Bloom vs Setlist Carrot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bloom
Create unique melodies and elaborate patterns by simply tapping the screen. This generative music player offers an infinite selection of compositions and accompanying visualizations, even when left idle. It's a musical instrument, composition, and artwork all in one.
- Create melodies by tapping
- Generative music player
- Visualizations
- 12 mood settings
- Adjustable delay
- Shake to clear
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Developed by ambient pioneer Brian Eno and musician / software designer Peter Chilvers, Bloom explores uncharted territory in the realm of applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. Part instrument, part composition and part artwork, Bloom's innovative controls allow anyone to create elaborate patterns and unique melodies by simply tapping the screen. A generative music player takes over when Bloom is left idle, creating an infinite selection of compositions and their accompanying visualisations. "Bloom is an endless music machine, a music box for the 21st century. You can play it, and you can watch it play itself." - Brian Eno Features - 12 different mood settings - Random mood shuffle - Adjustable delay - Shake to clear - Evolve when idle - Sleep Timer Recommended for headphones or external speakers. “Bloom Raises the Bar for Musical iPhone Apps… if you're a fan of ambient music or music in general, you'll be wanting to get it right now” - Gizmodo “A relaxing alternative to just about anything else you can do with an iPhone” Wired “Hypnotic and ludicrously addictive” - Guardian
Setlist Carrot
Explore past concerts by your favorite artists, discovering the exact songs played at specific shows. Create custom playlists directly within the app, mirroring the authentic setlist order.
- Search artist gigs by location and year
- View songs played at specific shows
- Create Apple Music playlists from setlists
- Relive past concert experiences
- Discover song covers played live
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Research your next gig or relive your last one. Setlist carrot will allow you to search for your favourite artist gigs down to the location and year of the show to find what songs or covers were played on that night. Forget best of playlists, listen to the tracks in the order the Artist think they should be heard by creating Apple Music playlists of the setlist direct from the app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Setlist Carrot at Free against Bloom's $3.99. Bloom's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (84% vs 50%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Setlist Carrot is free to download; Bloom costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bloom holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bloom has 99 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Bloom's written reviews are positive against 50% of Setlist Carrot's.
Bloom ships an update every 11 months, Setlist Carrot every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bloom | Setlist Carrot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (99 ratings) — better | 3.9 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #104 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Opal Limited | Lee Gaskell |
Customer experience
Bloom
Setlist Carrot
Bugs and requests
Bloom
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on iOS 8/11 updates
- Stops working in background
- High notes cause issues for some users
Requested features
7 requests- Add more sound options/instruments
- Implement recording and export capabilities
- Add sleep timer and background playback
- Improve low-end sound quality
- Introduce MIDI support
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- Expand sound manipulation options (pitch bending, sustain, etc.)
- Add visual customization (blurred edges, etc.)
Setlist Carrot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bloom
No in-app purchases
Setlist Carrot
No in-app purchases
