Comparison

Bloombird vs Jane

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

Head to head
About

Bloombird

Features
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Stop being held back by your stutter. Bloombird is a warm, judgment-free companion for adults who stutter. Not a program to get through — a place to come back to, a few minutes a day. It isn't about speaking perfectly. It's about not letting your stutter decide what you do, who you talk to, or what you say. Bloombird brings together the three things that actually help — your mindset, practical technique, and daily practice — with Sally, your AI companion, there whenever you need her. SHIFT YOUR MINDSET Understand why you stutter, find language for the moments you choose to share, and face feared situations at your own pace. LEARN REAL TECHNIQUES Easy onset, preparatory sets, pull-outs and more — the approaches speech pathologists use, broken into five-minute guided sessions. PRACTICE OUT LOUD Read aloud and rehearse the moments that matter — a coffee order, a phone call, a tough conversation. No silence cut-offs: you tap when you're done. Sally never asks you to repeat yourself. TALK TO SALLY, ANYTIME The Nest is your space to think things through — no judgment, no waiting room, no appointment. TRACK WHAT MATTERS No fluency scores. No words-per-minute. Just the question that counts: did stuttering hold you back today? BUILT BY SOMEONE WHO STUTTERS Created by Daniel, who has stuttered for over 20 years. Designed by someone who knows what it feels like — no jargon, no being treated like a problem to solve. Try Bloombird free for 7 days. Terms of Use (EULA): https://bloombird.web.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://bloombird.web.app/privacy.html

About

Jane

This app helps individuals who stutter build confidence in their speech through practice, challenges, and guided exercises. It focuses on acceptance and preparation for real-life speaking situations, offering tools like breathing exercises and assistive speech aids. Track progress and earn rewards as you gain confidence.

Highlights
  • Practice real-life speaking situations
  • Weekly speaking challenges
  • Daily affirmations
  • Breathing exercises
  • Guided speech exercises
  • Assistive speaking tools
  • Progress tracking
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Build confidence in your speech with Jane — a stuttering and stammering confidence app for people who stutter or stammer. Jane helps you build speech confidence, speaking confidence, and communication confidence through real-life speaking practice, speaking challenges, breathing exercises, affirmations, and assistive speech tools. If you experience stuttering, stammering, speech anxiety, speaking anxiety, nervousness when speaking, or fear of speaking, Jane helps you feel more prepared, grounded, and confident in real-life speaking situations. Whether you're preparing for a phone call, conversation, meeting, presentation, interview, public speaking, or everyday interaction, Jane gives you practical tools to practise speaking, challenge yourself, and build confidence at your own pace. Jane is not about hiding your stutter or trying to “fix” who you are. Stuttering and stammering are not flaws. Jane is about building confidence in your speech and becoming more comfortable speaking, one step at a time. Practise Real-Life Speaking Situations • Prepare and practise for speaking situations that make you feel stressed or anxious • Practise real-life conversations before they happen • Prepare for phone calls, meetings, presentations, interviews, and everyday conversations • Save and schedule speaking situations for regular speaking practice • Take on weekly speaking challenges to gradually push your comfort zone • Create your own personal speaking and stuttering challenges • Reflect on your conversations and speaking experiences • Log your daily confidence and track your progress Manage Speaking Anxiety Create a calmer routine before speaking and use tools designed to help with speaking anxiety and speech anxiety. • Try breathing exercises before a speaking situation • Explore guided speech exercises and speaking practice • Practise delayed auditory feedback (DAF) • Use a pacing metronome as an assistive speaking tool • Explore assistive speech tools to support your speaking • Read daily stuttering affirmations and positive affirmations written by people who stutter Build Your Confidence Turn speech confidence practice into a daily habit. Earn XP, keep your daily streak alive, unlock badges, complete speaking challenges, and track your confidence as you progress. Add widgets for your saved affirmations and upcoming speaking situations, so your stuttering support, speaking practice, and confidence tools are always close by. For People Who Stutter or Stammer Jane is made for people who stutter, stammer, or experience speech disfluency and want to feel more confident when speaking. You don't need to hide your stutter. You don't need to “fix” who you are. And you don't need to become fluent before you can feel confident. Jane is here to help you build confidence in your speech, practise speaking, manage speaking anxiety, prepare for difficult conversations, and challenge yourself in real life. Stuttering isn't something you need to fix. It's a part of who we are. Build confidence in your speech, one step at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.janestutterapp.com/terms

Screenshots

Bloombird4 screens
Jane4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Jane at 15.1 against Bloombird's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Bloombird sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Jane sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bloombird ships an update every 10 days, Jane every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bloombird versus Jane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloombirdJane
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDANIEL R HARDISTYYan Shern Ng

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bloombird

Subscriptions2
  • Bloombird - Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Bloombird - Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Jane

Subscriptions2
  • Jane Premium - Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Jane Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Bloombird free?
Bloombird is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jane free?
Jane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bloombird or Jane have ads?
Neither Bloombird nor Jane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bloombird or Jane?
Bloombird ships an update every 10 days, and Jane every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bloombird was updated on October 18, 2026 and Jane on October 16, 2026.

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