Comparison

Spond vs PlayMade

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

Head to head
About

Spond

Organize sports teams, clubs, and groups effortlessly. Schedule events, track attendance, collect payments, and communicate with members. This free app simplifies team management for coaches, admins, parents, and players.

Highlights
  • Schedule training, matches, and events
  • Automatic RSVP tracking
  • Secure payment collection
  • Manage multiple teams and roles
  • In-app communication tools
  • Store photos and documents
  • Set up starting line-ups
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 Stop chasing RSVPs, outdated contact info or late payments.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

PlayMade

Discover and book recreational spaces and equipment for various sports and activities. Connect with others in your community to join games and foster a more active lifestyle.

Highlights
  • Interactive map for recreation areas
  • Borrow sports equipment
  • Discover and join community games
  • Connect with like-minded individuals
  • Explore new recreational areas
Features
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Reimagine play anytime, anywhere with PlayMade. Our mission is to make recreation accessible and foster community connections. With PlayMade, you can: Discover: Find recreation areas and PlayPods near you using our interactive map. Play: Borrow equipment instantly and start playing your favourite sports or activities. Connect: Join games and meet like-minded individuals in your community. Whether you're looking to stay active, meet new people, or explore new recreational areas, PlayMade has you covered. Download now and start your journey towards a more active and connected lifestyle.

Screenshots

Spond4 screens
PlayMade3 screens

Verdict

The call

Spond and PlayMade both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PlayMade's written reviews are positive against 61% of Spond's. PlayMade also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Spond's advantage is ratings volume (3.9K vs 12) and chart position (#62 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

Spond holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spond has 3.9K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Spond's written reviews are positive against 100% of PlayMade's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spond ships an update weekly, PlayMade every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Spond versus PlayMade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpondPlayMade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.9K ratings) — better4.7 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.9K — better12
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#62 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPOND ASCosist LTD

Customer experience

Spond

All ratings3,873 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews265 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative30.9%

PlayMade

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

PlayMade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Spond

No in-app purchases

None

PlayMade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spond free?
Spond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlayMade free?
PlayMade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spond or PlayMade?
Spond is rated higher. Spond averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while PlayMade averages 4.7 from 12 ratings.
Do Spond or PlayMade have ads?
Neither Spond nor PlayMade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spond or PlayMade?
Spond ships an update weekly, and PlayMade every 2 weeks. Most recently, Spond was updated on November 11, 2026 and PlayMade on November 12, 2026.

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