Comparison

Actionary vs Bloom

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

Head to head
About

Actionary

Quickly access key health metrics directly from your wrist. This app provides beautifully designed complications and widgets for easy viewing of steps, heart rate, and more. Search for specific metrics with simple text input.

Highlights
  • Check steps, flights climbed, heart rate
  • Cardio fitness and recovery tracking
  • Customizable complications and widgets
  • Quick search by typing keywords
  • Supports watch, iPhone, and iPod
Features
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Actionary lets you check health metrics quickly on your wrist. Features: • Check steps, flights climbed, heart rate, cardio fitness and more • Beautifully designed Complications & widgets to match your style • Search quickly by typing fewer characters Search to view: • ‘hr’ → heart rate • ‘rhr’ → resting heart rate • ‘whr’ → walking heart rate • ‘hrv’ → heart rate variability • ‘cf’ → cardio fitness • ‘cr’ → cardio recovery • ’fc’ → flights climbed • ‘st’ → steps

About

Bloom

Features
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Bloom is a calm, one-tap contraction timer for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Tap when a contraction starts, tap again when it ends, and Bloom keeps the duration, frequency and session history clear for you. Time from the device already in your hand—or directly from your wrist. Choose the standard timing or use the gap and duration your care team gave you. When contractions match those timings, Bloom gently suggests contacting your care team.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Actionary at Free against Bloom's $2.99. Bloom's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Actionary is free to download; Bloom costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Actionary ships an update every 2 months, Bloom every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Actionary versus Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActionaryBloom
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNayan VemulaPigeon Labs Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Actionary

No in-app purchases

None

Bloom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Actionary free?
Actionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bloom free?
Bloom costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Actionary or Bloom have ads?
Neither Actionary nor Bloom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Actionary or Bloom?
Actionary ships an update every 2 months, and Bloom every 2 weeks. Most recently, Actionary was updated on September 24, 2026 and Bloom on October 9, 2026.

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