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The best 5-a-side team apps

Which app suits your 5-a-side team depends on what you need it for. General team apps run clubs with lots of teams, venue apps book pitches at one chain, and pick-up apps find a game for one player. A 5-a-side app handles who's in, who's paid, the score and the table for small teams that play every week.

The four kinds of app

Kind	Good for	Examples
Team and club apps	Grassroots clubs with several teams, parents, training and memberships	Spond, Pitchero, TeamStats
Venue apps	Booking a pitch or joining a league at one chain's centres	Powerleague, Goals
Pick-up game apps	One player finding a game to join	Footy Addicts, Playfinder
5-a-side apps	A weekly game: who's in, paying shares, agreed scores, leagues and friendlies at any venue	Rush Goalie

What the team apps say they offer

From their own websites, checked in November 2026. Prices and features change, so check before you sign up.

App	What it says
Spond	Free to use; payments and fundraising are charged. Events, calendars and RSVPs.
Pitchero	Club website and app, squads, availability, fixtures and messaging. Online fees from 1.67% per payment. A free plan, with paid packages.
TeamStats	Fixtures, availability, stats and messaging. A free tier; payments and AI match reports on premium plans.

What a 5-a-side team actually needs

Who's in, by a set time. So the captain knows the day before if there's a game.
Everyone pays their own share. Not the captain paying the venue and chasing for a week. See how to collect money for 5-a-side.
Scores both sides agree on, with goals and assists, so the stats mean something.
A league table that updates itself, and fixtures that work around nights teams can't play.
A way to find a game when you're not in a league, or a player when you're short.
It works at any venue, not just one chain.

Club apps do some of this well but are built for clubs with coaches, parents and memberships. Venue apps only cover their own centres. If your team is five to ten mates and a weekly booking, pick the app built for exactly that.

How Rush Goalie compares

Rush Goalie is built only for 5-a-side. Players tap "I'm in" and pay their share with Apple Pay or Google Pay. Both captains put in the score and it counts when they match. Leagues draw their own fixtures and keep their own table, and teams not in a league can find friendlies nearby. Making teams and leagues is free. Paying a share in the app costs 49p on top (£1.49 for a ringer), not a percentage.