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Bloom App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ It needs to evolve...This is a similar concept as the NDS game electroplankton, apart from the "game" aspect (ie the plankton are visual cues for your finger taps). What was lacking there could be lacking here and that's the evolution of the concept. If this stays without updates, then it's an overpriced arty farty waste of time from the millionaire producer etc. But, if they update and build on the experience then it may last longer than the two minutes it does now. I can't recommend it at the moment but if this expands and evolves then interest willdo likewise..Version: 0
✓ Interesting application, but a little dullCan't really say much about this. A nice concept, and nicely done. Touch the screen and it makes a beep sound at a different pitch depending on where you touch which then repeats and gets fainter over time. You can then add more beeps in a creative way to make abstract music. This is all accompanied by an atmospheric backing track (I think there may be more than one, but it's hard to distinguish). Fun for 10 minutes or so in the same way as a fairground ride, so it's probably worth the price, but probably not something you'd return to very often. Hopefully updates will expand on this concept, it shows promise. Didn't notice any scratchy noises that others spoke of and I'm using an iPod touch..Version: 0
✓ Cool appVery cool app, but I except to have the air play feature for the price!.Version: 2.1.1
✓ Just okIt's relaxing, it's pleasant, but it really doesn't go anywhere, and at a 'premium app' price, I expect a bit more. Not recommended unless the price comes down..Version: 0
✓ Still no save??Bought this years ago....still no save option, export ....?.Version: 3.0.2
✓ Did good, do betterSimple, clean and addictive. It's very easy to lay down nice sounding patterns, and the generative mode does fine at making its own. The obvious missing feature is recording, as many others have pointed out. The different "moods" do a fine job of changing the tuning, but as others have said, there needs to be more variety in the available tones. Less obvious is the missed opportunity. The only gesture in the app is the "touch"- tap to make a sound. The app should leverage gestures to allow me to drag my fingers and alter the tone. Bend the note, or add sustain, for example. I hope to see something like that in a future upgrade..Version: 0
✓ Finally updatedFor some reason the App would update and was giving me errors about iOS 11 incompatible but a hard reset has now updated and it no longer complains.Version: 3.0.2
✓ Ambience + Performance ArtI've downgraded my rating to 3 stars. My opinion of the app hasn't changed, but (a) there are now so many other quality music/sound generation applications of equal or better value (imo) and (b) the "room for updates" has been left entirely empty by the developers. Still a decent application, just not all that special anymore. (my original review) + easy to use right away + the "bell" tones you get are very pleasing and work well together with no effort + visually pleasing + although the parameters are narrow, within those parameters there is a lot of room for experimentation + room for expansion with updates However, if you are looking for a synth-type app. you will be disappointed that you can't do more with the application. This was designed to be used and enjoyed, not as a studio tool..Version: 0
✓ Eno can do betterNot worth money yet. It's like an intro to something that could be somewhat useful to electronic musicians. I'd like to turn off the background drones, or manipulate them myself. Also the ability to mix layers would have been easy to implement. Please update with anything of the sort..Version: 2.01
✓ ArtistBore bore bore.Version: 0
✓ BlahGives me a head ache after a few minutes. Don't understand the types if 'moods', would better appreciate names if moods that have descriptive English names..Version: 2.1.1
✓ DisappointedI feel stupid but I have no idea how to use this app; I have a feeling I'm not experiencing its full potential. Not everyone has used a music synthesizer before; it would have been a good idea to add a help tool or at least explain the basic functions..Version: 2.1.1
✓ Well executed but limitedThis is a great little application, the interface is well designed and the interaction works well. It is very limited however - only one background timbre is available and only one synth sound. It's relaxing to use but with a few more sounds available (perhaps a new set associated with each mood) it would move from a toy to a genuine musical experiment..Version: 0
✓ Good but currently flawedBought this after seeing the stonking reviews so far, tried hard not to be put off by the statements about crackly sound. I gave it a try about an hour ago, the crackling really does ruin what would otherwise be a nice app. I doubt it's intentional as it sounds poor and ruins the whole mood of the music and visuals. I hope there is a fix for this soon as right now it is fatally flawed..Version: 0
✓ Sound was lackingBrian eno is great. But I found the sounds a bit imbalanced and harsh. I hope it was just my phone.Version: 3.1
✓ Ok but slightly dissapointedI like it a lot but the moods are so similar and it seems a bit moodless like maybe a mood for more sad outcomes or happy outcomes, they just sound similar, perhaps a little help page to show you how to control it more. I feel like a have wasted money and if a lite version was available I'd probaby have not bought it becuz it's boring really. Maybe a rain sound effect and forest and night sounds would be cool, that way, more ambient. More variety to use it, becuase with forest and other sounds while random simulator that it already has, could be then plugged up to a speaker set and would enable us to sleep to it and some sort of timer and alarm. I just think MORE potential available..Version: 0
✓ Pleasant enough to play with if overpricedThis looks nice and sounds nice and will help you to waste some time in a pleasant way. There are a number of options and adjustments you can make, none of which actually change what's going on in any way I can discern apart from making the screen a slightly different non-descript pastel shade, but why worry? Eno's involvement or endorsement does not translate into a compositional tool for 'ambient masterpieces' as some would have it. You make some gentle plinks and bongs on the pastel screen and get finger tip sized splashes of complimentary pastel shades in return. If that floats your boat then go for it. On balance we really should be looking for more from a £3 app ....Version: 0
✓ BoringJust trying to balance out some of the other reviews here. If you like ambient meditation type sounds, then I'm sure you'll love this, but if you're like me and buy this thinking it'll let you hear or create some interesting music, then you may not be so happy. Basically a very limited set of features - one style of sound, and when using the 'create' mode, the control over pitch is fairly random (no way of telling exactly what you'll get by pressing any point on the screen), and also no way of tracking the beat, or timing of the loops etc. Also, the bass notes are practically inaudible over the iphone speaker (better using headphones, but hey!) Interesting for 5 mins, but boring after that..Version: 0
✓ The sounds are too limited.I downloaded several generative music apps. Bloom was one of them. Unfortunately the loan was a paid app right off the bat where as the others gave trials. The app that I downloaded and like the most is and Endel. Endel is much more complex in the sounds that it generates in the textures that it creates. I find Endel much more enjoyable to listen to then Bloom. Bloom is very sublime, and generates an ambience rather than an engaging musical exploration or experience..Version: 3.1
✓ AnnoyingI've enjoyed all of the ambient music I've ever heard - before this. It's really annoying after about the first 30 seconds, or so..Version: 0
✓ Weak sauceI was expecting more variety in sound types. Bloom is pretty much a one trick pony. Two bucks, not four..Version: 0
✓ Beware of this updateI have an iPod Touch 2nd g and this update will not run in it and will trash your previous version! It can be rescued from the trash but this is a pain because the new version will come up each time you check for updates so it you have multiple updates you have to check each one individually or rescue your Bloom every time.I have a horrible feeling they may screw up their other apps the same way. time will tell!.Version: 2.1
✓ An Amusing Novelty and Not Much MoreNow I know that $5 is mere pocket change, but in comparison to most apps available in the App Store (and this is the comparison that is most salient), $5 is at the higher end of apps. And--as much as I hate to admit it--the score one gives is relevant to the price of the app. The higher the price, the more one expects. At $1.19 or around the $2 mark, this app would get 3 or possibly 4 stars from me, however for $5 I expected a lot more. I found that the sounds produced are fairly limited, and (as a previous reviewer noted) with the "mood" setting merely effecting the colour of the visuals (which aren't that elaborate or aesthetically impressive anyway). The variety of compositions available with this app are really very limited. Although I did enjoy the few sounds and melodies I created in the first few minutes, I then found that they clear from repetition too quickly to be enjoyed or expanded upon. It really is a fairly basic program that doesn't seem to have been worked upon or expanded greatly since its inception, and although many reviews suggest this is some sort of revelation, I think it's just a mere novelty at this stage ... with the price of a complex and well updated app. This has to be one of my most disappointing purchases..Version: 0
✓ Not nearly as interesting as the reviews sayI'm not sure what others are doing with this app but if they're legit then these people must also be entertained by wind chimes too. There really isn't anything terribly interesting about this app and it's certainly nothing very advanced or exciting. Considering it's price I was really expecting more. Grew tired of it within a few minutes. Gave it another chance later and the sane thing happened. Save your money and don't buy this one..Version: 0
✓ Unimaginative and overpricedThis app is an ambient noise generator that you can interact with by tapping on the screen. Tapping creates notes which repeat after a set interval, allowing you to create rudimentary melodies in a relaxed fashion. This is a nice app, simple to use, and soothing to look at and listen to. But it lacks imagination, and is not worth the money. The different 'moods' simply change the note scale, without modifying the sound. Several things could be improved: 1) moods could be more creative, and effect the soundscape in interesting ways. 2) Tilt control for modulating the sound could be added. 3) Support for gestures like finger strokes could be added, the app is limited to taps only. A good app, but not worth the money - a lot of room for improvement..Version: 0
✓ Pretentious NonsenseThis is not a music application. It's not even interesting. It's the application equivalent of filling up a bunch of wine glasses with water and hitting them with a knife. Interesting for about 45 seconds - add another minute of interest if you make the water in the glasses different colors and you like pretty colors. Ooohhh it must be great because Brian Eno helped - guess what - his last interesting work since his Roxy Music days was with the Talking Heads and U2 almost 20 years ago. He phoned this one in, folks. For anyone who is on the fence about this application, let me give you an example of what you will get for your money - ready - touch iPhone - "ting"; touch it several more times - "ting, ting, tiiing, ting, tiing tiing tiiing - wait about 30 seconds and then the tinging will stop. Repeat ad nauseum = dull..Version: 0
✓ DisappointedI liked this at first. Given the talent involved in the creation of Bloom, I thought this app would be improved with updates for reputations sake, if nothing else. Like the program supposedly does itself, I expected it to evolve with user suggestions in updates. But face it, this one was dumped here and soon forgotten. The obvious possibilities for improving this app being ignored for so long have left me disappointed to say the least..Version: 0
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