Bloom

Name: Bloom
Rating: 4.8 (99 reviews)
Author: Opal Limited

by Opal Limited

iPhone · iPad

Abandoned risk Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: $3.99

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Music
Entertainment

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Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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Price: $3.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

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4.8 99 ratings · App Store

5/5One of the first apps you ever downloaded is still strong
After watching games, music, entertainment, and social media come and go, it is encouraging and exciting to come back to this work again and again. Highly recommend this one.

SeanDykhouse · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Nearly a decade a half and I still love this app!
Never gets old!

Annisez · 31 Jul 2026
5/5One of my all-time favorite apps
Bloom represents a brilliant fusion of Brian Eno's ideas about "generative music" with the computing power and mobility of an iOS device, courtesy of software designer Peter Chilvers, a fine composer in his own right. It was innovative when it was first released several years ago, and thankfully Chilvers has now updated it to be compatible with iOS 10. You could regard this as a sort of infinite album: a software engine that you can either customize or leave to its own devices, which will endlessly create a kind of music that Eno has, at different times, called ambient, generative, and "thinking music." The music never exactly repeats itself, though of course it's restricted in other ways by the specific design of the software and the limited number of sound-types available. If you've ever enjoyed the work of Eno and others in this vein, I highly recommend Bloom.

richardgrant · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Essential app
I’ve had this app since it’s release and use it almost every night to help calm down before falling asleep. The generative music and it’s programmed forever changing order is both soothing, the almost repetition leading to a sort of gnosis.

Troyzzer · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Please give option to remove the self-advertisements??
I’ve been a fan of Bloom for 9 years. I wish SO much there were a way I could revert to a version where you don’t see the ad on the initial screen for the other apps by the same people. For me those ads, even though they’re small, are so distracting and against what I think the spirit and experience of Bloom should be. It’s frustrating. Please give an option not to see them - I would pay for it!

bluetoucan · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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1.0
1.01
1.02
Bug Fix: 'Listen' button on Control page was occasionally silencing Bloom - this is now fixed. The delay slider will affect the density of the pieces generated.
2.0
Sleep Timer Three operation modes, 'Classic', 'Infinite' and 'Freestyle' Three new moods. Two extra sounds. Sounds are panned from left to right. Humanised tuning. Translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese.
2.01
Simplified Chinese Localisation Added Minor text edits.
2.1
iOS 4.3 compatibility Multitasking - set Multitasking ON to let Bloom play in the background. Improved polyphony (although Bloom is at its best when it plays sparsely)
2.1.1
Runs on iOS 3.1.3 upwards Bug fix for Shake to Clear Fully supports Retina Display Multitasking (introduced version 2.1)
3.0
Complete interface redesign for iOS 8 and all new iPhone sizes. Slide to unlock (recommended when using the app with young children.) "Multitasking" has been renamed to "Play in background".
3.0.1
Fixed a bug in Freestyle mode, which was causing settings to permanently stay switched off. The Bloom icon in the bottom corner slowly fades into the background while playing. Features from Version 3.0 Complete interface redesign for iOS 8 and all new iPhone sizes. Slide to unlock (recommended when using the app with young children.) "Multitasking" has been renamed to "Play in background". Echo On / Off (Freestyle mode only.)
3.0.2
Fixed a bug in iOS 10 that could cause playback and the Sleep Timer to accelerate when Play in Background is switched off. Added an AirPlay button to the Settings screens. Brian Eno : Reflection is now available from the App Store for iOS and Apple TV.
3.1
Bloom is now a Universal app and runs full screen on iPad as well as iPhone for the first time. Updated for iPhone X upwards. --- To mark ten years since Bloom was first released, Bloom: 10 Worlds is now available from Opal Limited. Bloom: 10 Worlds is a reimagining of the original – not simply a remaster. If the original Bloom was a single, then this would be an album. The widely broadened palette of sounds and images can be experienced via 10 new ‘worlds’, each exploring a new direction for Bloom. The first world the user encounters is an echo of the original app, with circles appearing where the user taps, while the later worlds each introduce new combinations of sounds, shapes, colours and rules of behaviour. "Few apps are truly iconic. Bloom was, and now its story lives on in this impressive and necessary follow-up." APP OF THE WEEK REVIEW, STUFF TV
3.2 · 19 Sep 2023
Maintenance update with improved support for recent devices. Runs full screen on M1 Macs.

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