Every app on this page is good at something. The question is what your group is: a club with a season, a youth team with parents, a business selling spots, or a group of regulars who play every week and change the sides each time. Rostara is for the last one, and each comparison below says honestly when the other app is the better choice.
At a glance
| App | Built for | Price | Balanced teams | Money in the app |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spond | Teams and clubs | Free | No; a line-up tool for soccer | Yes; in the US, $1.00 plus 3.29% per payment |
| TeamSnap | Youth teams, clubs and leagues | Free under 15 players; RSVPs from $10.83 a month billed yearly | No; line-ups by hand | Yes; 3.25% plus $1.50 per invoice |
| Heja | Teams of all ages, built around youth teams | Free with ads; Team Pro from $13.49 a month on the App Store | No | On Team Pro; around 4 to 5% in the US |
| BenchApp | Rec teams, leagues and drop-ins | Free with ads; PRO $9 a month | On PRO, from one ranking per player | Yes; 3.9% plus 30 cents by card |
| OpenSports | Paid drop-ins, leagues and memberships | From $30 a month, no free plan | No; team spots set up in advance | Yes; 3% plus Stripe's 2.9% and 30 cents |
| Rostara | Weekly pickup groups | Free; Pro $12.99 a month or $99.99 a year per group | Free, from private ratings per skill, with a balance score | No; a ledger of who owes, with no transaction fees |
Which app for which group
- A club, or a team with a season schedule: Spond or TeamSnap.
- A youth team with parents: Heja or TeamSnap.
- A rec team with regulars and a list of spares, in a league: BenchApp.
- Drop-ins or leagues you sell to the public: OpenSports.
- A weekly pickup game with the same crowd, where the hardest part is even teams and the court money: Rostara. Start with the free team generator, or read getting started.
