Comparison

Spond vs Oxford Half

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Spond

This app streamlines sports team and club organization. It simplifies scheduling, payment collection, and communication for coaches, admins, parents, and players. Save time on administrative tasks and focus more on the sport.

Highlights
  • Schedule training, matches, and events
  • Automatic RSVP tracking
  • Secure payment collection
  • Group communication tools
  • Manage multiple teams and roles
  • Sync with personal calendar
  • Player of the match voting
Features
Currently charting
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Organize your team, sports club or group. Save time. Focus on what matters. The free app trusted by millions of coaches, club admins, parents and players worldwide. Spond is the app that makes sports happen. Whether you're running a sports club or organizing activities with your friends, Spond keeps everyone in sync. Stop chasing RSVPs, outdated contact info or late payments. What you can do: • Schedule training, matches and events • Set up recurring events for the whole season at once • Sync everything with your personal calendar • See who's coming with automatic RSVP tracking • Collect membership fees and event payments securely • Send reminders and keep track of who has paid • Manage multiple teams with sub-groups and set member roles • Import members from Excel or add via link, email or SMS • Export attendance lists and data to Excel • Set up your starting line-ups for matches • Keep track of match goals and vote player of the match • Communicate via group chats, posts and polls • Store photos and documents in custom folders and file structures • Manage children's accounts safely as a guardian with full visibility of communication with coaches Built for coaches, club admins, parents and players. Spond saves a coach an average of 2 hours per week on admin tasks. That's more time on the field, less time in spreadsheets and group message chats. Works for all sports and activities. Any group that needs to get organized will find their home in Spond. Download Spond and make sports happen.

About

Oxford Half

This app provides information and registration for a popular half marathon event known for its flat and fast course, suitable for beginners and experienced runners aiming for personal bests. It offers details about the race date and route.

Highlights
  • Race information
  • Registration details
  • Route description
  • Event date
  • Personal best focus
Features
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The fast and flat Oxford Half returns on Sunday 11 October 2026, a perfect route for both newbies and PB chasers. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Spond4 screens
Oxford Half4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spond at none against Oxford Half's 2. Spond also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and chart position (#70 vs unranked). Oxford Half's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Oxford Half sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Spond asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spond ships an update weekly, Oxford Half monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Spond versus Oxford Half: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpondOxford Half
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#70 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPOND ASMotiv Sports UK Limited

Customer experience

Spond

All ratings3,802 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews262 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative30.9%

Oxford Half

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Spond

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Events randomly disappearing
  • Inability to create new events in some groups
  • Calendar sync issues when crossing time zones
  • Verification code not being received
  • Crashes when opening messages

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add goal scorer and stats tracking features
  • Improve recurring event creation and management
  • Implement a more granular notification control system
  • Develop an iPad-specific app
  • Add a car pool feature to connect players in the same area

Oxford Half

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Spond

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Oxford Half

Subscriptions1
  • Tracx+ Unlimited$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tracx+ Single Event$3.99

Questions

Is Spond free?
Spond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oxford Half free?
Oxford Half is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spond or Oxford Half have ads?
Neither Spond nor Oxford Half shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spond or Oxford Half?
Spond ships an update weekly, and Oxford Half monthly. Most recently, Spond was updated on October 29, 2026 and Oxford Half on October 24, 2026.

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