https://mattrackapp.com/blog/Running a gym, keeping a streak, and what we're building.en-gb 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 the questions to ask before you commit. 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 with vendor-verified pricing and honest trade-offs, split by the thing that actually divides them, flat bills versus module bills. 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 publishes everything, $0, $159 and $229, including its card rates. The free plan's real price is the 4.99% processing, and the maths has a break-even. 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 GMTSix Kicksite alternatives compared on the thing schools actually notice, what students hold in their hand, plus vendor-verified pricing throughout. 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 GMTOnly three permanent free plans exist, and the list changed this year. What each one really costs, what the trials pretend, prices verified August 2026. https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-dojo-management-software/https://mattrackapp.com/blog/best-dojo-management-software/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTKarate, judo and aikido schools run lean timetables and grade in cycles. Seven platforms compared on what a real dojo week needs, prices verified. 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 runs $99 to $289 a month by member count, before add-ons. The full verified tier table, the module maths 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 runs $75 to $200 a month by member count, with two $100 add-ons that can double the bill. Every number checked on their pricing page, August 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 GMTSeven platforms compared on verified 2026 pricing, plus the number nobody publishes, gym software market share measured across 5,191 real gym sites. 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 GMT84% of boxing gym websites show no booking software at all. For clubs ready to change that, seven platforms compared on verified 2026 pricing. 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.