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Crews vs Heylo

Heylo is built for organizers running clubs and local communities, like run clubs and social sports groups, with tools for events, RSVPs, member communication and collecting fees.

Crews shares the belief that groups deserve better than a group chat, but leans more social: a shared calendar and RSVPs, plus real-time chat for every event, a memory wall, and leagues where crews compete in challenges. Both are tools the organizer pays for; Crews is $59/month per crew after a 14-day free trial.

Who should pick Heylo, who should pick Crews

Pick Heylo if…

  • You run a club as an organizer and need to collect fees or memberships
  • You want organizer-focused club management tools
  • You want a tool designed around club organizers’ workflows

Pick Crews if…

  • Your club collects money elsewhere, or doesn’t need to
  • You want every event to have a real-time chat with threads and polls
  • You want memories and friendly competition with other crews
  • Members belong to several groups and want one calendar

At a glance

  • Shared calendar

    Crews
    Shared crew calendar, plus a personal calendar across all your crews
    Heylo
    Club event calendar

  • Event RSVPs

    Crews
    Going / maybe / not going, capacity limits, invite-only events
    Heylo
    Event RSVPs

  • Event chat

    Crews
    Every event gets its own chat
    Heylo
    Group and event communication

  • Group chat

    Crews
    Real-time crew chat with threads, reactions, @mentions and pinned messages
    Heylo
    Group communication for members

  • Polls

    Crews
    Polls right in crew and event chat
    Heylo
    Check their site

  • Photo memories

    Crews
    Memory wall; turn any chat photo into a memory
    Heylo
    Check their site

  • Leagues & challenges

    Crews
    Leagues by crew size and crew-vs-crew challenges
    Heylo
    Not built around club-vs-club competition

  • Payments

    Crews
    Not available
    Heylo
    Tools for collecting fees

  • Push notifications

    Crews
    In-app and web push notifications
    Heylo
    Notifications for members

  • Invite links

    Crews
    Expiring, role-based invite links and join requests
    Heylo
    Shareable club links

  • Price

    Crews
    14-day free trial, then $59/mo per crew
    Heylo
    See their site

Key differences

  1. 1

    Organizer tool vs group space

    Heylo is aimed at people running a club, including the business side. Crews is aimed at the whole group, with the social side (chat, memories, rivalry) front and center.

  2. 2

    Payments

    If you need to collect membership or event fees, Heylo is built for that and Crews isn’t. Payments and membership dues are on the Crews roadmap, but not available yet.

  3. 3

    Chat around every event

    Each Crews event has its own real-time chat with threads, reactions, polls, pinned messages and photos, so conversation stays with the plan.

  4. 4

    Leagues and challenges

    Crews compete in weekly leagues by size. Challenges pit crews against each other with memory submissions and size-weighted voting.

When Heylo is the better choice

Heylo is likely the better fit for organizer-run clubs with a business side.

  • You collect membership dues or event fees
  • You want club management tools aimed at organizers

Moving your group from Heylo

If your club doesn’t need payments, moving to Crews is mostly about events and people.

  1. 1.Create your crew and choose public or private. Private crews are joined by invite link or approved join request.
  2. 2.Make one or two trusted members moderators so organizing isn’t all on you.
  3. 3.Add the next few upcoming plans to the crew calendar, so there is something to RSVP to on day one.
  4. 4.Send personal invite links to members, with an expiry if you want a clean cut-over.
  5. 5.Post a few favorite photos to the memory wall to make the new space feel like yours from the start.
  6. 6.Ask members to install Crews to their home screen and turn on push notifications, so they don’t miss new events.

The verdict

If you run a club and need to collect memberships and fees in the same app, a tool like Heylo is built for you. If money is handled elsewhere and you want plans, chat, memories and a bit of friendly competition in one space, Crews is a strong fit.

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Frequently asked questions

Can Crews collect membership fees?

Not today. Payments and membership dues via Stripe are on the roadmap, not available yet. If you need that now, use a tool built for it.

Is Crews good for run clubs?

Yes. Run clubs use Crews for a shared calendar, RSVPs with capacity limits, event chat, route polls and a memory wall of post-run photos.

Does Crews have native apps?

Crews is an installable web app with push notifications. There’s no app-store download.

How much does Crews cost?

Every crew starts with a 14-day free trial, no card needed. After that it’s $59/month per crew, paid by the organizer, and members join free. That includes up to 100 members; each extra 100 members is +$18/month. Billing is monthly and you can cancel anytime. Full details are on the pricing page (/pricing).

Comparison based on publicly available information as of September 2026; features change — check each product's site. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

run your club in one place.

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