TeamSnap vs Heja

Both are team apps with a schedule, messages and a free plan. TeamSnap is built around running a team's season, across many sports and adult leagues too; Heja around one team's communication, with coaches, parents and players in one chat.

In short

TeamSnap: A well-known app for managing sports teams, clubs and leagues, from youth teams to adult leagues.
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 TeamSnap and Heja comes from their own pages (listed at the bottom), checked on 19 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: TeamSnap: Teams, clubs and leagues in more than 200 activities, from youth teams to adult leagues; 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: TeamSnap: Availability and RSVP tracking on the paid Premium and Ultra plans; 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
Messages: TeamSnap: Team and group messaging, with last-minute alerts; Heja: Team and coaches' chat groups set up for you, and messages to parents or players; Squadcard (ours): Keeps your group chat: invites, teams and results are made to be shared there
Money: TeamSnap: Collects payments in the app, with invoicing, on the free plan; 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: TeamSnap: Free plan for teams under 15 players; paid plans add more; 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

TeamSnap vs Heja, side by side, with Squadcard as a third option
Compared	TeamSnap	Heja	Squadcard (ours)
Built for	Teams, clubs and leagues in more than 200 activities, from youth teams to adult leagues	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	Availability and RSVP tracking on the paid Premium and Ultra plans	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
Messages	Team and group messaging, with last-minute alerts	Team and coaches' chat groups set up for you, and messages to parents or players	Keeps your group chat: invites, teams and results are made to be shared there
Money	Collects payments in the app, with invoicing, on the free plan	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 plan for teams under 15 players; paid plans add more	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 TeamSnap if you manage a team through a season, or captain one in an adult league, and want the roster, the schedule, jobs to hand out and fees collected in one app. Its free plan covers teams under 15 players; paid plans add availability tracking, bigger rosters and drills.

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 or a league side, 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.

Start a squad How Squadcard works Free team generator

Questions

Is TeamSnap or Heja better?

For a team's whole season, with a roster, a schedule, jobs and fees collected in the app, or a side in an adult league, TeamSnap 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 have a free plan.

Are TeamSnap and Heja free?

TeamSnap has a free plan for teams under 15 players, with scheduling, messaging, assignments and payments; availability tracking is on its paid plans. Heja is free to use, with paid plans that add more, payment tracking among them.

Which is better for adults playing every week?

TeamSnap has pages for adult leagues and team captains; Heja's pages talk mostly about coaches and parents. For one group of friends and one weekly game, 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 TeamSnap or Heja?

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

Sources (checked 19 October 2026)

TeamSnap and Heja are trademarks of their owners. Squadcard isn’t affiliated with either.