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Carabiner and the other pack tools, row by row.
Every tool has the basics. What none of them has is a meeting record that carries requirements and marks them complete for the scouts who attended. That is the row to look at first.
- Built in the app today
- Coming on the build plan
- Yes
- Partial
- No
- Not verified from public pages
Competitor facts checked September 2026 from public pages, docs, and demos. Something changed? Tell us.
| Feature | Carabiner | Scoutbook Plus | BAND | TroopWebHost CS | TroopTrack | Scout Manager 2 | Troop Campfire | Woggle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Built FreeFree for every pack. Pro and Organizations tiers coming. | Free | Free | $109/yr | $99/yr | $108/yr | $0 / $125/yr | Free |
| Roster with households and guardians | BuiltGuardians per kid; one login, roles per unit and den. | YesParents added at registration. | PartialMembers list only. | YesFamily logins. | YesHouseholds, five access levels. | YesOne adult, many roles, one login. | YesFamily mapping. | YesRoster with QR join. |
| Dens and ranks | BuiltDens with a rank and program year; den leaders per den. | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not verified |
| Calendar with RSVP | ComingRSVP by household; .ics per den; public calendar embed. | YesNo public calendar. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | YesPublic calendar on the paid tier. | YesRSVP by household. |
| Attendance at the door | ComingOne pack QR, household check-in, no login, server timestamp; walk-ins allowed. | PartialInvitees flip to attended; no QR. | PartialRSVP as a proxy. | YesOffline queue on mobile. | YesOnly people invited first. | YesCheckbox list; no QR. | YesIn-app. | NoSays it is not an attendance record. |
| Meeting record that completes requirements | ComingSessions carry requirements per rank; attendance proposes; the leader confirms. | NoIts own FAQ says events do not record requirements. | No | NoSign-off is a separate screen. | NoSeparate Record Progress screen. | NoVerified in its demo: activities log quantities, not requirements. | PartialOne page claims it; not verified. | No |
| Advancement per requirement | ComingPer requirement; adventures and ranks derived. | YesThe official record. | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Awards: earned, purchased, presented | ComingThree flags, derived; Scout Shop list. | PartialPurchase report broken for packs. | No | Yes | YesKnown bug drops badges from the list. | Yes | Yes | No |
| Scoutbook Plus export | ComingValidated against the roster, chunked, result log read back. | Is the target | No | YesSplits the 500-row files. | NoManual. | PartialVia a Chrome extension. | PartialImport free; compare-and-export paid. | NoNo exports. |
| Chat and messaging | No chat, by designAnnouncements, reminders, RSVP coming. Link your BAND instead. | Partial | YesThe incumbent for pack chat. | Yes | PartialEmail outage in 2025. | YesLists and a family digest. | YesDen threads, push, read receipts. | YesAnnouncements and channels. |
| Money: dues and accounts | ComingCollections; payer covers processing. | PartialPayment logs. | No | Yes | Yes | PartialRecorded, never moved. | YesPaid tier. | No |
| Youth accounts | None, by designKids never sign in. No photos. | YesScout viewer accounts. | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | PartialOff by default; maybe for older Scouts. |
| Mobile | Web appMobile-first, installs to the home screen. No store app. | PartialNative viewer. | YesNative. | YesNative, works offline. | NoBoth apps delisted. | PartialResponsive web. | YesNative. | YesNative; no web app. |
| Public calendar embed for your own site | ComingScript tag, read-only feed, .ics; nothing about people. | No | Not verified | YesPublic site. | Partial | NoRetiring its website product. | YesPaid tier. | NoNo calendar sync. |
Scrolls sideways on small screens.
Why the chat row says no.
BAND is where pack conversation already lives, and Troop Campfire's den chat, the best in the category, has not moved anyone off it. Carabiner will send announcements, reminders, and RSVPs, and let a unit link its BAND, GroupMe, or WhatsApp in settings. No feed, no chat, no adult-to-youth messages, because no youth sign in.