Best Team App for Grassroots Football (UK & Australia) | 2025
Team managers need fast RSVPs, automated reminders, parent roles, and simple lineup & minutes tracking. Mingle Sport covers all of that with a great app, desktop access and live scorekeeping—free basic plan available, upgrade anytime. Create your team in minutes on mobile or Homebase.
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Comparing Team Management apps for your grassroots football team
As a Team Manager you care about streamlined team communication and easy attendance tracking. Coaches often have additional needs like Line-Up and substitution management, tracking minutes played and scorekeeping. And finally there are players, parents, friends and family.. they want to be involved.
TL;DR
Choosing a team app comes down to fast RSVPs/reminders, parent–child roles, and football-specific tools like line-ups, substitutions and minutes tracking—plus desktop access and, if needed, payments or club-wide control. We compared Mingle Sport, Spond, Heja, Stack Team App, Teamer and Pitchero for UK/AUS so you can match features to your job-to-be-done. If you want an all-in-one football workflow with live scorekeeping and minutes tracking, Mingle Sport is a strong pick—free basic plan, upgrade anytime; start a team in the app or on Homebase.
Factors to take into consideration when choosing a team management app
There are many different apps out there. You might have heard or used a few. All have their pro's and cons. Mingle Sport is one of the tools to consider.
We have created an extensive app comparison. Mingle Sport is an option, but there might be alternatives that suit your team better.
Here are 10 aspects to take into consideration when choosing an app for your football team.
Generic vs football-specific: attendance/messaging only, or also line-ups, subs, minutes?
All-in-one vs tool stack: simplicity vs flexibility/maintenance.
Cost & ads: free vs paid tiers, ad policy, who pays (team/club/individual).
Team vs club level: admin roles, approvals, multi-team governance.
Adoption: invite flow, parent roles, reminder automation.
Platforms: iOS/Android, desktop, offline tolerance.
Data & privacy: export/ownership, GDPR, photo/consent controls.
Reliability & support: uptime, response times, roadmap cadence.
Season rollover: migrate squads, keep stats/history.
Integrations: calendar sync, messaging, league data.
Which apps did we compare for Australia and the United Kingdom (and why)?
We focused on the options team managers in UK and Australia actually weigh: Mingle Sport, Spond, Heja, Stack Team App (especially common in AU), Teamer, and Pitchero (often used in UK club setups). We chose them because they’re widely used in grassroots football, available on iOS/Android (with some desktop access), and cover core jobs like RSVP/attendance, reminders, parent roles, messaging—with some offering football-specific extras such as line-ups, substitutions/minutes, or live updates. We deliberately excluded generic chat tools, back-office club CRMs, and pro-only coaching apps that don’t solve day-to-day team logistics.
| Feature | Mingle Sport | Spond | Heja | Stack Team App | Teamer | Pitchero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSVP / Attendance tracking | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Auto reminders | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Parent roles | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Desktop / Web access | Yes (Admins only) | Yes (web app + Spond Club) | Pro/Max include desktop | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lineup planner (formations | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | No ❌ | No ❌ | No ❌ | ✅ Yes |
| Substitutions | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | No ❌ | No ❌ | No ❌ | ✅ Yes |
| Minutes played tracking | ✅ Yes | No ❌ | No ❌ | No ❌ | No ❌ | No ❌ |
| Live score / live updates | ✅ Yes | No ❌ | No ❌ | ✅ Yes | No ❌ | Results & tables (not live) |
| Payment Collection | No ❌ | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Ads policy | Free = ads; Elevate: no ads for admins; Elevate Plus: no ads for all | Brand partnerships keep core free | Free shows ads; Pro=ad-free (admins); Pro Max=ad-free (team) | Free with ads; user ad-removal (annual) or org ad-banner | Ad & sponsorship funded. | Ads on non-Pro |
| Pricing | Free; Elevate from £3.33/mo; Elevate Plus from £5.83/mo | Core free; payment fees (£0.20+2.5%) | Team Pro from £12.99/mo; Pro Max (£15.49/mo) removes ads for all members | Free; remove ads ~ $2.99/yr per user; org ad-banner plan varies | Free core; payment fee e.g., 2.9% + £0.20 | Club websites £38/mo (Standard), £99/mo (Pro); free single-team tier |
Which app fits your job-to-be-done?
The different team management apps for football (soccer) teams cater for slightly different needs. Summarising the table above here are 3 different scenarios with a recommendation.
Simple team management only: if you just want to track attendance and handle team comms, Mingle Sport is probably not the best option for you. We would recommend Heja (simple) or Spond (robust)
Club first: you might be looking for something that is meant for club wide adoption. In that case Mingle Sport, Spond, Pitchero or StackTeam would be your best options. Pitchero and StackTeam probably have the widest range of features, Spond is great for payment collections and Mingle Sport their focus is on Player Development (stats) and Content sharing.
All-in-One: if you want to combine football specific features like line-ups, substitution management with great attendance tracking and team communication? Then Pitchero, Stack Team, Spond and Mingle Sport would be your best options. Stack Team and Pitchero are really 'club first' platforms so they primarily sell to clubs. Spond and Mingle Sport are 'team first' platforms that also sell to clubs. Mingle Sport has more depth in stats and content sharing, whereas Spond has a focus on payment collections.
Why choose Mingle Sport over other Team Management apps?
Most listed apps have been around for over a decade. Mingle Sport launched the app in season 23/24. We ship improvements and new features weekly and are very receptive to user feedback.
Compared to other Team Management app Mingle Sport:
has more advanced scorekeeping, lineup and substitution features
offers more stats, leaderboards and player awards
looks great and is easy to use
is all-in-one for teams
We're by no means perfect. Some features might not live up to your expectations. Sometimes there is a bug. But our support is fast and helpful. We take pride in the fact our support response time is less than 10 minutes globally and our overall Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) is 95.2%.
