Crews vs Skool

Skool is a simple platform that combines a community, courses and a calendar, with member leaderboards and levels. It's especially popular with coaches and creators who run paid learning communities.

Crews takes gamification in a different direction and aims at a different kind of group. It's for organizers of clubs, studios and coaching groups that meet in person, and its leagues are between crews, not between members.

Who should pick Skool, who should pick Crews

Pick Skool if…

You run a paid or learning-focused community
You want courses and community in one simple place
You want leaderboards that reward individual members

Pick Crews if…

Your group is social and meets up in person
You want RSVPs, capacity limits and event chat
You want your crew to compete with other crews
You coach or run sessions in person rather than online

At a glance

Feature	Crews	Skool
Built for	Organizers of clubs, studios and local groups	Coaches, creators and learning communities
Shared calendar	Shared crew calendar, plus a personal calendar across all your crews	Community calendar
Event RSVPs	Going / maybe / not going, capacity limits, invite-only events	Calendar events for the community
Event chat	Every event gets its own chat	Community posts and comments
Group chat	Real-time crew chat with threads, reactions, @mentions and pinned messages	Community feed and messages
Photo memories	Memory wall; turn any chat photo into a memory	Posts with media
Gamification	Leagues and challenges between crews	Member leaderboards and levels within a community
Courses	Not available	Core feature
Push notifications	In-app and web push notifications	Notifications
Price	14-day free trial, then $59/mo per crew	Paid for community owners; see their site

Built for
Crews
Organizers of clubs, studios and local groups
Skool
Coaches, creators and learning communities
Shared calendar
Crews
Shared crew calendar, plus a personal calendar across all your crews
Skool
Community calendar
Event RSVPs
Crews
Going / maybe / not going, capacity limits, invite-only events
Skool
Calendar events for the community
Event chat
Crews
Every event gets its own chat
Skool
Community posts and comments
Group chat
Crews
Real-time crew chat with threads, reactions, @mentions and pinned messages
Skool
Community feed and messages
Photo memories
Crews
Memory wall; turn any chat photo into a memory
Skool
Posts with media
Gamification
Crews
Leagues and challenges between crews
Skool
Member leaderboards and levels within a community
Courses
Crews
Not available
Skool
Core feature
Push notifications
Crews
In-app and web push notifications
Skool
Notifications
Price
Crews
14-day free trial, then $59/mo per crew
Skool
Paid for community owners; see their site

Key differences

1
Learning community vs social group
Skool is built around content and learning, often paid. Crews is built around plans and the people in a group.
2
Two kinds of gamification
Skool’s leaderboards rank members within one community. Crews’ leagues rank crews against other crews of similar size, with challenges decided by size-weighted votes.
3
Events in depth
Crews events have RSVPs (going / maybe / not going), capacity limits, invite-only visibility, their own chat and CSV export.
4
Cost
Both charge the owner. Check Skool’s site for their current pricing. Crews is $59/month per crew after a 14-day free trial, and it’s built around in-person sessions rather than courses.

When Skool is the better choice

Skool is the better fit for learning-focused and paid communities.

Coaches and creators selling access to a community
Groups built around courses and lessons
Communities that want member-level leaderboards

Moving your group from Skool

If your Skool group is mostly about meeting up, a crew can be a simpler home.

1.Create your crew and choose public or private. Private crews are joined by invite link or approved join request.
2.Add the next few upcoming plans to the crew calendar, so there is something to RSVP to on day one.
3.Send personal invite links to members, or let them request to join.
4.Make one or two trusted members moderators so organizing isn’t all on you.
5.Ask members to install Crews to their home screen and turn on push notifications, so they don’t miss new events.

The verdict

Skool is great for coaches and paid learning communities. Crews is built for in-person clubs and programs, with rivalry between crews instead of between members.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Crews a Skool alternative?

For social groups that meet up, yes. For paid communities built around courses, Skool is the better fit.

How is Crews gamification different?

Crews are placed in leagues by size and compete against other crews in challenges. Members vote on memory submissions, votes are weighted by crew size, and the winner earns 100 points.

Can I host courses in Crews?

No. Crews focuses on events, chat, memories and leagues.

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).

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