Comparison
LEKKIN and Spond, side by side.
Spond is a free app for organising teams and groups, with messaging built in. LEKKIN is built around the club: every team, the fixtures, match day, subs and the pitches. Here is where each is stronger.
Which suits your club
Choose Spond if
- Chat is the centre of how your teams work, and you want an app built around it.
- You want one app for teams across many different sports and activities.
- You mostly need events, availability and payments, and little else.
Choose LEKKIN if
- Your managers record football matches as they happen, with goals, cards and substitutions, even without signal.
- You want every fixture across every competition in one list, from your club’s side.
- You let your own pitches and want bookings in the same diary as your fixtures.
- You collect a lot in subs. With LEKKIN the club pays a flat monthly amount by band, and small clubs pay nothing; we don’t take a percentage.
Feature by feature
| Feature | LEKKIN | Spond |
|---|---|---|
| Group messaging | Yes. Team messages with replies, direct messages between staff, and group conversations; notifications in the app and by email. | Yes. Messaging built into the app. |
| Availability for fixtures | Yes. Asked once per fixture or session, answered from a phone. | Yes. Availability requests. |
| Guardians linked to junior players | Yes. A player is reached through their guardian where one is recorded. | Yes. Guardians can be added for a member. |
| Public club website | No. LEKKIN does not build a club website. A join link and button can go on the one you have. | Yes. A paid add-on. |
| Live match recording | Yes. Football: lineups, goals, cards and substitutions, live from the touchline. | Partly. Scores and results, during or after a match. |
| 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. Members pay in the app; a fee is taken per payment. |
| Facility booking | Yes. Built in, as a paid add-on, with your own fixtures already in the diary. | Not advertised |
| Sports covered | Partly. Football, netball and rugby union. | Yes. Many sports and activities, netball and rugby included. |
“Not advertised” means we could not find it on Spond’s website. It does not mean Spond cannot do it.
How each charges
Spond. The Spond app is free. When members pay through Spond, a percentage plus a fixed fee is taken from each payment. A club website is a paid monthly add-on. Their current fees are in their help centre.
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 Spond?
For running the club, yes: teams, players and guardians, fixtures, availability, match recording for football, and notifications are free. Both have messaging: Spond is built around it, and LEKKIN around running the club.
Does LEKKIN take a fee on every payment like Spond?
No. LEKKIN doesn’t take a percentage of what a club collects. The payment provider charges its own processing fee, and the club pays LEKKIN one flat monthly amount set by how much it collects in a year. Clubs collecting under a set amount pay nothing; the bands are on the pricing page.
Where this comes from
Everything about Spond 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.
- Spond: payment costs in the app
- Spond Club: transaction fee
- Spond: website pricing
- Spond: match events
- Spond: messaging
- Spond: adding guardians
Spond is a trademark of its owner. LEKKIN is not affiliated with or endorsed by Spond.