Trail-running club, 50 members
Free Events tier. Saturday long run, capped at 25. Tuesday hill repeats, capped at 30. WhatsApp share. Weather-cancel broadcast. Friend-of-member +1 allowed once per quarter.
Recurring weekly runs, automatic waitlists for capped routes, weather-cancel broadcasts, and paid race entries through Stripe. Stop tallying WhatsApp thumbs-ups. Start your run knowing exactly who's coming.
Most running clubs operate as WhatsApp groups with a captain who counts thumbs-ups before each run. It works at 8 members. It breaks at 30. By 80 members you're running multiple WhatsApp threads, missing weather updates, and losing track of who's actually showing up at the trail head.
Who's In gives every run its own one-tap RSVP link. Members tap the link in your group chat, RSVP in two seconds, and get the meet-point details. Cap the route at 25 if it's a single-track trail, 80 if it's a road run. Waitlist auto-promotes when someone drops. Severe-weather cancel? Cancel the run and every confirmed runner is emailed (plus WhatsApp for signed-in runners who added a phone number and keep WhatsApp notifications on).
When you run a charity race or club championship with paid entries, the same platform handles ticketing through Stripe for a flat 2.7% plus Stripe processing. Runners can add their entry to Apple Wallet.
You're not alone. These are the challenges we hear every day.
By the time you've scrolled through the morning's chat to count thumbs-ups for tonight's run, three new members have replied with "+1" and "yes me too" buried in conversation about last weekend's race.
Your hill loop is 6km of single-track. 25 runners fit safely. 40 turn up. Half the run is spent stopping to let people pass. The slow runners hate it. The fast runners hate it.
Lightning storm rolls in at 5:30pm. Your 6pm run is cancelled. You text the WhatsApp group at 5:45. Eight members already left work. Two showed up at the trail head.
5K charity race. 300 entries at $30. Eventbrite's fee comes off every one of them, and your charity sees the difference in the bottom line.
Every Tuesday 6:30pm and Saturday 9am: two weekly series of up to 12 runs, each set up once. Edit one specific Saturday's meeting point without breaking the recurring pattern.
Cap your single-track trail at 25, your road loop at 100. Capacity is per-run, so different routes get different limits. Auto-promoting waitlist when someone drops.
Cancel the run from your phone and every confirmed runner is emailed (plus WhatsApp for signed-in runners who added a phone number and keep WhatsApp notifications on). Post the rain date as a new run.
Charity 5K, club championship, ultra-marathon. Sell entries through the same platform. Stripe handles checkout. Who's In takes 2.7% of each entry, plus Stripe's card processing: less than Eventbrite's per-ticket fee.
For ticketed races, runners can add their entry to Apple or Google Wallet, with the race, date, start time and location to hand on race morning.
Scan runners in as they arrive. Important for safety on point-to-point routes. CSV export at the end of the run for member records or insurance.
Tuesday 6:30pm hill, Saturday 9am long run. Set capacity per route. Mark them recurring.
WhatsApp share button is one tap. Members RSVP without leaving the chat. New members find the link in your bio or website.
Confirmed list in your phone. Late dropouts auto-replaced from waitlist. Weather cancels are one tap.
Free Events tier. Saturday long run, capped at 25. Tuesday hill repeats, capped at 30. WhatsApp share. Weather-cancel broadcast. Friend-of-member +1 allowed once per quarter.
Studio plan ($15.83/mo annual). 16-week training programme, $200. Recurring Saturday long runs + Tuesday speed sessions. Coach-led, capacity-capped. Stripe checkout. Cancellation policy: 14 days.
Free Events tier with paid bookings. $30 entry, $50 family, $80 team-of-four. Apple Wallet bibs. Reserved start corrals. Who's In's 2.7% is 81¢ on a $30 entry, plus Stripe's card processing.
Fine for 8 friends. Breaks fast at 25+ members. No capacity, no waitlist, no record once a week passes. Severe-weather updates miss half the group.
~6% in fees on every entry, which adds up fast on a big charity race. And your weekly run RSVPs still live somewhere else.
Built for big-format ticketed races, not weekly community runs. You'd still need a second tool for your Tuesday 6:30pm.
“Setting up and sharing events is seamless. The intuitive customization options take the hassle out of organising.”
Real questions from running club organizers.
Free for weekly community runs. 2.7% on race entries, not Eventbrite's 6%+.