Awana Recordkeeping Software Comparison Admin Home | Software | Forms | Parent Guides Updated 9/2/2007 Below is a side-by-side comparison of the software products for Awana Recordkeeping. This comparison only showcases some of the features that are available with each of the products. We have tried to list the most important features to clubs. Of course, if we listed all of the features available, this list would go on for pages. We suggest that after comparing the software below, that you visit their web sites and try their evaluation copies of the software and see which package meets the needs for your club. Sections with '-', indicates that we have not confirmed whether the software has this feature. It may have been added, but we have not yet confirmed whether the software has the feature or not. The developers of A.R.K. and Approved Workman regularly keep us informed of updates to their software. General Information A.R.K. (Info Updated 9/2/2007) Approved Workman (Info Updated 8/1/2006) ClubDB Clubmouse (Info Updated 9/2/2007) Club Nite Manager Software Created used internally 1993 2005 2003 2003 1994 System Requirements A.R.K. Approved Workman ClubDB Clubmouse Club Nite Manager Operating System Cross Platform MAC OS 9 or 10 Linux Windows Windows 98 or later Windows 95 or later Windows XP, 2000 & Vista Windows 98 or later Processor Any   Pentium Pentium 2 Any RAM Any Win 98SE 64MB ----------- 2000/XP 128MB 16 MB 256 MB Any Disk Free Space 20 MB 40 MB 50 MB 100 MB 32 MB Network Capability Yes (additional cost may be involved) Yes No Yes File Server Peer-to-peer User license Multi licensed to the church can be installed on any computer for the church Single or Multi User Both Versions allow an extra copy for the club secretary to use at home Two Computers Single User Additional User Licenses available Single can be installed on any computer in the church Additional User $20 donation Features A.R.K. Approved Workman ClubDB Clubmouse Club Nite Manager Print Blank Check-in Form Track Club Attendance Track Sunday School Attendance Track Event Participation (Quizzing/Games, etc.) No No User-Defined Fields Track Team Points User Defined Point Values - No Track Clubbers Shares (separate from points) No No Track Gametime Points Awarded by giving bonus points to a team Assign Clubbers to Color Teams Mark Clubbers as Inactive / Re-Activate - Enter Past Handbook Achievement - - Print Mailing Labels Customizable Fields No No 3 user defined fields No Promote Clubbers at the End of the Year - Records Extra Credit (reviews & workbooks) - Track Book Awards - Track Visitor Details No - - No Track Contacts (visits, phone calls, etc.) No - - No Track Verse Count (# of verses memorized) - No Leader Information Tracking - Configurable Awana Requirements - SS award No Export Reports (format) RTF & CSV TXT, RTF, EXCEL, HTML & PDF - EXCEL WORD Customizable Groupings of teams - Assign Clubbers to no color team - Stores Clubber Picture No - No Built-in Backup - Show Clubber Progress - - Project Handbook Completion - - - Customizable Views No - - Color Schemes & Background Image Financial A.R.K. Approved Workman ClubDB Clubmouse Club Nite Manager Track Dues Paid Record/Report Dues Prepaid - Record Payment for Uniforms, Books, etc. No Uniform Issue Field available No Track Adopt-a-Club Donations No - - No Inventory A.R.K. Approved Workman ClubDB Clubmouse Club Nite Manager Track Inventory No No No Set Re-Order Points n/a n/a n/a Automatically deduct awards earned and/or items purchased from inventory n/a n/a n/a Print Awana Approved Order Forms for Faxing n/a n/a n/a Option to include photo of inventory item No n/a n/a n/a Reports A.R.K. Approved Workman ClubDB Clubmouse Club Nite Manager Weekly Awards Report End of the Year Award Forecaster No No Weekly Individual Point Report No Weekly Team Point Report Permanent Record - No Track Absentees - Upcoming Birthdays - Reports by club, team color or group - By Club One Year Record - No Color-Team Member List - Club Night Summary - Print Blank or pre-filled (w/ clubber info) registration forms for renewals - No No Print Blank or pre-filled (w/ clubber info) permission Slips - - - - Customizable Reports - - - - Security A.R.K. Approved Workman ClubDB Clubmouse Club Nite Manager Password Protected Log-In No No Multiple account types to restrict access to certain functions and data No - Support A.R.K. Approved Workman ClubDB Clubmouse Club Nite Manager On-Line Forum No No On-Line FAQ Section No E-mail Telephone No No Limited User Manual or Help File with Software Cost A.R.K. Approved Workman ClubDB Clubmouse Club Nite Manager Free Evaluation Copy Demo version restricted to:  10 clubbers,  10 sessions, 2 book entries / club  - no time limit 30 Day 15 Clubbers CD available w/ 15 use evaluation 30 Day Price $25 Includes 1st year of support $ 149 Single Multi-Licenses available $49.95 w/CD $44.95 w/o $ 89.95 $ 89.00 Support / Updates $25/Annual $50/Annual - $25/Annual Free Support Misc. A.R.K. Approved Workman ClubDB Clubmouse Club Nite Manager For more information, visit their web site Web Site Web Site Web Site Web Site Web Site