WhatsApp Communities is for chatting. Konvoko is designed for a PTA's official communication.
A PTA needs to reach every family, not just the ones inside a WhatsApp group. Konvoko gives the PTA its own official channel: notices arrive as push notifications on each family's phone, with no shared phone numbers, no cross-conversations and no contact database for the PTA to safeguard.
The PTA can run its own channel, independent from the school's. Each organisation publishes its own notices and families choose which channels to follow, so PTA messages never get mixed with official school communication.
| Aspect | WhatsApp group | PTA channel on Konvoko |
|---|---|---|
| Phone numbers | Visible to everyone | Never shared |
| Noise | Cross-conversations | Official notices only |
| Reach | Only group members | Every subscribed family |
| Read rate | ~40% | Immediate |
| GDPR | PTA processes personal data | No recipient personal data |
| History | Lost in the scroll | Ordered, searchable notices |
On a PTA channel nobody sees anyone's phone number, there are no cross-conversations and the notice reaches every subscribed family, not only those checking the group.
No. Families subscribe without providing a name, email or phone number, so the PTA holds no personal database.
Yes. The PTA creates its own official channel, independent from the school, and families choose which ones to follow.
Nothing. The app is free on iOS and Android and requires no sign-up.
In in seconds from the moment the PTA publishes it.