The price anchor
| BloomRecorder | Loom | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $0 — no subscription | $15/user/mo |
| Annual | $0 after purchase | $180 |
| 5-year total | $29 | $900 |
| 10-year total | $29 | $1,800 |
Subscription figures from the vendor's published pricing ($15/user/mo, ~$180/yr); the BloomRecorder column is the full price, paid once.
Break-even analysis
Against Loom Business, BloomRecorder pays for itself in under two months — and every recording after that stays on hardware you own.
- After 1 year: BloomRecorder has cost you $29 total — Loom has cost $180.
- After 3 years: BloomRecorder is still $29 — the subscription is at $540.
- After 5 years: BloomRecorder is still $29 — the subscription is at $900.
What you get for $29 once
- Screen, camera, or both. Record either source alone or both together — as split files or picture-in-picture combined.
- Source picker with live thumbnails. See exactly what each screen and window looks like before you hit record.
- Device selection. Pick your camera and microphone; system audio and mic are mixed into every output automatically.
- Your disk, your folder. Choose the output folder — recordings never touch a cloud, an account, or anyone else's servers.
- Floating recording pill. An always-on-top pill with a running timer and a stop button, out of the way of what you're capturing.
- No renewal, ever. The license does not expire and there is no per-seat meter — $29 is the whole price.
Pricing questions
Is there really no account or cloud?
Really. BloomRecorder makes zero network calls — no telemetry, no login, no upload. Recordings are files in a folder you chose on your own disk.
Is recording length limited?
No. There are no plan tiers, so there is nothing to gate. Record as long as your disk has space.
Can I record my screen and camera at the same time?
Yes — either as separate files or combined picture-in-picture, with system audio and your mic mixed into the output.
Is the source code available?
Yes — BloomRecorder is MIT-licensed at github.com/bensblueprints/bloomrecorder-mvp. Buying the $29 package gets you the built installer and updates; building from source is free.
BloomRecorder — $29, one time
Or get BloomRecorder plus every other app in the suite: the OneTimeSuite bundle is currently $97, one time.