Comparison

NightShiftMode vs Bloom Challenge

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

Head to head
About

NightShiftMode

This health tracking app accurately monitors your activity, sleep, and steps based on your personalized work schedule, not a standard day-night cycle. It integrates with HealthKit, offers helpful reminders, and provides comprehensive health reports.

Highlights
  • Personalized work hour tracking
  • Accurate step and calorie monitoring
  • Sleep and activity analysis
  • HealthKit integration
  • Activity and hydration reminders
  • Daily, weekly, monthly health reports
Features
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Night Shift Mode is a smart health tracking app designed for both night shift and regular daytime workers. It allows users to set their real working hours so steps, calories, sleep, and activity are tracked accurately based on their personal schedule instead of a fixed day-night cycle. Users can create a profile, define their work hours, and view daily, weekly, and monthly health reports. The app syncs with HealthKit to collect health data and provides reminders for activities like standing, exercise, and hydration with push notifications. Users can manage their profile, read FAQs, send feedback, share the app, and control their account through the settings, including the option to delete their account. This app helps users stay healthy, organized, and in control of their wellbeing regardless of their work schedule.

About

Bloom Challenge

This app encourages users to be more active by rewarding daily step goals with animated blossoms and beautiful springtime visuals. It offers individual and team participation, syncs with Apple Health, and provides well-being tips and social encouragement.

Highlights
  • Animated blossoms for daily step goals
  • Springtime images and videos
  • Apple Health sync
  • Individual and team participation
  • Daily well-being tips
  • Social encouragement features
Features
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Bloom invites you to celebrate the season of renewal by stepping outside, soaking in spring’s fresh energy, and blossoming into better health. Features include: • Animated blossoms that bloom daily when you log at least 6,000 steps • Gorgeous full-screen springtime images and videos • Option to sync step data with Apple Health • Individual and team participation • Practical daily well-being tips • Wall and Friends component for encouragement and camaraderie Note: Bloom syncs with the web version through your organization’s wellness program; you must create your account on the web version before you can use the mobile app.

Screenshots

NightShiftMode4 screens
Bloom Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NightShiftMode at 5.0 against Bloom Challenge's 4.2. NightShiftMode also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Bloom Challenge's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NightShiftMode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NightShiftMode ships an update every 3 weeks, Bloom Challenge weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NightShiftMode versus Bloom Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNightShiftModeBloom Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB86 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCaris TrippeHealth Enhancement Systems

Customer experience

NightShiftMode

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bloom Challenge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

NightShiftMode

No in-app purchases

None

Bloom Challenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NightShiftMode free?
NightShiftMode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bloom Challenge free?
Bloom Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NightShiftMode or Bloom Challenge?
NightShiftMode is rated higher. NightShiftMode averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Bloom Challenge averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do NightShiftMode or Bloom Challenge have ads?
Neither NightShiftMode nor Bloom Challenge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NightShiftMode or Bloom Challenge?
NightShiftMode ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bloom Challenge weekly. Most recently, NightShiftMode was updated on September 9, 2026 and Bloom Challenge on June 4, 2026.

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