Comparison

myBloomington vs AppClose

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

Head to head
About

myBloomington

Easily report issues and stay informed about your city. Submit service requests with photos, track their progress, and receive notifications upon resolution. Access the latest city news and events to stay engaged.

Highlights
  • Submit service requests
  • Attach photos to requests
  • Track request status
  • Receive resolution notifications
  • Monitor community requests
  • View city news and events
Features
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The myBloomington app is your official civic engagement tool to stay in touch with the City of Bloomington. The app allows service requests (potholes, noise complaints, dangerous conditions, etc.) to be submitted directly to City Hall, where it will be instantly routed to the correct city staff in the appropriate department. This means your service requests will be responded to quickly and efficiently, and you'll be notified the instant they are resolved! Here's how it works: 1. See something that needs to be fixed? 2. Submit a request and even attach a photo. 3. City Staff receives the request and fixes the problem! You get notified when the request is completed. You can also monitor requests, provide comments, follow other requests in your community and check out the latest City news and events. The City of Bloomington looks forward to serving you. Download the app to get and stay involved with your City today!

About

AppClose

This platform simplifies co-parenting by providing tools for organized communication, scheduling, and expense tracking. It offers secure messaging, call recording, and court-trusted documentation to help families stay connected and compliant with legal requirements.

Highlights
  • Secure messaging and call recording
  • Shared calendars and parenting schedules
  • Expense tracking and reimbursements
  • Court-trusted, unalterable records
  • Parenting time tracker
  • Secure file storage
Features
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WE KNOW CO-PARENTING And that is why AppClose is the most downloaded co-parenting app in the world, with more than 3.1M downloads, and has more daily and monthly active users than any other co-parenting app in the world. AppClose has been court-ordered in all 50 states, as well as Canada, UK, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, based on user-supplied data. Every feature in AppClose exists to keep children first — SO THERE IS ONE PLAN, AND EVERYTHING IS IN IT. No tiers, no upsells, no add-ons. No limits on calling, call recording, storage or records exports. Messaging, recorded calls, calendars, notes, pets, expenses, payments and court-ready records, for one price, with 60 days free — includes all features, no payment, no commitment. Fee waivers are available for qualifying families experiencing financial hardship and for survivors of domestic violence. Discounts are available for active military and veterans. See if AppClose is right for your co-parenting needs. Selected by Apple for its "Parenting Essentials" collection and named to Inc.'s 2024 Best in Business list for Operational Excellence. COMMUNICATE AND DOCUMENT YOUR COMMUNICATIONS • One-on-one and group messages that users cannot edit or delete; time-stamped when sent and when first viewed • Unlimited audio and video calls — no per-minute charge; your phone number and location are never shared • With both parents' consent, calls are recorded and transcribed and kept with your records • Co-Parent Assist™ (optional) reviews your draft before you send it, flags wording that could escalate conflict and offers a calmer rewrite. It never blocks or sends a message for you. It runs on privately managed AI infrastructure — your messages never go to third-party AI services and are never used to train AI ORGANIZE THE SCHEDULE • Shared calendars for parenting schedules, events and appointments • Parenting-time tracker: planned vs. actual time • Pick-up, drop-off and switch-day requests your co-parent approves or declines — each answer is recorded • Calendar notes for what the family must remember • Pet management and pet schedules — pets are in the plan too SHARE THE COSTS • Expenses by category, with receipts kept in the record • Send and receive reimbursements with ipayou® (U.S.) KEEP EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE • Child details: doctors, allergies, medications, immunizations, school and emergency contacts • Secure file storage for photos, scans and files; location data is removed from uploaded photos and videos • Private Check-Ins log your arrival and departure, visible only to you — never a tracker • Your Circle: family, caregivers, guardians ad litem, attorneys and other professionals COURT-READY RECORDS — EXPORT AS OFTEN AS YOU NEED Every message, call, request, expense and payment is time-stamped and unalterable by users. Export at no extra cost: • Unlimited Certified Records (U.S.), each with a unique Export ID that attorneys and courts can verify • One-on-one and group messages • Call logs • Expense and reimbursement records • Pick-up, drop-off and switch-day requests • Check-ins • Notes • In-app session logs If your subscription ends, your account goes read-only and your records stay exportable at no cost. AppClose SOLO Your co-parent doesn't use AppClose? Send requests, events and expenses by text or email. WORK WITH YOUR PROFESSIONALS Share chats or Certified Records with your attorney, mediator or guardian ad litem only when you approve it, through AppClose Pro — free for family law professionals. MILITARY FAMILIES Deployed or on limited access? Requests and updates still reach you by email. BUILT FOR REAL-WORLD CO-PARENTING Co-parenting, parallel parenting, joint custody, supervised visitation and blended families, on phone, tablet or computer — always in sync. Available in English, Spanish and six other languages. Terms of Service: https://appclose.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://appclose.com/privacy/

Screenshots

myBloomington4 screens
AppClose4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: myBloomington at none against AppClose's 3. myBloomington also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (22% vs 13%). AppClose's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (39K vs 2). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AppClose sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. myBloomington asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

myBloomington holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AppClose has 39K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of myBloomington's written reviews are positive against 13% of AppClose's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myBloomington ships an update every 3 months, AppClose monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
myBloomington versus AppClose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyBloomingtonAppClose
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (39K ratings)
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews — better13.2% of reviews
Number of ratings239K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#35 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCity of Bloomington, IllinoisAppClose, Inc

Customer experience

myBloomington

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%

AppClose

All ratings39,271 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews592 reviews
Positive13.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

myBloomington

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

AppClose

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Calendar events not saving properly
  • Shared schedules not displaying correctly
  • Inability to delete or edit calendar entries
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Uploaded documents/photos not loading
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  • App crashes and freezes frequently

Requested features

7 requests
  • Improved calendar functionality
  • Better syncing between parents
  • Group chat feature
  • Call recording option
  • Integration with other calendars
Show 2 more
  • Notes section for documentation
  • Expense tracking improvements

In-app purchases

None

myBloomington

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

AppClose

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Unlimited Subscription$8.991 Month
  • One Year Subscription$98.991 Year
One-time1
  • 30 Days of Call Recording$12.99

Questions

Is myBloomington free?
myBloomington is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AppClose free?
AppClose is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, myBloomington or AppClose?
myBloomington is rated higher. myBloomington averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while AppClose averages 4.7 from 39K ratings.
Do myBloomington or AppClose have ads?
myBloomington shows ads; AppClose does not.
Which is updated more often, myBloomington or AppClose?
myBloomington ships an update every 3 months, and AppClose monthly. Most recently, myBloomington was updated on October 2, 2026 and AppClose on October 17, 2026.

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