TidyHQ vs GameDay
Last reviewed May 2026
GameDay (previously SportsTG, now also branded MyGameday) runs the federation — fixtures, registrations, results. TidyHQ runs the layer your committee owns — memberships, finances, governance, comms. The two coexist in most clubs we work with. The question worth asking before signup is what your peak body can see when both platforms are in play.
Where TidyHQ wins
What your committee runs separately from the federation. Members, finances, communications, events, meetings, and documents stay inside your tenant. Peak bodies see only what your committee elects to send through TidyConnect: who holds what role, your answers to Project Tasks, scoped comments.
Plus the full club admin layer GameDay leaves to spreadsheets — financial reporting with Xero sync, meeting minutes with action items, role-based task assignment, committee handover, 25 GB document storage.
Where GameDay wins
GameDay is purpose-built for Australian federated sport. Fixture management, competition draws, ladders, results tracking, and volunteer/umpire rostering are native. Many state sporting bodies have standardised on GameDay for registrations — if yours has, you're using it regardless. Sport-specific registration forms and deep integration with the Australian sports ecosystem are real strengths. For the competition flow specifically, they're the standard your state body has picked.
Best for
Sports clubs that need the federation handoff GameDay provides but want their members, money, minutes, and documents under the committee's control. Many clubs we work with run both — GameDay for the affiliation and competition flow, TidyHQ for the year-round club admin that surrounds it.
Feature comparison
Built for
TidyHQ
The committee that runs the clubGameDay
The peak body that runs the federationWho funds it
TidyHQ
Your club, directlyGameDay
Typically the peak body via state-body agreementPeak body sees member contact details by default
TidyHQ
✗ Stays inside your tenantGameDay
Structural visibilityPeak body sees club financials by default
TidyHQ
✗ Stays inside your tenantGameDay
Structural visibilityPeak body sees custom fields & admin notes by default
TidyHQ
✗ Admin-only fields are privateGameDay
Structural visibilityFederation integration model
TidyHQ
TidyConnect — consent-scoped per ProjectGameDay
Native parent-tenant — visibility default-onOnline memberships
TidyHQ
With renewals, tiers, family membershipsGameDay
Event ticketing (non-competition)
TidyHQ
With member-only pricingGameDay
BasicEmail & SMS communications
TidyHQ
With status segmentationGameDay
BasicFinancial reporting
TidyHQ
GameDay
Accounting integration (Xero)
TidyHQ
Native two-way syncGameDay
Meeting minutes & agendas
TidyHQ
With action itemsGameDay
Task management
TidyHQ
Action items assigned to rolesGameDay
Document storage
TidyHQ
25 GB, private by defaultGameDay
Fixture management
TidyHQ
GameDay
Competition ladders & results
TidyHQ
GameDay
Volunteer & umpire rostering
TidyHQ
GameDay
State body registration integration
TidyHQ
Via TidyConnect ProjectsGameDay
NativeFree tier for clubs
TidyHQ
Full features, no expiryGameDay
Free at point of use; peak body pays licenceAustralian support
TidyHQ
GameDay
Key differences
Your peak body is an affiliation partner, not a parent
When the peak body owns the software, they own the relationship. GameDay's default is structural visibility — your state body sees member records, registrations, finances, custom fields, comms, and audit logs without asking.
TidyHQ defaults the other way. Peak bodies see what your committee chooses to share through a TidyConnect Project. The platform takes a hand in the politics either way. We picked the side where the committee draws the line.
The promise your committee made to members holds
Every member who hands over a phone number, a health flag, a payment, did it on the committee's word. The promise has a perimeter the committee drew. Software either respects that perimeter or quietly redraws it.
Most clubs only notice the redraw when something goes wrong — a peak body uses contact details for a campaign the club didn't endorse, or pulls financial data into a benchmark report shared at a regional meeting nobody from the club attended. By then the trust is already spent.
The other six days of the week
GameDay handles matchday. TidyHQ handles the rest — chasing unpaid memberships, coordinating committee tasks, recording meeting minutes, managing club finances, and communicating with members. Most club admin happens off the field, and that's the part GameDay doesn't cover.
Your treasurer reconciles without spreadsheets
GameDay collects registration fees. TidyHQ manages what happens after — invoicing, payment tracking, Xero sync, overdue reminders, and the financial reports your committee needs for the AGM. Your treasurer stops reconciling between the federation flow and the books.
From committees we work with
“Our league shifted platforms twice in three years. Each time we lost some integration with the rest of our admin. TidyHQ stayed put. We run the federation flow wherever the league tells us to and the actual club admin in TidyHQ — about five minutes a week of CSV import, and the books, the committee minutes, and the member list stay where the committee can see them.”
— Committee member, junior and senior AFL club
“First question the committee asked when we considered the change was whether the state body could see our books. The answer was a hard no for us. Turned out with TidyHQ they can't. That made the decision easy.”
— Suburban football club secretary, regional Victoria
What GameDay does well
GameDay is purpose-built for Australian federated sport. Fixture management, competition draws, ladders, results tracking, and volunteer/umpire rostering are native. Many state sporting bodies have standardised on GameDay for registrations — if yours has, you're using it regardless. Sport-specific registration forms and deep integration with the Australian sports ecosystem are real strengths. For the competition flow specifically, they're the standard your state body has picked.
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…
- Your committee wants member data, finances, and comms inside the club — not inside the federation
- You need governance tools — meeting minutes, tasks, document storage, committee handovers
- Your treasurer needs Xero integration to stop double data entry
- You want a free tier with unlimited contacts to get started without commitment
- You run events beyond competition fixtures — social nights, fundraisers, AGMs
- You're a community organisation that happens to play sport, not a competition-only entity
GameDay might be better if…
- •Your entire club operation is competition flow — no membership lifecycle outside the season, no governance to manage, no separate finances to track
- •Your state sporting body has standardised on GameDay for registrations and you need data to flow upstream automatically
- •You need competition ladders, results tracking, and umpire rostering built into the platform
- •You run a single-team competition entity with no separate administrative life
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about using GameDay vs TidyHQ for membership organisations.
Only what your committee accepts into a TidyConnect Project. That includes who holds what Role in connected orgs, whether you accepted or rejected an invitation, your answers to specific Project Tasks, and any task comments your committee scopes to "project organisers and my club". Plus a sanitised activity signal — enough for them to know the club is active without exposing who did what.
Member contact details, finances, comms, events, meetings, documents, shop transactions, and internal tasks stay inside your tenant by default.
No. Most clubs we work with run both. Your state body decides what runs in GameDay — typically competition registrations, fixtures, results, and the federation fee handoff. Your committee decides what runs in TidyHQ — year-round memberships, finances, communications, governance, events, and documents. They serve different layers of the same club.
GameDay has rebranded multiple times. It was SportsTG, became GameDay, and is now also branded MyGameday in some markets. The product underneath has continued to evolve through those changes. We mention this because clubs have lived through the rebrands and the brand confusion is real — the platform you use today may go by a different name in your state body's communications.
No. GameDay collects registration fees but doesn't offer accounting integration with Xero or MYOB. Your treasurer is still reconciling in spreadsheets. TidyHQ syncs natively with Xero — membership payments, event revenue, and invoices flow straight into your accounting software.
No. GameDay is built for competition management, not club governance. It doesn't offer meeting minutes, agenda management, committee task assignment, or document storage. TidyHQ includes all of these — agendas with timed items, action items that auto-assign, and 25 GB of document storage for policies and constitutions.
GameDay doesn't offer a free tier directly — clubs typically access it through their state sporting body, which funds the licence as part of the federation arrangement. So it appears free at the club point of use. TidyHQ has a free plan with unlimited contacts, unlimited admin seats, and full features including governance tools. No credit card, no trial expiry.
Sources
Claims in this comparison are based on publicly available information. Verify current pricing and features directly with each provider.
- 1TidyConnect — how clubs federate with peak bodies— Consent-scoped Project-based federation model. The architecture underneath the autonomy claim.
- 2GameDay official website— Competition management features and state body partnerships
- 3GameDay reviews on Capterra— Verified user reviews for sports club management
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