Community Hub

What’s inside

One home for a congregation, club or neighbourhood: leaders post announcements that reach every phone, events collect RSVPs, small groups keep their own space, and members share requests on a wall. Giving opens the community’s own page.

Made for a charity or nonprofit and its volunteers, a faith community, a residents' association, a scout group or youth club and a village or neighbourhood community.

community · announcements · events · groups · push

Things only you can supply

The app works in preview the moment it lands, these are for when you want it live, and you can do them any time from the workspace.

• Add your Android notification key — Notifications on Android need one file from Firebase — about two minutes on the app's notifications page.
• Add your Apple push key — Notifications on iPhone need one key from your Apple developer account — about three minutes on the app's notifications page.

Common questions

What does the Community Hub template cost?

20 credits, which buys the whole finished app: screens, backend, sign-in and a live preview, yours to build on. Building the same app from scratch would cost about 40 credits.

What is inside Community Hub?

One home for a congregation, club or neighbourhood: leaders post announcements that reach every phone, events collect RSVPs, small groups keep their own space, and members share requests on a wall. Giving opens the community’s own page. It comes working with Announcements with push, Events with RSVP, Small groups, Member wall and Giving link.

Who is Community Hub for?

A charity or nonprofit and its volunteers, A faith community, A residents' association, A scout group or youth club and A village or neighbourhood community. If that is you, making it yours costs 20 credits and it installs on your phone once it's built, then you change it in plain English. For iPhone installs through Glassly, connect your own Apple developer account (standard fee $99/year, paid to Apple). Android installs from a link, subject to device permissions and developer verification. Publishing on Google Play needs your own developer account ($25 once, paid to Google).

What does Community Hub not do?

As shipped, it does not take donations or payments and sell tickets. Each of those is something you can ask for in the chat afterwards; changes use credits.

How does Community Hub get onto my phone?

A web preview opens in the browser the moment your app exists, and you can press one button for a real install. On Android you get an install page with a link and a QR code, and the link always serves the newest version. On iPhone, Apple only lets apps install through a developer account, so that path asks you to connect your own.

Can I change Community Hub after I make it mine?

Yes. You describe changes in plain English in your app's chat and they are built into the app: screens, backend and all. Changes use credits that track what the computing costs. People often ask for things like: Turn it into a church app with sermons, services and a prayer wall, Make it a sports club hub with fixtures, socials and subs reminders and Turn it into a residents’ association app for one building.

Who becomes the admin of Community Hub?

You do, and you choose when. Nobody becomes admin by signing up first, and no email address gets it automatically. You create your account inside your app like anyone else, then open Who runs it in your app's settings on Glassly and make your account the admin with one tap.

Can I add more admins to Community Hub later?

Yes. The same Who runs it page lists everyone who has signed up in your app, and you can make any of them an admin, or step one down, whenever you like.

What do I need to set up myself?

Nothing to start: the app works in preview the moment it lands. For when you want it live, these are yours to supply: Add your Android notification key and Add your Apple push key. You can do each one any time from the workspace.