Comparison

Bloom vs Sonicuity AfterHours

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Sonicuity AfterHours

Estimate your on-call pay with this private app. It calculates standby and called-in work based on your facility's rules, minimums, and rounding. Review historical totals and compare with official pay stubs.

Highlights
  • Estimate on-call pay
  • Track standby and called-in work
  • Configure facility pay rules
  • Apply minimums and rounding
  • Review historical totals
  • Compare with pay stubs
  • Private and ad-free
Features
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Know your on-call hours. Know your on-call pay. AfterHours Pay helps workers turn real on-call records into a clear estimated gross-pay picture—without an employer login, subscription, or cloud account. Set your facility's normal hours and pay rules. Record an on-call assignment. The app counts standby time only when the facility is closed, keeps actual called-in work separate, applies your configured minimums and rounding rules, and shows the math behind the estimate. DESIGNED FOR THE WAY ON-CALL WORK HAPPENS • Create editable on-call periods from your usual pattern • Add a guaranteed callback minimum in one tap • Enter exact clock-in and clock-out times when you work longer • Edit saved periods, called-in work, and flat payments without creating duplicates • Review current and historical estimated totals • Compare your estimate with a saved official pay-stub total CLEAR, TESTED CALCULATIONS • Facility hours and optional weekend schedules • Standby and called-in rates • Guaranteed minimums and duration rounding • Differentials, multipliers, flat payments, and overtime rules • Overnight, multi-day, and daylight-saving transitions PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. No telemetry. No cloud sync. Your records stay on your device unless you choose a local export. FAST FROM THE HOME SCREEN The AfterHours Pay widget shows your chosen pay or hours view and gives you direct actions for Called In and Add On-Call Period. A privacy setting can hide dollar amounts. IMPORTANT All totals are estimates. Your employer's official timekeeping, payroll rules, and pay stub control your actual pay.

Screenshots

Bloom4 screens
Sonicuity AfterHours4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bloom at Free against Sonicuity AfterHours's $2.99. Bloom also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 3). Sonicuity AfterHours's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 66%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On update cadence, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sonicuity AfterHours holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bloom has 2.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Bloom's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sonicuity AfterHours's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bloom ships an update fortnightly, Sonicuity AfterHours every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bloom versus Sonicuity AfterHours: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloomSonicuity AfterHours
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (2.4K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFind Your Bloom LLCSonicuity Technologies

Customer experience

Bloom

All ratings2,129 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews415 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral10.4%
Negative24.1%

Sonicuity AfterHours

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Sonicuity AfterHours

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bloom

No in-app purchases

None

Sonicuity AfterHours

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bloom free?
Bloom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sonicuity AfterHours free?
Sonicuity AfterHours costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bloom or Sonicuity AfterHours?
Sonicuity AfterHours is rated higher. Bloom averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Sonicuity AfterHours averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Bloom or Sonicuity AfterHours have ads?
Neither Bloom nor Sonicuity AfterHours shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bloom or Sonicuity AfterHours?
Bloom ships an update fortnightly, and Sonicuity AfterHours every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bloom was updated on October 15, 2026 and Sonicuity AfterHours on October 6, 2026.

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