Field notes

Why Tidy Bloom is local-first and avoids forced ads

Tidy Bloom keeps progress on the iPhone and avoids forced ads or energy timers so the flower sorting puzzle stays calm.

Tidy Bloom is designed as a local-first iPhone puzzle. Progress such as completed shelves, streaks, theme choice, moves, and local history is saved on the device for the current release lane.

That choice fits the product: a cozy sorting game should feel quiet, quick to start, and easy to return to. It does not need an account or cloud game history to make the first version useful.

The same philosophy applies to monetization. Tidy Bloom’s MVP avoids forced ads, energy timers, and pressure loops. Pro is planned as an optional one-time unlock for deeper play, Daily history, Practice, premium themes, and more Undo.

If the app later adds cloud sync, accounts, analytics, or other server features, the privacy policy and public site should be updated before those claims go live.