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"I've been a huge fan of Apple products for a long time, and their timing in releasing the iPhone couldn't have been better. Bloom actually existed in some form before the iPhone SDK was announced - possibly before even the iPhone itself was announced. From the second we tried running the prototype, it was obvious that it really suited a touch screen. And Apple provided one!

The difficulty developers have faced with generative music to date has been the platform. Generative music typically requires a computer, and it's just not that enjoyable to sit at a computer and listen to music. The iPhone changed that - it was portable, powerful and designed to play music."

~ Peter Chilvers (Bloom App Developer)

Bloom

The Bloom iOS app was released by Opal Limited in October 2008 and has received support on all iOS versions beginning with 2.1 This covers support for all iPhone (beginning with iPhone 1 (2G)) and iPod Touch (beginning with 2nd generation) devices. As of June 16th, 2017, the app requires iOS 9.0 or later.

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Bloom HD

The Bloom HD iOS app was released by Opal Limited in May 2010 and has received support on all iOS versions beginning with 3.2. The app was optimized strictly for use with iPad (beginning with 1st generation). As of June 16th, 2017, the app requires iOS 8.0 or later.

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