The price is actually on the website
Bloomily’s pricing page is a questionnaire — the exact price arrives by email. Ours is a price: $39, $149, $249, and from $399, published with every feature listed. Check both sites right now.
Comparison
LittlesLink vs. Bloomily
Bloomily and LittlesLink make similar promises — modern software, flat pricing, no per-child fees. The differences show up in the details: what’s actually published, what payments cost families, and how deep the operational features go. Here is a fair, sourced look at both.
Information verified against published materials as of July 10, 2026.
Choose LittlesLink if…
- You want the exact price on the website — not provided by email
- Your families shouldn’t pay a percentage on every tuition payment
- Your staff use Android devices — every device gets the full product
- You need subsidy billing, CACFP export, or QuickBooks export
- You want support beyond weekday business hours in one time zone
Bloomily may fit better if…
- You want native iOS apps with NFC check-in
- You also run summer camps and want camp management in the same tool
- You want a built-in website builder
- In-app autopay and SMS alerts are hard requirements
We'd rather you pick the right tool than the loudest pitch — these are honest gaps, not fine print.
Side by side
Every Bloomily claim below comes from their own published materials — sources are linked at the bottom of this page.
| Category | LittlesLink | Bloomily |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Flat monthly prices published on our site — $39 to $399 | Not published — their pricing page collects your details and the exact price arrives by email |
| Per-child fees | None on Home, Core & Pro | None claimed — "unlimited children on every plan" |
| Tuition payment fees | None — we never process or take a percentage of tuition | Per their FAQ: cards 3.5% + $0.30, ACH 1.0% ($0.50 min / $8 max) — paid by parents |
| Contract | Month-to-month, 14-day free trial | Month-to-month, 14-day trial; their Terms of Service state fees are non-refundable with limited exceptions |
| Daily logs, photos, messaging, calendar, billing | Included on every plan | Included |
| Check-in | Any tablet or browser becomes a kiosk — nothing to install, no hardware to rent | Kiosk, PIN, QR, geofence, and NFC options; iPad kiosk rental offered at $59/mo |
| Staff on Android devices | Full product on every device — it’s a web app | No Android staff app; per their FAQ, classroom features on Android are web-based until later in 2026 |
| Subsidy ledger & split billing | Included on Pro and up | Not listed in their published materials (as of July 2026) |
| CACFP food program | Export add-on ($25/mo); included on Network | Meal tracking and parent meal ordering; no CACFP reporting in their published materials |
| QuickBooks export | Included on Pro and up | Not listed in their published materials (as of July 2026) |
| AI | Drafting assistant with hard guardrails — draft-only, human-approved, and child records are not automatically fed to the model | Broad AI features advertised, including an assistant that "knows every child"; ask each vendor what child data reaches the model |
| Website builder & camp management | Not offered | Included — their genuine differentiators |
| Payroll | Not offered — works alongside your payroll provider | Advertised on their feature pages |
| Text (SMS) alerts | Email notifications today | Included |
| Mobile experience | Mobile-first web app — every device equal, day one | Native iOS apps for parents, staff, and kiosk; Android has the parent app only |
| Support | Direct support from a team that knows your center; priority on Pro & Network | Email-only, Monday–Friday 9–5 Pacific (per their FAQ) |
Where LittlesLink wins
No per-dollar fees on tuition
Bloomily doesn’t charge per child — but per their own FAQ, families pay 3.5% + $0.30 on card payments and 1% on ACH. On $1,200/month tuition paid by card, that’s over $40 every month, per family. LittlesLink never touches your tuition.
Every device is a first-class device
Bloomily is iOS-first: by their own FAQ, there is no Android staff app, and Android classrooms use a web fallback until later in 2026. LittlesLink is a web app by design — a classroom full of Android tablets gets the exact same product as an iPad.
Deep where directors bleed
Subsidy ledgers, split billing for blended families, CACFP export, and QuickBooks export are the unglamorous features that make month-end survivable — all included in our Pro tier, and none listed in Bloomily’s published materials.
Support when drop-off happens
Bloomily’s support is email-only, Monday to Friday, 9–5 Pacific — a 7:45am Eastern incident waits until midday. LittlesLink support is direct, with priority channels on Pro and Network.
AI with guardrails you can explain to parents
Our assistant drafts communication for a human to approve, and child records are never automatically fed to the model. Bloomily advertises an AI assistant that "knows every child." Ask both vendors precisely what child data reaches the model — we like our answer.
Where Bloomily is genuinely stronger
An honest comparison cuts both ways. Here's what they do that we don't — yet or by design.
Native iOS suite with NFC check-in
Bloomily ships dedicated iOS apps for parents, staff, and kiosk, with NFC tap check-in and an iPad rental program. If your center is all-Apple and wants native apps, that’s a real difference — LittlesLink is a mobile-first web app on every platform.
Camps and websites in the same product
Bloomily uniquely bundles summer-camp management and a website builder alongside childcare features. If you run camps as a major line of business, that consolidation is genuinely useful.
SMS, autopay, and payroll checkboxes
Bloomily advertises SMS alerts, in-app autopay, and payroll — three boxes we don’t tick today (email notifications and invoice billing here). Weigh the autopay convenience against the parent-paid processing fees above.
Thinking about switching?
Bulk import is built in, Pro includes assisted migration, and our white-glove Advanced Migration service can move your enrollment, family, and attendance data for you. Try LittlesLink alongside your current system free for 14 days.
Sources
- Bloomily pricing page (email-gated)
- Bloomily FAQ (payment fees, Android staff app, support hours)
- Bloomily Terms of Service (refunds)
Bloomily is a trademark of its respective owner, which is not affiliated with LittlesLink. Competitor information reflects publicly available materials as of July 10, 2026 and may have changed. Spot something out of date? Email hello@littleslink.com and we'll fix it.