boba vs Bloom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
boba
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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.
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.
- 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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Bloom sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. boba asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
boba ships an update every 5 weeks, Bloom every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | boba | Bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eugenia Leong | Parth Jadhav |
In-app purchases
boba
No in-app purchases
Bloom
- Bloom Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Bloom Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
- Bloom Pro Lifetime$29.99









