Comparison

Kaamos vs Alien Bloom

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

Head to head
About

Kaamos

Engage in turn-based tactical combat by matching tiles on a grid. Explore a dark medieval world, collect equipment, and build your character and deck to overcome foes in this unique roguelike experience.

Highlights
  • Turn-based tile matching combat
  • Character and deck building
  • Looting equipment from foes
  • Dark medieval world exploration
  • Roguelike progression
Features
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Kaamos is a bite-sized turn-based puzzle roguelike where battles are fought by matching tiles on a grid with looping rows and columns. Build your character and deck of tiles by looting equipment from your foes. Traverse a dark medieval world where the Sun went down and never rose again.

About

Alien Bloom

Engage in a strategic multiplayer card game where three players vie for planetary control. Utilize unique factions, claim territories, and engage in tactical card-based battles across different dimensions. Victory can be achieved through various strategic paths, including territory collection, faction-specific goals, or player elimination.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer strategy card battles
  • Turn-based territory control
  • Cosmic world map with tactical choices
  • Unique sci-fi factions
  • Special abilities and space battles
  • Bot opponents for faster matchmaking
  • Multiple paths to victory
Features
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Three players. One Earth. Alien Bloom is a free-to-play 3-player strategy card game where you expand across the world, attack enemy territories, and use cards to decide every battle. Control 5 territories in a row to win. EXPAND. ATTACK. CONQUER. Take territories on the World Map and build toward a winning line. Attack another player and the fight moves to a card battle. Win the battle and claim the territory. Every move matters. A single territory can block an opponent, complete your own line, unlock a powerful bonus, or open an entirely new battlefield. CARDS DECIDE EVERY BATTLE. Fight across multiple card-based battle systems: • World Battles — Attack and defend territories using a fast high-card battle system. • Space Battles — Send spaceships into orbit and fight with hands inspired by 3-Card Poker. • 5th Dimension Battles — Battle for powerful planets using a two-hand system inspired by Pai Gow Poker. ESCALATE THE WAR. Capture key territories to unlock powerful weapons and abilities, including the Space Cannon, Plasma Turret, CryoStorm Device, Nuclear Strikes, and the Superweapon. Battles can begin on Earth and end in space or even the 5th Dimension. CHOOSE YOUR FACTION. Play as one of four asymmetrical factions: • Humanity — Mobility and Airships • Cybernetics — Stealth and deception • The Orcus — Parasites and opportunism • The Aliens — Powerful Motherships THREE PATHS TO VICTORY. • Control 5 territories in a row. • Complete your faction's unique victory condition. • Become the Sole Survivor. Jump into multiplayer matches against human players, with bots available to fill empty seats when needed. Learn the basics quickly, discover deeper strategies, try different factions, and conquer Earth again. Conquer territories. Battle with cards. Control 5 in a row.

Screenshots

Kaamos4 screens
Alien Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Alien Bloom at Free against Kaamos's $3.99. Alien Bloom also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Kaamos's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, ads 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

Alien Bloom is free to download; Kaamos costs $3.99 up front. Alien Bloom sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Kaamos asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alien Bloom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Kaamos's written reviews are positive against 100% of Alien Bloom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kaamos ships an update weekly, Alien Bloom every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Kaamos versus Alien Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKaamosAlien Bloom
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (16 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better11
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB330 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperFreedom Games, LLCBestwood Studios LLC

Customer experience

Kaamos

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%

Alien Bloom

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kaamos

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Alien Bloom

One-time4
  • Aliens Faction$6.99
  • Star Rangers$6.99
  • Monarchs Faction$6.99
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  • The Scions$6.99

Questions

Is Kaamos free?
Kaamos costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alien Bloom free?
Alien Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kaamos or Alien Bloom?
Alien Bloom is rated higher. Kaamos averages 3.9 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Alien Bloom averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Kaamos or Alien Bloom have ads?
Neither Kaamos nor Alien Bloom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kaamos or Alien Bloom?
Kaamos ships an update weekly, and Alien Bloom every 2 days. Most recently, Kaamos was updated on October 24, 2026 and Alien Bloom on October 28, 2026.

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