SportPadi vs Heja
Neat team communication app for youth and amateur teams, with free tier wey get ads.
You dey find Heja alternative? Na the honest version be this: wetin Heja dey do well, how much each platform cost, and how to decide — including when Heja na the correct answer.
Wetin Heja dey do well
- Clean team messaging and scheduling wey parents go like
- Simple availability/RSVP flow wey dem build for youth sports
- Low price for each team, wey dem publish open
Pricing
SportPadi
Free for players and to run group (scheduling, check-ins, teams, scores). Ticket buyers dey pay small processing fee on top your price, so your group go collect wetin you set. Paid group plans dey open the full money tools: group wallet, ticketing, dues and fines.
Heja
Free tier (with ads, one admin). Team Pro from $8.33/month dey add payment tracking, stats, unlimited admins and e dey remove ads for admins and coaches; Team Pro Max (no ads for all members) and club deals — you go contact dem for price.
Their published pricingWe summarise competitor pricing from their own published pages as of Sẹptẹ́mba 2026; always confirm the current pricing with the provider.
Where SportPadi different
Heja dey manage one team calendar and chat; SportPadi dey manage community — plenty teams, open events, public discovery, tournaments and leaderboards, all under one group.
SportPadi free plan no get ads inside your group, and e include plenty admins; we dey make money from paid plans wey you fit choose and ticket processing fees instead.
Money for Heja na payment *tracking* (who pay who); SportPadi dey really move the money — card checkout, tickets wey dey control entry with QR scan, and settlement straight to the group own bank account.
Which one you go pick?
Pick Heja if…
You dey coach only one youth team and wetin you need mainly na to keep parents informed, collect RSVPs and track payment once in a while — Heja simplicity na im main point.
Pick SportPadi if…
You dey run adult pickup or community wey get plenty teams, you dey sell entry to events, or you want make attendance, teams and results handle demself automatically for game day.