Comparison

Blooming Fates vs CastLoop

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

Head to head
About

Blooming Fates

Engage in interactive romantic visual novels where your choices shape relationships, plotlines, and story endings. Explore diverse genres and customize your character in beautifully illustrated worlds. Your decisions determine the fate of your love story.

Highlights
  • Branching storylines based on player choices
  • Develop relationships with multiple love interests
  • Character customization with outfits and hairstyles
  • Stunning illustrations and unique storytelling
  • Multiple genres including fantasy, mystery, and horror
  • Replayability for discovering alternate endings
Features
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Blooming Fates is a collection of romantic visual novels where your choices influence the plot, your relationships with characters, and the story’s ending. Immerse yourself in beautiful, original worlds filled with romance, mystery, drama, secrets, and unexpected plot twists. Your love story awaits: choose your love interests, and shape the characters’ fates with your decisions. Become the protagonist of thrilling stories! In Blooming Fates, you can… ◆ Fall in love, make friends, and build relationships with charismatic love interests, each with their own unique background, personality, and secrets. ◆ Make decisions that influence the plot and romantic arcs, unlocking new scenes, story branches, and endings. ◆ Customize your character’s appearance and create unique looks with a variety of outfits and hairstyles. ◆ Enjoy unique storytelling and stunning illustrations that bring every story to life. ◆ Dive into a variety of genres, including modern mystery, fantasy, drama, horror, romance, and thrilling adventures. ◆ Replay your favorite stories to discover alternate storylines, hidden scenes, and new endings. What story will mark the beginning of your journey? ▶ Echo of the Lost Arcana Romance, Slice of Life, Mystery A young photographer is about to be swept into a whirlwind of mystery and intrigue. With new encounters and life-altering choices ahead, she stands at a crossroads. Her future is in your hands — which path will you choose? ▶ Circus of the Seven Veils Romance, Supernatural, Horror Running from her own demons, the heroine seeks refuge within a mysterious traveling circus. Its performances are mesmerizing, but its inhabitants hide a secret that will shatter everything she thought she knew about the world. ▶ Crowning the Queen's Play (Coming soon!) Romance, Medieval Fantasy, Royal Intrigue A young princess becomes the kingdom’s last hope after the tragic death of her parents. Having inherited the throne and the ancient Dragon Ridge Castle, she finds herself at the center of a dangerous game, where the courtiers’ smiles hide dark intrigues, and their offers of friendship mask their own self-interest. She must save her kingdom, uncover the mystery behind her parents’ death, and learn who she can truly trust. Join our community Stay up to date with new chapters, story announcements, behind-the-scenes news, and special in-game events. Telegram — https://t.me/blooming_fates Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/blooming_fates X — https://x.com/blooming_fates?s=11

About

CastLoop

Experience interactive stories where your choices shape the narrative. Engage with cinematic adventures or write your own AI-generated novels, complete with custom illustrations. Explore a vast library of genres and find your next immersive tale.

Highlights
  • AI-generated interactive novels
  • Cinematic story games
  • Choice-based gameplay
  • AI-generated illustrations
  • Genre browsing
  • Customizable story preferences
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A dangerous crush. A suspicious ally. One very bad idea. Welcome to CastLoop, where stories are made to be played. Watch cinematic stories and choose your next move. Or step into an interactive novel: pick a suggested action or write your own, and let AI continue the story. Your novel can have pictures, too. Illustrated mode adds two AI-generated images to each new turn. Keep reading while they load, or switch to text-only mode for your next turn. In supported cinematic stories, choice hints show effects or requirements before you tap, and on-screen stats let you follow changes as you play. Browse by genre and set your story preferences to find your next adventure. CastLoop+ includes unlimited text-only generation in interactive novels. Illustrated turns cost 10 Diamonds with membership or 20 Diamonds without it. Nonmembers can generate text-only turns for 5 Diamonds. Illustrated generation still requires Diamonds. Subscriptions and other in-app purchases are available. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Blooming Fates4 screens
CastLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blooming Fates at 90% against CastLoop's 0%. Blooming Fates also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Blooming Fates sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and CastLoop sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blooming Fates holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Blooming Fates's written reviews are positive against 0% of CastLoop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Blooming Fates versus CastLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlooming FatesCastLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better4
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size612 MB186 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCrit Happens LimitedX Original

Customer experience

Blooming Fates

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

CastLoop

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Blooming Fates

One-time7
  • 1 Key$1.49
  • 20 Garnets$2.99
  • 5 Keys$4.99
Show 4 more
  • Starter Kit$9.99
  • 300 Garnets$24.99
  • Big Bundle$58.99
  • 1500 Garnets$94.99
10 purchases

CastLoop

Subscriptions2
  • CastLoop Plus Weekly Subscription$14.997 Days
  • CastLoop Plus Annually Subscription$149.991 Year
One-time8
  • Diamond Pack 1$0.99
  • Limited Deal$0.99
  • Unlock Full Story$2.99
Show 5 more
  • Diamond Pack 2$2.99
  • Diamond Pack 3$5.99
  • Diamond Pack 4$9.99
  • Diamond Pack 5$19.99
  • Diamond Pack 6$69.99

Questions

Is Blooming Fates free?
Blooming Fates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CastLoop free?
CastLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blooming Fates or CastLoop?
Blooming Fates is rated higher. Blooming Fates averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while CastLoop averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Blooming Fates or CastLoop have ads?
CastLoop shows ads; Blooming Fates does not.
Which is updated more often, Blooming Fates or CastLoop?
Blooming Fates ships an update weekly, and CastLoop weekly. Most recently, Blooming Fates was updated on November 5, 2026 and CastLoop on November 6, 2026.

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