Umi vs Bloom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Umi
Master a new language through engaging TV clips, from beginner to fluent in a year. This app offers a fun, scientifically backed immersion method with vocabulary, listening, and reading practice. Learn from native speakers in real-life contexts without textbooks or lectures.
- Learn languages from 0 to fluency
- Watch TV clips for learning
- Vocabulary, listening, and reading practice
- Immersion method
- Learn from native speakers
- 24 free lessons
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Learn a language from 0 to fluency in 1 year, by watching TV clips! 24 lessons for free! Learn Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German or English! Vocabulary, listening, and reading all in one app... and it's fun! A revolutionary scientifically backed method; natural exposure with short videos is the best way to gain REAL comprehension. No textbooks. No boring lectures. Learn from native speakers! Understand how people talk in real life situations. Start learning today with the revolutionary immersion method, and actually achieve fluency! Privacy: https://www.umiapp.co/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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.
- Research-based language games
- Vocabulary and grammar practice
- Interactive lessons and stories
- Progression management
- Over 200 vocabulary sets
- Six mini-games
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bloom at 100% against Umi's 54%. Bloom also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 15) and ads (none vs shown). Umi's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 6). On price 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. Umi sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Bloom asks for nothing beyond the download.
Umi holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Umi has 2.4K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Umi's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bloom's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Umi ships an update every 10 days, Bloom every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Umi | Bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #193 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Immersely Inc. | Jessica Henry |
Customer experience
Umi
Bloom
Bugs and requests
Umi
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes and loading issues
- Inability to delete account or access full free version
- Inconsistent performance and playback problems
Requested features
4 requests- Add more language options like Mandarin and Russian
- Improve spaced repetition and word review system
- Provide more detailed grammar and conjugation explanations
- Add a search function to find specific vocabulary
Bloom
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Umi
- Umi Plus + Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Umi Plus - Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Umi Premium - Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
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- Umi Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$17.991 Month
- Umi Professional - Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Umi Plus - 6 months3 Days trial$34.996 Months
- Umi Plus + 6 Months$34.996 Months
- Umi Premium - 6 Months$39.996 Months
- Umi Plus + Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Umi Plus - Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Umi Pro - 6 months$59.996 Months
- Umi Premium - Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Umi Pro - Annual3 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Umi Professional - Annual3 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Umi - Plus$149.99
Bloom
No in-app purchases









