Association & Organization Pricing

Simple Flat-Fee App & Web Widget Options for Trade Orgs and Associations

Step 1: Select Delivery Method

Choose the method for your audience to find your app.

In App Container
$0/ yr

Your audience will download one of our container apps like "Grandstand - Events & Guides" and then select your app for download.'

  • Same-Day Publishing
  • Most Inexpensive Option
  • Same Features as Branded Stand-Alone Apps
Branded App Store App
$1,000/ yr

Your audience will search for your brand in both app stores. Your icon, your app name, your brand!

  • Unlimited Downloads
  • Easiest Download for App Users
  • Requires Apple & Google Developer License

Step 2: Select Feature Package

Add the feature package that matches your needs.

Express
$500/ yr

Recommended for small conferences, community festivals, and educational organizations.

  • Basic admin access with 1 admin user
  • Schedule and map features
  • Limited design customization with 9 menu icons
  • Food & vendor lists, FAQs, artists, performers
  • No coupons, rewards, quizzes, or scavenger hunt capabilities

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Basic
$1,000/ yr

Perfect for small associations wanting an app experience at a value price

  • Includes everything in the Express package
  • Upload and create custom design
  • More advanced schedule and map features
  • Push Notifications
  • Personal Agenda Builder for App Users
  • Batch Content Imports from Excel
  • Coupons & Rewards and Custom Surveys
  • Scavenger Hunt, Lessons, and Quizzes
  • Sell Your Own Ad Inventory
  • App Usage Analytics
  • App Home Page Global Search

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Enhanced
$1,750/ yr

Great for small associations wanting to be searchable in both app stores

  • Builds on the Basic package, increasing the Admin Users to 3
  • Adds further design customization options with advanced design tools, custom map pins, and push notifications.
  • Custom Map Pins
  • Design Snapshots (Admin Tool for Easy Design Switch)
  • Password-Protected Pages
  • Live Polls
  • Batch Upload Graphics/Photos (Icons, Custom Pages, etc.)
  • Color Snapshots (Admin Tool for Saved Color Palettes)
  • Landing-Page Tools for Easier Multi-Event Setup
  • Audio Tours
  • Earnable Digital Badges
  • Advanced Analytics (Searches, Shares, Map Pin Clicks + More)

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Advanced
$2,500/ yr

Perfect for medium-sized orgs and associations looking for enhanced app tools

  • Expands the Enhanced Plan to Include Multiple Annual App-Store Submissions
  • Additional customization options for design and schedules
  • Geo-triggered in-app messages for Bluetooth-like behavior without Physical Beacons
  • "Near Me" - Time/Location Sensitive Schedule Filtering
  • Password-Protected Alert Signup
  • User Can Setup Parking Reminders by Dropping Pin
  • Location Confirmation for Surveys & Scavenger Hunts
  • Full-Page Ads
  • Embedded PDFs (Stored in App for Fast Reference)
  • Photo Upload from Form
  • Geofenced Photo Filters
  • Data Collection or Login Option Prior to First App Entry
  • Heat Map Analytics

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Custom
$3,250/ yr
Starting Price

Custom made for the largest trade orgs and associations with features matching needs/p>

  • Customized solutions with no set limits on attendees, storage, or design options
  • Fully customized admin user roles, notifications, and social feed limits
  • Required for events with more than 500,000 attendance
  • Highly advanced features for design, maps, schedules, and analytics
  • Complete flexibility with unlimited customization options across all features, making it suitable for large, complex events

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Comparison Tool
App Features Packages
Express Basic Enhanced Advanced Enterprise
$500 $1,000 $1,750 $2,500 $3,250+
Admin, Roles, & Storage
Access to App Content Management System ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Admin Users 1 1 3 5 Customized
Additional Admin User Roles (Manager, Editor) X X
Instant Content & Graphical Updates ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Unlimited Downloads/Users ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Max Attendance (if Event) 10,000 100,000 250,000 500,000 Customized
IN-CONTAINER ONLY: Go Live Same Day ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
IN-CONTAINER ONLY: Rename the App 1/Year 2/Year 3/Year 4/Year Customized
IN-CONTAINER ONLY: Change Dates on App Twice Per Year 1/Year 2/Year 3/Year 4/Year Customized
FULL APP-STORE APP ONLY: App Submissions Per Year 1 1 1 2 Customized
Storage (Additional $50/Year per additional 100 MB) 50 MB 100 MB 200 MB 300 MB Customized
Design & Layout
Starter Design Selector with Logo & Background Upload ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Use of Grandstand's Custom Icons & Graphical Menu Backgrounds ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Menu Icons & Links 9 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Style Previews ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Color Selector Tool for Easy Color Customization ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Custom App Design Tools to Create & Upload Own Design ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Universal Search on Home Page ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Upload Custom Icons & Graphical Menu Buttons ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Design Snapshots - Switch Between Saved Home Page Designs 3 5 Unlimited
Batch Upload Graphics/Photos (Icons, Custom Pages, etc.) ✔ ✔ ✔
Color Snapshots - Ability to Save Custom Palettes ✔ ✔ ✔
Interior Page Header Images ✔ ✔ ✔
Interior Page Background Images ✔ ✔ ✔
Ability to Export a Schedule to Excel ✔ ✔ ✔
Use Nearly Any Font in Google Font Library ✔ ✔ ✔
Use Your Own Fonts ✔
Default Font Choices 16 32 58 80 Customized
Schedule
Day-By-Day Schedule ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Search Bar (Searches Title, Location, and Description) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
"Live Now" Indicator ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Max Number of Active Events on Schedule 100 200 400 1,000 Unlimited
Personal Agenda Builder for Users ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Schedule Categories ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Batch Import of Events from Excel ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Session/Event Ratings (Get Automated Feedback Per-Event) ✔ ✔ ✔
Category-Specific Layout Alternatives ✔ ✔ ✔
"Near Me" Indicator to Show Current & Immediately Upcoming Events within a Certain Radius of the App User ✔ ✔
Map & Location
Map Type 1: Google/Apple Native Map ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Map Type 2: Upload Custom JPG or PNG Map & Add Pins ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Map Type 3: FULL APP-STORE APP ONLY: Overlay Custom Graphical Map on top of Google/Apple Maps (EXTRA FEE) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Active Maps 1 2 5 8 Customized
Number of Map Pin Locations Per Map 50 100 200 400 Unlimited
Map Pin Categories ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Default Map Pin Graphics to Choose From 30 50 70 90 90
View Events Associated with Each Location From Map ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Search Bar on Map ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Batch Import of Locations from Excel ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Numbered Tour Stops (Number on Circle) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
NEW Map Pins - Create Your Own with our Pin Creator Tool (Create Any-Color Pins with optional Number, Letter or Emoji over the top) ✔ ✔ ✔
Map Pins - Upload Your Own Graphical Map Pins ✔ ✔ ✔
Map Switcher (Toggle Between Floors, Base Locations, etc.) ✔ ✔ ✔
Audio Clips on Map Pins (Map Tours) ✔ ✔
User Can Drop Reminder Pins (Parking Reminders, etc.) ✔ ✔
Push Notifications & Messaging
Ability to Send Push Notifications ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Total Notifications to Send Per Month 50,000 250,000 750,000 Customized
Unique Alerts Max Per Day 5 10 20 Customized
Alert Groups 1 3 5 Customized
Push Notification History Page in App ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
In-App Messages ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
In-App Messages with Deep Linking ✔ ✔ ✔
Geo-triggered In-App Messages (Bluetooth-type functionality without physical Beacons) ✔ ✔
Push Notification Deep Linking ✔ ✔
Password-Protection for Specific Push Group Signup ✔ ✔
Social & News
Integrated Public Facebook Feed ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
YouTube Feed with Thumbnail Graphics ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Spotify/SoundCloud Playlist Feed with Direct Link to Spotify/SoundCloud App ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
RSS Feed Integration ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Max Social or News Feeds (from Above List) 2 5 8 Customized
Social or News Feed Collections (Tabbed Page for Social/News Feeds plus Embedded Instagram, X (Twitter), TikTok) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Photo Filters
Active Branded Filters 1 3 8 Customized
Geofenced Filters (Similar to Snapchat) ✔ ✔
Coupons & Rewards
Multi- & Single-Use Coupons & Rewards ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Active Coupons/Rewards (Max) 10 50 150 Customized
Coupon/Reward Groups (Max) 1 2 5 Customized
Hide Coupons/Rewards Until Earned ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Coupons/Rewards Search Bar ✔ ✔ ✔
Coupons/Rewards Filtering with Custom Tags ✔ ✔ ✔
Coupons/Rewards Redemption Upon Form Completion ✔ ✔ ✔
Earnable Digital Badges ✔ ✔ ✔
Password Protection for Coupon Pages ✔ ✔ ✔
Lessons & Quizzes
Active Quizzes or Lessons 2 5 8 Customized
Max Length of Each Quiz/Lesson 10 20 30 Customized
Add Photos & Videos to Quiz & Lesson Pages ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Unlock Reward/Coupon with Quiz/Lesson Completion ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Password Protection for Lessons or Quizzes ✔ ✔ ✔
Scorable Quiz with Answer Logic ✔ ✔ ✔
Scavenger Hunt & Audio Tour
Active Scavenger Hunts 1 3 5 Customized
Unlock Reward/Coupon with Scavenger Completion ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Password Protection for Scavenger Hunts ✔ ✔ ✔
Collect Name, Email, Zip on Scavenger Completion ✔ ✔ ✔
Location Confirmation at Each Stop ✔ ✔ ✔
Audio Tours ✔ ✔ ✔
Active Audio Tours 1 3 Customized
Lists (Examples are Food, Artist, Performers, Vendors, FAQs, Sponsors)
Active Lists 3 5 10 15 Customized
List Filtering via Custom Tags ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Max Number of Items Per List 50 100 200 400 Customized
Subcategory Dividers ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Auto Links to Associated Schedule Items ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Batch Import of Lists (from Excel/Google Sheets) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
List Item Favoriting ✔ ✔ ✔
Ability to Export a List to Excel ✔ ✔ ✔
Photo Gallery with Filtering & Searching ✔ ✔ ✔
Password Protection for Lists ✔ ✔ ✔
Audio Clips on List Pages ✔ ✔
Misc. Content Pages (Mix of Text, Images, & Actionable Buttons)
Max Number of Content Pages 2 5 10 20 Customized
Buttons can Link to External Links Only (Websites, Email, Phone, Text, Google Map Location) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Buttons can Link to Schedules, Lists, Maps, Other Content Pages ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Buttons can Link to Scavenger Hunt, Surveys, Coupon Groups, Alert Management, Photo Filters ✔ ✔ ✔
Upload Graphics to Create Unique Landing/Menu Pages (similar to Home Page) ✔ ✔ ✔
Password Protection for Custom Pages ✔ ✔ ✔
Embedded PDFs (Stored in App for Fast Reference) ✔ ✔
Surveys, Forms & Polls
App Feedback Form (Auto Sends to Email of Choice) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Custom Surveys & Forms (Text Fields, Multi-Choice, Slider) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Active Surveys or Forms (other than Auto-Feedback Form) 3 5 8 Customized
Results with Search & Sorting in Admin ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Unlock Reward/Coupon with Survey/Form Completion ✔ ✔ ✔
Ability to Offer Live Polls ✔ ✔ ✔
Active Live Polls 3 5 Customized
Password Protection for Surveys/Forms ✔ ✔ ✔
Session Rating (Organizers will be able to collect the ratings from users for the session they were in.) ✔ ✔ ✔
Location Confirmation at Submission of Survey or Form ✔ ✔ ✔
Upload Photo with Form/Survey ✔ ✔
Onboarding, Passcode & Login
Optional Custom Onboarding Pages on First App Launch (Welcome Message, Location Permission, Alert Permission, Photo Permission) ✔ ✔ ✔
Option to Require Passcode for App Entry ✔ ✔ ✔
Option to Require Email, Name, Zip, etc. for App Entry (Data Collection - Not Validated) ✔ ✔
Option to Require Login (Unique Email and Password) for App Entry ✔ ✔
Advertising
Banner Ads (Upload your Own Inventory) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Rotating Banner Ads (Upload your Own Inventory) ✔ ✔ ✔
Mid-Page Ads on Schedules ✔ ✔ ✔
Full-Page Auto-Disappearing Ads (Upload your Own Inventory) ✔ ✔
Analytics
Access to Download Numbers ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Enhanced Info on App Usage including Page Clicks & Ad Clicks ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Advanced Info on Searches, Shares, Map Pin Clicks + More ✔ ✔ ✔
App Usage Shown with Heat Map ✔ ✔
Promotional Tools
App Promotional Web Page ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
App Promotional Graphics with Screenshot ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Custom-Designed Screenshots for Both App Stores ✔ ✔
Pricing as of Oct. 4, 2024

Step 3: Select Design Services

Add a design package that fits your brand's or group's needs.

No Design Assistance

Use Grandstand Admin Design tools and, based on package, upload your own graphics.

$0
  • You Design App Home Page
  • You Setup App Home Page
  • You Design Interior Page Headers/Backgrounds (if applicable)
Design Setup

You get to be creative in Photoshop, Illustrator, or the Design program of your choice, and we do all the setup of that design.

$200
  • You Design App Home Page in Photoshop, Canva, Illustrator or Other Design Program
  • We Setup Your Design into a Working Home Page
  • You Design Interior Page Headers/Backgrounds (if applicable)
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Custom Design & Setup

We create a custom design, get your approval, and then setup that design for you.

$350
  • We Create a Custom Design for your Home Page Based Around Design Standards
  • We Setup Your Design into a Working Home Page
  • You Design Interior Page Headers/Backgrounds (if applicable)
All App Design & Setup

Full-service design package that involves custom design throughout the app, including home page, interior pages, map pins, photo filters, and more!

$500
  • We Create a Custom Design for your Home Page Based Around Design Standards
  • We Setup Your Design into a Working Home Page
  • We Design the Interior Page Headers and Backgrounds (if applicable)
  • We Design Custom Map Pins (if applicable - up to 10)
  • We Design Custom Photo Filters (if applicable - up to 3)

Step 4: Select Content-Loading Services

Add a content-loading package based on your unique needs for your app.

No Content Setup

Use Grandstand Admin Design tools to easily setup your own content.

$0
  • You Load and Setup All Content
  • We Package and Submit the App to the App Stores (or to one of our Container Apps)
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Basic Content Setup

Our experts take your data in multiple formats and set it up for you. Perfect for small events or larger events wanting to get a content starter setup.

$200
  • We Provide up to 2 Hours of Expert Content Loading Service
  • We Package and Submit the App to the App Stores (or to one of our Container Apps)
Enhanced Content Setup

Grandstand experts take your data in multiple formats and set it up for you. Typically enough hours to upload all content for a medium- to large-size event or organization.

$350
  • We Provide up to 4 Hours of Expert Content Loading Service
  • We Package and Submit the App to the App Stores (or to one of our Container Apps)
Advanced Content Setup

The largest content setup package is enough hours to carefully craft your app, load all content, and even provide detailed feedback on how to best structure the entire app.

$500
  • We Provide up to 6 Hours of Expert Content Loading Service
  • We Package and Submit the App to the App Stores (or to one of our Container Apps)

Next Steps

Ready to get started? You can start a free 14-day trial or request a custom quote based on your needs.

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Schedule a Demo

Select your own time for a quick, less-than 20 minute Zoom demo of our software.

Optional Add-Ons

Add one or more of these options on to any package as needed.

Custom Hybrid Map Overlay

Add your own graphical map on top of Google/Apple maps to allow your users to see their own location on top of your own custom-designed map. Map provided must be to scale or very close to scale. Available in App Package 2 and above.

$250/ yr
Web Widget

Grandstand's web widget allows clients to easily embed and display customizable event details, schedules, food vendors, artists, performers, and even maps directly on their websites to enhance event visibility and engagement.

Starts at $250/ yr

Request App Resubmission

Many of our packages provide multiple app resubmissions per year but for those that need additional you can request to have your app resubmitted to the app store to replace the items that aren't replaceable as part of the Grandstand Admin tool. Those are app screenshots, app icon, and app name.

$250/ yr
Content Integrations

Grandstand is proud to partner with many of the top schedule management tools including Google Calendar, Saffire, FestivalPro, Zone Festival, GrowthZone, WordPress Events Calendar Pro Plugin, Trumba, Squarespace and more.

Starts at $150/ yr

Frequently Asked Questions

An App in a Container is an offering for Grandstand that gives you all the power of a full app at a fraction of the cost. A Container App is a tool to help you amplify your voice by providing interactive content that is not just a resource for your customers and attendees but is something that enhances their experience with your brand. With a setup that gives you the most branding power of anyone in the industry, your users will download the Container that aligns with your brand. This Container could be Grandstand Events, 4-H Now, or some of our other speciality niche Container apps. Your app includes all the functionality of an app delivered under your name in the app store, but at a fraction of the cost.
If you are producing an app for your event your attendees can download your app inside the ‘Grandstand - Events & Guides’ Container App in the Apple and Google Play App Stores. We also have select specialty Containers available for 4-H programs and events (4-H NOW), with additional niche Containers added everyday. This is a great way to make sure your users only have access to similar Containers that all share common themes.
A Private Container is a branded collection of your apps, similar to GRANDSTAND - EVENTS & GUIDES or 4-H NOW, that allows you to group all of your apps into a single location with your own Apple and Google Play App Store presence. We help you craft your Private Container home page and you fill it with as many Container Apps as you would like, with each one being purchased separately. To qualify for your own Private Container, spend at least $6,000 on Container Apps and we will create your own Private Container and submit it on your behalf under your brand in the respective App Stores.
Absolutely! This can be upgraded at anytime for the $1,000 price difference.
Yes! You can keep your Container App hidden and only accessible via a code you distribute.
Yes! All of our packages contain both an app for iOS and Android. Both apps will be published to each of their respective app stores simultaneously.
Our unique platform and Grandstand Build gives you the option to both design and enter in the content or turn one or both of these tasks over to our team. Guides can be published immediately to one of our Containers like 'Grandstand - Events & Guides', '4-H Now', and others. Stand-alone apps require you to have an Apple and Google developer account which can take a few days to gain approval on so please factor that into your overall timeline. Once the app is completed and ready for submission to the app store under your developer account, you should allow a week or so for Apple & Google Play to review the app to ensure it meets its quality and content standards. We do offer Rush packages if you need the app in an extremely tight deadline.
Once you have decided to move forward with an app, contact your Grandstand rep and they will send you an invoice. The invoice can be paid by credit card, bank transfer or check.
Yes! You can manage as many apps as you need with a single admin login. Once you’ve paid for the first you can start additional apps at any point.
Once the base design is complete you will be able to download 'Grandstand - Events & Guides' app and enter a code to load a test version of your app to your phone. This makes tweaking the design and content easier and quicker. The only items we lock in at launch are the app icon and the default loading screens. Everything else, including home page background, logos, icons, etc. can be changed at any point.