Software free for everyone. Free outright up to 500 volunteers; above that, a hosting fee only.
- 300 volunteers: $0
- 500 volunteers: $0
IMPACT IDOL VS POINT
Impact Idol vs POINT.
A volunteer app with a free sign-up tier and paid plans for running a program. Here's what each really costs, and why teams switch to Impact Idol: free, branded apps for everyone, and every feature included.
Free tier for sign-ups; program features on paid plans
- 300 volunteers: $1,188/yr (Pro)
- 500 volunteers: $1,188/yr (Pro)
Check-in kiosks and QR codes, waivers, applications, recurring opportunities, documents, custom fields and custom reports are Pro features. Role-based access is on Teams ($2,388/yr). The Free plan covers sign-ups and hour tracking.
Source: pointapp.org/pricing, checked September 27, 2026. Software fees only; confirm current pricing with the vendor.
Why teams switch from POINT
Teams switch from POINT when they need program features (check-in, waivers, applications, reports and role-based access) without paying for them, in an app with their own name.
Free up to 500 volunteers. Above that the software is still free: you pay only for hosting, never for features.
Native iOS and Android apps for admins, volunteers and members, in your organization's name and colors.
Your brand, your terminology, your modules, with your organization's data kept isolated.
Check-in, chat, certificates, reports, conferences, giving, pantry inventory and neighbor services. No add-ons, no upgrade tiers.
Compared with POINT specifically
QR check-in, waivers, applications, recurring events, custom reports and six-role access are included. Up to 500 volunteers costs nothing.
Volunteers download an app in your organization's name and colors.
Your volunteers, hours and reports belong to your organization and export to PDF, Excel, CSV or JSON whenever you need them.
What POINT lists
- Free: unlimited volunteers and admins, sign-ups and scheduling, messaging, hour tracking, volunteer portal and app
- Pro ($99/mo annual): applications, check-in kiosks and QR codes, recurring opportunities, waivers, documents, custom fields, custom reports; background checks and SMS as add-ons
- Teams ($199/mo annual): role-based access controls, admin tasks, branded communication
Summarized from POINT's own website. We don't guess at features they don't list.
Included in Impact Idol
- Volunteer database, applications and six-role access control
- Events, shifts, capacity and waitlists that refill themselves
- Recurring events and shifts
- Family registration, with guardian approval for teens
- QR and list check-in with a live count
- Event chat, announcements, reminders, email and push
- Hours from check-in, approval queue, certificates, Impact Resume
- Reports dashboard, report builder, query builder; PDF, Excel, CSV, JSON
- Branded native iOS and Android apps for admins, volunteers and members
- White-labeled, with your organization's data kept isolated
- Conferences, peer-to-peer giving and Village (neighbor) services
- Pantry inventory: barcode intake, live stock, scanned handouts and guest requests by size
Questions to ask any vendor
- Which features we need are on the paid plan?
- What does role-based access cost?
- Whose name is on the volunteer app?
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