Trainerize was built for online coaches delivering programs through a phone. My Training Studio was built for in-person studios where the relationship is the product. Every plan includes unlimited clients. You should not pay more because your business is growing.
Trainerize is a coaching app: trainer in one place, client in another, workout delivered through a phone. That works for online coaches. It is not what an in-person studio sells. When a client books a session at your studio, the workout is not the product. Showing up is. The relationship is.
For that you need booking, accountability, and billing that fits a session-package business. Trainerize bolts those onto a workout-delivery app. We start from them.
Both platforms exist for a reason. Here is what each one is genuinely good at, and where they fall short for the other use case.
| My Training Studio | Trainerize | |
|---|---|---|
| Booking and Scheduling | ||
| 1-on-1 in-person session booking | First-class | Secondary feature |
| Trainer availability and conflict detection | Yes | Limited |
| Recurring weekly client sessions | Auto-generated from contract | Manual |
| Calendar sync (Google, Apple, Outlook) | Yes | Limited |
| Session Packages and Contracts | ||
| Session package balances | Automatic | No |
| Contract-to-schedule linking | Yes | No |
| FIFO drawdown across overlapping packages | Yes | No |
| Sessions-remaining alerts | Yes | No |
| Studio Operations | ||
| Trainer commission tracking | Yes | No |
| Trainer payouts | Yes | No |
| Multi-trainer studio | Built in | Add-on tiers |
| Online Coaching Tools (Trainerize's core) | ||
| Workout programming and exercise library | Not our focus | Yes |
| Branded mobile client app | No | Yes |
| In-app messaging and habit tracking | No | Yes |
| Payments | ||
| You own the merchant account (Stripe) | Yes | Stripe via Trainerize |
| Per-client fees | $0 | Pricing scales with client count |
| Recurring billing for session packages | Yes | Subscription only |
Three things we treat as core. Trainerize treats them as missing or as a workaround.
| Client | Sessions | Months | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Mitchell | 148 | 14 | Active |
| Lisa Kim | 87 | 11 | Active |
| Mike Rodriguez | 62 | 6 | Active |
| Tom Watson | 34 | 3 | Inactive |
That is the whole pricing story. Trainerize prices in tiers that grow with your roster. We do not. Add your tenth or your hundredth client, your bill does not move.
| Your business | My Training Studio | Trainerize |
|---|---|---|
| Solo trainer, 1 to 5 active clients | $50/mo | ~$5 to $25/mo |
| Solo trainer, ~30 active clients | $50/mo | ~$100/mo |
| Small studio, 3 trainers, ~50 clients | $199/mo | ~$200/mo |
| Studio, 5 trainers, 100+ clients | $199/mo | ~$300+/mo |
| Branded mobile client app | Not offered | +$199+/mo add-on |
| Per-client fees | $0 | Tier scales with roster |
| Payment processing | 2.9% + $0.30 (your Stripe) | 2.9% + $0.30 (Stripe via Trainerize) |
Trainerize tier prices are approximate and change. Check their pricing page for current rates. The pattern, not the exact number, is what matters: their price grows with your client count, ours does not.
Trainerize is built for online and hybrid coaches who deliver workout programs to clients through a phone app. For in-person studios where clients show up to your space and the trainer-client relationship is the product, the workout-delivery app is not the part you need. You need booking, session-package balances, and trainer accountability tools. My Training Studio is built around those primitives.
Trainerize tracks workouts, check-ins, and habits, but it does not have first-class session-package balances, contract-to-schedule linking, or FIFO drawdown across overlapping packages. My Training Studio treats those as core features because that is how an in-person studio actually bills.
Built-in 1-on-1 in-person booking with trainer conflict detection, automatic session-package balance tracking, contract-to-schedule linking so attendance auto-deducts from the package, sessions-remaining alerts, trainer commission tracking and payouts, and a flat monthly price with no per-client fees.
Every My Training Studio plan includes unlimited clients with no per-client fees. Trainerize prices in tiers based on the number of clients you have, so the cost grows as your roster grows. My Training Studio is a flat monthly fee per studio plus standard Stripe processing rates on payments you collect.