Comparison

Hook vs Fresh Bloom

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

Head to head
About

Hook

A private journal for your intimate life, keeping all entries securely on your device. Track partners, moods, locations, and protection details to gain insights into your personal story. Optional iCloud backup and STI test reminders are available.

Highlights
  • Private intimacy journal
  • On-device data storage
  • Partner profiles
  • Mood and location tracking
  • Protection and notes
  • Visual insights and patterns
  • Optional iCloud backup
Features
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Your private intimacy journal. On your device. Yours alone. Hook is a private journal for your relationships and intimate life. Reflect on the moments that matter and see your story unfold over time. Everything stays on your device, locked behind Face ID. No accounts, no cloud, no sharing. Hook is a personal journal — not a dating service or social network. It's built for adults who want a private space for personal reflection: couples keeping a shared journal, individuals reflecting on their relationships, anyone who values a truly private place for their own story. PRIVACY FIRST Your entries live on your device. No accounts, no servers, no sync unless you turn it on. Face ID or passcode locks the app from launch. iCloud Backup is optional, off by default. Private health reminders on your own cadence. WHAT YOU CAPTURE The moments that matter — when, where, and how you felt. Notes, moods, and tags you build yourself. Personal entries, or shared entries with a partner. WHO'S IN YOUR STORY Every partner gets a profile: a color, emoji, or photo avatar, plus the details you choose to remember — birthdays, preferences, and cycle tracking. WHAT YOU SEE A heatmap of your year. Patterns over time. Mood and location breakdowns. A clear view of your own story. YOUR STORY, MAPPED Pin meaningful moments to a map and revisit the places that have been part of your story. HOOK+ Unlimited profiles. Full stats. Map view. No ads. BUILT FOR Adults of every gender, orientation, and relationship structure. If you want a private place to capture and reflect on your own story, this is for you. Available in 12 languages, including English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. Your story, clearly. Yours alone. Privacy Policy: https://hook.tantostudio.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Fresh Bloom

Discover real flower blooms in your vicinity with a community-driven map. View photos, stories, and timing of nearby flowers, and contribute your own sightings. Save favorites and manage content for a reliable and engaging experience.

Highlights
  • Community flower map
  • Discover nearby blooms
  • Post flower photos
  • Save favorite blooms
  • Mark bloom visits
  • Report inappropriate content
Features
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Fresh Bloom is a community flower map for discovering real blooms around you. Browse nearby flower sightings, refresh the map as you explore, and open each bloom for its photo, story, approximate timing, and public profile context. Post one real flower photo at a time from the camera or Apple Photos metadata. Fresh Bloom checks photo and location metadata before upload so the map stays useful, current, and tied to real places. Save favorites, mark Bloom Visits when you are near a public bloom, and share safe public bloom links. You can hide blooms, block uploaders, and report content that is not a flower, is wrongly located, is unsafe, or violates the community rules. Fresh Bloom is free to use. Optional StoreKit support purchases help keep the project running and unlock cosmetic-only supporter badges and personalization; they do not affect map ranking, visibility, moderation, safety decisions, or access to core features. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Fresh Bloom Terms: https://freshbloom.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://freshbloom.app/privacy

Screenshots

Hook4 screens
Fresh Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fresh Bloom at every 5 days against Hook's every 2 months. Fresh Bloom also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Hook's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Hook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Fresh Bloom sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fresh Bloom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hook ships an update every 2 months, Fresh Bloom every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hook versus Fresh Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHookFresh Bloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB42 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAndre SuhartantoFresh Bloom Software LLC

Customer experience

Hook

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fresh Bloom

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hook

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99
6 purchases

Fresh Bloom

Subscriptions1
  • Garden Helper$4.991 Month
One-time5
  • Support a Flower$1.99
  • Keep Fresh Bloom Blooming$4.99
  • Help Cover App Costs$9.99
Show 2 more
  • Fresh Bloom Champion$19.99
  • Bloom Patron$49.99

Questions

Is Hook free?
Hook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fresh Bloom free?
Fresh Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hook or Fresh Bloom?
Fresh Bloom is rated higher. Hook averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Fresh Bloom averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Hook or Fresh Bloom have ads?
Neither Hook nor Fresh Bloom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hook or Fresh Bloom?
Hook ships an update every 2 months, and Fresh Bloom every 5 days. Most recently, Hook was updated on November 4, 2026 and Fresh Bloom on November 5, 2026.

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