Comparison

Starting Solids vs Bloom

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

Head to head
About

Starting Solids

This app creates personalized weekly meal plans for families, catering to children's ages, tastes, and allergies. It generates a grocery list organized by aisle to simplify shopping and offers simple recipes with estimated prep times. The service is designed to make healthy eating easy for all stages, from starting solids to picky toddlers.

Highlights
  • Personalized weekly meal plans
  • Kid-friendly recipes
  • Aisle-organized grocery list
  • Allergy and dietary preferences
  • Toddler portion swaps
  • Nutrition for early childhood
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Dinner shouldn't be the hardest part of your day. Mini Chef Planner builds a full week of family meals around your child's needs, then hands you a grocery list that's ready to shop. Tell us about your family once, and our AI does the planning every single week. Built for the first 1,000 days and beyond. From starting solids to picky toddlers to the whole family at the table, Mini Chef Planner makes healthy eating simple at every stage. No nutrition degree required, and no Sunday lost to meal prep. WHAT YOU GET - A fresh weekly meal plan, personalized to your kids' ages, tastes, and allergies - One plan the whole family can eat — with easy toddler swaps and baby-friendly options - A budget-aware grocery list, grouped by aisle so shopping is fast - Simple recipes with honest timing, so 6pm stops being a decision - Automatic refresh every Sunday — a new week of dinners, done for you TODDLER & BABY NUTRITION, BUILT IN Every plan is designed around the nutrients little ones actually need — iron, healthy fats, fiber, and protein — with the variety that helps kids learn to love new foods. Whether you're doing baby-led weaning (BLW), introducing first foods, or feeding a two-year-old who's suddenly "done" with anything green, Mini Chef Planner keeps mealtimes balanced and stress-free. PERFECT FOR - Parents starting solids or baby-led weaning - Families with toddlers and picky eaters - Busy weeknights when nobody's decided what's for dinner - Anyone who wants healthy kids meals without the mental load WHY PARENTS LOVE IT Meal planning made for real families. Instead of the same five safe dinners on repeat, you get variety that grows your child's palate — and a weekly plan that fits your schedule, your budget, and your kids' stage. Less food waste, fewer 5pm panics, more meals you can feel good about. FEATURES AT A GLANCE - Personalized weekly meal planner for babies, toddlers, and families - Kid-friendly recipes with clear, honest prep times - Smart grocery list, organized by aisle - Allergy and dietary preferences built into every plan - Toddler portion swaps for one shared family meal - Nutrition tuned to the first 1,000 days of your child's life Start today and your first weekly plan is ready in a few minutes. Let Mini Chef Planner take dinner off your plate — so you can spend less time deciding and more time at the table. Your family's healthiest start begins with what's for dinner tonight. Terms of Use: https://www.minichefplanner.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.minichefplanner.com/privacy

About

Bloom

Features
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Bloom turns your V60, Chemex, AeroPress, French Press, Kalita Wave, or espresso routine into a precise, repeatable ritual — no more guesswork, no more inconsistent cups. PRECISION RATIO & DOSE CALCULATOR Enter your coffee dose or target water and Bloom instantly calculates the other — with ratio presets (1:12, 1:15, 1:16.6, 1:18) or a custom decimal ratio slider from 1:10 to 1:22. Scale for 1 to 6 cups in seconds. LIVE BREWING TIMER WITH DYNAMIC ISLAND Multi-stage pour timers for every method — bloom, pour 1, pour 2, drawdown — with haptic and audio cues so you never have to stare at your screen. Track pour weight and stage countdown right from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. CHAMPIONSHIP RECIPE LIBRARY Brew world-champion recipes including James Hoffmann's Ultimate V60, Tetsu Kasuya's 4:6 Method, AeroPress Championship Inverted, and Lance Hedrick's high-extraction method — or build and save your own custom multi-stage recipes. BEAN CELLAR & TASTING JOURNAL Log every bag of beans — roaster, origin, process, roast date — and every brew: grind setting, water temperature, rating, and flavor notes. Bloom even adjusts your bloom time automatically based on roast date to account for degassing. MADE FOR SPECIALTY COFFEE • 8 languages, switchable instantly in-app • Celsius/Fahrenheit and grams/ml/oz units • Light, Dark, and System themes • 100% on-device — no accounts, no tracking BLOOM PRO Unlock unlimited custom recipes, the full championship recipe library, unlimited bean cellar and brew history, extraction analysis, degassing predictions, and iCloud sync with a Monthly (3-day free trial), Annual, or one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://krenixstudios.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Starting Solids4 screens
Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

Starting Solids and Bloom are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Starting Solids sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Bloom sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Starting Solids versus Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarting SolidsBloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMini Chef Plannerismail kirenli

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Starting Solids

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Bloom

Subscriptions2
  • Bloom Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Bloom Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bloom Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Starting Solids free?
Starting Solids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bloom free?
Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Starting Solids or Bloom have ads?
Neither Starting Solids nor Bloom shows ads.

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