https://mattrackapp.com/blog/Running a gym, keeping a streak, and what we're building.en-gb https://mattrackapp.com/blog/spark-membership-pricing/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/spark-membership-pricing/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTSpark Membership costs $249 a month, or $199 on an annual plan, at any school size. Text credits, Ignite and card processing come on top. October 2026. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/your-first-mma-class/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/your-first-mma-class/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTWhat a first MMA class involves, from sprawls and pad work to takedowns and groundwork, which class to book, whether you spar, and what to wear and bring. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/kicksite-pricing/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/kicksite-pricing/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTKicksite costs $49 to $199 a month by student count, plus Basys card fees. The full bill at 25, 75 and 120 students, and the same school on Mat Track. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/your-first-muay-thai-class/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/your-first-muay-thai-class/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTWhat happens in a first muay thai class: the warm-up, the strikes you learn, holding pads for a partner, whether you spar, and what to wear and ask. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-martial-art-for-self-defence/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-martial-art-for-self-defence/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTAny art can work for self-defence if the club spars. How boxing, judo, jiu-jitsu, krav maga, karate and MMA compare, and what to ask before you join. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/what-age-should-a-child-start-martial-arts/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/what-age-should-a-child-start-martial-arts/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTThere is no magic age. What a proper trial did find is that children behaved better and concentrated better at school after one term of classes. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/will-martial-arts-get-you-fit/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/will-martial-arts-get-you-fit/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTMartial artists test above average for aerobic fitness and below average for strength. What training changes on its own, and what you still have to add. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/skin-infections-and-when-to-stay-off-the-mat/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/skin-infections-and-when-to-stay-off-the-mat/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow long to stay off the mat with ringworm, staph or mat herpes in jiu-jitsu, why taping over it fails, and why skin checks beat soap. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-martial-art-after-40/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-martial-art-after-40/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow soon each art lets you feel like you are getting somewhere, what the injury research really says, and why sticking at it beats picking the safest one. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/how-to-remember-techniques/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/how-to-remember-techniques/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTYou will forget most of what you are taught in your first months, and that is normal. Three lines on the way home fixes more of it than anything else. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/how-to-choose-between-two-gyms/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/how-to-choose-between-two-gyms/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTOnly one thing can rule a gym out from its website. Everything else you have to see in the room, and this is what to look at when you get there. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/your-first-bjj-class/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/your-first-bjj-class/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTWhat to wear, what actually happens, and how to tell a beginners class from an open mat, since around half of gyms label neither on the timetable. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/your-first-karate-class-as-an-adult/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/your-first-karate-class-as-an-adult/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTWhat actually happens in an adult beginners karate class, which style you have booked without realising, and what to ask before you start. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/train-martial-arts-around-a-full-time-job/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/train-martial-arts-around-a-full-time-job/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTTwo sessions a week on fixed nights, going straight from work. What a weeknight session really costs, and what actually makes working adults stop. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/how-many-classes-martial-arts-gyms-run/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/how-many-classes-martial-arts-gyms-run/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTWe counted 35,970 classes across 2,022 published gym timetables. The median gym runs 7 to 22 a week, and only 12% of them are at the weekend. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/zen-planner-alternatives/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/zen-planner-alternatives/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTSix Zen Planner alternatives for martial arts gyms: Mat Track, Gymdesk, Kicksite, PushPress, Wodify and Martialytics, priced from each vendor's own page. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/wodify-alternatives/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/wodify-alternatives/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTThere are two Wodifys, the one on the whiteboard and the one on the invoice. Six alternatives with vendor-verified pricing for gyms that liked the first. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/teamup-alternatives/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/teamup-alternatives/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTTeamUp is fair, well-liked software with no grading system. Six alternatives for the schools that discover that on grading day, with verified pricing. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/spark-membership-alternatives/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/spark-membership-alternatives/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTSpark fills the front door but keeps its price behind a demo. Six alternatives with published pricing, compared on getting versus keeping members. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/pushpress-pricing/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/pushpress-pricing/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTPushPress costs $0, $159 or $229 a month, unlimited members on every plan. The real price is card processing: 4.99% on Free, 2.89% on Pro, 2.75% on Max. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/pushpress-alternatives/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/pushpress-alternatives/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTPushPress is excellent functional-fitness software. Six alternatives for gyms whose centre of gravity is the mat, with vendor-verified pricing throughout. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/mindbody-pricing/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/mindbody-pricing/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTMindbody publishes a single figure, Starter from $79 a month per location. Everything else is a sales quote. What is knowable, and what to demand in writing. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/mindbody-alternatives/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/mindbody-alternatives/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTLeaving Mindbody means giving up its marketplace and its quote-shaped bill at once. Six alternatives with vendor-verified pricing and honest trade-offs. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/martialytics-alternatives/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/martialytics-alternatives/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTMartialytics is the likeable small option. Six alternatives for schools that outgrow it, mapped by what actually runs out first, with verified pricing. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/maat-alternatives/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/maat-alternatives/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTMAAT's $59 plan carries a 1% cut of your transactions, a growth tax that compounds. Six alternatives with vendor-verified pricing and honest trade-offs. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/kicksite-alternatives/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/kicksite-alternatives/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTMat Track, Martialytics, Gymdesk, Zen Planner, MAAT and Spark compared as Kicksite alternatives: the student app, belt tools and pricing. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/gymdesk-vs-zen-planner/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/gymdesk-vs-zen-planner/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTThe two most-installed platforms in martial arts, compared on the bills they actually produce, the belts they actually track and what their reviewers say. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/gymdesk-alternatives/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/gymdesk-alternatives/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTSix Gymdesk alternatives compared with vendor-verified pricing, real screenshots and honest trade-offs, plus the case for staying where you are. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/glofox-alternatives/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/glofox-alternatives/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTGlofox's own reviews tell the story, strong onboarding, then glitches and silence. Six alternatives with published prices and honest trade-offs. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-taekwondo-school-management-software/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-taekwondo-school-management-software/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTA dojang runs on the testing cycle, and 39% of its classes are kids' classes. Seven platforms compared on cycles, families and fading students. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-martial-arts-software/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-martial-arts-software/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTMartial arts schools run on progression, not memberships. Seven platforms compared with fresh data from 5,191 gym websites and verified pricing. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-karate-school-management-software/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-karate-school-management-software/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTOne karate class in three is a kids' class, so the parent is the real customer. Seven platforms compared for gradings, families and retention. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-gym-management-software/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-gym-management-software/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTThe market splits into vendors who print prices and vendors who make you call. Eight platforms compared by gym model, every figure verified. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-gym-management-software-uk/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-gym-management-software-uk/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTUK gym revenue runs on direct debit, not cards, and that one rail decides the software choice. Seven platforms compared, every price verified. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-free-gym-management-software/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-free-gym-management-software/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTFive gym platforms still publish a $0 plan. How each one recovers its cost, the card volume where a cheap paid plan wins, and the trials on offer. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-dojo-management-software/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-dojo-management-software/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTThe best dojo management software for karate, judo and aikido schools: seven platforms compared on gradings, family billing and price. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-bjj-gym-management-software/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-bjj-gym-management-software/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTWe run 2,987 BJJ academies on our directory and crawled their websites. The seven picks, what academies actually run, and what a real timetable demands. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/zen-planner-pricing/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/zen-planner-pricing/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTZen Planner Studio costs $99 to $289 a month by member count, its packages $198 to $538. Every verified tier, the add-ons and what a real school pays. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/wodify-vs-pushpress/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/wodify-vs-pushpress/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTWodify lists Essentials at $199, promoted at $99 with a demo. PushPress starts free and publishes everything. The real difference is pricing philosophy. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/gymdesk-pricing/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/gymdesk-pricing/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTGymdesk costs $75 to $200 a month up to 250 members on Gymdesk Payments, $100 to $240 on your own processor, plus $100-a-month add-ons. October 2026. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/gym-member-retention-guide/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/gym-member-retention-guide/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTThe average gym loses a third of its members every year. A retention guide built on verified research and 2,022 real gym timetables, not recycled tips. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-muay-thai-gym-software/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-muay-thai-gym-software/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTMuay thai gym software compared: seven platforms on vendor-published prices, the evening check-in rush, the member app, and which suits your gym. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-mma-gym-management-software/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-mma-gym-management-software/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTMMA gyms run the busiest, most multi-discipline timetables in our data. Seven platforms compared on verified 2026 pricing for gyms teaching more than one art. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-boxing-gym-management-software/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-boxing-gym-management-software/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTBoxing gym software compared: seven platforms for boxing clubs and studios on vendor prices, day passes and waivers at the door, and which suits your gym. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/why-white-belts-quit-bjj/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/why-white-belts-quit-bjj/Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTThe 90% dropout figure is folklore. We analysed 1,010 BJJ gym schedules and the retention research to find what actually makes white belts stay. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/your-first-30-minutes-with-the-community-features/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/your-first-30-minutes-with-the-community-features/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTEight switches arrived in the member app. Here's the order to turn them on, what to leave for later, and the one mistake to avoid in week one.