Everything you need to get started and get the most out of Bloomly
Bloomly is a family finance and tasks app. Parents create tasks and reward children with virtual coins when they complete them. Children can save towards goals, request withdrawals (converting coins to real money at a rate you set), and track their progress. Everything runs in your browser — no app store required.
Tap Get Started on the welcome screen. The setup wizard has four short steps:
After setup you will see the member selection screen. Tap your name to enter the app. Any member who has a PIN set will be asked for it.
Parents create tasks and assign them to a child with a coin reward. The child marks the task as done; the parent approves it, and the coins are transferred automatically. Tasks can be one-off or set to recur daily, weekly, or monthly.
When creating a task, parents can add optional instructions (e.g. “Make the bed, put clothes away, hoover the floor”) so the child knows exactly what “done” looks like. These instructions are shown when the child goes to mark the task complete.
When marking a task complete, children can add an optional note to their parent (e.g. “Done, but couldn’t hoover — the hoover was in your room”). The parent sees this note in the approval screen alongside the original instructions.
Every member has a coin balance shown on the dashboard. Parents start with a balance they can distribute. Transfers between members are tracked in the transaction history.
Children can set savings goals (e.g. “New bike — 500 coins”). A progress bar on the dashboard shows how close they are. Parents can contribute to a goal as a bonus.
Parents can set up automatic allowances — a fixed number of coins paid to a child daily, weekly, or monthly. Overdue allowances are flagged on the dashboard so parents can pay with one tap.
A simple leaderboard shows children ranked by their current balance. Good for a bit of friendly competition.
Family-wide challenges with a shared target (e.g. “Complete 10 tasks this week as a family”). Progress is tracked automatically when tasks are approved.
Children (or parents on their behalf) can add items they would love to have — a new game, bike, toy, or anything else. Each wish can optionally include a coin target and a note. Parents can mark a wish as granted, triggering a celebration.
Wishes support an occasion tag (Christmas, Birthday, Easter, Holiday, Graduation, or a custom label such as Eid or Diwali) so items can be filtered and grouped by event. You can also set an optional event date (e.g. 25 Dec) — once that date is more than a week in the past, a banner appears offering to archive ungranted wishes from that occasion in one tap.
When there are multiple children, parents see a child filter at the top of the Wishes screen to scope the view to one child’s list. A Copy list button lets you copy the current filtered view as plain text to share with grandparents or others. A Close list button lets parents manually archive an occasion’s wishes at any time.
Archived wishes are hidden by default — tap “Show archived” at the bottom of the screen to see them.
Parents can make a promise to a child: complete a goal or challenge and earn a reward. The reward can be coins (transferred automatically when fulfilled) or a real-world item or treat (e.g. cinema trip, special dinner). Promises also support an occasion tag, an optional due date, and can be marked as fulfilled or expired. Fulfilling a coin promise deducts from the parent’s balance and credits the child automatically.
A summary of coins earned, spent, and transferred over the last 7 or 30 days, per member.
Children can request a withdrawal — converting coins to real money at the conversion rate you set (e.g. 10 coins = £1.00). Parents approve or decline the request. This is handled entirely within your family; Bloomly does not process any payments.
Enable push notifications to be alerted when a child completes a task or a withdrawal is requested. You can enable or disable this from Settings.
Bloomly uses a single shared family account rather than individual accounts for each member. This keeps things simple — children do not need an email address, and no one needs to remember multiple passwords.
There is one cloud account per family, created by one parent with their email and password. Other family members never need to know this password.
After the app loads, the member selection screen shows everyone in the family. Each person simply taps their own name. Any member who has a PIN set will be asked for it at login.
To load the family on a second phone, tablet, or computer:
Each code is one device, one use — but you can generate as many codes as you need. To add the same child’s second phone or tablet, just tap Add child device again and share the new code. There is no limit on the number of devices per child.
If a family member clears their browser or gets a new phone, they have two options: - Generate a new join code on the parent’s device (recommended — no password needed). - Sign in with the family email and password if they know them.
Bloomly has a free tier that covers everything most families need. Premium adds cloud sync across multiple devices, cross-family gifting, and weekly digest notifications.
To upgrade: Go to Settings → Upgrade to Premium. You will be taken to a secure Stripe checkout page. Payments are handled entirely by Stripe — Bloomly never sees your card details.
Free trial: When a free trial is active, you can start Premium without entering a card. Your trial status is shown on the checkout page.
Discount codes: If you have a Stripe discount code (e.g. from a launch promotion), enter it in the Promo code field shown at the Stripe checkout page.
Promo codes (free Premium): If you have been given a promo code by the Bloomly team — for example as an early adopter or supporter — tap Upgrade to Premium in Settings, then tap "Have a promo code?" below the upgrade button. Enter your code and Premium will activate instantly with no payment required.
To manage or cancel your subscription: Go to Settings → Manage subscription. This opens the Stripe Customer Portal where you can view your billing history, update your payment method, or cancel. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period.
The app works entirely offline without an account. Cloud sync is optional and lets you:
To create a cloud account: 1. Go to Settings → Account → Create account. 2. Enter an email address and a password (minimum 8 characters). You must be 18 or older. 3. Your family data is uploaded immediately and kept in sync on every change.
To sign in on another device: 1. Go to Settings → Account → Sign in. 2. Enter your email and password. Your family data is downloaded automatically.
Forgot your password? Password reset by email is coming soon. In the meantime, if you cannot sign in, generate a new join code on any device where you are still signed in.
English, French, Hindi, and Bengali are supported. Switch languages in Settings → Language. When using Hindi or Bengali, you need to enable the appropriate keyboard in your device settings separately — Bloomly cannot switch your keyboard automatically.
Your family data belongs to you. You can download a full JSON copy at any time from Settings → Export my data. To delete your cloud account and all server-side data, go to Settings → Delete cloud account.
The following features are built into the app but not yet activated:
Bloomly is suitable for children aged 6 and over, used together with a parent or guardian. At this age children can read short labels, enter a PIN, and understand the basic idea of earning coins for tasks.
Children under 6 can still enjoy the app but will need a parent alongside them for most interactions. There is no upper age limit — older children and teenagers are well suited to the full feature set including goals, savings interest, and the leaderboard.