Comment on Alternatives to Band (group coordination tool)
just_another_person@lemmy.world 6 days ago
I believe the undertone you’re asking for here is “…and FREE”, but let me point you in a slightly different direction. Campfire
Pay on e, and own it forever. They give the code so you can host it yourself. Does everything you’re asking for, and can be easily extended to provide SMS if you know how to code (they may include an already existing interface for that, but haven’t looked through the code in a long time).
It’s not FOSS (as in free), but it’s fully open-source, you can self-host however you want, and it’s a pretty tidy UI/UX experience.
kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Free is good, of course. But I also have some gripes about how Band functions so I’m interested to see what else is out there. Thanks for the Campfire recommendation; I will check it out.
just_another_person@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Well it’s the 37Signals team (if you’re familiar at all). They make good stuff. It’s good to consider supporting any team who makes anything regardless of what you go with, so keep it in mind.
Asking for $10 across a large group families to cover the cost is easy to do.