Three things that matter most.
ClassDojo's core app is free, but its published materials describe ClassDojo Plus, a paid family subscription unlocking premium features. With Bloomz, every feature is free for every family, always. Districts pay one transparent price; families pay nothing.
ClassDojo grew up in the K-8 classroom. Bloomz spans classroom, school, and district: mass notification, robocalls, district analytics, SIS/SSO integration, branded apps, and admin oversight.
Bloomz translates the entire app and supports two-way translated SMS and email in 250+ languages, and no family's experience depends on their ability to pay.
When 'free' creates two classes of families.
A freemium model quietly divides a school community: families who subscribe get a richer experience; families who can't, don't. ClassDojo's own materials note Plus pricing (with its first increase in November 2024). Bloomz takes the opposite stance: schools and districts fund the platform once, every family gets everything. No upsells inside your community, no ads, ever.
“Should connecting with your child's school ever depend on a subscription?”
PBIS that grows up with your students.
ClassDojo's points system charmed a generation of elementary classrooms. Bloomz delivers full PBIS across K-12: configurable frameworks, attendance integration, intervention escalations, longitudinal reporting at student, class, school, and district levels, and a 360° profile tying behavior to communication and participation. Culture-building that works in 1st grade and 11th.
One app for families. One dashboard for districts.
At district scale, ClassDojo deployments usually sit alongside separate tools for mass notification, forms, conferences, newsletters, and websites. Bloomz unifies all of it, with district admin controls, oversight, analytics, SIS/SSO, and a custom-branded district app, capabilities not in ClassDojo's published district materials.
One transparent district price. Zero shifted to families.
One transparent district price. Zero cost shifted to families. Best Price Guarantee and No Annual Price Increase Guarantee in writing. Built for FERPA and COPPA compliance, iKeepSafe-certified, with no advertising and no in-community upsells.
Side by side.
Based on publicly available information as of June 2026. Found something out of date? Tell us.
| Capability | Bloomz | ClassDojo |
|---|---|---|
| Free for families, all features | ✅ Always | Core free; premium via paid ClassDojo Plus per published materials |
| Class messaging & story/posts | ✅ | ✅ per published materials |
| Behavior points & recognition | ✅ | ✅ per published materials |
| Full K-12 PBIS with longitudinal reporting | ✅ | Classroom points listed; district PBIS reporting, not listed† |
| Message translation | ✅ 250+ languages | Instant message translation listed |
| Immersive full-app UI translation | ✅ 250+ languages | Not listed† |
| 2-way translated SMS & email | ✅ | Not listed† |
| Mass notification, robocalls, smart alerts | ✅ | Not listed† |
| District analytics, oversight & reporting | ✅ | Not listed† |
| SIS integrations & SSO | ✅ | SSO listed; full SIS sync, verify with vendor |
| Conferences, volunteering, sign-ups | ✅ | Not listed† |
| Forms, permission slips, polls | ✅ | Not listed† |
| Newsletter studio | ✅ | Not listed† |
| Calendar & event RSVP | ✅ | Listed in family app |
| Custom branded district app & website | ✅ Included | Not listed† |
| Secure document delivery | ✅ | Not listed† |
| Assistive AI assistant | ✅ | AI homework help listed as Plus family feature |
| Advertising / family upsells in community | ✅ None, ever | Plus subscription marketed to families per published materials |
† Not found in the vendor’s published materials as of June 2026. Verify directly with the vendor.
When ClassDojo may be the right fit.
For an individual elementary teacher who wants a free, playful classroom points-and-photos app, and whose families are comfortable with optional premium upsells. ClassDojo is a reasonable classroom-level choice. For schools and districts that need equitable access for every family, district administration, mass notification, and K-12 PBIS in one platform, that's what Bloomz is.
Switching to Bloomz.
Easier than you think.
Teachers keep what they love, points, photos, posts, parent messaging, and gain conferences, forms, translation, and AI. Families download one app and everything is free. Our <30-day onboarding includes elementary-teacher-specific training so the classroom feel carries over.
Five commitments. In writing.
Common questions.
See Bloomz side by side
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Bring your ClassDojo feature list to a 30-minute Bloomz demo. We’ll map every capability and show you what’s possible.
ClassDojo® is a trademark of its respective owner, which is not affiliated with and does not endorse Bloomz. Comparisons are based on publicly available information, including competitor websites, app store listings, help centers, and press releases, as reviewed in June 2026. Product capabilities and pricing change; we encourage you to verify current capabilities directly with each vendor. Statements of opinion reflect the views of Bloomz. Found something out of date? Tell us at [email protected] and we’ll review it within 5 business days. Last reviewed: June 2026.