EarlyBird Reviews

As a new mom, I was researching various ways to save for my new baby when I came across EarlyBird. I love that it has a very affordable investment opportunity (low fees) and the ability to easily contribute periodically to a custodial account for her. The plan is to take the money that’s been saved and buy her first place to live in the city she decides to attend college in or live/work after high school. Recently I learned that EarlyBird has added “Moments” which are an amazing way to save for friends and family members also - complete with photos or video messages. While she’s young, any cash given to her by family is deposited here with a note as to who it was from.

As a new parent, I was searching for easy ways to start an investment account for my kids, aged two and 5 months old. I got set up on this app in minutes! The best part was being able to share a link to family and friends who wanted to gift money to kids for birthdays, etc. I loved that they could leave a video message as well, this will be a memory and gift treasured for years to come.

We love this app. As parents to a young child, there is nothing more meaningful than secure if their financial future. this app is so easy and fills such a gap in our lives. It’s been so fun to have family and friends gift to our son’s fund and send heartfelt messages along with their contribution. And when he’s old enough, this app will be useful in teaching him about saving and investing for himself. Couldn’t recommend this genius app more!

We’ve set up accounts for our two kids and it’s been such a fun way for us to start to invest in their futures. EarlyBird is beautifully designed and easy to use. Favorite feature by far is the video recording you do to accompany a gift - family members have been able to leave such lovely messages for the kiddos that we enjoy watching together and will be awesome to look back on in the years to come!

As someone whose friends are starting to have kids, I’ve spent time trying to find “meaningful” gifts that get used once maybe twice. With this app my gift ends up being larger than what I can give at the moment and I get to share stories and memories that the kids will be able to look back on when they’re older. It’s a way to create a memory time capsule that I know I wish I had.

Highly recommend it for gifting to kids of all ages!

When I was a kid, my parents received some cash from friends and family for me. That money went into a bank account and sat there, missing three decades of market growth. Those childhood gifts could have been so much more valuable by now if I’d had an this app account. If you’re have a child now, this should be the first thing you set up. It could help them get their first apartment, or even with a down payment on a house one day. Smart parents in 2020 need this app.

I wanted to start some type of long term investment account for my kiddos. EarlyBird was suggested to me and we love it! We put at least a little something in every month, and love being able to attach a video or special note to the kids as well. It’s also fantastic to be able to send a link for family so they can participate too. The kids have enough “stuff” so for birthdays and holidays, we love this option to share!

Finally and easy way to get started with investment accounts for your kids. For countless years I was all talk and no walk but literally within a couple hours I had accounts set up and funded for my kids on this app.

If you are thinking about setting up anything for your kids please please please make it easy on yourself and just use this app. You won’t regret it. Love all the suggestions and the sharability also. 10/10.

High-quality app right out of the gate. This is a nice way to allow friends and extended family members to gift without buying more stuff. I still maintain a brokerage for my son (6months) where I can have more control than with this app, but I like having the option to loop others in and help him save for his future. I hope when he’s old enough there are features that teach him about financial responsibility, too! Looking forward to seeing the platform continue to develop.

this app is a great company to start your child’s first investment portfolio, through a custodial account, plus add personalized notes through moments that they can look back on when they’re older to see all the love and support they’ve received throughout the years. And the best part? Anyone can easily contribute/gift to their account! We use it and encourage our family/friends to contribute to our child’s account so that their gift grows alongside them.

I’ve been using Acorns since I started college 5 years back or so. Acorns let’s you invest regularly into Vanguard ETFs for $1 a month. This is the SAME THING, except for my newborn daughter! I love the cheap subscription ($216 over the 18 years I’ll use EarlyBird . Not bad!) and I love that it’s a custodial account. That way, my daughter could use the money to buy a car, go to college, go to a bootcamp, whatever, unlike a 529 plan. Acorns actually has the same thing, but for $3 a month :/ Sorry Acorns, but I’m a penny pincher 😂 Thanks for creating a great investing solution for my baby this app team! Also, I heard about early bird because I invest with Sweater, a venture capital investing app. CHECK IT OUT.

this app has to be the best thing that came out of 2020. This is life changing, not only for myself but for my children. This is educational as well as an investment in my kids future. If you do one thing from this point on it would be create an this app account for the whole family. Make sure you share with all your friends and family, and your friends’ friends and family. YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!

The only downside is I wish this was created when I was a baby.

Absolutely love it!

Incredibly easy “set it and forget it” way to save monthly for your kids, and to gift to others children. The accounts are custodial accounts and the products are Blackrock ETFs. There is great flex to be able to set the allocation for the child AND engage the child to select some thematic baskets like “girl power”, etc., investment themes that resonate with kids and help to teach the power of compounding. All the money is unlocked to the kid when they turn 18-21 (depending on state), along with all the memories. It is pretty effective and has helped us to save real money for our child (and cousin!).

Last Christmas I spent $50 on a lego set for my godson that brought him approximately 13 seconds of happiness before being tossed into the mountain of gifts that already included two other lego sets.

This year I spent $50 on his future and was also able to leave a video message! This gift will serve as a tool to help explain the magic of compounding that has served investors to achieve prosperity.

For years I have been searching for a way to give more meaningfully to the children in my life. I am extremely grateful for the this app app for providing me the ability to do so!

As a 23 year old I am JUST beginning to understand what it means to be financially literate. I am fortunate enough to have family that can help educate me about credit cards, credit scores, taking out loans, investing, etc. But what an incredibly invaluable gift to be able to give to the younger members of my family! I am such a huge believer in enabling the next generation to do better than we did and i think this is an amazing tool to do just that! Thank you Early Bird for giving me a platform to help educate the next generation of my family about the importance of being financially literate.

I’m in my late 20s and a big chunk of my friends started having kids. Personally, I’m a big advocate of investing and financial literacy and I hate gifting toys or clothes for my loved ones’ newborns, stuff that the baby will only use for a couple months.

I then heard about this app’s financial gifting and found the best option to gift to my friends and family. I feel like I’m contributing to the child’s future with a valuable and thoughtful gift.

The response I’ve gotten from my friends after receiving the investing gift have been pretty unique and amazing as well, I’m definitely the cool uncle now.

I created an account for my daughter as soon as I got her social. Best decision I’ve ever made for her future! EarlyBird is super easy to use, understand, and the investments are solid. You get to choose how aggressive or moderate you want the investments to be diversified. It’s also a great alternative to traditional gift giving, a gift for your child’s future is worth more than trinkets. Even with the current economy, her portfolio has been rock solid! Also chose this over any 529 college plan because of its flexibility. She can use it for college, travel, car, house, start up, anything that benefits her.

As a new mom (I have a 19mo and a baby on the way), this is the #1 app I recommend to other new parents. There is so much commercial pressure in society to have all the toys and gadgets for kids, I often fall guilty to it when my child really wants something when checking out at Target. It’s challenging to keep your house from turning into a toy depot as your family grows. EarlyBird lets me, my family, and my friends contribute to my children's future without the hassle of shopping. Plus it grows with time. Also worth mentioning that EarlyBird support and team behind the product is stellar!

I have been looking for something that early bird offers for years now for my children. I wanted to be able to invest in their future but not have it tied to a specific outcome such as college or retirement. So far the ease of EarlyBird has been amazing. I had to send one question to their customer service and I was immediately replied to and everything was handled within a matter of seconds. I also have learned more about crypto and investing in that for them as well as we approach more uses for cryptocurrency‘s. It has definitely helped me become more aware of what is available as well.

I am so glad that I’ve started to use this app! The financial literacy aspect of it is by far my favorite aspect of EarlyBird . I find it so important to educate the youth and this app does an insanely great job of it! The gifting aspect makes me feel so much closer and well connected with the children in my life. Definitely would recommend EarlyBird to anyone looking for an investment app for their children and for FRIENDS AND FAMILY!