Spond
Spond is a free app and club management service for organizing sports, teams, clubs, groups, and other activities.
What Spond is
Spond is a free app and club management service for organizing sports, teams, clubs, groups, and other activities. Organizers can schedule single or repeating events, plan a season, poll members about times, set participant limits, and manage waiting lists. Admins can invite up to 500 members through the app or web. The integrated messaging tool is described by Spond as GDPR-compliant and includes traceability and parent or guardian oversight. Groups can request payments for trips, annual membership fees, uniforms, and similar items, with participants paying in the app or by email. Spond Club adds a web-based interface for admins managing multiple groups and teams, with member and group imports, configurable member fields, role-based permissions, sign-up forms, event registrations, and club websites. Stripe processes payments; Spond lists a US Spond Club fee of 3.29% + $1.00 per transaction. The service is available on Android, iOS, and web. Spond was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Users under 15 need guardian approval, and group creators must be at least 15.
Good
- Free app and club management service
- Available on Android, iOS, and web
- Invites up to 500 members
- Supports repeating events and waiting lists
- Participants can pay in app or by email
Watch out
- US Spond Club processing fee is 3.29% + $1.00 per transaction
- Users under 15 need guardian approval
- Group creators must be at least 15
Who it suits
Spond suits coaches, club and group admins, parents, guardians, players, schools, and organizations coordinating activities. Its event tools, messaging, and payment requests can help groups manage schedules and participation.
Verdict
Spond combines group scheduling, messaging, invitations, and payment requests, with a separate web interface for club administration. Groups should account for the listed US payment fee and age rules.
Plans and prices
From Spond's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Spond app | Free | team and group coordination · events · messaging · payments with transaction fee |
| Spond Club | Free | Web-based club management; payment processing fees may apply · Described as free; no subscription price stated |
| Spond Club website (United States) | $19.95 a month | custom club website · events · memberships · payments · communication · 12-month regional trial · monthly |
The facts
Each one read from Spond's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Age requirements
- Spond says children aged 15 and over may use the service without guardian approval, children under 15 need guardian approval, and users must be at least 15 to create groups.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Spond says it is used by group admins, coaches, club admins, parents, guardians, players, participants, schools, and organizations.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Business model
- The app is free and Spond earns revenue through transaction fees when groups collect money.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Calendar integration
- Events can synchronize with iCal on iOS and Google Calendar on Android, with only invited events synchronized.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Club features
- Spond Club supports member and group imports, configurable member fields, role-based admin permissions, sign-up forms, event registrations, and club websites.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Club management
- Spond Club adds membership registers, spreadsheet imports, role permissions, signup forms, registration, discounts, subscriptions and refunds.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Data location
- Spond says platform data is stored in AWS regions in Dublin and Frankfurt.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Events
- Administrators can create single, repeating, season-planner and time-poll events, with waiting lists when capacity is reached.checked 15 Oct 2026
- File storage
- Groups can store club documents in Spond folders.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Guardians and notifications
- Guardian accounts provide visibility of children’s communications and events, while notifications broadcast important updates.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Invites and reminders
- The app supports invitations and reminders for groups of up to 500 members through the app or web.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Legal entity
- Spond’s terms identify Spond AS, Norwegian organisation number 998209218, at Øvre Vollgate 11–13 in Oslo.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: calendar and notifications
- App-store reviewers report calendars filling with unwanted events and duplicate or persistent notifications.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: missing features
- Reviewers request group search, admin notes, live game updates, Apple Watch support and more flexible event pricing or refunds.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: privacy and accessibility complaints
- Trustpilot reviewers allege exposed member email addresses, accessibility problems with larger text and difficulty obtaining human support.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: support quality
- Capterra and Software Advice reviewers rate customer support around 3.3/5 and report weak or slow technical help.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Member invites
- The app feature page says admins can invite up to 500 members through the app or web.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Messaging
- Spond includes centralized group messaging, posts and polls.checked 15 Oct 2026
- News: Verdane investment
- A February 15, 2023 Spond release said the service had reached two million monthly active users after 56% growth and received significant investment from Verdane.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Official extensibility
- Spond’s public site and help centre do not provide an official API, SDK or self-hosting package; its terms assign intellectual property to Spond AS.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Spond says it was founded in 2014 and aims to make grassroots sports and social activities easier to organize, safer for children, and affordable.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Company facts
- LinkedIn describes Spond as a privately held Oslo software company founded in 2014 with 11–50 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2014checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Oslo, Norwaychecked 28 Sep 2026
Alternatives to Spond
- 1
BenchApp
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.0Free plan - 2
LeagueLineup
Free planAndroidiOSWeb8.0From $47.94 a year - 3
Upplii
Free planAndroidiOSWeb8.0From $1,699 a year - 4
Chalk
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI7.9From $4.99 a month - 5
Sportlyzer
Free planAndroidiOSWeb7.8From €1,000 a year - 6
Pitchero
Free planAndroidiOSWeb7.4From £38 a month