Comparing Personal Training Software: GymSmart vs. Trainerize

Welcome to our in-depth comparison of two leading personal training software solutions tailored to meet the diverse needs of fitness professionals.

If you're a personal trainer who swears by the efficiency of spreadsheets for creating workout programs, you're in the right place.

Our software is specifically designed for trainers who prefer the flexibility and familiarity of working with spreadsheets to craft personalized fitness routines. In this comparison, we'll be putting it head-to-head with Trainerize, a well-known platform in the fitness industry.

Whether you're looking for a seamless spreadsheet-driven experience or considering a shift to a more comprehensive fitness management platform like Trainerize, this comparison will provide you with valuable insights to make an informed decision that aligns with your training style and business requirements.

Points of comparison

1. Adding Clients
2. Viewing Client Data & Progress
3. New Lead Management
4. Nutrition
5. Scheduling
6. Payment Processing
7. Programming
8. Time Management
9. Pricing

1. Adding Clients

• GymSmart: Creating new clients is streamlined through a seamless system which takes about 20-30 seconds per client which graetly redueces admin time.
• Trainerize: Offers a dedicated interface with fields for client information, simplifying the onboarding process.

2. Viewing Client Data & Progress

• GymSmart: Enables detailed record-keeping and fully customizable progress tracking. Create trackers for any exercise and with any metric to make progress tracking more detailed than ever before
• Trainerize: Provides a centralized dashboard for comprehensive client profiles, progress visuals, and historical data.

3. New Lead Management

• GymSmart: An in-build lead tracking system to help distinguish between clients and new prospects. Save valuable information to help you increase your conversion rates.
• Trainerize: Integrates lead management features for automated follow-ups, appointment scheduling, and lead status updates.

4. Nutrition

• GymSmart: Connects with mobile app "FatSecret" to give coaches live data for each client as they track their food. Provides overviews of clients nutrition or in-depth day-by-day analysis.
• Trainerize: Offers nutrition tracking and planning tools, allowing trainers to create customized meal plans and monitor clients' dietary progress.

5. Scheduling

• GymSmart: Scheduling made easy with all appointments being put onto users and clients "Google Calendar" to help prevent no-shows. Includes intuitive "Template" system to save time when booking appointments.
• Trainerize: Simplifies appointment scheduling with calendar integration, allowing trainers and clients to manage and confirm sessions easily.

6. Payment Processing

• GymSmart: Partners with "Stripe" to offer a simple and reliable system for payment processing. Unique "QR Codes" and "Quick Links" to make getting paid or setting up subscriptions easier than ever.
• Trainerize: Facilitates secure payment processing, allowing trainers to set up and receive payments for their services through integrated payment gateways.

7. Programming

• GymSmart: Steers away from mobile apps and program builders and proves extra tools to make using spreadsheets easier to use including scheduling when programs are shared to clients and providing the coach with reminders when a program has almost finished.
• Trainerize: Provides a visual program builder for creating dynamic, multimedia-rich workouts tailored to client goals and preferences.

8. Time Management

• GymSmart: Built for efficiency and ease of use to remove hours off admin time.
• Trainerize: Optimizes time management with tools for scheduling and tracking appointments, ensuring efficient use of trainers' time.

9. Pricing

• GymSmart: Free to use. There are no subscriptions or add-ons you have to pay for. A 1% transaction fee is charged on-top of Stripes processing fees for any invoices or subscriptions you set up, but you will never directly pay to use anything.
• Trainerize: Provides a tier and client amount pricing system with optional add-ons. For detailed pricing, visit their pricing page here - Trainerize Pricing. Here's a rough breakdown:
  • Free tier: 1 Client with limited functionality
  • Grow: Up to 2 clients with the ability to purchase add-ons
  • Pro: Different amount of clients are offered in the pro tier. For anywhere up to 100 clients, it will cost around $4.25 - $2 per client depending on which category you fall in.
  • Studio: $250 for up to 500 client. This will include all the add-on features they have available.
• Add-ons:
  • Nutrition Coaching: $45 per month to create meal plans for clients
  • Stripe Integration: $7 per month and subject to stripe payment-processing fee's
  • Custom Branded App: $99 one-off payment to get a personalise app. You will also have to pay $100 a year to have your app hosted on the app store.
  • Video coaching: $10 a month to provide live video sessions to your clients