Comparison
LEKKIN and Pitchero, side by side.
Pitchero gives a club a website, an app and a set of fundraising tools. LEKKIN is the running of the club: teams, fixtures, availability, match day, subs and pitches. Here is where each is stronger.
Which suits your club
Choose Pitchero if
- You want a public club website with news, sponsors and a custom domain, run by the same product as your teams.
- You want lotteries, ticketing or fundraising built in.
- You want group messaging inside the same app.
- You play a sport LEKKIN does not cover yet, such as cricket or hockey.
Choose LEKKIN if
- You want every team the club runs on the free platform, with no advertising.
- Your managers record football matches from the touchline, including when the signal goes.
- You let your own pitches and want bookings in the same diary as your fixtures, without a separate contract.
- You want subs by card or Direct Debit into the club’s own account, with no percentage taken by us.
Feature by feature
| Feature | LEKKIN | Pitchero |
|---|---|---|
| Group messaging | Yes. Team messages with replies, direct messages between staff, and group conversations; notifications in the app and by email. | Yes. Instant messaging on every plan. |
| Availability for fixtures | Yes. Asked once per fixture or session, answered from a phone. | Yes. Player availability and team selection. |
| Guardians linked to junior players | Yes. A player is reached through their guardian where one is recorded. | Yes. Parents link their children to one account. |
| Public club website | No. LEKKIN does not build a club website. A join link and button can go on the one you have. | Yes. The core of the product; a custom domain on paid plans. |
| Live match recording | Yes. Football: lineups, goals, cards and substitutions, live from the touchline. | Yes. Match stats, and scores and key events posted during games. |
| Match recording without signal | Yes. Football: saved on the phone when the signal drops, synced when it is back. | Not advertised |
| Collecting subs | Yes. By card or Direct Debit, straight into the club’s own account. | Yes. Membership and online payments, on paid plans. |
| Facility booking | Yes. Built in, as a paid add-on, with your own fixtures already in the diary. | Partly. Through a partnership with Bookteq, a separate product. |
| Fundraising, lottery and ticketing | No. No lottery, raffles or ticketing. | Yes. All three. |
| Sports covered | Partly. Football, netball and rugby union. | Yes. Football, both rugby codes, netball, cricket, hockey and basketball. |
“Not advertised” means we could not find it on Pitchero’s website. It does not mean Pitchero cannot do it.
How each charges
Pitchero. Pitchero has a free plan for one team, and paid monthly plans for more teams. Online payments are on paid plans, with a processing fee on each payment. Facility booking is through a separate partner, Bookteq. Their current prices are on their pricing page.
LEKKIN. Teams, players and guardians, fixtures, availability, match recording and notifications are free. Subs collection is one flat monthly amount set by how much a club collects, and nothing for small clubs. Facility booking is charged per bookable facility, capped. The figures are on the price list.
Questions we get asked
Is LEKKIN a free alternative to Pitchero?
For running the club, yes: teams, players and guardians, fixtures, availability, match recording for football, and notifications are free, for every team, with no advertising. LEKKIN does not build a club website, which is a large part of what Pitchero sells.
Can a club use LEKKIN and Pitchero together?
Yes. A club can keep its Pitchero website and run its teams, availability, subs or facility bookings in LEKKIN. A join link and button from LEKKIN can go on any website.
Where this comes from
Everything about Pitchero on this page is from its own website, read on 28 September 2026. Products change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
- Pitchero pricing
- The Pitchero app
- Pitchero: parents and children
- Pitchero: facility bookings with Bookteq
Pitchero is a trademark of its owner. LEKKIN is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pitchero.