Campium vs eCamp

Campium brings camp registration, billing, attendance and communication into one platform. It is intended for day camps, sleepaway camps, bungalow colonies, after-school programs and youth organizations. Registration supports custom forms, document uploads, e-signatures, waitlists and session or product capacity limits. Billing includes family balances, card and ACH payments, payment plans, autopay, discounts and financial aid. Staff can record attendance and check-ins or check-outs, while families manage approved pickup permissions. Bus tracking provides a live GPS map, rider status and estimated arrival times. Medication records include dose and staff attribution, overdue-dose flags and access restrictions for authorized staff. The platform also supports staff scheduling, reports, mass email and SMS, announcements, targeted sends and one-way family messages. Contacts can sync with Mailchimp and Constant Contact, and QuickBooks is listed for accounting. Campium offers responsive web access and iOS and Android apps for parents and staff. There is no free version; pricing is discussed with the company, which offers a no-cost demo and setup walkthrough.

eCamp is a free web app for planning camps, scheduling activities, and producing printable plans. It is aimed at youth associations and Y+S camp and trekking offers, while also being open to school camps and other groups. Multiple people can collaborate on the same camp. Users can create activity templates with storyboards, story context, and safety considerations, and assign materials to activities or camp periods. Its PDF and print process includes A3 output and a day overview. The app is initially available in German, French, Italian, Romansh, and English, with login options including MiData, CeviDB, jubla.db, and Google. Users cannot upload files directly, but can link to files stored on services such as Google Drive or Dropbox. eCamp v3 does not include task lists or todos, and course planning was not yet implemented when the listed MVP: Camp launched. The service runs on DigitalOcean managed Kubernetes, with user content and personal data on servers in Frankfurt, Germany. The maker describes availability as best-effort and does not guarantee uninterrupted service. Its source code is public on GitHub under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0.