Bloom vs Reclaim
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bloom
This app helps you conquer screen time by requiring you to tap an NFC keycard to your phone to access distracting apps. Set schedules, manage breaks, and utilize strict mode to stay focused. It's a physical solution for digital detox and improved productivity.
- NFC keycard app blocking
- Customizable distraction lists
- Focus schedules
- Break limits
- Strict mode
- Emergency exits
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Most screen time apps fail because they’re easy to bypass. Bloom was created to fix that. Bloom revolutionizes your productivity by requiring you to scan an NFC keycard to your phone to access distracting apps. **How It Works** - Choose Your Distractions: Select the apps or websites you find most distracting. - Block Your Distractions: Tap your Bloom card to your phone to block those apps. - Live Distraction-Free: Stay productive with your card out of reach. When ready, just tap your Bloom card to your phone to unblock your apps. **Features** - Schedules: Set personalized schedules for your focus periods, allowing them to start and end automatically. - Breaks: Use your apps mindfully by setting limits on the frequency and duration of your breaks. - Strict Mode: Disable your ability to delete the Bloom app while in focus mode (optional). - Emergency Exits: Unblock all of your apps without your bloom card up to three times. **Why Bloom** - Spend less time on your phone and more time doing things that actually matter. - Improve your work habits by blocking out distractions. - Our physical solution is the ultimate solution for digital detox and time management. With Bloom’s NFC keycard, you can leave the “key” to your distractions behind, ensuring you stay focused and productive. Find your Bloom today and enjoy life beyond your phone! (We prioritize your privacy—your screen time data stays securely on your device and is never shared or stored elsewhere). Learn more by visiting our website: bloom.inc
Reclaim
This app gamifies focus sessions to help you fight digital distractions. Engage in timed challenges against virtual "thieves" of your attention, with bonuses for keeping your phone face-down. Track your progress and improve your "Attention Age" score.
- Gamified focus sessions
- Fight digital "thieves"
- Stealth Mode with face-down bonus
- Attention Age tracking
- Syndicate operative intel
- Daily contracts and streaks
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Your attention is being stolen. Every notification, every scroll, every autoplay — The Syndicate is siphoning minutes from your life. Reclaim is your counterattack. START A SESSION. FIGHT THE THIEVES. Each focus session pits you against one of 20 named Syndicate operatives — The Algorithm, The Doomscroller, The Infinite Scroll, The Streak Killer. Pick up your phone and they breach the terminal. Stay down and you win. GO FACE-DOWN. EARN MORE. Place your phone face-down to activate Stealth Mode. The Thieves can't reach you. Earn a 1.5× multiplier on every minute hidden — even through the lock screen. YOUR ATTENTION HAS AN AGE. Reclaim tracks your Attention Age — a real-time score of how much of your life you've taken back. Every session moves it. Every breach costs you. Watch it shift over days and weeks. KNOW YOUR ENEMY. Study all 20 Syndicate operatives in the Intel tab. Each has a tier, a taunt, a backstory, and a counter-strategy. The Algorithm knows what you want before you do. The Binge Engine already queued the next one. Learn their patterns. Beat them. DAILY CONTRACTS. STREAK SHIELDS. RECLAIM SCORE. Log sessions, complete daily contracts, build streaks, and climb the Reclaim Score leaderboard. Pro members get streak shields to absorb missed days, full thief dossiers, and custom session lengths from 5 to 90 minutes. THE SYNDICATE IS WINNING. Not for long.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Bloom at free against Reclaim's freemium. Bloom also leads on ratings volume (3.5K vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Reclaim holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bloom has 3.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Bloom | Reclaim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Find Your Bloom LLC | stephen siejka |
Customer experience
Bloom
Reclaim
Bugs and requests
Bloom
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes when selecting apps for blocklist
- Settings fail to save consistently
Requested features
2 requests- More flexible session scheduling options
- Thinner, more discreet physical card
Reclaim
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bloom
No in-app purchases
Reclaim
No in-app purchases









