Custom app for fitness studios
A custom member app for your gym, with your name on it.
Members already book classes on their phones. A custom app means they do it in your app, with your look, your schedule and your announcements, and not inside someone else’s platform.
Class booking and a member pass, in an app that looks like your gym.
Members book classes, join waitlists, check in with a digital pass and track progress, all inside an app that looks like your gym and not someone else’s software.
Our quoting range: $3,000 to $7,000 · plan $149 to $249 a month
Concept design. The business is fictional, and your app is drawn for your own brand.
Custom app, or your booking platform’s app?
Mindbody, Glofox, Mariana Tek and similar platforms handle billing, contracts and scheduling, and many offer a branded app for a monthly fee. If your platform’s app is good enough, keep it. A custom app makes sense when you want the member experience to feel like your gym and you are tired of paying for features you do not use.
Stay with your platform if
- Billing, contracts and door access are your main pain
- The platform’s app already looks and works the way you want
- You do not want to move members or stored cards
- Your studio is small and the monthly fee is reasonable
A custom app is worth a look if
- You want classes, passes and announcements to feel like your gym
- You want to promote events and changes by notification
- You want your own icon on members’ home screens
- You are paying for an app tier you barely use
Be clear about the hard part: a custom app does not have to take over billing on day one. Many studios start with booking, the member pass and messages, and leave billing where it is. Where bookings live matters most. If your platform stays the system for schedules and billing, the app has to read the schedule from it, and that depends on what the platform allows. If it does not allow that, the app can take bookings itself and your platform becomes the billing system only. We tell you which before you pay.
What the app does for a fitness studio.
Class booking and waitlists.
Members book a spot, join a waitlist and get a nudge when a space opens, so classes fill and cancellations get filled.
A digital member pass.
A pass on the phone for check-in, so members stop digging for a card and the front desk moves faster.
Announcements and streaks.
Schedule changes and events reach phones directly, and attendance streaks give members a reason to come back.
A member’s week.
Book the week.
A member books Tuesday’s class and joins the waitlist for Thursday’s.
A spot opens.
A cancellation moves the waitlist, the member gets a notification and the class stays full.
Check in, see progress.
The member scans the pass at the door and sees their streak, with no card to dig out.
What we would not build for you.
- A new billing and contract system. Your platform does that, and it is risky to move.
- Door access hardware. If your doors need integration, we check what your system allows and say so.
- Anything that makes check-in slower than a front desk.
What it costs
We price apps like this between $3,000 for booking and a member pass and $7,000 for one with waitlists, messaging and payments.
Example: a $6,000 build on a $249 plan comes to $8,988 in the first year and $2,988 a year after. Compare that with what you pay your platform for its branded app, and decide on the numbers.
Every project gets one fixed quote in writing before work begins. The plan covers hosting, updates, fixes and support for as long as your app is live. Full terms are on the pricing page, and our cost guide explains what moves the price. You can read a sample agreement in plain English, and meet the person who will build your app.
Tell us about it
Start with a few sentences about your studio.
Glenn reads every message himself and replies within one business day. If an app is not the right move for you, you will hear that too.
We never share your details. See our privacy policy. Rather talk? Call (959) 529-1349.
Questions owners ask.
What happens to my members and their billing if I move?
Billing, stored cards and contracts are the hardest part to move, and we will not gloss over that. Tell us what platform you use. We will tell you which parts the app can take over and which should stay where they are, and what a move would involve, before you pay.
How would members pay for memberships or classes?
Payments have to follow Apple’s and Google’s rules, and those rules differ depending on what is being sold and where it is used. We design the payment flow around your situation before building anything, and we explain it in plain language. Card processing fees go to your processor, as they do today.
Will members who are not tech-savvy use it?
Some members will love it and some will keep walking up to the desk. The app adds a faster path for members who like their phones. Your front desk, phone and schedule board stay exactly as they are.
Is it cheaper than what I pay now?
Put the bill for your branded app and its add-ons next to a plan of $199 to $249 a month. If your platform charges you less, keep it. If you pay more for features you rarely use, the app may be cheaper once the build fee is spread over a few years.