How are you? vs Bloom Heart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
How are you?
Stay connected with loved ones by sharing daily moods, step counts, and locations. Facilitate easy communication and health management, with an added layer of emergency contact features for peace of mind.
- Share daily mood and step count
- Location sharing with time limits
- In-app messaging with expressive icons
- Daily mood and step history
- Emergency contact registration
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Do you ever worry about your family or friends who live far away? With this app, you can share your daily mood and step count with your loved ones. Let's watch over each other with easy communication! You can also use this app to watch over in your local community. ◆ 5 features of "How are you?" app (1) Sharing mood and steps You can easily share today's mood with everyone just by choosing from the options. This allows you to quickly notice if someone is not feeling well. The number of steps is automatically measured just by walking with your iPhone. (*1) (2) Sharing locations You can share each other's locations when getting together or when you want to know where your family is. You can set a sharing time limit, so even people who are reluctant to share their location on a daily basis can use it with peace of mind. (3) Communication Enjoy your communication by sending messages. You can change the expression of your icon to convey your feelings. (4) Health management You can look back on your mood and steps recorded every day. Check yourself and your family's health. (5) Emergency contact You can register emergency contacts in case of emergency. ◆This app is perfect for the followings! ・I'm worried about my family and friends who live far away, but I hesitate to call them every day because it will be annoying. ・I'm not comfortable with installing sensors such as cameras to watch over my family, and I would like to protect our privacy. ・I want to feel the joy of interactive communication, rather than one-way monitoring. ◆This app does not burden on your households' budgets This app is free to use. Ads are displayed within the app, but they are limited to categories that you can safely watch. *1 This app integrates with the Health app in order to display your daily step counts. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Bloom Heart
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Bloom Heart is a gentle, private space where mothers and daughters can write, share, and grow together. Through a shared emotional journal, Bloom Heart helps you reconnect, communicate with kindness, and create meaningful memories day after day. A Shared Journal for Two Write daily entries filled with thoughts, emotions, photos, or small moments that matter. Each entry becomes a piece of your story. A safe place to express yourself freely. Reactions Filled With Kindness Respond with soft, pressure‑free reactions like hearts, flowers, stars, or a simple “thank you”. It’s a tender way to say “I read you, I’m here”. Shared Wishlist Create and share a gentle wishlist of experiences, moments, or small desires you’d love Private Comments Open a gentle dialogue under each entry. Share gratitude, encouragement, or support in a calm, intimate space. A Safe, Private Space Bloom Heart is designed with care, privacy, and emotional safety in mind. Your data is protected, encrypted, and never shared with third parties. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bloom Heart at none against How are you?'s shown. How are you?'s advantage is iOS requirement (14 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases 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. How are you? sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.69 per 7 days and Bloom Heart sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | How are you? | Bloom Heart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hikaru Hanada | Carlo-Luigi Barabino |
In-app purchases
How are you?
- Ad-free plan$0.697 Days
- 1-Year Plan (No auto-renewal)$9.99
Bloom Heart
- BloomHeart Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month









