Parents · Meeting · School fair
The app for parent councils and PTAs
Plan meetings, school fairs and volunteer shifts, see RSVPs in real time and track attendance automatically. For class reps, parents 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 parent councils, PTAs and school support associations. Class reps plan meetings, school fairs and campaigns as events, parents respond by the response deadline, and helper shifts such as the bake sale, grill or setup become tasks right on the event. Every class or working group plans in its own group scheduler, minutes sit in the folder, and a poll event gives you a quick opinion poll.
From parent chat chaos to an organized school fair
What costs class reps time, and how Gumb fixes it.
Without Gumb: For the bake sale at the school fair a list circulates through three class chats.
With Gumb: Cakes, grill and setup are tasks on the school fair. Parents sign up themselves.
Without Gumb: Who comes to the council meeting, you only know when the room is half empty.
With Gumb: The meeting is an event with a response deadline. You see live who is coming.
Without Gumb: Minutes vanish in emails nobody finds again.
With Gumb: Minutes and invitations sit in the folder or on the event, available to everyone.
Without Gumb: An opinion poll in the chat ends in a hundred messages.
With Gumb: A poll event with your own answers shows the result right away.
Meetings, school fair and campaigns under control
Helper shifts, responses and minutes, in the app and in the browser.
Helper list for the school fair
Bake sale, grill, setup: tasks on the event, with names next to them.
Classes apart
Every class or working group plans in its own group scheduler.
Opinion poll
An event type called “Poll” turns answers into options, for example for a trip destination.
Everything your parent council needs
For class reps, parents and the support association's board. From the meeting to the sponsored run.
Meetings and school events
Council meetings, school fairs and campaigns in one calendar.
Responses for the meeting
Parents answer with one click, with a comment if they like.
Helper shifts
Hand out bake sale, grill, setup and cleanup as tasks on the event.
Sign-up for campaigns
With sign-up forms you collect details from parents.
A reminder before the event
Up to two reminders per event, by push notification and email.
Questions on the event
Sort out schedule and meeting point right on the school fair instead of the class chat.
Minutes and invitations
Store minutes, invitations and plans in the folder or on the event.
Classes and working groups
Every class or working group with its own group scheduler.
Rights for class reps
Admins manage the council, class reps schedule as group leaders.
How your parent council gets started
From the first class to the first school fair with a full helper list.
- 1
Create classes
Create a group for each class or working group and invite parents by link.
- 2
Enter events
Add meetings and school fairs, and helper shifts as tasks.
- 3
See the helper list
Know before the school fair who takes on what.
For every parent
Class reps
- Helper lists without the class chat
- Live responses for the meeting
- Opinion poll by poll event
Parents
- Help out with one click
- Schedule and meeting point on the event
- School events in your own calendar if you like
Support association board
- Every class on one platform
- Minutes in one place
- Reach parents without an account by email
What groups organizing with Gumb say
4.7/54.7 out of 5 stars271 ratings across both platforms25K+ users
Great app for scheduling. Very clear, reliable and easy to use.
With all my hobbies I always had a big muddle. With the Gumb app I can see who is coming when, and I can also ask why not... The layout is very user-friendly and modern. I think the app is very good and recommend it.
Gumb
Great app!
Reviews translated from German.
FAQ: the app for parent councils
How do I organize helpers for the school fair?
Create tasks such as bake sale, grill, setup or cleanup and turn them on for the school fair. Parents sign up in the scheduler or under “My events”, and everyone sees who takes on what.
Can classes plan separately?
Yes. Every class or working group gets its own group scheduler, and group events are only visible to its members. School-wide events sit in the shared calendar.
How do I get a quick opinion from parents?
With an event type called “Poll”. The answer options stand for the choices, for example trip destinations, and in the scheduler you see right away how people voted.
Where do I store minutes?
Under “General documents” for everyone, or in a class's folder. Files can be up to 50 MB each.
Can I reach parents without a Gumb account?
Yes. Admins and group leaders send emails from the web app and can add up to 100 external addresses. Recipients do not see who else received the email.
Do parents pay for Gumb?
No. Members never pay. The parent council or support association pays for the subscription.
How do parents join Gumb?
Through the community link with a join request, or you enter parents upfront and Gumb sends the invitation.
Ready for the next school fair?
Try Gumb with your parent council free for 2 months, with every feature, no credit card and no automatic renewal.