- Price$3.99
- CategoryMusic
- Versions3 archived
- Installable3 of 3
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerOpal Limited
- Bundle IDcom.generativemusic.Bloom
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 2.0 or later.
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Report an issueDeveloped by ambient pioneer Brian Eno and musician / software designer Peter Chilvers, Bloom explores uncharted territory in the realm of applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. Part instrument, part composition and part artwork, Bloom's innovative controls allow anyone to create elaborate patterns and unique melodies by simply tapping the screen. A generative music player takes over when Bloom is left idle, creating an infinite selection of compositions and their accompanying visualisations.
"Bloom is an endless music machine, a music box for the 21st century. You can play it, and you can watch it play itself." - Brian Eno
Features
- 12 different mood settings - Random mood shuffle - Adjustable delay - Shake to clear - Evolve when idle - Sleep Timer
Recommended for headphones or external speakers.
“Bloom Raises the Bar for Musical iPhone Apps… if you're a fan of ambient music or music in general, you'll be wanting to get it right now” - Gizmodo
“A relaxing alternative to just about anything else you can do with an iPhone” Wired
“Hypnotic and ludicrously addictive” - Guardian
Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 12 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 16, 2010 | 2.01 | — | 2,042 | $3.99 |
| June 23, 2011 | 2.1.1 | — | 2,880 | $3.99 |
| February 18, 2012 | — | — | 2,905 | $3.99 |
| July 4, 2013 | — | — | 2,924 | $3.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 25I am blown away with this app! Loads of potential here as well. Eno is one of my fav's, so it's a must to get! Should hold me over till Rjdj. 12/9/2017 Update. Still one of my favorite generative apps, but it desperately needs to be updated to iOS 11 because it crashes frequently now. Very frustrating because it’s a one of a kind app. Hopefully the developer hasn’t abandoned it. Do not purchase unless running iOS 10 or lower.
Really happy to see this app get an update. It's one of the original great audio experiences on iOS.
That moment when you realize Bloom can make chords :)
If you like Brian Eno, you'll love Bloom. Fun to interact with, but just as good on autopilot.
This is a great generator of Enoesque sounds and flavours...
Updated brought it back to my iPhone 6 plus. Amazing music instrument app.
This is such an underrated app. Bloom is lovely, peaceful, contemplative. A hidden gem. Do yourself the favor of downloading it.
The Bloom app is one of my favorite things ever created for the iPhone (and it also functions on macOS and Android). Between the “create” mode and the “listen” mode, you can either engage with this generative ambient audio-visual treat, or just sit back and let it do its chill thing automatically.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.