Comparison

Fromly vs Bloom Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

Fromly

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Fromly is your second brain with chat: write notes and tasks, and talk to an AI that actually knows them — because it can read and edit them for you. • Chat with memory: every note, task or document has its own AI conversation. It remembers the context and picks up right where you left off. • AI that really edits: ask it to add a paragraph, summarize a document, or pull tasks out of a note — and it does it directly, not just tells you about it. • Agenda & tasks: plan your day, week and month, with recurring tasks and reminders. • Contexts: group notes and tasks by project or area of your life, each with its own memory. • Agents: automate the processes you repeat. • Real-time sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac and web. Free to start. Pro unlocks unlimited AI. Your notes are yours: private and exportable any time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bloom Focus Timer

This app uses a unique approach to time management by gamifying focus sessions. Grow a virtual forest by completing work or study periods, with your trees' survival depending on your commitment. It also offers a collaborative mode for shared focus sessions.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus timer
  • Virtual tree growth
  • Forest building
  • Unlock new tree species
  • Collaborative focus sessions
  • Track work history
Features
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A focus timer should be simple. Bloom is a timer for work and study, and not much else. Pick a tree, choose how long you want to focus, and start. The tree grows while you work, and joins your forest when the session ends. Longer sessions grow bigger trees. New species unlock as your hours add up. Give up early and your tree dies. Plant with a friend: share your code, start one countdown together, and if either of you gives up, both trees die. Over time you end up with a forest you built yourself as a quiet record of the work you've done.

Screenshots

Fromly3 screens
Bloom Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bloom Focus Timer at 15.1 against Fromly's 18.6. 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. Fromly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.00 per month and Bloom Focus Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fromly ships an update every 5 days, Bloom Focus Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fromly versus Bloom Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFromlyBloom Focus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlberto LezaunMAXIMILIAN ANTON MICHLITS

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Fromly

Subscriptions2
  • Fromly Pro Monthly$6.001 Month
  • Fromly Pro Yearly$45.001 Year
One-time2
  • 5M AI tokens$4.00
  • Fromly Lifetime$129.00
1 purchases

Bloom Focus Timer

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$4.00

Questions

Is Fromly free?
Fromly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bloom Focus Timer free?
Bloom Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fromly or Bloom Focus Timer have ads?
Neither Fromly nor Bloom Focus Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fromly or Bloom Focus Timer?
Fromly ships an update every 5 days, and Bloom Focus Timer weekly. Most recently, Fromly was updated on October 28, 2026 and Bloom Focus Timer on October 25, 2026.

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