Comparison

grug vs Bloom'n Brew

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

Head to head
About

grug

Receive a daily dose of simple, profound wisdom to help you navigate life's challenges. This app offers straightforward truths and accompanying artwork to inspire personal growth and contentment. It focuses on mindfulness and taking small steps each day.

Highlights
  • Daily wisdom sharing
  • Accompanying artwork
  • Home screen widget
  • Customizable themes
  • Light and dark modes
  • No login or tracking
Features
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grug know: big scary just many small rock wearing fur coat. every sunrise grug share one wisdom. help you break today rock into small piece. no fancy word. no complicated. just simple truth that work. **what grug do:** - share daily wisdom when sun rise - draw grug dream on wisdom - share with other grug - widget show wisdom on cave - grug work in light and dark cave or give grug shiny color grug not guru. grug just know: small step every day make mountain move. perfect never come. better start with broken stick today than wait for perfect stick tomorrow. wisdom come from real life. fear work love pain growth. grug speak simple but truth hit deep. like "fear just smoke. real but not solid.” and "wanting make poor. grateful make rich." each day different wisdom. truth waiting. grug help see: you already enough. just need pick up one small rock today. app simple like grug brain. open. read wisdom. maybe draw feeling. that all. no login. no cloud. no follow. just you and today truth. remember. tomorrow not here. only today real. grug help make today count. Terms of Service: https://ocho.so/terms Privacy Policy: https://ocho.so/privacy

About

Bloom'n Brew

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Perfect your home coffee brewing, one cup at a time. Bloom'n Brew helps coffee enthusiasts track, refine, and replicate their favorite brews. Whether you're using a Moka Pot, AeroPress, V60, Chemex, or French Press, this app makes it easy to log every detail and brew with consistency. Features: - Support for 5 brewing methods with custom parameters - Built-in timer for precise brewing control - Log bean types, taste notes, and ratings (1-5 stars) - "Brew Again" to replicate your favorite recipes exactly - Filter and sort your brew history - Mark favorites and try a random favorite when you're feeling adventurous - Fully offline – all your data stays on your device

Screenshots

grug4 screens
Bloom'n Brew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: grug at weekly against Bloom'n Brew's every 2 months. Bloom'n Brew's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

grug ships an update weekly, Bloom'n Brew every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
grug versus Bloom'n Brew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergrugBloom'n Brew
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.4K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOchoCARMEL LAURENTIA

In-app purchases

None

grug

No in-app purchases

None

Bloom'n Brew

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is grug free?
grug is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bloom'n Brew free?
Bloom'n Brew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do grug or Bloom'n Brew have ads?
Neither grug nor Bloom'n Brew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, grug or Bloom'n Brew?
grug ships an update weekly, and Bloom'n Brew every 2 months. Most recently, grug was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bloom'n Brew on October 2, 2026.

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