Everyone is photo-checked
Before anyone posts or asks to join, they add a profile photo and a quick selfie check.
For sports clubs
An app for sports clubs
A private space inside Bunchups where your members plan and join social activities together, run by your club. Your logo, your members, invite-only. No public sign-ups.
Most clubs run on a group chat and goodwill. It works for fixtures and training, but it is hard to use for the social side: the new player who does not know anyone, the committee member who wants a working bee filled, the group that would like a coffee after Saturday’s game.
The Bunchups Community Portal gives your club its own private space. Members see plans from other members and from the club, ask to join, and chat without handing out phone numbers. Nobody outside your club can get in.
See it before you ask
Here is what your club and your members get. The phone screens are the real app. The admin screens are drawings with example numbers, laid out like the live portal.
What your members see in the app
Members use the same Bunchups app everyone else does. Inside your portal they only see people and plans from your club.
These screens show a sample plan from the public app. Inside your portal, members see your club’s plans.
Your club’s name and logo
Members know they are in the right place. When they are in your club’s space, your logo sits at the top of the app, and your club appears as its own card.
- Your logo at the top of the app
- Your club shown as its own private community
- Plans from your club and your members together in one place
- Everyone inside has been invited by you
We set the portal up with you, including your club’s name and logo.
Your admin dashboard
A simple view of how much your members are doing together, without a spreadsheet.
- How many members you have, and how many have joined from your links
- Activities planned, join requests and approvals this month, compared with last month
- A six-month trend for plans, join requests and new members
- Your most requested activities
- Open reports from members, so you can act on them
Add members and decide who gets in
You control the door. Nobody can join unless you let them.
Keep in touch with your members
Send a push notification or an email to your active members, or to a group you pick with filters. The portal tells you how many people it will reach before you send.
- Push notification or email
- Choose everyone, or filter to a group
- See how many people it reaches first
- Members who have unsubscribed from email are left out
Safe, private and in your control
You decide who is in
Invite only. Add members by CSV, email address or email domain, and remove or suspend anyone from the admin.
Members can report
Members can report other members in the app. Reports appear on your dashboard for your admins to review.
Share the running
Add sub-admins so a committee can share the work without sharing one login.
Messages without numbers
Members chat inside the app, so nobody has to hand out a phone number.
Adults only
Bunchups is for adults aged 18 and over.
How it starts
No long project. Here is the path from enquiry to your first plan.
- 1
Tell us about your club
Send the short form below. We reply by email within one business day.
- 2
Short demo
We show you the portal and talk through how your club would use it.
- 3
We set up your portal
We create your private portal, with your club’s name and logo, and agree the access rules with you.
- 4
Upload your members
Add your member list by CSV. Each person gets an email invitation.
- 5
Members start planning
Members browse plans, post their own and ask to join. You watch it on the dashboard.
How clubs can use it
Ideas, not rules. Members can plan anything that suits your club.
Midweek social runs and walks
Anyone can post a plan for a relaxed run, walk or kick-about, and members ask to join. The planner says yes or no.
After-game catch-ups
Plan a coffee or a meal after the game or training so players who do not know each other well have a reason to stay.
Welcome new players
New members get a private space with the people they will actually play with, not a public app full of strangers.
Working bees and volunteering
Post a plan for a canteen shift or a ground working bee and see who is going before the day.
Committee and sub-admins
Share the running of the portal with other committee members without sharing one login.
Keep it in one place
Instead of plans buried in a group chat, members browse upcoming plans and message the planner in the app.
What you get
- A private, invite-only portal for your club, with your logo
- Member list upload by CSV, with email invitations
- Members plan and join activities, with join requests the planner approves
- In-app messaging without sharing phone numbers
- An admin dashboard, push and email messages to members, and sub-admins
- Members can report other members in the app
What it is not
- Not a membership payments, registration or fixtures system
- Not for junior players: Bunchups is for adults aged 18 and over
- Not a public app: only people you approve can get in
Being clear about this up front saves you time. If you want more social activity inside your club, it fits. If you need to take fees or run a draw, keep using your current software next to it.
FAQs
Questions from clubs
Is this a club management system?
No. The Community Portal is for getting members together, not for running the club’s admin. It does not replace your membership payments, fixtures or registration software, and it is not set up for that today.
Who can join the portal?
Only people you approve. You add members by uploading a CSV, by email address or by email domain, and they get an email invitation to your private portal. There are no public sign-ups.
Will our logo show in the app?
Yes. When members are in your club’s space, your logo shows at the top of the app, and your club appears as its own card. We set this up with you.
What will we see as admins?
A dashboard with your members, upcoming activities and open reports, how many people came in through your links, this month against last month, a six-month trend, and your most requested activities. You also get members, activities, join requests, chats, reports and settings.
Does it work for junior players?
No. Bunchups is for adults aged 18 and over, so it suits adult members, social players, committees and parents who are 18 or older. Keep junior communication in the channels you already use.
Do members need to share phone numbers?
No. Members can message each other in the app without handing over personal contact details.
Can we approve plans before they are published?
Yes. You can choose to require admin approval before an activity is published, or let members publish straight away.
Can we message all our members?
Yes. You can send a push notification or an email to your active members, or to a group you pick with filters.
Can more than one person run it?
Yes. You can add sub-admins to share the running of your portal, and admins can add, suspend or remove members and manage activity.
Do our members need to pay?
No. Members do not pay to use it.
What does it cost for the club?
Pricing depends on the size of your member base and your needs, so we agree it with you after a demo. Setup and the platform are included.
How do we start?
Send the form on this page or book a demo. We set up a private portal for your club, you upload your member list, and members are invited.
Ask about Bunchups for your club
Tell us a little about your club and we will reply by email.
Prefer to talk it through? Book a demo.