Spond is a free app and club management solution for coordinating clubs, teams, groups, sports, and other activities. It supports one-off and repeating events, season planning, time polls, participant limits, and waiting lists. Admins can invite up to 500 members through the app or web. Its integrated messaging is described as GDPR-compliant and includes traceability and parent or guardian oversight. Groups can request payments for trips, annual fees, uniforms, and similar needs; participants can pay in the app or by email. Clubs managing multiple groups and teams can use Spond Club, a web-based admin interface with member and group imports, configurable member fields, role-based permissions, sign-up forms, event registrations, and club websites. Spond says Stripe processes payments and lists a US Spond Club fee of 3.29% + $1.00 per transaction. The service is available on Android, iOS, and web, with separate Help Centers for the app and Spond Club. Age rules apply: children under 15 need guardian approval, and users must be at least 15 to create groups.
Who it is for
Spond suits admins, coaches, club organizers, parents, guardians, players, and participants coordinating group activities. Clubs managing several teams may also find the web-based Spond Club interface relevant.
What is good
- Supports recurring events, time polls, and waiting lists.
- Admins can invite up to 500 members.
- Payments can be made in-app or by email.
- Spond Club supports role-based admin permissions.
- Available on Android, iOS, and web.
What to know first
- Children under 15 need guardian approval.
- Users must be at least 15 to create groups.
- US Spond Club payment processing fee is 3.29% + $1.00 per transaction.
Verdict
Spond combines event coordination, messaging, payment requests, and club administration in a free app and web service. Note its age requirements and the listed US Spond Club transaction fee when deciding whether it fits your group.
Get started with Spond
- Visit the Spond website.
- Choose the Spond app or Spond Club for web-based club management.
- Use the Android, iOS, or web version of the app, or access Spond Club on the web.
- Invite members through the app or web; admins can invite up to 500.
- For children under 15, obtain guardian approval; users must be at least 15 to create groups.
What the free plan stops at
The Spond app and Spond Club are described as free. Spond lists a US Spond Club payment processing fee of 3.29% + $1.00 per transaction; app invites support up to 500 members.
Questions about Spond
Is Spond free?
The Spond App and Spond Club are both described as free, with a listed price of $0 plan.
Which platforms can I use?
Spond is available on Android, iOS, and web. Spond Club is a web-based interface.
How many members can admins invite?
Admins can invite up to 500 members through the app or web.
What does Spond Club include?
It supports member and group imports, configurable member fields, role-based admin permissions, sign-up forms, event registrations, and club websites.
Are there payment processing fees?
Spond says Stripe processes payments. Its help page lists the US Spond Club fee as 3.29% + $1.00 per transaction.
What are the age requirements?
Children aged 15 and over may use the service without guardian approval; children under 15 need approval. Users must be at least 15 to create groups.
Spond plans and pricing
All plansCompared on sports team management software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Mobile apps
- Yes
- Roster management
- Yes
- Availability tracking
- Yes
- Team messaging
- Yes
- Event scheduling
- Yes
- Payment collection
- Yes
- Scorekeeping
- Yes
