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Alternatives to The Bump
22 parenting tools sit alongside The Bump in this directory. Below is what separates each from The Bump on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- The Bump starts at
- Free
Why people look past The Bump
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the The Bump entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is only one tier
The Bump publishes a single plan, Free at Free. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The all-in-one community platform
- No free tier, where The Bump has one.
- Starts $49 a month dearer, at $49/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than free.
- 3 tiers to The Bump's 1.
The debit card for kids, managed by you
- No free tier, where The Bump has one.
- Starts $3.99 a month dearer, at $3.99/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than free.
The family finance app for modern families
- No free tier, where The Bump has one.
- Starts $5.99 a month dearer, at $5.99/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than free.
Apple's built-in parental controls for iOS and Mac
Priced and rated the same as The Bump on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Child GPS tracker and parental control app
- Sold on a freemium model rather than free.
- 2 tiers to The Bump's 1.
Shared family calendar for coordinating activities
- Starts $2.99 a month dearer, at $2.99/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than free.
- 2 tiers to The Bump's 1.
Every The Bump alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bump (this page) | Free | Free | 1 | |
| CircleThe all-in-one community platform | $49/month | Subscription | 3 | vs The Bump |
| GohenryThe debit card for kids, managed by you | $3.99/month | Subscription | 1 | vs The Bump |
| GreenlightThe family finance app for modern families | $5.99/month | Subscription | - | vs The Bump |
| Apple Screen TimeApple's built-in parental controls for iOS and Mac | Free | Free | 1 | vs The Bump |
| Find My Kids | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs The Bump |
| FamCal | Free, then $2.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs The Bump |
| Canopy | Free, then $8.33/month | Subscription | 3 | vs The Bump |
| Glow Baby | Free, then $59.99/year | Freemium | 2 | vs The Bump |
| Artkive | Free, then $75/product | - | 2 | vs The Bump |
| Cozi Family Organizer | Free, then $29.99/year | Freemium | 2 | vs The Bump |
| Brightwheel | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs The Bump |
| FamilyAlbum | Free, then $2.99/month | Freemium | 4 | vs The Bump |
| BabyCenter | Free | Free | 1 | vs The Bump |
| Care.com | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs The Bump |
| Baby Tracker - Newborn Log | Free, then $4.99/one-time | Freemium | 2 | vs The Bump |
| Brili Routines | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs The Bump |
| FamilyWall | Free, then $4.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs The Bump |
| Bark | $14/month | Subscription | 4 | vs The Bump |
| FamiSafe Location | $9.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs The Bump |
| BusyKid | $4/month | - | 2 | vs The Bump |
| Famzoo | $5.99/month | - | - | vs The Bump |
| FamiSafe | $9.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs The Bump |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the The Bump badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (14)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Apple Screen Time , Free
- Find My Kids , Free
- FamCal , Free, then $2.99/month
- Canopy , Free, then $8.33/month
- Glow Baby , Free, then $59.99/year
- Artkive , Free, then $75/product
- Cozi Family Organizer , Free, then $29.99/year
- Brightwheel , Free
What you would be giving up
The Bump is most often brought in for pregnancy information, baby tracking, registry planning, parenting support. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If The Bump is broadly right and the question is cost, the The Bump pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Parenting category lists everything the directory holds, and best parenting tools ranks them.
The Bump runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about The Bump alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to The Bump?
- 22 other parenting tools are listed in this directory, led by Circle, Gohenry, Greenlight, Apple Screen Time. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to The Bump?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Apple Screen Time, Find My Kids, FamCal, Canopy, Glow Baby.
- Why do people look for an alternative to The Bump?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from The Bump?
- The Bump is most often brought in for pregnancy information, baby tracking, registry planning, parenting support. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to The Bump?
- None of the parenting tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these The Bump alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Parenting, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare The Bump against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against The Bump covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every parenting tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Parenting category, 22 tools beside The Bump. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.