How do I start a Rallee?

Starting a Rallee takes under 30 seconds. Answer 4 questions about the recipient: their name, what they are going through, an optional photo, and an end date. Then choose from 16 optional support types including a meal calendar, health updates, a donation fund, rides, errands, coffee, gifts, and more. Share the link via text, email, or social media and your community can join and start signing up to help immediately. No credit card required.

Is Rallee free to use?

Yes. Creating a Rallee, joining a Rallee, sharing health updates, scheduling meals, coordinating rides and errands, and all messaging are completely free with no premium tier and no ads, ever. The only fee on Rallee is the standard credit card processing fee for donations: 2.9% plus $0.30 per donation, charged by our payment processor. Rallee charges a 0% platform fee on donations, compared to MealTrain which charges 7.9%.

Does Rallee charge a platform fee for donations?

No. Rallee charges a 0% platform fee for donations. The only fee is the credit card processing fee from Pledge's processor, Stripe, which is 2.9% plus $0.30 per donation. This compares to MealTrain, which charges a 7.9% platform fee on donations. All donations go directly to the recipient.

What support types does Rallee offer?

Rallee offers 16 support types: health updates and messages, meal delivery with a volunteer calendar, donations and crowdfunding with a 0% platform fee, coffee and tea delivery, gift cards and gifts from multiple brands, rides and transportation, help with kids and childcare, flowers, help with pets, help with cleaning, help with packing, help with unpacking, help with moving, in-person visits, check-ins, and running errands. All support types are optional and can be added or removed at any time.

How does Rallee compare to MealTrain?

Rallee and MealTrain both offer a volunteer meal scheduling calendar where supporters sign up to bring a meal on a specific date, but Rallee goes further in four key ways. First, Rallee offers 16 support types vs. MealTrain's meals-only approach, including rides, errands, donations, coffee, gifts, flowers, and health updates. Second, Rallee charges a 0% platform fee for donations vs. MealTrain's 7.9% fee. Third, Rallee shows no ads vs. MealTrain which shows ads to your community. Fourth, Rallee is completely free with no premium tier.

What is the best free MealTrain alternative?

The top free MealTrain alternatives are Rallee, Take Them a Meal, and SupportNow. Rallee is the most complete option: it offers 16 support types including rides, errands, donations with a 0% platform fee, health updates, coffee, and the ability to give gift cards in the meal train. Take Them a Meal focuses on meal coordination only. Rallee shows no ads and has no premium tier. Take Them a Meal is a good choice if you only need a simple meal calendar with no other features.

Can I start a free meal train without MealTrain?

Yes. Start a free meal train on Rallee in under a minute. No credit card required, no premium tier needed. Add your friend's details, turn on the meal scheduling calendar, invite your community, and you're done. You can also add donations, rides, errands, and more at no cost.

What is the best meal train app?

The top free meal train apps are Rallee, Take Them a Meal, and SupportNow. Rallee is the most complete option: it includes a volunteer meal scheduling calendar plus 16 support types including donations with a 0% platform fee, rides, errands, health updates, coffee, and the ability to give gift cards in the meal train. Take Them a Meal focuses on meal coordination only and is a solid choice if you only need a straightforward meal calendar. No credit card required for any of them.

How do I set up a free meal train?

On Rallee it takes under 2 minutes: create a Rallee for your friend and answer 4 quick questions, turn on the Meal Calendar support type, then share the link with friends and family. Supporters pick a date and sign up to bring a meal. No credit card, no premium tier, no ads.

What is the best free CaringBridge alternative?

The top free CaringBridge alternatives are Rallee and Lotsa Helping Hands. Rallee is the more complete option: it includes health updates and photo sharing like CaringBridge, adds volunteer meal scheduling, donation fundraising with a 0% platform fee, rides, errands, and 10 more support types, and never asks your supporters to donate to the platform. Lotsa Helping Hands is a good alternative for care calendar and task coordination but does not include a health update journal or donation fundraising for your friend.

Is there a CaringBridge alternative without ads?

Yes. Rallee shows zero ads and never asks your supporters to donate to the platform. CaringBridge displays donation requests on your support page asking visitors to donate to CaringBridge, and shows ads unless you pay for a premium plan. Rallee is permanently free and ad-free.

What is the best way to coordinate support for someone with cancer?

Rallee is purpose-built for coordinating support during a cancer diagnosis. Post health updates, set up a volunteer meal calendar, collect donations for your friend with a 0% platform fee, schedule rides to appointments, and coordinate errands, all from one free, ad-free page. Share the link once and your whole community can sign up to help.

What is the best free Lotsa Helping Hands alternative?

The top free Lotsa Helping Hands alternatives are Rallee and Take Them a Meal. Rallee is the more complete option: it includes the care calendar and task coordination that Lotsa Helping Hands is known for, plus a health update journal, donation fundraising with a 0% platform fee, and 16 total support types. Rallee also takes 30 seconds to set up vs. the multi-step coordinator configuration Lotsa Helping Hands requires. Take Them a Meal is a solid choice if your primary need is a simple meal calendar with no other features.

How is Rallee different from Lotsa Helping Hands?

Rallee is faster to set up (30 seconds vs. several minutes of coordinator and task configuration), includes a health update journal that Lotsa Helping Hands does not have, and adds donation fundraising for your friend, coffee, gifts, gift cards, and 9 more support types. Both are free and neither asks visitors to donate to the platform.

Easily Coordinate Care for the People You Love

Start a free Rallee in seconds to schedule meals, give gift cards, collect donations, share updates, and more.

New Baby

Meals, coffee, gifts & donations

Health Challenge

Health updates, meals, rides & donations

Moving Day

Help packing, moving & meals

Major Life Events

Errands, donations, gifts, visits

Grief & Loss

Meals, flowers, donations, errands, & updates

Celebration

Gifts, flowers & messages

Natural Disaster

Donations, meals & gifts

Military Deployment

Meals, help with kids, updates & gifts

New Baby

Meals, coffee, gifts & donations

Health Challenge

Health updates, meals, rides & donations

Moving Day

Help packing, moving & meals

Major Life Events

Errands, donations, gifts, visits

Grief & Loss

Meals, flowers, donations, errands, & updates

Celebration

Gifts, flowers & messages

Natural Disaster

Donations, meals & gifts

Military Deployment

Meals, help with kids, updates & gifts

Major Life Events

Errands, donations, gifts, visits

Grief & Loss

Meals, flowers, donations, errands, & updates

Celebration

Gifts, flowers & messages

Natural Disaster

Donations, meals & gifts

Military Deployment

Meals, help with kids, updates & gifts

New Baby

Meals, coffee, gifts & donations

Health Challenge

Health updates, meals, rides & donations

Moving Day

Help packing, moving & meals

Major Life Events

Errands, donations, gifts, visits

Grief & Loss

Meals, flowers, donations, errands, & updates

Celebration

Gifts, flowers & messages

Natural Disaster

Donations, meals & gifts

Military Deployment

Meals, help with kids, updates & gifts

New Baby

Meals, coffee, gifts & donations

Health Challenge

Health updates, meals, rides & donations

Moving Day

Help packing, moving & meals

Built for Life's Biggest Moments

Rallee takes the logistics off your plate so your community can focus on showing up.

Health Diagnosis

Cancer, surgery recovery, chronic illness

When a loved one faces a health challenge, everyone wants to help, they just don't know how. Start a Rallee to seamlessly share health updates, receive donations, and organize a care calendar with meals, rides, and support.

Deliver a meal

Provide transportation

Donate

Run an errand

Visit

Updates & Messages

"It was so great to have a central place where I could update all my friends and family. It would have been exhausting doing this via text and calls."

Sarah H.7-month cancer journey, 150 supporters

New Baby

Welcome the newest member of the family

Show up for the tired parents. Friends sign up to bring meals, help with childcare, drop off coffee, send gift cards, and leave encouraging messages without any back-and-forth.

Deliver a meal

Give coffee/tea

Give a gift

Help with kids

Give flowers

"My friends gave meals, brought coffee, and even signed up for baby snuggles so I could nap. Every act of kindness reminded me how loved and supported we are."

Morgan M.New baby, 40 supporters

Community support coordination for grief and loss: meals, donations, and messages for a family in mourning

Grief & Loss

Support a family through loss with love and care

Bring your community together to honor a loved one and support the grieving family. Easily share service updates, photos, and files, while giving friends a central place to share memories, donate, and sign up for daily needs.

Deliver a meal

Donate

Give flowers

Run an errand

Visit

Updates & Messages

"We turned to Rallee to take the guesswork out of how our community could step in and help. The message section became a space filled with encouragement, prayers, and shared memories. My father-in-law cherished those stories in his final days."

Megan H.Family loss, 60 supporters

Live Example

One page for your community to meaningfully show up

Explore how Rallee makes it easy for you to organize meal trains, collect donations, give gifts, share updates, and streamline support.

Set up a meal train with dropoff times, allergies, and preferences

Crowdfund donations with low fees (2.9% + $0.30 from our credit card processor. No Rallee platform fees!)

Share updates and messages of support

Organize rides, errands, childcare, and more support types

Give gift cards (DoorDash, anyone?), coffee, or flowers

Completely free. No credit card, no premium tiers, no ads, no donation solicitations to the platform

How to start a Rallee

How to start a Rallee in under 1 minute

Free. No premium tiers. Set-up is painless and super quick.

Step 1

Share who the Rallee is for.

Pick what's going on (a health challenge, a new baby, a loss, a move, or a celebration), then add the recipient's name and the date range you want support covered.

Works for any moment: health, babies, grief, moving, celebrations

Set a start and end date in seconds

Organize it for yourself, a friend, or a family

Rallee setup step 1 of 4: choosing what the Rallee is for and adding the recipient's name and dates

Step 2

Choose how people can help.

Messages and updates are always on. Choose any other support types you want to add including meals, donations, coffee, rides, help with kids, and more.

All support types are optional, up to you

Add or remove support types any time. No premium tier.

A shared message board keeps friends and family updated

Rallee setup step 2 of 4: choosing how people can help with meals, donations, coffee, transportation, and more

Step 3

Add details that make helping easy.

Every support type you turn on has its own short list of optional details, like how many people need meals and any dietary needs, the best time for a delivery or a visit, or a fundraising goal. Then pick the days you'd like help.

Preferences, timing, and drop-off notes for each type of support

Allergies and dietary flags where they matter

Tap 'Every day', 'Weekdays', 'Weekends', or pick dates by hand. Add optional comments to specific dates.

Rallee support details form showing servings, favorites, and the best time for a delivery

Rallee dietary restrictions picker with vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, and dairy-free options

Rallee calendar for selecting the days you'd like your community to help

Step 4

Write a description and add a cover photo.

Add a short description or use the one we write for you. Add a cover photo or choose one we provide, decide who can join with a link, and you're nearly done.

A description template you can edit in seconds

Upload a photo or pick from one of our ready-to-use images.

Control who can join.

Rallee setup step 3 of 4: writing a description and choosing a cover photo

Step 5

Add the recipient's info.

Enter the recipient's email now or after you have created the Rallee. Add their phone number and address (optional) so supporters know where to show up. Add more than one recipient if needed, and you're done!

Recipient gets an email invite automatically

Optional address so deliveries and visits land at the right door

Contact info is only shown to people in the Rallee. You can hide the email and opt out of adding a phone number and address.

Rallee setup step 4 of 4: adding the recipient's email, phone, and address

Step 6

Invite friends and family to help.

Share your Rallee with one tap over text, email, or social, or add people directly by email. Import contacts from Google, upload a CSV, or pull in people you've Ralleed with before.

Share the Rallee via text, email, or on social media in one tap

Add friends by email, one at a time or all at once

Import from Google, a CSV, or add people you've Ralleed with before

Rallee invite friends screen with share buttons, add-by-email, Google import, and CSV upload

Step 7

Watch the support roll in.

Your Rallee is live. Friends and family claim the days and the tasks they can cover, chip in on donations, and follow your updates right on the page.

Supporters claim a day and a way to help with a single tap

Low donation fees at 2.9% + $0.30

Post one update and everyone in the Rallee gets notified

Participants get gentle reminders before their support

Rallee donation page where supporters give directly to the recipient

Rallee updates feed where the organizer shares news and photos with the community

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with empathy.

Watch our founder's story to learn the heart behind what we do:

Rallee founder sharing the story behind the app

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Start a Rallee today

Set up a Rallee in under one minute. No credit card needed. Share a link and your community can start showing up right away.

Rallee for Churches

Rallee for Churches: Every act of care in one place

Rallee makes it easy for your congregation to show up for each other. Members start Rallee pages, and every act of care flows automatically back into Planning Center or Rock RMS.

Planning Center & Rock RMS integration. Instantly get care notes in your database.

Invite volunteers to start Rallees and support others

Full visibility of care happening at the church

Care coordination with meals, rides, childcare, etc

Insights, stories, and care data for pastors

Small Group management with group chat, prayer tracking, events

Free for your congregation

Church community members caring for one another

Frequently Asked Questions

Rallee is a free caring platform for starting meal trains, sharing health updates, setting up donations and crowdfunding with low fees for someone going through a hardship like a health challenge or celebration like a new baby. Starting a Rallee is free and takes 30 seconds to set up. There are no ads on Rallee.

Rallee and MealTrain both let you coordinate a meal train for a friend, but Rallee goes further in four key ways:

16 support types vs. meals only — Rallee adds rides, errands, donations, coffee, gifts, flowers, pet care, and more.
Low donation fees vs. MealTrain’s 7.9% — Rallee does not charge a platform fee for donations. Our only fee is the credit card processing fee from Pledge's processor, Stripe, which is 2.9% + $0.30.
No ads — MealTrain shows ads to your community. Rallee never does.
Free forever — No premium tiers or paywalled features.

See our full MealTrain vs. Rallee comparison.

Yes. Rallee has an intuitive volunteer meal scheduling calendar, the same core feature MealTrain is known for. Supporters pick a date, sign up to bring a meal, and the recipient gets notified automatically. The difference is that Rallee’s meal calendar is just one of 16 support types you can add, and it’s completely free with no ads. Learn more on our MealTrain alternative page.

Rallee and CaringBridge both let you share health updates with friends and family, but Rallee goes further in three important ways:

No platform donation requests: CaringBridge asks your supporters to donate to CaringBridge. Rallee never does.
16 support types vs. updates only: Rallee adds meal scheduling, rides, errands, donations for your friend, coffee, gifts, flowers, and more.
Easy to use: Setting up a Rallee takes under 1 minute. Rallee has a dedicated updates and messages section to make it easy to share updates to supporters and for supporters to share messages to recipients. Supporters can join in a few seconds and start reading your updates with ease.

See our full CaringBridge vs. Rallee comparison.

Yes. Rallee includes a community updates feature where you can post health journey updates, share photos, and let supporters leave messages of encouragement, the same core experience CaringBridge provides. The difference is that Rallee also lets you coordinate meals, rides, errands, and more, all in one place. See our CaringBridge alternative page.

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Easily Coordinate Care for the People You Love

Built for Life's Biggest Moments

Rallee takes the logistics off your plate so your community can focus on showing up.

Health Diagnosis

Deliver a meal

Provide transportation

Donate

Run an errand

Visit

Updates & Messages

New Baby

Deliver a meal

Give coffee/tea

Give a gift

Help with kids

Give flowers

Grief & Loss

Deliver a meal

Donate

Give flowers

Run an errand

Visit

Updates & Messages

How to start a Rallee in under 1 minute

Share who the Rallee is for.

Choose how people can help.

Add details that make helping easy.

Write a description and add a cover photo.

Add the recipient's info.

Invite friends and family to help.

Watch the support roll in.

with empathy.

Watch our founder's story to learn the heart behind what we do:

Start a Rallee today

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rallee?

What is Rallee?

How is Rallee different from MealTrain?

How is Rallee different from MealTrain?

Does Rallee have a meal scheduling calendar like MealTrain?

Does Rallee have a meal scheduling calendar like MealTrain?

How is Rallee different from CaringBridge?

How is Rallee different from CaringBridge?

Can I share health updates on Rallee like I can on CaringBridge?

Can I share health updates on Rallee like I can on CaringBridge?