Bloom vs Animo Core
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bloom
This game offers a relaxing puzzle experience where you drag and drop pieces to clear lines and watch a hand-illustrated island grow. It features daily challenges, customizable worlds, and a gentle pace with no timers or pressure.
- Drag and drop puzzle mechanics
- Growing hand-illustrated island worlds
- No timers or pressure
- Daily puzzles and goals
- Offline play
- Customizable islands and decorations
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Some puzzles you race. Bloom is one you settle into. Drag pieces, clear a line, and watch a hand-illustrated island grow beneath the board — one that's still there waiting every time you come back. Trees take root, cottages light up, little boats drift in. Play long enough and a whole world unfolds beneath your pieces. A CALM PLACE TO PLAY - An 8×8 board, three pieces at a time — easy to learn, hard to put down - No timers, no game-over screens, no pressure. When the board fills, the season gently ends and a fresh one begins - Hand-drawn worlds that grow line by line — quiet meadows, frostpine forests, coral coves, starlit peaks, and more to discover - Feeling competitive? Participate in Seasons to win quarterly rewards and medals SOMETHING TO COME BACK TO - A brand-new Daily Puzzle every day — the same board for everyone, raced against your own best time - Daily goals and gentle streaks, with keepsakes to collect along the way - A small gift each day you visit - Keep unlocking new islands, items, and decorations to personalize each isle - An optional, anonymous world leaderboard — see how your best stacks up when you feel like it, and ignore it when you don't DUEL MODE - Duel a friend with a 6-character code, or meet a gardener — a player somewhere in the world - No accounts, and nobody has to be online at the same time - You both get the exact same board and 24 hours to play it, whenever it suits each of you - Play your own run, then see how the two of you compare A LITTLE HELP WHEN YOU'RE STUCK - Undo a move, swap a piece, clear a single block, or drop a bomb - Once per round, you can use in-game currency to continue your run MADE TO FEEL GOOD - Warm, hand-illustrated art in a soft paper-and-coral palette - Quietly satisfying sounds, gentle haptics, and a pace that's entirely yours - Fully offline — play anywhere, no internet, no account, no ads - Optional Dark mode across the app - Custom App icons to unlock as you play BLOOM PLUS A one-time purchase that makes your garden entirely yours. - Lumi, a glowing wisp who comes to live on your island, drifting by and lighting up your best moments - Six living decorations — a lantern, a fountain, fireflies, and more, each gently animated - Three board looks: Leadlight, Autumn, and Candy. Restyling every tile - A golden bloom seal beside your name on the leaderboard and profile - Three extra ambient tracks for tending your garden - Seven exclusive app icons Clear a few lines. Grow a little world. Come back tomorrow and find it waiting. Bloom — a cozy place to grow.
Animo Core
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Your first egg hatches in just 50 steps! Animo turns everyday walking into a cozy pet-collecting adventure. Every step hatches eggs, grows your pets, and keeps them happy. No timers, no waiting, just real movement. WALK TO HATCH & GROW Your steps are what bring your pets to life. Your first egg hatches in just 50 steps, then every step levels up your active pet and earns Kibble. Daily walks, commutes and travel all count. COLLECT 90+ PETS Discover pets across multiple lineages and 4 rarities, and watch them grow from Juvenile to Adult. CHOOSE THEIR PATH When a pet becomes a teen, you decide who it grows into: an artist, scientist, chef, pirate and more. CARE & BUILD Feed and care for your pets with Kibble, Candy and Elixirs. Your steps unlock trees, lanterns and ponds to decorate a free-roaming garden where your pets wander. JOIN CLUBS & CONNECT WITH FRIENDS Add friends with an invite code, climb the leaderboard and check in on each other's pets. Create or join a club, walk together and challenge other clubs to see who goes furthest. PLAY & EARN REWARDS Unlock rewards on the 30-tier Stride Pass. Train your pets with minigames that test your reflexes and memory. BRING YOUR PETS TO LIFE IN AR Watch your pet parachute in on an umbrella, feed it Kibble, play fetch and hunt for hidden crystals. Snap photos with custom AR frames. Walk. Hatch. Grow. Available in English, Japanese, Korean, and Traditional Chinese. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Animo Core at 15.1 against Bloom's 17.6. 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
Both are free to download. Bloom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Animo Core sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bloom ships an update every 3 days, Animo Core every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bloom | Animo Core |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 350 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Mitrofanov | KEITH TAKAWIRA |
In-app purchases
Bloom
- Bloom Plus$4.99
Animo Core
- Premium Animo Pass$5.991 Month
- Handful of Star Shards$0.49
- Pouch of Star Shards$2.99
- Premium Animo Pass$5.99
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- Vault of Star Shards$9.99









