ClubZap vs Pitchero: The Pitchero and Teamer Alternative for UK Sports Clubs
Looking for a better alternative to Pitchero? Make the switch from Pitchero to ClubZap to manage your whole club from one central place.
ClubZap was built on a mobile-first approach (one app for club news, team communications, and payments) designed to replace messy group chats (like WhatsApp) and streamline payment collection for grass roots sports clubs.
Pitchero was designed as a club website builder which has evolved to include add ons for communications and payments.
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ClubZap vs Pitchero Summary
- Pitchero helps amateur and semi-professional clubs build mobile-friendly websites without coding. Its app now covers basic team messaging and payments, with paid plans needed to unlock features like custom domains and payment tools.
- ClubZap is an all-in-one sports club management platform used by more than 1,000 grassroots clubs across the UK and Ireland. It covers push notifications for news, fixtures and results, structured team messaging instead of busy group chats, a club website with one-tap social sharing, online memberships and recurring subs, and reporting on attendance and overdue fees.
If your club wants one app that coaches, parents and players actually use every week, ClubZap is the clear choice.
Feature
Mobile App
PLATFORM
Club News
Club Fixtures
Club Results
Notifications Centre
Tickets & Streaming Links
In App Sponsorship/Advertising
Team Communications
Customised Notifications
Attendance Tracking
Attendance Reports
Automated Reminders
Reasons for not going tracking
Media Sharing
Polls
Team Messaging
Events
Recurring Events
Subgroups
Invite codes
Broadcast Channel
Camera Integration
Google Maps Integration
Calendar Integration
CLUB WEBSITES
Public Domain Name
Public Sub Domain
DNS Management
Dedicated SSL Cert
WordPress Plugin
JSON API
IFrames
SOCIAL MEDIA
PAYMENTS
Membership Management
Multiple Bank Accounts
Automated Payment Chasing
Customisable Membership Forms
Flexible Payment Options
Auto Renewals
Fundraising Add Ons
Squad Reports
Governing Body integration Status
Membership management via app
Membership Waitlist (single member)
Billing Day Selection
Deferred Payments
Dedicated Registration & Membership Fees
Discount Codes
Fundraising
Monthly Draws, Split the Pot, Lotto, LMS etc.
Camps
Event Management
Ticket Scanning
GOVERNANCE
SUPPORT
Self Service Management
Dedicated Human Phone & Email Support
AI Chat Agent
Out-of-hours-support
Messaging Audit Trail
Digital Age of Consent
XERO Integration
See why more and more clubs are choosing ClubZap over Pitchero!
We'll set up your teams, members and website domain, so you can switch without starting again.
ClubZap Pros
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One app for all clubs and sports (no separate apps needed)
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Simple and easy-to-use for parents, players & volunteers
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Built-in fundraising, governance & payment flexibility
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Trusted by 1,000+ clubs across 20 sports in 6 countries
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Continuous innovation from real club feedback
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#1 ranked free sports app in app stores
Pitchero Cons
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Premium Pricing Structures: While a basic free tier exists, unlocking fully functional features, custom domains, and payment tools requires annual paid club plans which can be expensive
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Users note that mandatory system upgrades have made the website layouts highly standardised. This leaves little room for clubs to uniquely customise their branding or design.
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The system is built primarily to satisfy the structural needs of club committees and league entities which can be frustrating to coaches at grass roots level looking to simplify administration tasks.
Teamer is closing. What does that mean for your club?
Teamer shuts down on 5 October 2026, and there's no tool to export your members or events. If your coaches use it for availability, team selection or messages, those jobs need a new home. ClubZap covers them in the same app your club uses for news, fixtures and subs:
- Availability with reasons: coaches see who's in, who's out and why.
- Recurring events: set up training nights once for the whole season.
- Attendance reports: handy for coaches and end-of-season awards.
- Subgroups: organise squads, age groups and coaching teams without extra chats.
What our clients say
Sarah Wolff
Assistant Chair, Winton Wanderers FC
Since we’ve been using the app, we’ve had some really positive feedback off parents. They feel that their monthly payments are a lot more organised than they were previously. Customer service has been outstanding and it has completely streamlined our payments. The fact that we can have a communication tool on the back of that as well has been a massive positive step as a club.
Damian Chamberlain
Club Committee, Oswaldtwistle St Mary’s FC
With the streamline and organisation, the app has benefited us the most. You can actually pull information off a spreadsheet and have it in real time. Rather than us having to do a lot of paperwork, it’s all in one place for us to look at. We’re all volunteers, we don’t get paid for it, so we’ve got to make it as easy as possible for us to carry on.
Gary Carr
Chairman, Broadheath Central FC
We can communicate directly with every single team, every single parent. For the most part, people in grassroots football are volunteers and there is so much compliance and administration. ClubZap is tremendously useful because it takes a lot of the hard work off the managers. It allows us to concentrate on all the things we need to do in order to stay compliant, efficient, and professional.
Got questions? We've got answers!
Everything you need to know about how ClubZap works
Clubs like ClubZap because it acts as an all-in-one digital platform that eliminates manual paperwork, streamlines administrative tasks for volunteers, and improves communication between coaches, parents, and players. It drives revenue through easier membership collection and fundraising while providing a central app for fixtures, results, and news. Moving from Pitchero to ClubZap enables clubs to consolidate all their club administration onto one single platform and provides coaches with a dedicated platform to simplify the tasks in running their team.