Campzone vs MyVBS

Campzone organizes church camps for the Seventh-day Adventist community, combining participant registration, camp schedules, and camp operations. Participants can register themselves and family members; leaders approve registrations, manage waitlists, and set capacity. Day-by-day programs include meals and reminders before sessions. Camp tools cover announcements, chat, polls, feedback, teams, games, QR check-in and tickets, lodging assignments, venue maps, and notifications. Its songbook includes lyrics, chord sheets, audio, favorites, and a pinned theme song. The songbook, schedule, and program are cached for offline use, with periodic reconnection needed to sync updates. The service is free for participants and available on web, Android, and iOS, in Portuguese, French, and English. Some camps set their own fees for registration, transportation, or other items. Stripe processes payments, and Campzone says it does not retain full card details. Adults manage children in their families, and camp leadership is another intended user group.

MyVBS is a free web platform for churches and organizations managing Vacation Bible School programs. Organizers can publish a registration website with a unique web address without needing web skills, allowing parents and volunteers to register online. Forms can collect standard and custom information and can be configured separately for children, volunteers, and other participant types. An account can manage multiple events and retain information from previous years. Organizers can sort participants by age or grade, create groups, assign volunteers to classes, and generate attendance rosters. Email tools support promotional and follow-up messages to parents and volunteers, including scheduled sends. MyVBS provides branding for nine Concordia Supply VBS themes and also allows users to use their own theme. The site directs organizers to Concordia Supply to browse and order VBS materials. The Free plan costs nothing, with no subscription costs or charges for features, and includes registration websites, participant and volunteer registration, event and group management, and email campaigns.