Comparison

Ancient Maya App vs Bloom

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

Head to head
About

Ancient Maya App

Explore Mayan language and culture with this educational app. Create, share, and decode glyph blocks, convert calendar dates, and learn to recognize glyphs through interactive games and a comprehensive syllabary. Discover ancient artifacts and hear Mayan pronunciations.

Highlights
  • Create and share glyph blocks
  • Decode Mayan glyphs
  • Convert between Long Count and Gregorian calendars
  • Navigate Mayan syllabary
  • Explore Stela 11 from Yaxchilan
  • Listen to Mayan pronunciations
  • Learn glyphs with a game
Features
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With the Ancient Maya App you can create glyph blocks, share glyph blocks, decode glyph blocks, learn to read phonetic glyphs, convert dates between the Long Count calendar and the Gregorian calendar and easily navigate the Mayan syllabary. Explore the famous Stela 11 from Yaxchilan and even listen to a Mayan read it. The app includes nearly 800 glyphs, their definitions and over 600 dictionary entries and a game to help learn to recognize glyphs.

About

Bloom

Master new languages with engaging, research-based games that focus on grammar and vocabulary. This free application offers interactive lessons and custom stories to enhance fluency and comprehension for Spanish and French learners.

Highlights
  • Research-based language games
  • Vocabulary and grammar practice
  • Interactive lessons and stories
  • Progression management
  • Over 200 vocabulary sets
  • Six mini-games
Features
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Learn languages through a variety of research-based games! This free app will allow you to practice both grammar and vocabulary in a way that is interactive, fun and optimized using research into the most effective language-learning strategies. Developed by a teacher with over ten years of language teaching experience, this app can be a great way to improve your current level of fluency, no matter how much you already know! Currently includes resources for: Spanish and French Main Features: - Account creation and progression management allowing the program to adjust to your unique learning journey and current fluency - Vocabulary learning and review sessions to teach and improve fluency - Custom created stories implementing learned vocabulary to test and reinforce learning - Access to over 200 unique vocabulary sets ordered to optimize comprehension and retention - Six interactive mini-games to keep learning sessions fun and engaging - Extra review sessions allowing users to familiarize themselves with grammar and other aspects of language learning - And much more in the future!

Screenshots

Ancient Maya App4 screens
Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ancient Maya App and Bloom both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Bloom's written reviews are positive against 67% of Ancient Maya App's. Bloom also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Ancient Maya App against 4.3 for Bloom. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Ancient Maya App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bloom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ancient Maya App ships an update every 3 weeks, Bloom every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ancient Maya App versus Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAncient Maya AppBloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings66
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephen McDonaldJessica Henry

Customer experience

Ancient Maya App

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bloom

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ancient Maya App

No in-app purchases

None

Bloom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ancient Maya App free?
Ancient Maya App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bloom free?
Bloom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ancient Maya App or Bloom?
Bloom is rated higher. Ancient Maya App averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Bloom averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Ancient Maya App or Bloom have ads?
Neither Ancient Maya App nor Bloom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ancient Maya App or Bloom?
Ancient Maya App ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bloom every 3 days. Most recently, Ancient Maya App was updated on September 7, 2026 and Bloom on September 11, 2026.

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