The Football Blueprint vs Spond

Events, RSVPs, group messaging and payments in a well-made app with no subscription — funded by a percentage fee on payments taken through the platform.

Spond's guardian/child account architecture is genuinely good safeguarding design — parents act for their kids by default, which is exactly how junior sport should work.

Spond Club adds a club-level admin view over the free team apps, so a committee gets oversight without asking teams to change their app.

A drag-and-drop session designer, drill and session libraries, season periodisation, a club-wide curriculum and live gameday with dual tactic boards — the coaching depth no comms app carries.

Technical director, club admin, coach, team manager, parent, player and more — each role opens to a surface built for its job, not one shared feed for everyone.

Daily player check-ins, body-soreness mapping and readiness flags on the coach dashboard, plus development goals and feedback — a duty-of-care story most team apps don't attempt.

Whole-club tiers priced in AUD from $39/mo + GST — one subscription covers everyone, and players and parents always join free. No per-team creep as you grow.

Club data lives in the Firebase Australia region, medical details are gated to coaches and admins, and there are no ads anywhere — free trial included.

Registration stays with PlayHQ, Squadi or Dribl where your federation requires it. The Blueprint imports your roster and runs everything after registration.