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Spond vs WebCatalog

Spond lands on Worth it, and WebCatalog lands on Depends.

Spond

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you run a grassroots sports team, youth club, or volunteer group: the core app is free, highly rated, and payments are built in.

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WebCatalog

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy it if you're an individual juggling many web apps and multiple accounts . it's cheap and does exactly that.

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Spond versus WebCatalog
Compare	Spond	WebCatalog
Verdict	Worth it	Depends
Best for	Grassroots sports teams	People juggling 5+ web apps daily
Who it's not for	Large clubs needing official APIs or integrations	Anyone with 2-3 sites . your browser pins them free
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.	One known CVE, fixed in 49.0; forums still debate overall safety.¹⁵
Support quality	No evidence in sources reviewed	No support data in sources
Public sentiment	Reviewers across Reddit, Trustpilot, and app stores consistently praise Spond's free, simple team management for grassroots groups.^³	Users like the multi-app concept and lifetime pricing but flag CPU drain and safety questions.
Biggest gotcha	Payments cost 20p + 2.5% per transaction . 'free' has fees attached^⁴	Update past 49.0 immediately . older versions allow arbitrary protocol execution (CVE-2023-42222).¹⁵

Pick Spond when

Grassroots sports teams
Youth clubs collecting dues
Volunteer-run community groups
Scouts, firefighters, non-sport groups

When Spond is not a fit

Large clubs needing official APIs or integrations
Organizations handling big payment volumes sensitive to 2.5% fees
Buyers wanting enterprise SLAs and vendor support contracts
Casual groups where a WhatsApp group already works

Pick WebCatalog when

People juggling 5+ web apps daily
Multi-account users (work + personal)
Mac and Windows solo workers
Site-specific-browser fans

When WebCatalog is not a fit

Anyone with 2-3 sites . your browser pins them free
Regulated teams needing HIPAA assurances
Enterprises needing a vendor security track record
Battery-conscious laptop users

Sources

Spond official sitespond.com
official
Spond seller reviews on G2g2.com
review
Spond Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.com
review
Spond costs and alternative (ClubPal)clubpal.app
review
Spond Club transaction fee help articlehelp.spond.com
official
Spond app vs Spond Club help articlehelp.spond.com
official
To Spond or Not to Spond (Substack)leweslenny.substack.com
review
Unofficial Spond API library (GitHub)github.com
security
Spond vulnerability disclosure programfirebounty.com
security
Spond on Stripe (payments case study)stripe.com
news
Reddit r/SoccerCoachResources club software threadreddit.com
review
Reddit r/rugbyunion WhatsApp replacement threadreddit.com
review
WebCatalog for Mac, Windowswebcatalog.io
official
Pricingwebcatalog.io
official
CVE-2023-42222 Detail - NVDnvd.nist.gov
security
WebCatalog 48.4 - Arbitrary Protocol Executionexploit-db.com
security