloom
Joel
In-app purchases
Golf N Bloom
- No Ads$0.99
Joel
No in-app purchases
