Comparison

Spond vs Run For All Events

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 Stop chasing RSVPs, outdated contact info or late payments.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

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Spond4 screens
Run For All Events4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Spond versus Run For All Events: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpondRun For All Events
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews96.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 36 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#74 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPOND ASDilltree Inc

Customer experience

Spond

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

Run For All Events

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.5%

User reviews

Spond

From 3.8K App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

None

Spond

No in-app purchases

None

Run For All Events

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spond free?
Spond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Run For All Events free?
Run For All Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spond or Run For All Events?
Run For All Events is rated higher. Spond averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Run For All Events averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spond or Run For All Events have ads?
Neither Spond nor Run For All Events shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spond or Run For All Events?
Spond ships an update weekly, and Run For All Events every 36 months. Most recently, Spond was updated on October 26, 2026 and Run For All Events on October 24, 2026.

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