Investing comparison
Bloom vs EveryDollar
Updated
BloomInvesting app
EveryDollarBudgeting appPriceless Tay may earn a commission from some links on this page, and that never changes how we compare apps.
Full disclosure: Taylor Price, who runs Priceless Tay, owns Fifecta, so keep that in mind as you read this comparison.
Short answer
Bloom is an investing app and EveryDollar is a budgeting app. Bloom offers a $15 monthly plan and a $99.99 annual plan, and its custodial plan costs $150 a year, while EveryDollar has a free version. We checked both on Oct 24, 2026, and the official sources differ on 4 of the 9 rows in the table below.
Bloom vs EveryDollar at a glance
Bloom is an investing app and EveryDollar is a budgeting app. This page puts what each company's official pages and app store listings say side by side, with the date we checked every fact. The sources differ on 4 of the 9 rows in the table below.
Price and fees
Bloom offers a $15 monthly plan and a $99.99 annual plan, and its custodial plan costs $150 a year. EveryDollar has a free version. After a 14-day free trial, premium costs $79.99 a year billed annually, or $17.99 a month billed monthly. We checked both on Oct 24, 2026.
Free trial
EveryDollar premium starts with a 14-day free trial for new users. We haven't verified this for Bloom yet, so check the official site for Bloom before you decide. We checked EveryDollar on Oct 24, 2026.
Opening and balance minimums
Bloom has no minimum account balance, but deposits and stock orders must be at least $1. We haven't verified this for EveryDollar yet, so check the official site for EveryDollar before you decide. We checked Bloom on Oct 24, 2026.
Protection
Bloom's brokerage accounts are held at Alpaca Securities, a SIPC member. SIPC protection is limited to $500,000, including a $250,000 limit for cash. We haven't verified this for EveryDollar yet, so check the official site for EveryDollar before you decide. We checked Bloom on Oct 24, 2026.
Platforms
Bloom lists iOS and Android. EveryDollar lists iOS, Android and Computer. We checked both on Oct 24, 2026.
Bank syncing
Premium only. EveryDollar premium connects your bank through Mastercard Connect and Plaid, and the free version uses manual entry. We haven't verified this for Bloom yet, so check the official site for Bloom before you decide. We checked EveryDollar on Oct 24, 2026.
Features
Bloom lists AI features, which the sources we checked don't confirm for EveryDollar. EveryDollar lists goals and data export, which the sources we checked don't confirm for Bloom. We checked both on Oct 24, 2026.
App store rating
Bloom has 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store from 46,596 ratings. EveryDollar has 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store from 84,169 ratings. We checked both on Oct 24, 2026. Store ratings are a dated snapshot from each listing, not our score.
Bloom and EveryDollar, side by side
Rows marked “Differs” are where the two official sources say different things, and 4 rows do here.
Swipe the table sideways to see both apps.
| Field | BloomInvesting appBloom is a subscription app for learning to invest, with lessons, games and an investing account for adults and teens.Visit Bloom's site | EveryDollarBudgeting appEveryDollar is a zero-based budgeting app from Ramsey Solutions with a free version and a paid premium version.Visit EveryDollar's site |
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| Price and feesDiffers | Bloom offers a $15 monthly plan and a $99.99 annual plan, and its custodial plan costs $150 a year.As of Oct 24, 2026. Source: bloomapp.com/faq | EveryDollar has a free version. After a 14-day free trial, premium costs $79.99 a year billed annually, or $17.99 a month billed monthly.As of Oct 24, 2026. Source: ramseysolutions.com/money/everydollar |
| Free trial | Not verified yet. | EveryDollar premium starts with a 14-day free trial for new users.As of Oct 24, 2026. Source: ramseysolutions.com/money/everydollar |
| APY or rate | Not verified yet. | Not verified yet. |
| Opening and balance minimums | Bloom has no minimum account balance, but deposits and stock orders must be at least $1.As of Oct 24, 2026. Source: bloomapp.com/faq | Not verified yet. |
| Protection | Bloom's brokerage accounts are held at Alpaca Securities, a SIPC member. SIPC protection is limited to $500,000, including a $250,000 limit for cash.As of Oct 24, 2026. Source: sipc.org/for-investors/what-sipc-protects | Not verified yet. |
| PlatformsDiffers | Bloom lists iOS and Android.As of Oct 24, 2026. Source: bloomapp.com | EveryDollar lists iOS, Android and Computer.As of Oct 24, 2026. Source: ramseysolutions.com/money/everydollar |
| Bank syncing | Not verified yet. | Premium only. EveryDollar premium connects your bank through Mastercard Connect and Plaid, and the free version uses manual entry.As of Oct 24, 2026. Source: ramseysolutions.com/money/everydollar |
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| App store ratingDiffers | Bloom has 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store from 46,596 ratings.As of Oct 24, 2026. Source: App Store listing | EveryDollar has 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store from 84,169 ratings.As of Oct 24, 2026. Source: App Store listing |
App store ratings are a dated snapshot from each store listing, not our score. “Not verified yet” means we don't have a current official source for that line. Spotted a change? Tell us if something changed.
What the apps look like
Bloom
EveryDollar
Which fits your Money Type?
There are four Money Types: Strategist, Spender, Saver and Scrambler. Each card matches one type to what the sources say about these two apps.
StrategistNeither app's sources confirm a feature we match to this type yet, so the quiz is the better place to start.
First fix: Save the Raise.
SpenderEveryDollar lists goals. A goal gives a Spender a reason to pause before buying, which is the Sleep on It fix.
First fix: Sleep on It.
SaverNeither app's sources confirm a feature we match to this type yet, so the quiz is the better place to start.
First fix: Put It to Work.
ScramblerEveryDollar lists bank syncing. Seeing every account in one place helps a Scrambler pay bills first.
First fix: Bills First.
Not sure which one you are? Take the free Money Types quiz. It takes about two minutes.
Full disclosure: Taylor Price, who runs Priceless Tay, owns Fifecta, so keep that in mind as you read this comparison.
Another option: Fifecta
If neither Bloom nor EveryDollar feels right, here is one more option to look at. Fifecta gives every paycheck a plan with FUNDS, and it starts from your Money Type, so the plan matches how you already handle money.
What real users say
These are other people's opinions, not Priceless Tay's. We quote public reviews and posts word for word, link each one and show its date, but we haven't checked the claims in them. A post counts toward a theme when it uses one of that theme's keywords, so a mention can be praise or a complaint.
What Bloom users say
Based on 500 App Store reviews, 3 Reddit posts and 2 YouTube videos dated Nov 2025 to Oct 2026, read Oct 2026. We collected the Reddit and YouTube data with Apify, a scraping service, on Oct 24, 2026.
- Of the 505 reviews, posts and videos we read, 223 mention learning about investing.
- Of the 505 reviews, posts and videos we read, 71 mention how easy or hard the app is to use.
- Of the 505 reviews, posts and videos we read, 22 mention the price, fees or the subscription.
Positive
“...my favorite feature is the learning section of it. It has helped me understand so much that I wish I knew when I was younger!”
Mixed
“My kids are on bloom and it has been great so far. Only downside is you have to pay for it but worth it imo.”
Critical
“There is no way to avoid the $15 subscription with Bloom even if you are not using the "learning" platform.”
Where these come from
- Bloom reviews on the App Store, read Oct 24, 2026. The public feed returns the 500 most recent US reviews. We kept every one dated inside the window.
- Hacker News search for Bloom, read Oct 24, 2026. Public search of comments and posts. 0 named the app; we kept 0 where the writer shares their own use of it.
- Reddit search for Bloom, collected Oct 24, 2026. Collected with Apify (harshmaur/reddit-scraper) on Oct 24 2026: a keyword search for "Bloom investing app", posts and comments from after Oct 24 2025. It returned 79, most of them about something else. We kept 3 where the writer shares their own use of the app or a clear opinion of it. We left out moderators, bots, company accounts, referral posts and people promoting their own apps.
- YouTube search for Bloom, collected Oct 24, 2026. Collected with Apify (streamers/youtube-scraper) on Oct 24 2026: a search for "Bloom investing app review" from the past year, up to 8 videos. It returned 8. We kept 2 and left out the app's own channel, sponsored videos, videos with affiliate or referral links and videos about a different product. We count themes from each video's title, description and captions, but we don't quote videos, because the captions we have carry no timestamps.
- u/Mother-Mountain9299 in r/OracleStock on Reddit, Oct 15, 2026.
- u/ConditionSufficient7 in r/investingforbeginners on Reddit, Jul 14, 2026.
- "Investing For Beginners Is Now Accessible With Bloom | Bloom App Review" by SaaS Reviews on YouTube, Jul 7, 2026.
- u/itsyourboyjjjj in r/investing on Reddit, Mar 8, 2026.
- "How to Use Bloom Investment App for Teens App Properly Beginner Mistakes That Cost You" by Whodunnit Den on YouTube, Nov 12, 2025.
What EveryDollar users say
Based on 437 App Store reviews and 4 YouTube videos dated Oct 2025 to Oct 2026, read Oct 2026. We collected the YouTube data with Apify, a scraping service, on Oct 24, 2026.
- Of the 441 reviews, posts and videos we read, 80 mention how easy or hard the app is to use.
- Of the 441 reviews, posts and videos we read, 77 mention the price, fees or the subscription.
- Of the 441 reviews, posts and videos we read, 55 mention debt, money stress or feeling in control.
Positive
“It makes it super easy to budget with my husband. ... we have had zero money fights”
Positive
“There’s a peace of mind that comes with having your finances under control and seeing your debts paid off.”
Critical
“Anything worthwhile in this app that would be helpful in budgeting is behind a paywall”
Where these come from
- EveryDollar reviews on the App Store, read Oct 24, 2026. The public feed returns the 500 most recent US reviews. We kept every one dated inside the window.
- Hacker News search for EveryDollar, read Oct 24, 2026. Public search of comments and posts. 1 named the app; we kept 0 where the writer shares their own use of it.
- Reddit search for EveryDollar, collected Oct 24, 2026. Collected with Apify (harshmaur/reddit-scraper) on Oct 24 2026: a keyword search for "EveryDollar", posts and comments from after Oct 24 2025. It returned 81, most of them about something else. We kept 0 where the writer shares their own use of the app or a clear opinion of it. We left out moderators, bots, company accounts, referral posts and people promoting their own apps.
- YouTube search for EveryDollar, collected Oct 24, 2026. Collected with Apify (streamers/youtube-scraper) on Oct 24 2026: a search for "EveryDollar review" from the past year, up to 8 videos. It returned 8. We kept 4 and left out the app's own channel, sponsored videos, videos with affiliate or referral links and videos about a different product. We count themes from each video's title, description and captions, but we don't quote videos, because the captions we have carry no timestamps.
- "EveryDollar Review [UPDATED] - They Don't Tell You This!" by Answer This on YouTube, Oct 16, 2026.
- "EveryDollar Review: Is This Budgeting App Worth Using?" by Misa Reviews on YouTube, Aug 29, 2026.
- "EveryDollar Review - Watch Before Using" by HelperDog on YouTube, Apr 11, 2026.
- "EveryDollar Review - Watch Before Using" by HelperDog on YouTube, Mar 16, 2026.
FAQ
How much does Bloom cost?
Bloom offers a $15 monthly plan and a $99.99 annual plan, and its custodial plan costs $150 a year. We checked this on Oct 24, 2026.
How much does EveryDollar cost?
EveryDollar has a free version. After a 14-day free trial, premium costs $79.99 a year billed annually, or $17.99 a month billed monthly. We checked this on Oct 24, 2026.
What is Bloom's app store rating?
Bloom has 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store from 46,596 ratings. That's a snapshot from the store listing on Oct 24, 2026, not our score.
Does EveryDollar have a free trial?
EveryDollar premium starts with a 14-day free trial for new users. We checked this on Oct 24, 2026.
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Full disclosure: Taylor Price, who runs Priceless Tay, owns Fifecta, so keep that in mind as you read this comparison.
Want a plan built on your Money Type?
Fifecta gives every paycheck a plan with FUNDS, so you know where each dollar goes.
Sources and dates
- bloomapp.com/faq (2026), checked Oct 24, 2026.
- sipc.org/for-investors/what-sipc-protects (2026), checked Oct 24, 2026.
- bloomapp.com (2026), checked Oct 24, 2026.
- App Store listing (2026), checked Oct 24, 2026.
- ramseysolutions.com/money/everydollar (2026), checked Oct 24, 2026.
- App Store listing (2026), checked Oct 24, 2026.
This is education, not financial advice.
