Comparison

Bloom vs KF Virtual Trading

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bloom

Features
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Bloom is a private, offline-first money tracker. No account required. No server. Everything stays on your iPhone. KNOW WHERE YOU STAND One honest number: your account balances minus what you've spent on credit cards this cycle. Add your bank account, cash wallet, Touch 'n Go, EPF, ASB, or Tabung Haji and get a real picture of your financial position. TRACK EVERY RINGGIT - Log transactions manually in seconds - Scan receipts with your camera, OCR reads the merchant and amount for you - Connect Apple Pay via a Shortcuts automation for automatic logging - Import your bank statement as a CSV, Bloom maps the columns and skips duplicates PLAN AHEAD - Monthly budgets per category with a live progress bar - Savings goals with optional auto-contribution schedules - Loans, installments, and recurring bills tracked in one place - 30/60/90-day cashflow forecast warns you before your balance dips SEE THE BIG PICTURE - Net worth: assets minus liabilities with a monthly trend chart - Spending insights: burn rate vs your 3-month average, category spikes, card utilisation alerts - Recurring payment audit, find subscriptions you forgot about - Daily heat strip, weekday vs weekend split, projected month-end spend BUILT FOR MALAYSIA - Ringgit (RM) formatting throughout - EPF, ASB, and Tabung Haji as built-in account types - LHDN tax relief codes mapped to categories - Tax Pack export: receipts and a category-sorted CSV ready for e-filing - Bahasa Malaysia interface option PRIVATE BY DESIGN - All data lives on your iPhone and syncs to your own private iCloud, never ours - Scanned receipts stored with file-level encryption - Face ID / Touch ID lock with a configurable grace period - Content hidden from the iOS app switcher HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Four glanceable widgets: spent this month, budget left, next bill due, and savings progress. Available on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and in the Dynamic Island. Bloom is free forever for manual tracking. Bloom Pro unlocks the receipt scanner, Apple Pay auto-log, CSV import, unlimited accounts and cards, Home Screen widgets, the full Insights suite, iCloud sync across your devices, and the LHDN Tax Pack export. Monthly, yearly with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Your data stays on your device either way. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

KF Virtual Trading

Features
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Kenanga Futures Sdn Bhd (KFSB) is launching a new trading simulator Kenanga Futures Virtual Trading (KFVT). KFVT will serve as an educational tool for retail participants, offering a simulated environment to teach the fundamentals of futures trading.

Screenshots

Bloom4 screens
KF Virtual Trading4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KF Virtual Trading at none against Bloom's 3. KF Virtual Trading also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Bloom's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Bloom sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. KF Virtual Trading asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Bloom versus KF Virtual Trading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloomKF Virtual Trading
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.011.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size48 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmad Suhail Qamil PahminKenanga Futures Sdn Bhd

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bloom

Subscriptions2
  • Bloom Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Bloom Pro Annual1 Month trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bloom+ Lifetime$39.99
None

KF Virtual Trading

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bloom free?
Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KF Virtual Trading free?
KF Virtual Trading is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bloom or KF Virtual Trading have ads?
KF Virtual Trading shows ads; Bloom does not.

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