Comparison

Bloom Burst vs Earcade

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

Head to head
About

Bloom Burst

Features
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A dark night garden, drifting flower buds, and a single tap in your hand. Tap anywhere and a flower blooms; every bud it touches blooms too. Find the right moment and the right spot to set the whole garden alight in one move. • 100 handcrafted levels — every one provably balanced • Distinct flower species: seed-scattering dandelions, pulling bellflowers, moonflowers that only bloom in the dark • Obstacles: chain-cutting stones, chain-carrying bees, drifting winds • Still gardens: pure planning puzzles — no luck, just thought • Every bloom is a note: the longer your chain, the higher your melody • Anthem and Melody gardens: play public-domain tunes flower by flower • Endless Garden: a run that never ends — beat your own record • Daily garden: everyone plays the same layout — who chains longest? • Leaderboards and badges: compete worldwide, complete your collection • Flower encyclopedia: replay the bloom of every species you discover • Accessibility: a "Reduce Motion" mode, species told apart by shape Ads are gentle and optional. Losing never hurts — restarting is instant. One more tap, one more chain...

About

Earcade

Experience a collection of audio-based games designed for blind and low-vision players. Navigate mazes, drive through traffic, and explore the ocean using only sound and vibration cues. Fully compatible with VoiceOver, these games offer immersive gameplay without visual elements.

Highlights
  • Audio-based gameplay
  • VoiceOver compatibility
  • Sound and vibration cues
  • Multiple game genres
  • Designed for accessibility
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Earcade is an arcade you play with your ears, not your eyes. Every game was designed for blind and low-vision players and is fully compatible with VoiceOver: none of them ask you to look at the screen, and all of them are played by following sound and vibration. PLAY WITH HEADPHONES Most games rely on directional sound. Is the car coming from your left, is the enemy jet straight ahead, which ear is the signal clearing up in? Headphones make the direction unmistakable. THE GAMES Maze Escape You are a cat lost in a dark maze, and the bell on your collar chimes with every step. Swipe to move step by step. If you lose your way, press and hold the screen — the cat waiting at the exit meows from the direction you need to go. Traffic Monster You are driving the wrong way and cars are coming straight at you on a three-lane road. Whichever side the engine sound comes from, that lane is taken; swipe left or right to slip into the empty one. Hunter Fish You are a small, hungry fish in a dark ocean: eat or be eaten. Drag your finger and your fish follows. Start with the smallest ones; as you eat you grow, and the mid-sized and then the big ones become fair game. If the tension sound rises, a fish you cannot eat is closing in — get away. Eat them all and the ocean is yours. Back To The Sky The ground is far below and you are climbing from cloud to cloud. The cloud above you hums as it swings left and right; the moment the sound is equal in both ears, tap the screen and your star jumps and grabs on. If the phone starts to vibrate, the cloud you are standing on is breaking apart — jump again before you fall. Piano Play freely, repeat the notes you hear, or learn a song from start to finish. Notes flow as you move your finger across the screen. Pong A ball bounces from wall to wall in a dark arena and you are the last line of defence. Move your finger across the bottom half of the screen and the paddle follows. Track the ball by sound: whichever ear it rings in, that is where it is. Miss it and the game is over. Signal Hunter Midnight at the front, and you are the soldier at the radio. The enemy's messages are buried in static. Slide the two edge bars to hunt for the frequency: the closer you get, the quieter the crackle in that ear becomes, and it falls silent when you lock on. Cannonball on Deck Gold coins are scattered across a pirate ship's deck, with bottomless holes between them. Hold the phone flat and tilt it gently; the cannonball rolls that way. Press and hold the screen and the nearest coin rings out its position, while the holes hum. Collect them all without falling in. Air Combat You are in enemy airspace and you are all that is left of your squadron; jets keep coming in waves. Hold the phone upright and tilt it left and right to steer. When the enemy's engine sounds equal in both ears it is straight ahead — tap to fire. ACCESSIBILITY • Full VoiceOver support: in-game gestures keep working while VoiceOver is on • Built-in Accessibility Mode: the app's own voice, with adjustable speech rate • Critical information is carried by haptics as well • Turkish and English • Open any game straight from a Siri shortcut DARK MODE Some games have a dark mode: the screen goes completely black and sound is all you get. A real test for sighted players too.

Screenshots

Bloom Burst4 screens
Earcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Earcade at none against Bloom Burst's shown. Bloom Burst's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Bloom Burst sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Earcade sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bloom Burst ships an update every 2 weeks, Earcade every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bloom Burst versus Earcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloom BurstEarcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB18 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developersuleyman gokhan birkinMurat YOLALAN

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bloom Burst

One-time3
  • Garden Themes$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Botanist Bundle$5.99
4 purchases

Earcade

One-time4
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
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  • Giant Tip$19.99

Questions

Is Bloom Burst free?
Bloom Burst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Earcade free?
Earcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bloom Burst or Earcade have ads?
Bloom Burst shows ads; Earcade does not.
Which is updated more often, Bloom Burst or Earcade?
Bloom Burst ships an update every 2 weeks, and Earcade every 10 days. Most recently, Bloom Burst was updated on October 25, 2026 and Earcade on October 31, 2026.

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