Water rescue · Training · Watch
The app for water rescue and lifeguard teams
Plan trainings, watch duties and drills, see RSVPs in real time and track attendance automatically. For watch leaders, lifeguards and the board, without the group chat chaos.
- iOS, Android & web
- No feature upgrades needed
- No credit card needed
In short
Gumb is an app for water rescue and lifeguards. Watch leaders plan the lifeguard duties of the bathing season as recurring events, lifeguards respond by the response deadline, and posts such as the tower or the boat become tasks right on the event. Pool training, drills and the youth group go into the same calendar, and attendance can be exported as an Excel file. Gumb is not an emergency alerting app and does not replace alerting.
From chat chaos to a full watch roster
What costs watch leaders time during the bathing season, and how Gumb fixes it.
Without Gumb: For every weekend at the lake you ask around one by one who takes a watch.
With Gumb: The season's watches are recurring events in the calendar. Lifeguards say yes, and you spot open gaps early.
Without Gumb: Who sits on the tower and who drives the boat is only settled at the station.
With Gumb: Posts such as tower, boat or beach patrol become tasks on the event. Everyone sees who takes on what.
Without Gumb: When a watch is called off for a thunderstorm, not everyone finds out.
With Gumb: You switch the event to “Canceled”. It stays visible, and a push notification goes out if you want.
Without Gumb: In winter you count pool training attendance by hand.
With Gumb: You export training attendance as an Excel file, with pool training and watches kept apart.
Watches, training and youth under control
Watch roster, posts and responses per event, in the app and in the browser.
Posts at the watch
Tower, boat or beach patrol: assign tasks right on the event, and lifeguards sign up themselves.
Gaps in the roster
For every watch you see live who said yes, who said no and who has not answered yet.
Summer and winter in one calendar
Lifeguard duties in summer and pool training in winter in one calendar, kept apart by event types.
Everything your team needs
For watch leaders, lifeguards, coaches and the youth group. From the watch roster to pool training.
Watch roster for the season
Set up watches as recurring events: weekly, monthly or custom.
Confirm your watches
Lifeguards answer with one click, with a comment if they like. You set the response deadline.
Attendance in Excel
Analyze watches and training per person, filtered by period, event type and group.
A reminder before the watch
Gumb reminds lifeguards up to twice before every watch, by push notification too.
Details on the event
Sort out meeting point, gear and weather questions right on the watch.
Staff tower, boat and patrol
Hand out posts as tasks and see who is on which day.
Documents for the watch
Store watch rules, checklists and fact sheets on the event or in the group folder.
Stations and youth apart
Every station or youth group plans in its own group scheduler.
Rights for watch leaders
Admins manage the organization, group leaders schedule for their group, members respond.
How your water rescue team gets started
From the first group to a full watch roster.
- 1
Create groups
Create groups for stations, training or the youth group, and invite members by link or email.
- 2
Enter the watch roster
Add the season's watches as recurring events and posts as tasks.
- 3
Close the gaps
See where lifeguards are still missing and ask the right people.
For everyone in water rescue
Watch leaders and coaches
- Spot gaps in the roster early
- Hand out posts without a phone tree
- Attendance ready to report at any time
Lifeguards
- Respond to watches with one click
- Take on posts yourself
- Watches in your own calendar if you like
Youth leaders and parents
- The youth group with its own group scheduler
- Leaders create children's accounts upfront
- Parents respond in their child's account
What aid organizations and youth groups say
4.7/54.7 out of 5 stars271 ratings across both platforms25K+ users
We use this system in our aid organisation and at work. We are very happy with it, as we had been looking for a working and reliable system for a long time. The app offers many options, including staff and equipment management, and above all makes our work easier. Simply recommendable. A clear 5-star rating
I manage my Jungwacht youth group with this app. It works excellently. Everything clearly in one place! Even the CEO (Dominik) personally takes time to talk to you and asks for suggestions for improvement
The very best app for planning our club, congratulations
Reviews translated from German.
FAQ: the app for water rescue
Does Gumb replace alerting in an emergency on the water?
No. Gumb is not an emergency alerting app and does not replace alerting. Gumb organizes everything that can be planned: watches, training, drills and the youth group.
How do I plan the watches for the whole bathing season?
When you create the event, choose “Repeat Event” and set the pattern, for example weekly. With a response deadline you know in time which days are not covered yet.
How do I hand out tower, boat and beach patrol?
Create the posts once as tasks and turn them on for the watches. Lifeguards sign up themselves, or admins assign them. In the scheduler everyone sees who takes on what.
What happens when a watch is called off for a thunderstorm?
Switch the event to an event type such as “Canceled” instead of deleting it. That way it stays visible, even for members who missed the push notification. After you edit it, Gumb asks whether a notification should be sent.
Can I analyze watches and training separately?
Yes. With your own event types you keep watches, training and drills apart. Under Statistics you export the attendance report as an Excel file, filtered by period, event type and group.
Can several stations plan separately?
Yes. Every station gets its own group with its own group scheduler. Lifeguards who serve at several stations belong to several groups and see all their events in one place.
How do parents respond for their child's youth training?
Every child has their own account with their own email address. Parents log in with the same credentials and respond to the training. Admins can create children's accounts upfront, and a family login is in the works.
Who can edit the watch roster?
Admins see and manage every event. Watch leaders get the group leader role and schedule the events of their station. Lifeguards respond and sign up for posts.
Ready for the next bathing season?
Try Gumb with your water rescue team free for 2 months, with every feature, no credit card and no automatic renewal.