# BDS Laundry Start

> Utilities

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1396770224](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1396770224)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1396770224`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** KioSoft Technologies LLC
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (1,301 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.12.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-02
- **First published:** 2018-07-28
- **Size:** 53 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bds-laundry-start/id1396770224)
- **Website:** [https://www.kiosoft.com](https://www.kiosoft.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.bdslaundry.com/contact-us/](https://www.bdslaundry.com/contact-us/)

## Description

BDS Laundry Start is an iPhone app designed for participating BDS Laundry locations. It lets you pay for laundry cycles directly from your account using Bluetooth to communicate with machines, and you can buy credit with a full transaction history.

Key features include one-time QR code setup, starting machines by scanning the machine QR code, checking and adding balance, and viewing machine availability with alerts when a cycle finishes.

## Rankings

- #48,872 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise ease of use, convenience, and mobile payments, plus condo-community value and quick issue reporting. Common pain points include notification timing inconsistencies, lock-screen progress not updating, occasional credit-card errors, aggressive top-up prompts, and limits on top-up amounts.

### Pros

- Easy to use and intuitively designed.
- Mobile payments and quick reloads via a virtual card; coin-free.
- Reliable and fast performance; rarely freezes or crashes.
- Valuable in condo/community settings with smooth app control.
- Good in-app status visibility and quick issue reporting (see room status, report problems, fast repairs).

### Cons

- Notifications are not timely or reliable—finish alerts can be delayed or premature.
- Lock Screen progress tracker does not consistently update over time.
- Credit card edits can return a 400 Bad Request error.
- Aggressive top-up prompts after starting a dryer feel predatory.
- Top-up amount limits; desire for larger or monthly balance options.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1396770224)