Spond vs Run For All Events
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 Stop chasing RSVPs, outdated contact info or late payments.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.
Run For All Events
Follow your favorite runners in real-time during races. Get live updates on their progress, split times, and final results. Interact with course maps and leaderboards to stay engaged on race day.
- Real-time athlete tracking
- Official race results
- Live course maps
- Live leaderboards
- Track multiple athletes
- Push notifications
- Event information updates
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The Run For All app provides official real-time runner tracking Run For All events. We bring the excitement of race day to spectators and fans by delivering real-time results & providing an engaging user experience. Features: -Track an athlete’s times, paces, split estimates in real time -Official Race Results -Interact with live maps of the course -Live leaderboards -Track multiple athletes at the same time -Receive push notifications as progress is made -Follow important event information and updates -Share updates to various social media platforms
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Verdict
Spond and Run For All Events both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 97% of Run For All Events's written reviews are positive against 61% of Spond's. Run For All Events also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). Spond's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 36 months) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Spond against 5.0 for Run For All Events. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spond has 3.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Spond's written reviews are positive against 97% of Run For All Events's.
Spond ships an update weekly, Run For All Events every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spond | Run For All Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.7% of reviews | 96.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #74 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SPOND AS | Dilltree Inc |
Customer experience
Spond
Run For All Events
User reviews
Spond
From 3.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and manage
- 🚀 Effective for organizing teams and events
- 💡 Useful features like polls, availability requests, and payments
- 🤝 Helps improve team communication and coordination
Room to improve
- 🐛 Notification issues (spam, delayed, unable to turn off)
- 🔍 Lack of search functionality
- 📅 Calendar sync problems
- 🤔 Confusing sign-up and setup process
- 💰 Expensive payment processing fees
Run For All Events
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🗺️ Great map tracking
- 📊 Informative stats
- 🏃♀️ Tracks multiple runners
- 🚀 Real-time updates
Room to improve
- 🐛 Tracking issues reported
- 🐛 Inaccurate map positioning
- 🐛 Live results page issues
- 🐛 App sometimes slow to start
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
Run For All Events
Reported bugs
3 issues- Runners showing as 'waiting to start'
- Live results page randomly changes
- Tracking position several miles out
Requested features
1 request- Show overall race standings
In-app purchases
Spond
No in-app purchases
Run For All Events
No in-app purchases
Questions
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