Why Popio
Lifeway has retired KidEvent Pro, so the registration software you have run VBS on for years is gone. Now you're stuck choosing between an expensive system, a free one that does too little, or a spreadsheet you're praying doesn't fall apart in June.
None of that is fair to you. You didn't sign up to fight with software. You signed up to change kids' lives. You should love your registration software, not dread it. It should never give you a headache, especially when you're already juggling a hundred parent texts, volunteer schedules, name tags, and last-minute changes on your own. You don't need one more headache.
You need software that works the way you work. That's why we're building Popio around the way you actually run your programs, starting with VBS: a fresh, simple replacement for KidEvent Pro, built to bend around your VBS, not the other way around.
You were worried about losing the software you had, but now you can rest easy, because starting March 1st, you have a solution for registering kids and volunteers.
The best VBS starts with a good first impression to parents. Parents will be impressed how easy registration is with Popio. Start with Popio.
Popio launches March 1st and it's still being built. Sign up today for free progress updates and a free trial when we launch.
Features
Everything you need, nothing you don't
- Build online forms asking only the questions you need for your church.
- Volunteers register with a link.
- Parents register with a link.
- Communicate with parents, volunteers, or everyone at once.
- Make your own groups, name them to match your theme, and sort kids in however you like.
- Create reports and documents customized just the way you need them.
- Online or paper check-in options.
- Export to Excel or .csv files for importing into other software.
Keep Me Updated
Be first in line for Popio
Complete the form and we'll keep you updated as we build, with real chances to speak into the features that matter most to you.
- No cost or commitment to join the waitlist
- A voice in which features we build first
- Free trial when we launch
Who's Behind Popio
Built by ministry people, not software people
Anthony and Jason directed a large Southern Baptist camp for 15 years. When they couldn't afford expensive camp registration software, they wrote their own. It did exactly what they needed. When their camp grew they purchased off-the-shelf software, but they hated it. It created more problems than it solved, it only did 20% of what the sales guy said it would do, and it cost $40,000 per year. Together they want to solve the registration problems you have so you can focus on the things you love doing.
Anthony is a genius full-stack software developer. The stuff he builds just works. Jason is a brilliant program developer, problem solver, and he loves people. They both love advancing the Gospel of Jesus.
Anthony Chastain
Full-Stack Development
Jason Wilkie
Program Development