Comparison

Marbles vs Bloom Moment

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

Head to head
About

Marbles

Features
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Turn your daily routines into something you can feel. Marbles isn't just another checklist. It’s a tactile, satisfying way to visualize your progress. Every time you complete a habit, you get to drop a marble into your jar. Watch it bounce, hear the satisfying "clink," and feel the haptic tap as your jar fills up over time. Why Marbles? Checkboxes are boring. Physics are fun. Marbles capitalizes on the "satisfaction" loop to make building habits addictive in the best way possible. Whether you are drinking more water, hitting the gym, or reading daily, seeing your physical progress accumulate in a jar gives you a sense of accomplishment that a spreadsheet never could. Key Features: The Marble Jar Experience high-fidelity physics. Marbles tumble, stack, and collide with realistic sound effects and haptics. Pixel Reveal Themes (Pro) Prefer retro gaming? Switch your habit to "Pixel Mode." Every day you complete a task, you light up a new pixel on a grid, slowly revealing a mystery retro artwork. Forgiving Streaks Life happens. If you need a break, use the "Skip" feature. You'll drop a "Ghost Marble" that keeps your jar filling up without breaking your hard-earned streak. History & Editing View your full history, track your best streaks, and easily undo accidental drops. Private & Native Built with the latest Apple technologies. Your data stays on your device. Get Marbles today and start filling your jar!

About

Bloom Moment

Features
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BloomMoment is a gentle, local-first daily diary. At a random moment each day, you’ll receive a soft notification. You have five minutes to swipe through five short affirmation cards, write down a thought if you want, and keep one photo worth remembering. The flowers you grow stay with you and every year on the same date, that day quietly returns. β€”β€” The five-minute moment β€”β€” Swipe through five soft affirmations or questions like: β€’ β€œToday I was kind to myself.” β€’ β€œToday I let myself slow down.” β€’ "One thing to say to yourself today" Swipe right for yes, left for not yet, or tap WRITE to save a thought or memory. You can also create your own affirmation or reflection card. β€”β€” One image worth remembering β€”β€” Choose a photo from the last 24 hours or take a new one. It’s the photo of your day. Years later, you’ll be glad you kept it. β€”β€” Your private garden, year after year β€”β€” Every saved day becomes a flower tile in your past view. Open any date to revisit your cards, photos, and thoughts, along with memories from the same day in previous years. β€”β€” Built around weekly tasks and skill cards β€”β€” Create your own weekly tasks, affirmations, and reminders, or import a screenshot of notes to your Skills Library. You can revisit the library anytime. BloomMoment works naturally alongside Run2Achieve Ltd’s group coaching and 1-on-1 coaching sessions. β€”β€” Local-first by design β€”β€” Your entries, photos, tasks, and library stay on your device. No accounts. No backend. No cloud sync. No third-party analytics. We have nothing to collect, and nowhere to send your data. β€”β€” You choose the rhythm β€”β€” Use BloomMoment once a day, every two days, or every three days. Notifications are optional and fully adjustable in Settings. β€” β€” Available in Simplified Chinese and English β€”β€” BloomMoment automatically follows your phone’s language on first launch, and you can switch languages anytime. This is a small private space - a flower-a-day kind of place. We hope it stays gentle.

Screenshots

Marbles4 screens
Bloom Moment4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bloom Moment at none against Marbles's 1. Bloom Moment also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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. Marbles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bloom Moment asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Marbles versus Bloom Moment: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarblesBloom Moment
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDailyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.215.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarney Randallrun2achieve

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Marbles

One-time1
  • Lifetime$4.99
None

Bloom Moment

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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