An alternative to running your community on group chats
If your church, club or team has outgrown group chats, Madefor is an alternative: one private app with groups, events with RSVP, announcements and a shared feed, under your own name. Madefor is a custom, privately hosted social app for churches, clubs, schools and community groups.
Two ways to run your community's app
A hosted platform and your own private app solve the same problem in different ways.
A hosted platform
- Great for quick, informal conversation
- Every group is a separate chat; announcements and plans scroll away
- Membership is managed by phone number, chat by chat
- The messaging service sets the rules
Your own app with Madefor
- Runs on a server you own, or one hosted privately for you alone
- Native iPhone and Android apps under your name, logo and colors
- A private social feed, groups, chat and events at the center
- No ads, no algorithm, no data selling
- You decide who can see, post and manage each page
What Madefor adds
Everything in one place
Groups with chat and polls, events with RSVP, announcements, photos and forms — instead of a dozen separate chats.
Announcements that don't get buried
Push notifications to everyone or one group, separate from the conversation.
Joining and leaving, handled
New members join with an invite code; leaders remove people in one tap. Every change is in the activity log.
Your name, your server
Native apps under your name, running on a server you own or one hosted privately for you.
When another platform may fit better
We would rather you choose the right tool than the wrong one.
- Your group is small, informal and happy in one chat — keep it simple.
- You only need messaging, not events, announcements or a feed.
Questions
Is it a replacement for messaging apps?
For your community's shared life, yes: groups, chat, events and announcements in one place. People will still use their messaging apps for everything else.
Is Madefor affiliated with WhatsApp?
No. WhatsApp is a trademark of its owner. Madefor is an independent product.
Can members message each other privately?
Groups have their own chats, and leaders decide who can see and post in each one.
How do people join?
With an invite code from your leaders. Nobody joins without one.
What does it cost?
It depends on your community's size and needs. Send a request and we'll give you a clear answer.
Your community's own app.
Tell us about your community and we'll talk it through. No obligation.
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