Comparison

Pet Hatcher vs Idle Bloom

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

Head to head
About

Pet Hatcher

Features
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Why you’ll love it • 500 animals to collect A living “dex” of creatures spanning Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Mythical, and one Extinct ultra-rare. • Rarity hunt made fun Smart drop odds with clear tiers and a satisfying chase for high-rarity finds. • Pity boosts when you need them Activate 10-minute or 30-minute Pity to temporarily improve odds for Epic, Legendary, and Mythical tiers. • Auto Hatch Flip a switch and watch the discoveries roll in during your play session. • Game Center Leaderboard See your global rank by total hatches and challenge friends for the top spot. • Beautiful inventory Filter and scroll your full collection; rarity badges show your progress at a glance. • Pick-up-and-play Quick sessions or long streaks—your progress saves automatically.

About

Idle Bloom

Features
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Water your plots, then walk away. Your garden keeps growing while the app is closed. Idle Bloom is a gentle idle game about sowing seeds and waiting for flowers. Skip a day and nothing is lost—open the app again and a whole harvest is waiting for you. ■ WAITING PAYS Every species grows at its own pace and sells for its own price. Start with quick meadow flowers, then work up to the alpine and hothouse ones that actually pay. Expand from one plot to eight. ■ FIVE UPGRADES Watering Can, Fertilizer, Bees, Greenhouse, Market Stall. The Greenhouse is the one that matters most—it extends how long your garden keeps earning while you are away. ■ TURN OF THE SEASON Stuck? Turn the season. The garden resets, but everything you earned becomes a permanent growth bonus, and the next season moves far faster. ■ 121 FLOWERS TO COLLECT Twelve tiers, from Meadow to Legends, by way of waterside, dry country, orchid house, carnivores, cloud forest and frozen ground. Every flower you bloom is recorded in your herbarium. ■ A BOUQUET A DAY Fill the day's order and earn nectar. Keep your streak and earn more. Spend nectar to skip the waiting. English and Japanese. Plays offline. No account required.

Screenshots

Pet Hatcher3 screens
Idle Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pet Hatcher at none against Idle Bloom's shown. Idle Bloom's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Pet Hatcher sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Bloom sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pet Hatcher ships an update fortnightly, Idle Bloom every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Pet Hatcher versus Idle Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPet HatcherIdle Bloom
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher CameronEuryops corporation

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pet Hatcher

One-time3
  • Money x2 (5 min)$0.99
  • Pitty 10min$0.99
  • Pity 30min$1.99
5 purchases

Idle Bloom

One-time5
  • Nectar 50$0.99
  • Remove ads$1.99
  • Nectar 250$3.99
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  • Golden Watering Can$5.99
  • Nectar 800$9.99

Questions

Is Pet Hatcher free?
Pet Hatcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Bloom free?
Idle Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pet Hatcher or Idle Bloom have ads?
Idle Bloom shows ads; Pet Hatcher does not.
Which is updated more often, Pet Hatcher or Idle Bloom?
Pet Hatcher ships an update fortnightly, and Idle Bloom every 3 days. Most recently, Pet Hatcher was updated on October 28, 2026 and Idle Bloom on October 26, 2026.

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