WhatsApp groups vs. community platform: When you should switch
Quickly created, quickly lost in chaos: WhatsApp groups are practical, but often a dead end for professional community management. We analyze three warning signs that show your group has outgrown the messenger app and provide you with a decision-making aid, including a comparison table for switching to your own platform.
New post banner, expandable posts, and comprehensive CSV export
Discover how the new post banner and "Show more" feature can help you organize your timeline. Plus, our new, privacy-compliant CSV export for events provides you with all the data you need for name tags and professional analysis—without any risk.
Community Platform Goals for 2026: The Ultimate Guide to Greater Focus and Growth – Including OKR Templates
Without a clear direction, communities fail. Does your team know exactly what your platform is used for? In this guide, we'll show you how to use the OKR method to sharpen your focus for 2026. Copy our 8 ready-made blueprint goals for networking, monetization, and growth directly into your strategy and get the new year off to a successful start.
Upload files and share them with the community
You can now upload files directly to coapp and share them with your community - whether in the feed, on pages or in events. Upload agenda PDFs, contracts or templates and make them easily accessible to all members - exactly where they are needed.
Community AI: Matching algorithm with live score for self-management
coapp announces the launch of a new AI-powered matching algorithm that enables groups, non-profit organizations and companies to make relevant connections visible among their members in their own community app.
Interactive surveys & customizable channels
Surveys, customizable channels, CSV upload & new messenger interface at a glance
Classical music meets digital networking: the orchestra in the stairwell
The Orchestra in the Stairwell not only brings classical music to unusual places, but also directly to your smartphone. With the new community app "Treppenhaus-Cloud", concerts become a digital experience - and the audience becomes an active part of a lively classical music community.
"Sport is the greatest equalizer" - How Champions for Good connects top athletes with the business world
Champions for Good shows how sport connects people - across disciplines and careers. With the Athletes Executive Network, the company brings together top athletes and business decision-makers to promote sustainable projects. coapp provides the central, GDPR-compliant platform for community, events and genuine exchange.
Pin custom fields & posts in the feed
Create your own profile fields, pin important posts in the feed and increase interaction & structure in your community.
How to connect memberships, events, resources and access points in your community in a meaningful way
This guide shows you how to set up your pricing and offer model optimally to generate revenue with your community.
Push and email notifications for every new post in the feed
New posts, seen immediately: coapp automatically informs members via push and e-mail. For more visibility & real-time communication in the feed.
The last days of social media - and why small communities are the future
The big social networks have passed their peak. More and more people are leaving the loud, public platforms in search of smaller, trusting spaces. We explain why this change is happening - and why we at coapp are convinced that the future belongs to our own communities.
What makes communities thrive - coapp+ sessions with Anouk Braune
What makes a community really strong? In the first episode of coapp+ Sessions, Jonas Lindemann talks to Anouk Braune about innovation, rituals, hospitality - and why community building always means investment.
Why coapp is the best choice for German organizations
German organizations need more than just a community platform - they need GDPR-compliant data protection, secure SEPA payments and local support. coapp combines all of this in a white-label solution from Europe that makes communities legally compliant, efficient and brand-compliant.
Booking upgrades and permission management
New coapp Features: Booking upgrades and permission management for targeted access, upselling and a flexible community experience.
We wanted to get out of social media - digital meeting place, real mountain experiences
"We wanted to get out of social media and into a community platform that belongs to us," says Christine Prechsl, founder of Munich Mountain Girls. "The forum is the place where you can find new mountain friends - whether for your first climbing tour together, the next summit or just a coffee."
Community building as a business model for publishers in Europe
European publishers are increasingly relying on community building as a business model. Whether book publishers, newspapers or specialist magazines - membership models, crowdfunding, events and co-creation are creating digital reader loyalty, new sources of revenue and community-based media offerings.
Summer sale: 50% discount on coapp Professional - only in July
Free users save 50% on coapp Professional in July. With our summer sale promotion, we want to make it easier for community managers to get started with coapp. In July only, free users receive a 50% discount on the first year of the Professional plan - and thus access to all Features features, including the white label platform, bookings, payment processing and more. Now is the ideal time to take your community to the next level.
How to monetize your community platform - from free to profitable
Learn how to generate real income with your community - through memberships, events, bookings and paid content (coming soon). Also find out why having your own platform under your brand is the key to sustainable growth and control.
The best tools for community management in 2025
2025 will bring new requirements for community software - and new opportunities for those who rely on real connections. In this guide, we compare the leading platforms for community management, examine their Features, data protection standards and monetization options. Ideal for anyone looking not just for tools, but for the perfect solution for sustainable growth.