A Spond alternative for your weekly game

Spond is a good free app for running clubs and teams. If your group is the same friends playing football every week, you might want something built just for that. Squadcard is an app for football groups that play every week: who's in, fair teams, and ratings from your mates.

Start a squad How Squadcard works

A Squadcard player card, rated by the player's squad

Spond and Squadcard, side by side

We make Squadcard, so we’re biased. Everything about Spond comes from Spond’s own pages (listed at the bottom), checked on 5 October 2026.

Built for: Spond: Clubs, teams and groups in any sport or activity, including several teams under one account; Squadcard: One group of friends who play football every week, any size from 5-a-side to 11-a-side
Who's in: Spond: Events with availability: who's attending, who can't and who hasn't replied; Squadcard: Players answer in, maybe or out from a link in the group chat; a waiting list when it's full
Picking teams: Spond: A line-up feature for football matches; Squadcard: Two fair teams picked from everyone's rating, keepers split, sizes level
Money: Spond: Collects payments in the app, with a small transaction fee on each payment; Squadcard: Tracks who owes and who's paid; never takes or moves money, so no fees: players pay you as they already do
Price: Spond: Free; fees on payments; Squadcard: Free to join and play; starting a squad needs Squad Pro

	Spond	Squadcard
Built for	Clubs, teams and groups in any sport or activity, including several teams under one account	One group of friends who play football every week, any size from 5-a-side to 11-a-side
Who's in	Events with availability: who's attending, who can't and who hasn't replied	Players answer in, maybe or out from a link in the group chat; a waiting list when it's full
Picking teams	A line-up feature for football matches	Two fair teams picked from everyone's rating, keepers split, sizes level
Money	Collects payments in the app, with a small transaction fee on each payment	Tracks who owes and who's paid; never takes or moves money, so no fees: players pay you as they already do
Price	Free; fees on payments	Free to join and play; starting a squad needs Squad Pro

When Spond is the better choice

If you run a club, with junior members and their parents, several teams, training and matches across the season, and fees you want to collect in the app, Spond is built for that and does a lot of it for free. Squadcard isn't trying to be a club app.

When Squadcard fits better

The same group every week: one squad, one weekly game, 5-a-side to 11-a-side.
Fair teams: picked from ratings the players give each other after every game, so they get fairer the longer you play.
A reason to come back: player of the match, Team of the Week and a player card that moves with your form, ready to share in the group chat.
Money without fees: Squadcard tracks who owes; your players pay you however they already do.
Nothing to install for players: they join from a link on any phone.

Moving your group over

Start a squad, set your usual day, time and pitch, and post the invite link in your group chat. Players tap it, pick roughly how good they are, and they’re in. There’s nothing to import: the ratings build up from your games. Want to try the team picking first? The free team generator works without an account.

Questions

Is Squadcard a good Spond alternative?

For a group of friends who play football every week, yes: it's built for exactly that, with fair teams and ratings from the players. For running a whole team, club or league, Spond is likely the better fit.

Is Squadcard free?

Joining a squad, voting, your card and stats are always free. Starting a new squad needs Squad Pro (7 days free on the yearly plan), and one Squad Pro covers the whole squad. Squads started before 5 October 2026 stay free.

Does Squadcard take payments like Spond?

No. Spond collects payments in the app; Squadcard works out who owes what and keeps track of who's paid, but the money goes between you and your players as it does now. It never passes through Squadcard, so there are no fees.

Do my players need to download an app?

Not for Squadcard. Players join, say if they're in and vote from a link, on any phone, Android included. The organiser can use the website or the iPhone app.

Can I use Squadcard and Spond together?

Yes. Some groups keep their team or club in Spond and run their weekly kickabout in Squadcard. They don't connect to each other.

Sources for Spond (checked 5 October 2026)

Spond is a trademark of its owner. Squadcard isn’t affiliated with Spond.