Direct Answer
Membership businesses run on entitlement and renewal, not on class listings. We build membership, class booking, check-in and expiry logic so remaining sessions, validity and renewal prompts stay correct without manual reconciliation.
Suitable For
- Gyms and studios needing membership, class booking and access check-in
- Coaching businesses needing session packages, trainer schedules and progress records
- Any subscription or prepaid-package business needing entitlement and renewal tracking
Not Suitable For
- Consumer fitness content apps with no membership or scheduling component
- Products giving medical or rehabilitation advice requiring clinical validation
Core modules and the data each one owns
| Module | Scope, data and rules it owns |
|---|---|
| Membership & entitlement | Plan type, validity window, remaining sessions, freeze and transfer rules — the module that most often carries hidden edge cases, so its rules are fixed before build. |
| Class & booking | Class schedule, capacity, waitlist promotion, cancellation window and no-show penalty. |
| Trainer & session | Trainer availability, personal-training session booking, session consumption and progress notes. |
| Check-in & access | QR or face check-in, entitlement validation at entry, and access-device integration where the hardware provides an API. |
| Renewal & campaign | Expiry and low-session prompts, renewal offers and referral tracking with attribution. |
| Reporting | Active members, attendance rate, class utilisation, trainer load and renewal conversion. |
Step-by-step Process
- Send the current workflow, the roles involved and where the process breaks down today
- We map the data model, the modules needed at launch and what can wait for a later phase
- Confirm scope, integrations, acceptance criteria, source-code ownership and deployment responsibility
- Iterative build with demos at each milestone, then functional, compatibility and performance testing
- Deployment, source-code and documentation handover, then an agreed maintenance path
Buyer Checklist
- One primary user workflow and one admin workflow defined for the first release
- Role and permission matrix agreed before development, enforced in the backend
- Integration accounts and API credentials confirmed as available
- Data migration source, format and volume reviewed
- Acceptance criteria written per module, not per screen
- Source-code ownership, deployment responsibility and maintenance scope stated in the contract
Information Needed for Quotation
- The workflow you want to replace or build, and who performs each step
- User roles and what each role may see and edit
- Platforms required at launch (web, mini program, iOS, Android, desktop)
- Systems to integrate: payment, ERP, WMS, hardware, accounting, third-party APIs
- Existing data to migrate, its current format and rough volume
- Whether source-code handover and self-hosting are required
Frequently Asked Questions
How are freezes, transfers and refunds handled?
Each is an explicit rule on the membership record — freeze extends validity by the frozen days, transfer moves the remaining entitlement with an audit record, refund calculates against consumed sessions by an agreed formula. These rules are settled during scoping because they are the main source of disputes.
Can members book and check in without installing an app?
Yes, a WeChat mini program covers booking, membership status and QR check-in. Apps are worth it mainly when push-driven habit loops or offline content justify the extra build and store maintenance.
Which platforms do you build for this industry?
WeChat mini program for booking and check-in without an install, iOS and Android apps where habit-forming push and progress tracking matter, web console for the front desk, plus an admin panel.
What can you integrate with?
Payment gateways with recurring billing where required; access control and turnstile hardware APIs; SMS and push reminders; wearable or health data APIs where the user grants access; accounting export.
Will we own the source code?
Source-code handover, repository access, deployment notes and database documentation can be included in the agreed scope. State it in the brief so it is priced in rather than added later.
Can you take over an existing system instead of rebuilding?
Yes. We start with a code and environment review, then propose a scoped plan for bug fixes, refactoring, UI rework or new features. Rebuilding is only recommended when the review shows the existing codebase cannot carry the roadmap.
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