BOUNCY CASTLE SAFETY LOG

BounceLog

Hire safe. Stay covered.

The half hour before you drive away.

Wind speed, internal pressure, how many anchors went in and what the hirer agreed to. BounceLog records that half hour for every hire and turns it into one PDF you can send if anybody ever asks.

14-day trial, then £1.99/mo,
£9.99/yr or £24.99 once. Android.

Records & Compliance
Android
Works offline
No account
UK, IE, AU & NZ

ONE HIRE, FRONT TO BACK

Four things, in this order

There is no recurring service interval in this app, because a hire is not a service schedule. It is one event, and almost everything that matters happens before you leave the field.

01

Wind

Type in the reading off the anemometer. The app puts a Beaufort force on it and, under BS EN 14960, tells you whether you are under 24 mph or over it. This is the measurement that can end the day.
Where the 24 mph wind speed limit comes from
02

Pressure

Enter the manometer reading and it is checked against the minimum and maximum you stored on that unit, in whatever unit you work in. No gauge on you? Record a documented feel test instead and it is marked as such.
03

Anchorage

How many points actually went in, by stakes, ballast, ground bolts or a mix, and onto grass, hard standing or indoors. Fewer than six and the record says so, on screen and on the PDF.
04

Handover

Six conditions read out and accepted, an emergency number, the hirer's signature and yours. From here on the unit is being supervised by somebody who signed for it.

PLUS SIX PASS / FAIL ITEMS ON THE SAME FORM

Blower (fan clear; non-return flap)
Visual damage (fabric / seams)
Impact mats at entrance
Electrical / RCD
Deflation on power loss
Trained supervision present

Each one is pass, fail or not applicable, and the app shows a plain count of how many of the core readings and items you recorded. It never shows a green "all safe" summary, because that is a verdict and this is a record.

The wind number

It is the only reading on the form that can cancel a booking, so the app does something with it rather than just storing it. Type in the mph and you get the Beaufort force back immediately, plus a plain statement of where that sits against the limit for the standard you selected.

up to 1 mph

Calm

2 – 3 mph

Light air

4 – 7 mph

Light breeze

8 – 12 mph

Gentle breeze

13 – 18 mph

Moderate breeze

19 – 24 mph

Fresh breeze

25 – 31 mph

Strong breeze

32 – 38 mph

Near gale

BS EN 14960

The app uses 24 mph as the per-hire wind figure and expects at least six anchor points. Reach or pass 24 and the wind row turns into a warning that carries through onto the audit pack.

AS 3533.4.1

Switch to the Australian and New Zealand setting and BounceLog shows no numeric wind limit, because there is no single national figure to show. It still records your reading and its Beaufort force, and still expects six anchor points.

The form's own guidance is blunt about how to get the number: measure with an anemometer at regular intervals, and weather apps are not acceptable. Whatever the app displays, the manufacturer's operating manual and the published standard govern, and the wind decision is yours.

What the hirer signs for

The handover screen exists to record that the hirer was briefed and accepted responsibility for supervising the unit once you leave. These are the six conditions, word for word as they appear in the app and on the PDF.

Keep within the wind limit and stop if it gets windy
Supervise the unit at all times
Observe the capacity and age/height limits
No shoes, glasses or sharp objects on the unit
Do not move or re-anchor the unit
Deflate and call if the weather turns

The app itself

Five screens from the shipped build. The hirers, addresses and phone numbers in them are sample data.

Scroll sideways, or use the arrow keys

The Units list in BounceLog showing two inflatables, an obstacle course with an amber Inspection due in 16d chip and a bouncy castle with a teal Inspection current chip — Your inflatables, with the annual-inspection expiry you recorded (sample data)

A unit record in BounceLog for an obstacle course: manufacturer and model, PIPA tag number, annual inspection expiry, pressure range 1.5 to 3 PSI, anchor points 12, max capacity 6, notes, and its hire history — One unit: tag number, pressure range, anchor points, capacity (sample data)

A hire in BounceLog showing the site, phone, address and fee, then the pre-use safety check summary with wind speed 12 mph Force 3, internal pressure 2.4 PSI, anchorage 12 ground stakes on grass, and each pass or fail item listed — One hire, with the whole check summarised on it (sample data)

The Pre-use safety check form in BounceLog: a measured wind speed of 12 mph with Force 3 Gentle breeze and Within the limit chips, an internal pressure of 2.4 PSI within the unit range, and 12 anchor points on grass with ground stakes — The check itself: measure, type it in, read what the app makes of it

The Signed handover screen in BounceLog listing six conditions the hirer accepts, an Accept all conditions button, an emergency contact field, and a hirer signature pad — The handover: six conditions, an emergency number, two signatures

PDF · ONE PER HIRE

The audit pack

Headed Hire safety record, with the standard you were working to and the date it was generated. Inside, in this order:

Unit and hire — the unit, its inspection tag line, the hire, the hirer and site, and the location if you stamped it
Pre-use safety check — wind speed, internal pressure, anchorage and capacity, with the over-limit and under-minimum lines flagged
The six pass / fail items as a table, plus your weather note
Signed handover — the conditions accepted, and the hirer and operator signature blocks
Photo evidence from the check

Built on the phone, shared from the phone. The full disclaimer sits on the cover.

PER INFLATABLE

What a unit record holds

Fill it in once and every hire of that unit inherits it, which is what makes the pressure and anchorage checks mean anything.

Name, type, manufacturer and model — castle, slide, soft play, combo, obstacle course or disco dome
PIPA / ADiPS / RPII tag number and the annual-inspection expiry date
Minimum and maximum internal pressure, in your own units
Required anchor points and maximum capacity from the manual or the label
A photo, free notes, and the full hire history

The tag number and expiry are typed in by you and are not verified by the app. The annual inspection is a competent person's job.

What it costs

Fourteen days of everything when you install it, no card. After that, carry on with the free tier or buy it once. Most operators take the lifetime: nothing renews and it stays unlocked.

Either way, hires you already recorded are never locked, hidden or deleted, and stay re-exportable. The free tier only stops you adding new ones past the cap.

Inflatable units1
Hires, across all units5
New audit-pack exports1
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LIFETIME

£24.99once

Or £1.99 a month, or £9.99 a year. Prices set in pounds sterling.

Unlimited units and hires
Unlimited PDF audit packs
Full hire history per unit
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Questions

Does BounceLog make a hire safe or compliant?

No. It records the checks you carried out and the handover you gave. It is not a safety inspection and does not replace the annual inspection by a competent person.

Where does the wind limit come from?

From the standard you pick in Settings. On BS EN 14960 the app uses 24 mph and warns you at or above it. On AS 3533.4.1 it shows no numeric limit, because there is no single national figure to show.

Can I use a weather app instead of an anemometer?

The form says not to. It asks for a measured reading taken at regular intervals, and a forecast for the nearest town is not that.

What does it do with the pressure reading?

It compares it against the minimum and maximum you stored on that unit and tells you whether it is inside the range. If you did not take a numeric reading you can record a documented feel test instead.

Does it check my PIPA or RPII tag?

No. You type the tag number and the annual-inspection expiry in yourself, and the app shows you when that date is near. It cannot verify either, and the annual inspection is still a competent person’s job.

What does the hirer actually sign?

Six conditions about wind, supervision, capacity, shoes and sharp objects, not moving the unit, and deflating if the weather turns. They sign on screen, you sign on screen, and both signatures print on the PDF.

Does it work with no signal?

Yes. Units, hires, checks, photos, signatures and PDFs are stored on the phone. A connection is only used to serve ads on the free tier.

What happens when the trial ends?

Nothing you already recorded is locked, hidden or deleted. It stays readable and re-exportable. The free tier caps only new entries: one unit, five hires and one audit-pack export.

What BounceLog is not

This is the notice the app shows on the check form, on the handover, on the PDF cover and in Settings, word for word:

BounceLog helps you record your own pre-use safety checks and handover for each hire. It is a record-keeping tool — it is not a safety inspection, does not certify that any inflatable is safe to use, and does not replace the annual inspection by a competent person (PIPA / RPII / ADiPS). You are responsible for following BS EN 14960 / AS 3533.4.1 and HSE guidance, for your anchorage and wind-speed decisions, and for the accuracy of every record. Always check the manufacturer's operating manual.

Links to the HSE, PIPA, RPII, ADiPS and the standards themselves are collected on the BounceLog resources page.

Try it on this weekend's first hire

Put one unit in with its pressure range and anchor points, then run the check on site and see what the PDF looks like.