Comparison

boba vs Bloom

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

Head to head
About

boba

Features
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Never forget what you ordered. Boba Buddy is for anyone who’s ever stared at a menu and thought, I know I loved something here last time… what was it? Find shops near you or search by name, then save a quick note for each visit - your go-to order, sweetness level, toppings, whatever helps. Add a photo if that’s easier than typing. Rate places you liked (or didn’t), and scroll through all your notes when you’re craving something specific. If you want your stuff on more than one phone, you can sign in and sync -totally optional. Less guessing, more drinking what you actually want.

About

Bloom

This app helps coffee enthusiasts meticulously track their beans, craft custom brew recipes, and log tasting notes. It offers smart scanning for coffee bags and provides personalized coaching to refine brewing techniques for the perfect cup.

Highlights
  • Customizable brew timer with step-by-step recipes
  • Detailed coffee bean logging and inventory management
  • Flavor lifecycle tracking based on roast date
  • On-device AI for smart coffee bag scanning
  • Brew coaching and detailed cupping assessments
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Equipment and grinder settings tracking
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Bloom is a coffee timer and journal for your daily brewing routine. Keep track of your beans, follow step-by-step recipes, and remember what made each cup work. YOUR COFFEE SHELF Record roast dates, origins, tasting notes, purchase prices, and your rating of each coffee. Set the remaining weight for a part-used bag and compare its price per 100 g. Flavor Windows estimate freshness from roast type and age. SCAN AND REVIEW COFFEE BAGS Photograph multiple bags and several sides of each bag. Bloom processes labels on your device and prepares details for you to review and correct before saving. Scanning requires iOS 26 or later. Compatible devices with Apple Intelligence available use on-device AI; when the model is unavailable, supported systems use text recognition. On older iOS versions, add details manually. Scanning can miss or misread details, so check the result against your bag. GUIDED BREWING Create or import recipes, follow timed steps, and keep variants for your experiments. Start a brew from a coffee to carry that bag into the timer. Each grinder remembers its last setting, and you can choose a default grinder. JOURNAL AND INVENTORY Finishing a brew saves a journal entry and updates the coffee's remaining weight. Add your assessment now or later. Record taste, notes, dose, and output, then use Brew Coach suggestions to plan your next cup. Detailed cupping adds aroma and taste assessments, flavor tags, and a radar chart. MAKE IT YOURS Track equipment and caffeine intake, choose a color palette in light or dark mode, and use Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. BLOOM PRO Start free with up to 3 coffees and 5 recipes, the brew timer, and Brew Coach. Bloom Pro adds unlimited coffees and recipes and Pro widgets. Monthly, yearly, and lifetime options are available; current localized prices and subscription terms appear before purchase. Restore purchases in the app. No account is required for core features. Coffee data is stored on your device and may sync through your private iCloud account. Label processing happens on-device. RevenueCat manages purchase entitlements. No ads. Terms of Use: https://bloom.parthjadhav.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bloom.parthjadhav.com/privacy

Screenshots

boba4 screens
Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bloom at 5.0 against boba's 3.0. Bloom also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). boba's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Bloom sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. boba asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bloom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

boba ships an update every 5 weeks, Bloom every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
boba versus Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbobaBloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEugenia LeongParth Jadhav

In-app purchases

None

boba

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Bloom

Subscriptions2
  • Bloom Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Bloom Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bloom Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is boba free?
boba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bloom free?
Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, boba or Bloom?
Bloom is rated higher. boba averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Bloom averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do boba or Bloom have ads?
Neither boba nor Bloom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, boba or Bloom?
boba ships an update every 5 weeks, and Bloom every 2 weeks. Most recently, boba was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bloom on October 24, 2026.

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