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Konia vs Facebook Groups

Your club deserves better than a Facebook group

Facebook groups are free and familiar. But your club's training, races, and members should not be buried in an ad-driven feed.

Why clubs leave Facebook

A Facebook group is not a club app

Free and familiar, but built to keep you scrolling, not to run your club.

The algorithm decides what you see

Important posts get buried, members miss them, and ads fill the gaps.

Everyone needs a Facebook account

No Facebook, no club. And it ties club life to your personal profile.

Built to harvest data, not run clubs

Meta monetizes attention and data. A club is an afterthought.

Side by side

Konia vs Facebook Groups, feature by feature

What each one does for a running or triathlon club.

Capability
Konia
Train & plan
Schedule trainings (type, workout, route)
KoniaPurpose-built training events
FacebookGeneric events, no detail
See who is coming (RSVP)
KoniaClean participant list
FacebookGoing / Interested, imprecise
Recurring sessions & calendar
KoniaSeries and a calendar view
FacebookBasic recurring events
Structured workouts & GPX
KoniaStep-by-step plus routes
FacebookNot supported
Race together
Coordinate club races & trips
KoniaStructured race events
FacebookNot supported
Race results & leaderboard
KoniaA shared club board
FacebookNot supported
Stay organized
Announcements you will not miss
KoniaChronological, pinned, categorized
FacebookAlgorithmic feed, posts get buried
Polls
KoniaBuilt in, clear results
FacebookPolls, lost in the feed
Group & private messaging
KoniaBuilt in
FacebookSeparate Messenger app
Ad-free
KoniaNo ads, ever
FacebookAds in the feed
Notification control
KoniaPer-type toggles
FacebookNoisy, hard to tune
Members & privacy
Works without a personal social account
KoniaJust a Konia account
FacebookRequires a Facebook account
Member roles & directory
KoniaCoach roles, search
FacebookAdmins / mods only
Family / kids accounts
KoniaRegister dependents
FacebookPersonal accounts, 13+
Club participation stats
KoniaAttendance and insights
FacebookReach metrics, not attendance
Privacy & data
KoniaSwiss-hosted, GDPR, never sold
FacebookMeta-owned, ad-targeted, data harvested
Built in Workaround Not available

Facebook groups have their place

A Facebook group is fine for casual chatter and reaching the wider community. But for the actual running of your club, trainings, races, members, and their privacy, Konia is a calmer, ad-free home.

Hosted in Switzerland
GDPR compliant
No ads, ever
Your data is never sold
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Move your club somewhere calmer

Download Konia, it is free, ad-free, and built for your club.