Use cases
Who is Groupanda for?
The workspace for private communities, free or paid.
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April 18, 2026
Arjun Mehta07:40
The blue double has a loose rigger. I left a note on it.
Ingrid Larsen07:52
Thanks, Arjun. I'll fix it before Saturday.
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Molly Chen08:05
The oars are back on the rack.
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Hugo Lefevre08:12
Has anyone seen the spare boat cover? It was by the door last week.
Ellie Norris08:16
It is in the cupboard under the stairs. I folded it after the rain.
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- 😄1
How different groups use Groupanda
Groupanda is for anyone who runs a private group online and wants the conversation, the members and access control in one workspace. It fits nonprofits and clubs, professional networks, gaming communities, neighborhood groups, alumni groups and communities that outgrew a group chat. Groups that charge a membership fee collect it there too.
Wrenmoor Rowing Club
Channels
- #General
- #Announcements1
- Crew chat
- Race entries
Nonprofits and clubs
An announcements channel members can only read, a channel for each topic, and membership fees paid monthly, yearly or once. Sports clubs, hobby clubs and societies fit here too.
Club communication app
Harbor Lane Church
Channels
- #Announcements1
- #Oak Street small group
- #Worship team 🎶4
- #Volunteers
Churches
An announcements channel for the whole congregation, a channel for each small group and team, and invitations by link or email.
Church communication app
Quillmere Court
Channels
- #Announcements1
- #Building B
- #Landscaping committee 🌿3
- #Parking2
Homeowners associations
An announcements channel for the board, a channel for each building and committee, and the option to approve each resident before they join.
HOA app
Cinderwick Book Club
Channels
- #Announcements1
- #This month's book 📖
- #Spoilers: part one3
- #Spoilers: part two2
Book clubs
Meetings as events that readers answer with Going or Can't go, a channel for each part of the book, and invitations by link or email.
Book club app
Other kinds of groups
Professional networks
Members who know each other by name, a channel for each topic, and an owner who decides how people join.
Gaming communities
A channel for each game or topic, with admins who ban and mute. Members share photos, documents and voice messages.
Neighborhood groups
Neighbors who share news and help each other. An announcements channel carries what everyone has to read, and joining after approval keeps the group to people you know.
Alumni groups
A group people join once and come back to for years, with admins for the few who organize it.
Communities that outgrew a group chat
The real-time chat that people already know, split into channels, with admins so one person no longer does everything.
What do these groups have in common?
Every one of these groups needs the same three things. Only members see the conversations. Each topic has its own channel. The owner decides how people join. Joining can be open, by invitation through the group's invite link, or after approval. An open group is listed in Groupanda search. A group joined by invitation or after approval is not.
Groupanda runs on the web, on iOS and on Android. The same workspace appears on all three.
Group settingsWrenmoor Rowing Club
Group accessChoose how people can join.
- Open accessAnyone can find the group in search and join instantly.
- Invite-only accessNot visible in search. Users can join instantly via an invite link.
- Approval requiredNot visible in search. Invite link sends a join request that an admin must approve.
Group linkShare the group invite link
app.groupanda.com/wrenmoor-rowing-club
Free for every group, paid when the owner chooses
Every group can run on the free plan, which has no member limit and no time limit. A group charges its members only once its owner turns on paid access. In a paid group, the member pays the price the group owner set. Out of that payment, Groupanda keeps a 6% platform fee. Stripe's processing fee is deducted from the group owner's payout. Nothing is added on top of what the member pays. Stripe Connect pays out to the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Norway, Liechtenstein, Canada, and Switzerland. Groupanda charges no monthly fee and no fee per member.
Group settingsWrenmoor Rowing Club
PricingManage your group's payments.
2/5Add planFree joining decides who can get in: when it's on, joining costs nothing (your approval setting still applies); when it's off, joining requires buying one of your plans. Plans also unlock the channels you assign to them in Channels. You can change this anytime.
Free joiningJoining is free, no plan needed. Your approval setting in Group access still applies.
- Full memberMonthly
- Season passOne-time
Questions about who Groupanda is for
Is Groupanda for a public audience?
Groupanda is for private groups. A member joins a specific group and talks in its channels, and only members see a group's conversations. An open group is listed in Groupanda search, and a group joined by invitation or after approval is not.
Is Groupanda only for groups that charge a fee?
No. Groupanda is for free groups and paid groups alike. A group on Groupanda can stay on the free plan, with no member limit and no time limit. It charges its members only once its owner turns on paid access. Members then pay for access to the channels of the plans they buy, and free channels stay open to every member.
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