Bloom: 10 Worlds

★★★★★ The original "Bloom" app for iOS was ALMOST enough to make me want an iphone. This is not just endlessly enthralling. It's a genuine creative experience rooted in some pretty sophisticated musical knowledge. I SIMPLY LOVE LOVE LOVE IT, and I was SOOOO excited to see it is available in an update form for Android.... UNTIL I saw that it is NOT COMPATIBLE with my Pixel phone.... :(SOOOOO BUMMED OUT! However, I have an older Android tablet that it DOES work on, and it is every bit as fantastic as the original Bloom iOS app. Please don't hesitate to pay for and use this app. My kids LOVE it too. But PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE fix the compatibility issue with the Pixel, so I can enjoy it everywhere I go. PLEASE!

★★★★★ Absolutely stunning tool to create ambient soundscapes. The sound quality is very good. Thank you for making a port for Android.

★★★★★ Not a musical instrument but rather to be seen as a sophisticated digital wind-chime creating ethereal abstract sound-paintings. For those who like ambient minimal music & art, wind-chimes, Eno, Satie, Cage & Malevich. For relaxation & contemplation & quiet work. A culmination of Eno's work, who has always aimed to create a fusion of music & painting. It raises questions about the nature of music & authorship. Excellent quality of sound & visuals. Given the great artistic merit & work, the price is very good. By tapping the canvas one adds audiovisual elements but has no control over their nature & behavior. A ''ghost Eno'' algo takes over, loops them & carries out various permutations, in stereo. One cannot remove elements, but older ones recede when adding new ones. If satisfied with a painting, one can sit back, and it continues by itself indefinitely, gradually slowing. Due to inherent randomness one cannot exactly recreate earlier sessions, but the basic elements & mood of a world are constant. Should be further developed, e.g. with speed control. 3D visuals? Should be able to run in the background: A tablet or phone is not a large TV screen & battery power is a concern.

★★☆☆☆ Have a musical idea? This app won't help. It's an algorithmic composer where you tap the screen, and it plays notes and makes lava lamp-like images. These all repeat and are warped on every repeat. The tempo is slow and adjustable and any idea you might have will be warped unrecognizably within a few repeats. This is the kind of app you play with for 10 minutes and never touch again. Unfortunate.