Questions
Straight answers.
How is this different from TeamSnap or Spond?
Those tell you who plans to come. CheckInSquad tells you who actually got there, and it tells you when a kid has not been picked up. The schedule, the chat and the sign-up sheets are here too, but the check-in and the pickup ping are the reason to use it.
Is it really unlimited parents?
Yes. $49 covers the whole season: every player, both parents, the grandparents, the assistant coaches. No per-person charge.
Do parents need to download anything?
No. They tap your link and they are in. It works like an app on any phone, and they can add it to their home screen if they want.
Do the kids need phones?
No. Younger kids do not need one at all, the coach and the parents do the tapping. Older kids can join with the team code and a 4-digit PIN, no email and no phone number.
Are the kids in the team chat?
Not by default. The chat room is the grown-ups, so a volunteer coach is not moderating thirteen ten-year-olds. Announcements from the coach reach the players either way, because that is a different pipe. If you coach an older team and want the players in the room, it is one switch in Settings.
Are you tracking my child?
No. Location is read only at the moment somebody taps a button, and never in between. There is no map, no trail, no background tracking. It is a check-in, not a leash.
What happens if practice gets rained out?
The coach taps Call it off on that date and types the reason. Every phone on the team gets it right then, that day goes grey on the calendar with the reason showing, and the reminders for it stop. Only that date is affected, so next week's practice is still on.
Can parents carpool through it?
Yes. A parent taps Need a ride and it goes on the board for the whole team; the first parent to tap I'll drive has it, and both of them get told who the other one is. Somebody with room posts their empty seats the same way. You choose what to type in, usually just a part of town. The app never shares anybody's address, and it does not put strangers together: everyone on that board is already on your team.
Do parents have to answer the reminder?
It helps, and it takes one tap. An hour before a game or a practice everyone gets asked, and Yes, No or Running late is the whole thing. The coach sees the count. If a parent never answers, nothing breaks, they just show up as not answered yet, and the coach can tap it in for them.
Is there a free trial?
No. The Team plan is one payment of $49 for the season, up front, and everything on this page is what you get.
