Comparison

Spond vs Athla

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 Stop chasing RSVPs, outdated contact info or late payments.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

Athla

Connect with your sports teams, clubs, and organizations. Manage schedules, communicate with members, and discover new opportunities. Stay updated on all team activities and never miss an important announcement.

Highlights
  • Join teams with invite codes
  • Discover local teams and clubs
  • Unified event schedules
  • Team chat and messaging
  • Roster and member management
  • Personalized user profiles
Features
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Athla brings your whole sports world into one app. Whether you're an athlete, a parent, a coach, or a fan, Athla keeps you connected to the clubs, gyms, schools, and teams you care about — so you never miss a practice, a game, or an announcement. JOIN YOUR TEAM IN SECONDS Got an invite code? Enter it and you're in. Accept invitations, apply to clubs, and manage all of your memberships from one simple home screen. DISCOVER TEAMS NEAR YOU Search and browse public teams, clubs, gyms, schools, leagues, and rec programs. Filter by sport, location, and organization type — and find what's open to join nearby. STAY ON SCHEDULE See every upcoming practice, game, and meeting in one place. Sync team events straight to your Apple, Google, or Outlook calendar, and get reminders so you're always ready. NEVER MISS AN UPDATE Follow your team's feed for posts and announcements, and get push notifications the moment something changes. CHAT WITH YOUR TEAM Message teammates one-on-one or in group conversations. Share photos, send voice notes, and keep the whole team in the loop. EVERYTHING IN ONE ROSTER View team members, roles, and titles. Coaches and managers get powerful tools to handle schedules, announcements, invitations, dues, documents, equipment, and more — all from their phone. YOUR PROFILE, YOUR WAY Build a personal profile with your bio, primary sport, and photo. Manage notification preferences and calendar integrations, and sign in securely with Apple, Google, or Face ID. BUILT FOR EVERY ROLE • Athletes — keep up with your schedule, team chat, and updates • Parents — stay informed and never miss your kid's game • Coaches & managers — run your team with schedules, rosters, dues, and announcements • Fans — follow the clubs and teams you love Download Athla and bring your team together.

Screenshots

Spond4 screens
Athla4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Athla at free against Spond's free with in-app purchases. Athla also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Spond's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 1) and chart position (#92 vs unranked). 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 Athla. 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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Spond versus Athla: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpondAthla
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#92 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPOND ASJad Alomari

Customer experience

Spond

All ratings3,802 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews260 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative31.2%

Athla

All ratings1 ratings
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

Athla

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Spond

No in-app purchases

None

Athla

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spond free?
Spond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Athla free?
Athla is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spond or Athla?
Athla is rated higher. Spond averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Athla averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spond or Athla have ads?
Neither Spond nor Athla shows ads.

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