TidyHQ vs Clubzap
Last reviewed April 2026
Clubzap is a GAA-focused mobile app and comms tool built in Ireland — it doesn't serve Australian clubs. For AU sports clubs, TidyHQ vs Wild Apricot or GameDay is the relevant comparison.
Where TidyHQ wins
A member register that actually tracks who's paid this season — Clubzap is excellent at broadcasting to your members but doesn't maintain an authoritative register with paid/lapsed status. Finances by category (subs, lotto, gate, social) with native Xero sync, so your treasurer stops reconciling Stripe exports against a spreadsheet.
Governance built in: agendas, minutes, action items assigned to Cathaoirleach, Rúnaí, Cisteoir, plus 25 GB document storage for the constitution, safeguarding policies, and Cosaint Leanaí records.
Pitch and training allocation through events with venue resources — the exact gap GAA clubs raise on Reddit.
Published flat pricing; no demo gatekeep. A free tier with full features for small clubs.
Where Clubzap wins
The branded mobile app is genuinely the best in GAA — install once, get fixtures, news, training cancellations, and the weekly lotto on the home screen. The news feed is a daily-use product parents actually open. The lotto module is purpose-built and polished — if club lotto is your single biggest fundraiser, Clubzap's flow is hard to beat. Push notifications get read; emails don't. If your problem is parent and player communications more than treasurer admin, Clubzap is the right fit for that job.
Best for
GAA clubs where the admin and governance spine is the real bottleneck — unpaid subs, AGM prep, treasurer reporting, county board compliance, pitch allocation across juvenile and adult sections. Clubs that already have player comms covered (Clubzap, WhatsApp, or both) and need the layer underneath.
Feature comparison
Pricing
TidyHQ
$0 free / $890 AUD/year ProClubzap
Quote-based, annual contractsPublished pricing
TidyHQ
/pricing pageClubzap
✗ Quote-basedMember register with paid/lapsed status
TidyHQ
Authoritative, exportableClubzap
Contact list onlyFamily memberships
TidyHQ
Linked records, family discountsClubzap
BasicAnnual subs with auto-renewals
TidyHQ
StripeClubzap
Club mobile app (branded native)
TidyHQ
✗ Responsive webClubzap
Branded iOS/AndroidPush notifications + news feed
TidyHQ
Email + SMSClubzap
Native push + feedPolls
TidyHQ
✗ Not availableClubzap
Roadmap (per r/GAA, 2025)Pitch / training allocation
TidyHQ
Via events with venue resourcesClubzap
Club lotto (recurring)
TidyHQ
Via recurring subscriptionsClubzap
Purpose-built moduleEvent ticketing with member pricing
TidyHQ
Member discount tiersClubzap
BasicFinances by category (subs / lotto / gate / social)
TidyHQ
Clubzap
Xero integration
TidyHQ
Native two-way syncClubzap
Meeting minutes & governance
TidyHQ
Agendas, minutes, action itemsClubzap
Committee task management
TidyHQ
Assigned to officer rolesClubzap
Document storage
TidyHQ
25 GBClubzap
LimitedFree tier
TidyHQ
Full features, no expiryClubzap
Historical onlyAdmin seats
TidyHQ
UnlimitedClubzap
TieredSetup time
TidyHQ
Hours to daysClubzap
Days to weeks (app config)*Approximate conversion: 1 AUD ≈ 0.65 USD ≈ 0.50 GBP. Actual rates may vary.
Key differences
Your register knows who's paid this season
Clubzap is great at broadcasting to members. It's less good at telling you which of them are actually financial members this year. TidyHQ keeps an authoritative member register — paid, lapsed, juvenile, life, family — with renewal dates, status flags, and a self-serve portal. The question "is Liam paid up?" has an answer that isn't "I'll check with the registrar."
Pitch allocation without three coaches on the same patch
The Reddit thread that lit this up named pitch allocation as a missing feature. TidyHQ events with venue resources let you book training across pitches and time slots, with conflicts surfacing before they hit Saturday. It's not a calendar-first interface, but it solves the problem.
Treasurer reporting that survives an AGM
Clubzap collects payments. TidyHQ collects payments and categorises them — subs, lotto, gate takings, social, fundraising — then syncs to Xero. When the cisteoir builds the AGM report or the county board asks for figures, it's an export, not a week of bank-statement archaeology.
Governance for the way GAA clubs actually run
Monthly committee meetings, AGMs, sub-committees for juvenile, fundraising, grounds. TidyHQ's meeting module handles agendas, minutes with action items assigned to officer roles (Cathaoirleach, Rúnaí, Cisteoir, OO, PRO), declarations of interest, and 25 GB for the constitution, Cosaint Leanaí records, and child welfare policies. Clubzap doesn't compete here.
What Clubzap does well
The branded mobile app is genuinely the best in GAA — install once, get fixtures, news, training cancellations, and the weekly lotto on the home screen. The news feed is a daily-use product parents actually open. The lotto module is purpose-built and polished — if club lotto is your single biggest fundraiser, Clubzap's flow is hard to beat. Push notifications get read; emails don't. If your problem is parent and player communications more than treasurer admin, Clubzap is the right fit for that job.
We think honest comparisons build more trust than pretending competitors don’t exist. Try both and see which one your committee actually uses.
Is TidyHQ right for you?
TidyHQ is the better choice if…
- Unpaid subs, AGM prep, and treasurer reporting are the real bottlenecks
- You need governance: minutes, tasks, and document storage for county board and Croke Park audits
- You want pitch and training allocation across juvenile and adult sections
- Your treasurer reconciles Stripe or bank exports against a spreadsheet every month
- You want flat published pricing and a free tier for small clubs
Clubzap might be better if…
- •A branded mobile app on every parent's home screen is the single most important thing
- •Push notifications and a news feed are how you actually reach members
- •Club lotto is your dominant fundraiser and the polished lotto module matters more than admin depth
- •You already have an admin tool covering the register, finances, and governance
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about using Clubzap vs TidyHQ for membership organisations.
Both, depending on what your club actually needs. Many GAA clubs run TidyHQ for the admin spine — member register, subs, finances, governance, pitch allocation — and keep Clubzap as the parent-facing app and lotto channel. If the actual pain is unpaid subs, AGM scramble, and county board reporting, TidyHQ replaces what Clubzap was being stretched to do. If the pain is reaching parents and players, Clubzap stays.
No. TidyHQ is responsive on mobile and members log in via a portal, but it isn't a custom-branded native app on the App Store. If a branded app on every parent's home screen is a hard requirement, Clubzap leads there and it's a fair reason to keep them.
Yes — recurring lotto subscriptions via Stripe card, with weekly draws captured as event records and winners notified via email or SMS. Clubzap's lotto is purpose-built and polished. TidyHQ's setup is more general-purpose but covers what most GAA clubs need without a separate tool.
TidyHQ handles pitch and training allocation through events with venue resources — each pitch becomes a bookable resource, and overlapping bookings surface as conflicts before they hit Saturday morning. It's the most-requested workflow the GAA audience cites as missing from app-first tools, and it's built in.
No. Match reporting with positional team selection, jersey numbers, and direct GAA fixture-API integration aren't TidyHQ features. Most GAA clubs use TidyHQ for the club-admin layer alongside Clubzap or Clubforce for player-facing modules and league data.
Free for clubs under 20 contacts with full features and no expiry. Pro is €44/month (billed annually) for larger clubs, with a 1% + 20c EUR service fee on transactions plus Stripe processing fees. No per-member pricing, no annual contract, no setup fee.
Sources
Claims in this comparison are based on publicly available information. Verify current pricing and features directly with each provider.
- 1Clubzap official site— Product overview, GAA club focus, and module list
- 2r/GAA Clubzap vs Clubforce vs Clubspot thread— GAA community discussion citing polls and pitch allocation as Clubzap gaps
Related comparisons
Other Sports-Specific alternatives we’ve written about.