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A real pink peony opens from a bud into full bloom. The seven small flowers below it are one for each of Bloom's domains; choosing one shows that flower blooming. Tapping anywhere on the page plants a small flower.

tap anywhere to plant a flower

Bloom

Every child is good at something.

Opening

You cannot tell in a week.

Week ten

In full bloom.

Found early, by playing

Most of us find out late. Bloom finds it early, through small games you play together, never through tests.

Get Bloom
  1. Week one. They play something. It means nothing yet, and Bloom says nothing.
  2. Week three. They ask for the same kind of game again. The first real signal.
  3. Week six. Two of the seven are further along than the rest.

Petal by petal

You know what to feed, and so do they. The gift was always there. Now it has room.

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The gift map

Seven ways of being good at something.

Bloom watches all seven, and tells you which two are lighting up.

One real map, mid-week. Building and Strategy, from four small things nobody set out to measure.

A Gift Map in Bloom, with Building and Strategy inked brighter than the other five domains.

How it works

No test. No score. No wrong answer to give.

Everything in Bloom is a game the two of you play together, away from the screen as often as on it. It watches which ones a child comes back to, and builds from there.

  1. Discover

    A new adventure, every day

    Bloom picks one playful quest a day and hands it to the two of you. A rescue built out of cushions, a rhyme rally, a story with the gaps left in. Nothing to mark, nothing to get wrong.

    Bloom’s Discover screen.

  2. School

    Every subject, at their pace

    The Australian primary curriculum, topic by topic, Foundation to Year 6. The same reading, maths, science and coding they get at school, turned into something you play at the kitchen table.

    Bloom’s School screen.

  3. Grow

    Turn what they love into a strength

    Once something lights up, Bloom pushes further in that direction in small steps, so the gift actually gets bigger instead of being noticed once and written down.

    Bloom’s Grow screen.

  4. Life skills

    Real-world skills, made playful

    Money, saving, what things cost, how to bounce back, how to get a thing finished. The parts school leaves out, in games short enough to do before dinner.

    Bloom’s Life skills screen.

  5. Quick Thinks

    Big thinks, one line at a time

    Would You Rather, Rank It, Odd One Out. Thirty seconds each, and the answer is never the point. It is hearing them explain why, in their own words.

    Bloom’s Quick Thinks screen.

  6. Grown-ups only

    A letter that gets to know your kid

    Every Sunday, behind a PIN: what Bloom believes so far, which two domains are pulling ahead, and how school and life skills are actually landing. Yours to disagree with.

    Bloom’s Grown-ups only screen.

Bloom is about who they are.

Spark is about what they do.

Same mum. Same kitchen table.

Spark

The cabin wakes up.

Get dressed, brush teeth, eat breakfast, and the cabin on screen comes awake as each one lands. No points for speed. No leaderboard against other children. A small building that lights up because they got themselves ready.

Psst. Tap anywhere on the page, and the little one will hop over to you.

Spark's Morning Cabin, chores ticking off one at a time.

A day with rooms in it.

Spark is built as places, not a checklist. A child walks the day rather than working through it.

Spark's Morning Cabin screen.

Morning Cabin

The day starts somewhere. Chores tick off and the cabin wakes up behind them.

Spark's Learning Hall screen.

Learning Hall

They pick their own challenges, written fresh each week for their school year.

Spark's Adventure Trail screen.

Adventure Trail

Speaking up. Bravery. Kindness. The quests are values, wearing a costume.

Spark's Goals screen.

Goals

The big ones, broken small. Become a confident reader, three milestones at a time.

Spark's Moon Tower screen.

Moon Tower

The night version. Same idea, lower lights, aimed at winding down.

Spark's Bedtime Poem screen.

Bedtime Poem

A poem about the day they actually had, written fresh, and read aloud.

Spark's Treasure Cove screen.

Treasure Cove

Sparks buy time with you. Movie night, their pick. Not more screen time, unless you say so.

There is a Parent Lighthouse behind a PIN, where you edit all of it. Nothing on your child's side is fixed by us.

Every night, about eight

Spark writes them a poem about their own day.

When you helped your family today, you showed such care,

And when you ordered your food, you were brave and fair.

These things that you did came from a heart so kind,

The greatest of treasures that anyone can find.

Kindness is a light that shines from deep inside,

It makes the whole world better, spreads far and wide.

So rest your sweet head with a smile.

Spark, 8 June

Two apps. Two different jobs.

Both were built by one parent in Melbourne, for her own two kids. They are on the App Store because other people asked for them.

For who they are

Bloom

Find the gift. Watch it bloom.

Small quests across seven domains, a learner model that adapts each week, and a Gift Map that gets clearer the longer you use it.

Get Bloom on the App Store

For what they do

Spark

Little wins, big habits.

Morning and night routines, values-based challenges, real rewards you choose, and a bedtime poem about their day. Built for five to twelve.

Get Spark on the App Store

Have a look first

A walk through both apps.

Real recordings on a real phone, nothing staged. Press play on either.

Bloom Discover, Grow, School, Life Skills, Quick Thinks, and the grown-ups page.
Spark The morning routine, the day's rooms, the bedtime poem writing itself, and the rewards.