Comparison

Time Progress Gauges vs Bloom Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Time Progress Gauges

This app helps you visualize your life's progress and manage your time effectively. Track your life, year, and month as percentages, and create custom gauges for personal goals or projects. Utilize widgets and Apple Watch complications for constant motivation.

Highlights
  • Track life, year, and month percentages
  • Create custom time period gauges
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Customizable gauge labels and colors
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Life moves forward a little each day. Time Progress Gauges visualizes the progress of your life, this year, this month, and any meaningful period you choose as simple progress gauges. ⌚ On Apple Watch and iPhone See your gauges through Apple Watch complications, the Apple Watch app, iPhone Lock Screen widgets, and Home Screen widgets. You do not have to open the app. A glance at your watch or phone shows where that time stands now. - Time you can turn into gauges Your life progress. Time left in the year. This month's progress. A project deadline. The days until an exam. A family milestone. Any period that matters to you can become a gauge and stay visible in the places you already look. Main Features - Preset gauges for Life, Year, and Month - Custom gauges with your own start and end dates - Days elapsed, days remaining, and progress percentage - Apple Watch complications - Apple Watch app - iPhone Lock Screen widgets - iPhone Home Screen widgets - Custom labels and colors for gauges Supported Places - Apple Watch faces with complications - Apple Watch app - iPhone Lock Screen widgets - iPhone Home Screen widgets Premium Premium is a one-time upgrade that includes: - Up to 50 custom gauges - Color customization for the preset Life, Year, and Month gauges This app is not meant to make time feel stressful or urgent. It is a small tool for keeping meaningful time quietly visible: a way to notice, at a glance, that the time you care about has moved forward again today. It is more than a countdown. You can see how much time is left, but also how far the whole period has progressed. Time Progress Gauges helps you see life and goals as time you can keep in sight.

About

Bloom Tracker

This app uses your iPhone's camera to detect and capture moments of significant change, like blooming flowers or pet antics. It analyzes your camera feed 24/7, taking high-resolution photos when motion or changes exceed your set sensitivity. Ideal for nature, pets, education, and creative projects.

Highlights
  • Motion and change detection
  • Automatic photo capture
  • Customizable sensitivity levels
  • 24/7 camera monitoring
  • High-resolution image capture
  • Supports iOS 16.6+
Features
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Bloom Track – Never Miss a Moment Would you stay up all night waiting for a rare night-blooming flower to open? With Bloom Track, simply set your desired sensitivity level—then let your iPhone do the watching while you rest. This intuitive app monitors your camera feed 24/7, capturing high-resolution photos the moment it detects meaningful changes. Perfect for: Nature magic: Buds blooming, plants growing, or wildlife surprises. Pet antics: Catch your furry friend’s solo adventures in crisp detail. Science & education: Ideal for lab experiments (e.g., chemical reactions, seed germination), classroom demos, or fieldwork documentation. Creative/security uses: Though overqualified as a security cam, we’re sure you’ll innovate! How it works: Bloom Track continuously analyzes your camera’s live preview, comparing frames to spot differences. When changes exceed your custom threshold, it snaps a perfect shot. Adjust sensitivity and scan frequency to match your needs—no more blind guessing with time-lapses or grainy video stills! Why choose Bloom Track? No subscriptions, no in-app purchases – Pay once, use forever across all your devices. Optimized for efficiency: Supports iOS 16.6+, giving older iPhones a new purpose. Battery-friendly: Tap to dim the screen; wake it with a touch. (For multi-hour/day monitoring, just plug your phone in.) Stop missing life’s fleeting wonders—or critical lab moments. Let Bloom Track capture them for you. v2.11 -> v2.12 - What's New and More From Us menu implemented - App information updated for the new 13+/16+/18+ age-rating system

Screenshots

Time Progress Gauges4 screens
Bloom Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Time Progress Gauges at Free against Bloom Tracker's $4.99. Bloom Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Time Progress Gauges is free to download; Bloom Tracker costs $4.99 up front. Time Progress Gauges sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bloom Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Time Progress Gauges against 5.0 for Bloom Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Time Progress Gauges versus Bloom Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Progress GaugesBloom Tracker
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperINCREDIBLE FOX, Inc.Jiulong Zhao

Customer experience

Time Progress Gauges

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bloom Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Time Progress Gauges

One-time1
  • LTL Premium$4.99
None

Bloom Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Progress Gauges free?
Time Progress Gauges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bloom Tracker free?
Bloom Tracker costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Time Progress Gauges or Bloom Tracker?
Time Progress Gauges and Bloom Tracker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Time Progress Gauges or Bloom Tracker have ads?
Neither Time Progress Gauges nor Bloom Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Progress Gauges or Bloom Tracker?
Time Progress Gauges ships an update every 2 months, and Bloom Tracker every 2 months. Most recently, Time Progress Gauges was updated on October 2, 2026 and Bloom Tracker on October 17, 2026.

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