Chalk vs Spond
Chalk
chalksports.ai
Spond
spond.comSide by side
| Figure | Chalk | Spond |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.99/mo | $19.95/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 4 |
| Spec score · Sports Team Management Software | 9.3 (#2) | 9.1 (#4) |
| Data location | Chalk says it stores data in the United States through Supabase infrastructure hosted on AWS and does not currently provide GDPR-compliant EU or UK service. | Spond says platform data is stored in AWS regions in Dublin and Frankfurt. |
| Payments | Payment collection supports Apple Pay and cards, automatic reminders, and direct deposits to the team’s Stripe account. | Teams can request membership, travel, equipment and event payments and track who has paid. |
| Product | Chalk is a youth sports team management platform for coaches, parents, and club directors. | Spond is a free app and club management solution for organizing clubs, teams, groups, sports, and activities. |
| Support | Coach Pro includes priority support, and Chalk lists [email protected] for fee questions. | Spond provides separate Help Centers for the Spond app and Spond Club, alongside a contact page. |
| What it does | Chalk is a youth-sports team-management platform for coaches, parents, and club directors covering practices, games, rosters, communication, and payments. | Spond provides free software for organizing sports teams, clubs and other activity groups. |
Plans
Chalk
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Music Plus$4.99 a month
- Coach Pro$9 a month
- Org$59 a month
- Club Plus$199 a month
- Tournament Hosting$199, paid once
- Org$59,499 a month
Spond
- Spond appFree
- Spond AppFree
- Spond ClubFree
- Spond Club website (United States)$19.95 a month
In their own words
Chalk
Chalk is a youth sports team management service for coaches, parents, and club directors, available on Android, iOS, and the web. Coaches can handle rosters, scheduling, tryouts, newsletters, waivers, payments, and game-day scorekeeping. Field Mode and Smart Reminders are among its coaching tools, while club administrators can oversee multiple teams, shared resources, registrations, organization-wide tryouts, and finances. Its free plan includes scheduling, dues and registrations, digital waivers, team chat, RSVP, and unlimited players. Coach Pro costs $9 per month and has a 14-day trial; it adds Field Mode, Smart Reminders, Tournament Hosting access, season archives, and priority support. Chalk charges a 5% platform fee on transactions, in addition to Stripe card processing at 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction. Payments go to a connected Stripe account rather than being held by Chalk. The service is available only in the United States, and it does not supply a drill library.
Spond
Spond is a free app and club management service for organizing clubs, teams, groups, sports, and activities. It runs on Android, iOS, and web. Organizers can schedule one-off or repeating events, plan a season, poll members about event times, set participant limits, and manage waiting lists. Admins can invite up to 500 members through the app or web. Spond describes its messaging as GDPR-compliant and says it provides traceability and parent or guardian oversight. Groups can request payments for trips, annual fees, or uniforms, with participants paying in the app or by email. Spond Club adds a web-based interface for managing multiple groups and teams, with imports, configurable member fields, role-based admin permissions, sign-up forms, event registrations, and club websites. Stripe processes payments; the listed US Spond Club fee is 3.29% + $1.00 per transaction. Spond provides separate help centers for the app and Spond Club. Its age rules say children under 15 need guardian approval, and users must be at least 15 to create groups. Spond says children aged 15 and over may use the service without guardian approval.