Do I need an account to use the sandbox?

No. It runs entirely in your browser — no login, no email address, nothing sent to us.

No. The sheet lives only in that browser tab. Refresh or close it and it resets to the example. Sign-ups you make in the volunteer view update the cards on the page and nowhere else.

Is the volunteer view the real thing?

Yes. It's the same page component a published sheet uses, so the cards, the spots-left counts, the names, and the one-form sign-up flow are exactly what your volunteers get. The address bar just reads “example” because the sandbox doesn't mint a real link.

What isn't in the sandbox?

Anything that needs an account: a shareable link and QR code, custom questions, the waitlist, confirmation and reminder emails, your dashboard, and ChMS sync. The AI builder, templates, and the SignUpGenius/Jotform importer aren't there either.

Announcement · October 8, 2026

kick the tires first

Try SignUpChurch without an account

The most common question we get from a church looking at SignUpChurch isn't about pricing or sync. It's “what does the sign-up page actually look like?” Screenshots answer some of it. A video answers more. But the honest answer is to hand you the thing and let you poke at it — without making you create an account first.

The short version: signupchurch.com/demo is a sandbox that runs in your browser. Build a sample sheet on the left — title, slots, spot counts — and the real volunteer sign-up page appears on the right. Sign yourself up and watch the card update. No login, nothing saved; refresh and it's gone.

What you can do

Build a sheet the way the real New sheet screen works: pick volunteer sign-ups, an event RSVP, or both; give it a title, a date, a location; add slots with the number of spots each one needs, or leave the count blank for no limit.
See the volunteer page update as you type. It is the same component a published sheet renders, down to the spots-left counts and the “Signed up:” names on each card.
Sign up as a volunteer. Pick a spot or two, type a name, confirm. The cards fill in, the way they would for your congregation. That is the whole volunteer flow: one page, one form, no account on their side either.
Try a couple of settings — hide who signed up (what a benevolence meal train does) or pick an accent color to see what a Basic or Pro church's themed form looks like.

What it deliberately leaves out

The sandbox stops where an account starts. It doesn't mint a link or a QR code (the address bar just says “example”), it doesn't send a confirmation email, there's no dashboard behind it, and nothing syncs anywhere. It also skips the starts that need a real account: the AI builder, the templates, and the SignUpGenius and Jotform importers. It's a look at the product, not a trial of it — the Free plan is the trial, and it doesn't expire.

Nothing you type on the demo page is stored, on your device or ours. A refresh resets it to the example. If you build something you like, creating a free account takes about a minute and the New sheet screen asks the same questions.

Common questions

Do I need an account to use the sandbox?: No. It runs entirely in your browser — no login, no email address, nothing sent to us.
Is anything saved?: No. The sheet lives only in that browser tab. Refresh or close it and it resets to the example. Sign-ups you make in the volunteer view update the cards on the page and nowhere else.
Is the volunteer view the real thing?: Yes. It's the same page component a published sheet uses, so the cards, the spots-left counts, the names, and the one-form sign-up flow are exactly what your volunteers get. The address bar just reads “example” because the sandbox doesn't mint a real link.
What isn't in the sandbox?: Anything that needs an account: a shareable link and QR code, custom questions, the waitlist, confirmation and reminder emails, your dashboard, and ChMS sync. The AI builder, templates, and the SignUpGenius/Jotform importer aren't there either.

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