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Digital membership card maker for UK clubs

Put your club name and crest on a membership card and see exactly how it would look sitting in a member's phone. It takes about thirty seconds, costs nothing, and you can download the result and drop it into the committee chat to see what everyone thinks.

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Riverside Rugby Club

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Riverside Rugby Club

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Member since 2019

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This is a preview, not a live credential. Real cards carry a rotating code that only works while the membership is active.

Build your card

Put your club on it

Type your club name and watch it appear. Your preview is created in this browser. If you request an emailed PDF, the preview and crest are shared with Comnly and our email provider to deliver it.

A branded PDF preview with links to live Comnly features.

Want the real thing for your club?

Leave an email and we will show you what it takes to get a live card, with a working QR and door scanning, into every member's phone.

See how the live cards work

Put your result to work

Take your card from a design to a working membership card

Your download is a design preview. Its QR opens Comnly’s digital membership cards feature page. A live Comnly card is linked to the club's membership records so authorised door staff can check membership status.

  1. STEP 1

    Agree the design

    Download the preview and show it to the committee. Comnly gives members a digital card in the app, connected to their club membership.

    Digital member cards

  2. STEP 2

    Bring members into the app

    Share the club join link or QR sign-up poster, then help approved members sign in and enable notifications for club updates.

    Member app notifications

  3. STEP 3

    Check membership at the door

    Use live cards for membership checks. This preview cannot validate or revoke membership.

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Want to try the free demo environment?

Explore a demo named after your club, filled with sample members, notices and events. Free for 14 days, with no payment details.

Try the free demo environmentExplore live membership cards

Paid plans: First 3 months £29.99/month, then £39.99/month or £399/year. Cancel anytime.

What the real card does

A preview is a picture. This is the part that matters.

The card above is a design mock. The version your members would carry does three things a printed card cannot.

It lives in the phone they already carry

Members save the card to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet in one tap. After that it sits a swipe from the lock screen, works whether or not the Comnly app is open, and updates itself when their membership changes. Nobody has to remember to bring anything.

The QR code proves live membership

The code on a real card is backed by a rotating token rather than a fixed membership number. Scan it and the check runs against your current membership list, so a member who lapsed last month is caught at the door rather than three months later when someone reconciles the spreadsheet.

Every scan tells you who was actually in

Door staff scan with a phone and see a name, a photo, and a clear admitted or not admitted result. Each scan is logged, which gives the committee real footfall: your busiest nights, your most regular faces, and the members who have quietly stopped coming.

Read the full membership cards feature page

Why clubs are dropping plastic

The case for moving the card onto the phone

01

Plastic cards cost more than clubs think

A printed card run looks cheap until you count the whole year. There is the print cost, the postage, the cards that never get collected, the replacements for the ones left in a coat pocket, and the Secretary’s evening spent stuffing envelopes. Then the membership year rolls over and you do it again. Most UK clubs we speak to have a drawer of uncollected cards from two seasons ago.

02

A card nobody carries proves nothing

The point of a membership card is the moment at the door. If half your members left theirs at home, the person on the door falls back to recognising faces, which works fine until it is a busy night, a new volunteer is on, or somebody signs in a guest who is not really a guest. A card on a phone gets carried because the phone gets carried.

03

Lapsed members keep walking in

Printed cards cannot be revoked. Once a card is in someone’s hand it works until it physically expires, which means a member who stopped paying in March is still getting member prices in November. A digital card checks live membership status every single time it is scanned, so the card stops working the moment the membership does.

04

The card is the easiest thing to hand a member

Committees worry that members will not download another app. In practice the card is the thing that gets them over the line, because it is obviously for them rather than for the committee. They get their card, their events, and their club notices in the same place, and the club gets a channel that is not buried in a group chat.

Not sure the card is your biggest problem?

Cards are the visible bit, but most clubs lose more to members not hearing about what is on. If turnout is the thing keeping you up, the Club Communication Health Check scores you in about ninety seconds, and our guide on why members stop coming to club nights covers the six causes we see most often.

FAQ

Common questions

Is this card maker really free?

Yes. You can build a card, change the colours, add your crest, and download a branded PDF without paying anything or creating an account. It produces a linked PDF preview, not a working membership credential. If you want live cards for real members, that is part of Comnly at £39.99 a month for the whole club with no per-member fee.

Do I need to give you an email address to use it?

You can design and view your card without giving an email. To download the PDF, enter and verify your email address. We send a branded copy with a demo club link and share your email and tool name with the Comnly team.

What happens to the crest I upload?

Your crest is read locally and drawn onto the preview on your device. If you request an emailed PDF, the preview including your crest is shared with Comnly and our email provider to deliver the copy. Your email and tool name are shared with the Comnly team.

Does the QR code on the preview actually work?

It scans, but it is deliberately not a pass. The preview QR opens this page, so a screenshot shared in a committee group leads somewhere useful rather than nowhere. A real Comnly card carries a rotating token that resolves against your live membership list, which is the part that makes it a credential rather than a picture.

Can I use the downloaded PDF as an actual membership card?

Please do not. It is a design preview, and an image of a card can be forwarded to anyone, cannot be revoked, and cannot be checked against your membership list. Use it to show the committee what a digital card would look like, then issue real ones if the idea lands.

How do members get a real card onto their phone?

Once your club is on Comnly, every approved member gets one automatically. They open the app, tap to add it to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, and it is on their phone from then on. There is nothing for the committee to print, post, or chase.

What if a member loses their phone?

They reissue the card in a tap and the old code stops working everywhere at once, including any copy already saved to a wallet. That is the practical difference from plastic: a lost digital card is a two-second fix rather than a reprint and a risk you carry until the card expires.

Can we still scan members in if the broadband drops?

This is worth planning for in any club with patchy connectivity at the door. Scanning checks membership status live, so treat a working connection at the entrance as part of the setup, the same way you would for a card machine behind the bar.

Can the card show membership types, like social or playing member?

Yes. The card carries the membership type alongside the member name, which is what the person on the door usually needs to see. It is the same field you can put on the preview above.

Who is this built for?

UK clubs and associations that issue membership to adults: sports clubs, social clubs, working men’s clubs, Masonic lodges, Rotary clubs, alumni groups, and similar member-run organisations. If you are the person who currently orders the cards or stands on the door, this is aimed at you.

First 3 months £29.99/month, then £39.99. No per-member fee. Cancel anytime.

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Comnly gives your whole club digital membership cards, event RSVPs, and notices members actually see. First 3 months £29.99/month, then £39.99/month or £399/year. Cancel anytime.

£29.99/month for your first three months, then £39.99/month or £399/year. Cancel anytime.