Comparison

Slow Bloom vs Unpack

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

Head to head
About

Slow Bloom

Features
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Slow Bloom Grow time gently. Tap to gather light. Nurture flora. Watch your garden evolve through seasons of consciousness. Slow Bloom is a meditative idle experience where patience becomes beauty. No timers. No pressure. Just the gentle accumulation of light and the gradual transformation of your personal garden. - Tap to gather light - Grow six unique flora: Moss, Fern, Vine, Bush, Willow, and cosmic Starbloom - Watch your garden evolve from dawn to transcendence - Gentle ambient soundscapes that breathe with your garden - Haptic feedback tuned for meditation What we don't include: - No ads. Ever. - No notifications demanding your return - No timers or energy systems - No social pressure or leaderboards - No dark patterns This is not a game to win. It's a garden to tend. Eternal Bloom ($4.99) unlocks Starbloom flora, cosmic visual themes, and iCloud sync for gardeners who wish to support continued development. "Peace over pressure."

About

Unpack

Features
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A minute of talking becomes a season you can read back. Unpack is a voice training journal for the part of training that numbers leave out: how a session felt, what was on your mind and what your body had to say. After a run, a ride, a swim or a gym session, you can record a short voice note. Unpack turns your words into an organized journal entry, ready to revisit alongside the rest of your training. YOUR WORDS BECOME A JOURNAL Effort, feelings, niggles, sleep, gear and recurring themes find their place in your diary. You can check the entry and correct its fields whenever something needs changing. THE WEEK, IN CONTEXT Weekly and monthly reports bring your notes together. The heavy legs that came up again, a change in sleep, a session that felt different: your impressions become easier to revisit across the weeks. NIGGLES AND GEAR, OVER TIME Mentions of a calf niggle or a pair of shoes stay connected to the sessions around them. You can return to what you said and follow the history in your diary. DATA BESIDE YOUR WORDS With supported connections to Garmin, intervals.icu, TrainingPeaks and Wahoo, imported sessions can sit beside your notes. The data available depends on the platform, device and account. You can also use Unpack without connecting a device. ROOM FOR YOUR SPORT Running, cycling, swimming and triathlon, as well as strength training, yoga, tennis, padel, climbing and team sports. The diary starts with what you experienced, in your own words. YOUR DIARY, AT YOUR PACE Training days and rest days belong in the same story. Your journal gives you a place to revisit them on your own or during a conversation with your coach. PRIVACY Recordings are deleted as soon as processing is complete. If processing fails, audio is kept temporarily for a retry, as described in the privacy policy. Journal text is encrypted at rest on servers in Europe. You can request deletion of your account and its contents from the app. Available in English, Italian, French, Spanish and German.

Screenshots

Slow Bloom4 screens
Unpack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Unpack at 15.1 against Slow Bloom's 26.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Slow Bloom versus Unpack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlow BloomUnpack
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.115.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAgam BrahmaMatteo Agosti

In-app purchases

None

Slow Bloom

No in-app purchases

None

Unpack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slow Bloom free?
Slow Bloom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unpack free?
Unpack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Slow Bloom or Unpack have ads?
Neither Slow Bloom nor Unpack shows ads.

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