Spond vs Oxford Half
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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 Stop chasing RSVPs, outdated contact info or late payments.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.
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.
- Race information
- Registration details
- Route description
- Event date
- Personal best focus
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
Spond ships an update weekly, Oxford Half monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spond | Oxford Half |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #70 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SPOND AS | Motiv Sports UK Limited |
Customer experience
Spond
Oxford Half
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
Spond
No in-app purchases
Oxford Half
- Tracx+ Unlimited$5.991 Year
- Tracx+ Single Event$3.99









