weekbase or a WhatsApp group: which suits your weekly classes?
A WhatsApp group is free, and everyone is already in it. weekbase is free too, and does the one job a chat was not made for: it keeps track of who has booked each session, takes no more bookings once a session is full and holds each member to their weekly limit.
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| weekbase | WhatsApp group | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is coming | Each session shows who has booked and how many places are left. | You count the replies in the chat and keep the list yourself. |
| Full sessions | Each session has a set number of places, and bookings stop when they are taken. | Nothing stops more people replying than there are places; you tell them when it is full. |
| Sessions per member | Give the class a weekly limit and change it for one member; weekbase checks it on every booking. | You keep count of how many sessions each member has had. |
| Cancellations | Members cancel their own bookings until the session starts, and the place opens up for someone else. | Someone writes that they cannot come; you update the list and tell the group a place is free. |
| Reminders | Members are reminded before each session they booked, by notification or by email, whichever they choose. | You post them in the group yourself. |
| Phone numbers | Members never see each other’s numbers. You see them, and so do team members you allow to see your members. | People in the group can usually see each other’s phone numbers. |
| Attendance | You, or team members you allow, mark who came at each session, from a phone at the door. | Kept only if you write it down yourself. |
| Price | €0. Every member, class and booking is free, with no card to enter. | Free. |
When a WhatsApp group is the better choice
- Nobody needs to book: there are always enough places, and the same people come every week.
- Your group is mostly for talking, sharing news and photos, which is what a chat is for.
- You would rather not ask anyone to create an account, and everyone is already in the group.
Questions people ask
Can we keep our WhatsApp group?
Yes. Keep it for news and conversation, and post your weekbase invite link in it once. From then on, members book and cancel in weekbase, and the chat stays free for everything else.
How do members get from the group into weekbase?
Post your invite link or QR code in the group. Each member opens it, signs up and joins your class, then books the sessions they want. There is nothing to install: weekbase runs in the browser, and they can add it to their home screen.
Who sees members’ phone numbers in weekbase?
You do, and so do team members you allow to see your members. Members never see each other’s numbers, and they see a booked place as taken, not who took it, unless you choose to show names.
What does weekbase cost?
Nothing, like the group. Every class, member, team member and booking is free, with no trial that runs out and no card to enter. weekbase does not take or process your members’ payments, so it takes no cut of them.
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