Seedling vs Bloom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seedling
Document your plant's journey with notes, photos, and growth stage milestones. Organize gardening tasks with a categorized to-do list. Designed for simplicity, it lets you focus on the joys of gardening.
- Plant journaling with notes and photos
- Track plant growth stages
- Record plant care requirements
- Categorized gardening to-do list
- Simple and distraction-free interface
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Seedling is a simple garden journal for tracking your plants from seed to harvest. Journal - Photos and notes for every plant, all in one timeline. Growth Milestones - Mark key moments, from sprouting to first bloom to harvest. Plant Care - Sunlight, water, temperature, humidity, soil, and fertilizer — all in one place. To-Do List - Categorized garden tasks, so nothing falls through the cracks.
Bloom
Cultivate a personal pixel garden by reflecting daily. Each entry grows a new flower, with no pressure or streaks to maintain. Organize your reflections by mood and discover unique flower varieties.
- Daily pixel journaling
- Grow a virtual flower garden
- Sort entries by mood
- Collect flower varieties
- Optional daily reminders
- Privacy-focused design
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Bloom is a quiet, slightly silly journal — a personal pixel garden that grows one flower each day you reflect. No streaks to break. No pressure. Just a small, kind nudge to come back to yourself. - Write a short entry each day — a sentence is enough - Watch your garden grow with a new flower for every memory - Sort your garden by mood to see your year at a glance - Collect every flower variety in your Guidebook (Pokédex-style) - Optional 7 PM reminder so you don't forget Privacy Policy: https://wisdominurmovement.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bloom at 5.0 against Seedling's 4.0. Seedling's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bloom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Seedling ships an update monthly, Bloom every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Seedling | Bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laurie Cai | Kinshuk Sahni |
Customer experience
Seedling
Bloom
In-app purchases
Seedling
No in-app purchases
Bloom
No in-app purchases
