Spond vs Heja

Both are free team apps with a schedule, availability and messages. Spond leans towards clubs and collecting money; Heja towards one team's communication, with coaches, parents and players in one chat.

In short

Spond: A free app for running clubs, teams and groups in any sport, with payments in the app.
Heja: A free app for team communication between coaches, managers, parents and players.
A weekly game with the same friends: you may want neither. See Squadcard below (we make it).

Side by side

Everything about Spond and Heja comes from their own pages (listed at the bottom), checked on 5 October 2026. A row only says what each describes itself doing; if a row isn’t here, it’s because one of them doesn’t cover it on those pages, which doesn’t mean it can’t.

Built for: Spond: Clubs, teams and groups in any sport or activity, including several teams under one account; Heja: Sports teams, with coaches, managers, parents and players in one place; Squadcard (ours): One group of friends who play football every week, 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; Heja: Schedule of practices and games, RSVPs with automatic reminders, and attendance; Squadcard (ours): In, maybe or out from a link in the group chat, with a waiting list when it's full
Money: Spond: Collects payments in the app, with a small transaction fee on each payment; Heja: Payment tracking with the paid Team Pro plan; Squadcard (ours): Tracks who owes and who's paid; never takes or moves money, so no payment fees
Price: Spond: Free; fees on payments; Heja: Free for the whole team; paid plans add more; Squadcard (ours): Free to join and vote; see the pricing page for running a squad

Spond vs Heja, side by side, with Squadcard as a third option
Compared	Spond	Heja	Squadcard (ours)
Built for	Clubs, teams and groups in any sport or activity, including several teams under one account	Sports teams, with coaches, managers, parents and players in one place	One group of friends who play football every week, 5-a-side to 11-a-side
Who's in	Events with availability: who's attending, who can't and who hasn't replied	Schedule of practices and games, RSVPs with automatic reminders, and attendance	In, maybe or out from a link in the group chat, with a waiting list when it's full
Money	Collects payments in the app, with a small transaction fee on each payment	Payment tracking with the paid Team Pro plan	Tracks who owes and who's paid; never takes or moves money, so no payment fees
Price	Free; fees on payments	Free for the whole team; paid plans add more	Free to join and vote; see the pricing page for running a squad

Which one fits

Choose Spond if you run a club or several teams and want to collect fees in the app. It's free, with a small fee on each payment, and handles junior members with their guardians.

Choose Heja if you coach one team, especially a youth team, and want the schedule, reminders and the team's chat in one app. It's free for the whole team; paid plans add payment tracking and more.

Or neither: Squadcard

If yours is the same friends playing every week rather than a coached team, you may not need either. Squadcard is built for that game: who's in from a link, fair teams from the ratings the players give each other, and pitch money tracked with no payment fees. We make it.

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Questions

Is Spond or Heja better?

For a club with several teams and fees to collect, Spond is built around that. For one team, especially a youth team, that wants the schedule, reminders and a chat with the parents in one app, Heja is built around that. Both are free to start.

Are Spond and Heja free?

Spond says it's free, with a small transaction fee on each payment. Heja is free for the whole team, with paid plans that add more, payment tracking among them.

Which is better for adults playing every week?

Both are built mostly around coached teams and clubs. For a group of adults who play every week, an app made for that game (Squadcard is one) gets you who's in, fair teams and ratings from the players.

Can I use Squadcard with Spond or Heja?

Yes. They don't connect, but nothing stops a club or team using Spond or Heja while its weekly kickabout runs in Squadcard. Players join Squadcard from a link, with nothing to install.

Sources (checked 5 October 2026)

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