Bloomz vs Coleman Community Schools, MI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bloomz
This app streamlines parent-teacher communication by consolidating messaging, event coordination, and classroom updates into one platform. It facilitates secure photo sharing, student portfolio creation, and volunteer sign-ups, fostering a supportive classroom community for educators and families.
- Parent messaging
- Classroom updates and photos
- Event and calendar management
- Volunteer sign-ups
- Student portfolios
- Behavioral awards sharing
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One app for all your parent communication. Bloomz is the FREE award-winning app that saves teachers lots of time in all parent communications, while creating a supportive classroom community. “Make your life easier by consolidating all of your communications and coordination with parents.” – WeAreTeachers “If you’re looking for ways to build relationships with and between families, check out Bloomz!” – The Cornerstone for Teachers “There’s one app that does it all, it’s called Bloomz.” – Vicki Davis (CoolCatTeacher) Bloomz makes it easy for teachers to securely share photos, classroom updates and reach parents instantly through messaging, as well as to coordinate events (like PT Conferences) and sign up for volunteers. Bloomz now supports Student Timelines, a simple & beautiful way to capture and share student-driven portfolios. Students can publish their work by quickly scanning a QR code and annotating their work. Teachers can approve and instantly share with parents on Student's Timelines. With Bloomz teachers can: - Post class updates and share pictures, and see who’s viewing them - Manage events and calendar, with built-in reminders - Schedule Parent-Teacher Conferences in seconds - Sign up volunteers in a few easy steps - Message one or more parents, without sharing their cell phone number - Send alerts notifications for urgent matters, to both phone and email in one click. - Invite parents via email or class code for privacy - Capture & share student-driven portfolios with parents securely via Student Timelines - Reinforce students’ positive behavior, sharing notes and awards with parents With Bloomz parents can: - Sign up FREE and be notified via SMS/TEXT messaging - Choose between push and email notifications, as well as their frequency - Read posts in their preferred language with one-click translations (80 languages available) - Communicate with other parents for play dates, carpooling and more Awards: - New Education Product of 2016 – EdTech Digest - 2015 Awards of Excellence – Tech & Learning - The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval - Top 20 Most Promising K12 Technology – CIO Review - People’s Choice Award – Stevie Awards - Best of Show @ ISTE 2016 – Tech & Learning - Best Website for Teaching and Learning 2016 – American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Subscription: Bloomz is always free for teachers, parents and schools. Bloomz may experiment with different premium experiences, while continue to offer both educators and parents a free platform to connect, coordinate and communicate. The Bloomz Convenience Pack is an easy and quick way to download and share media posted on Bloomz, in full resolution, and without restrictions.* For only $1.67 a month (billed annually at $19.99), parents get photo and video downloads at full resolution on both mobile and desktop, with multiple media selection (including full albums) and unlimited access, even after class is archived. Note: Teachers can always upload unlimited number of photos and/or videos to share with parents at no cost. * Your subscription is effective for 1 calendar year starting with your purchase. Your iTunes account will be charged at confirmation of purchase and automatically renews at the then current price, unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings, and you can cancel any time by emailing support@bloomz.com. You can ask for a refund within the first 15 days as long as no content has been downloaded after payment. Prices shown are in U.S. dollars. Other restrictions apply. Privacy Policy: https://www.bloomz.net/privacypolicy Terms: https://www.bloomz.net/terms Follow us on: Facebook.com/BloomzApp Twitter.com/BloomzApp
Coleman Community Schools, MI
Stay informed about school events, receive customized notifications for your student's organizations, and access weekly cafeteria menus. The app provides district updates and a staff directory for easy contact.
- Event calendar with sharing
- Customizable student organization notifications
- Weekly cafeteria menus
- Live district updates feed
- Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for Coleman Community Schools, MI. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bloomz at 4.6 against Coleman Community Schools, MI's 2.5. Bloomz also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (13K vs 4). Coleman Community Schools, MI's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Bloomz sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year. Coleman Community Schools, MI asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bloomz holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bloomz has 13K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bloomz ships an update every 8 days, Coleman Community Schools, MI every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bloomz | Coleman Community Schools, MI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (13K ratings) — better | 2.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bloomz Inc | Coleman Community Schools |
Customer experience
Bloomz
Coleman Community Schools, MI
Bugs and requests
Bloomz
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Unreliable notifications
- Issues with photo uploads and sharing
- Syncing problems between devices
Requested features
4 requests- Streamline messaging and notifications
- Improve user interface and intuitiveness
- Allow archiving of old classes
- Provide better customer support
Coleman Community Schools, MI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bloomz
- Bloomz Convenience Pack$34.991 Year
- All Access Yearly$124.991 Year
- Bloomz Teacher Premium$124.991 Year
- Bloomz Year-End Pack$12.99
Coleman Community Schools, MI
No in-app purchases
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