# Gymflow review (2026): is it worth $159 a month? > Single-price gym and studio software with access control Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Gymflow is management software for gyms and fitness studios. It covers class and appointment scheduling, memberships with automatic billing, door access integrations, a branded member app and a staff app. The vendor sells one plan with every feature and no user limits. - **Category:** Salon, Spa & Studio Booking - **Made by:** Gymflow - **Website:** https://gymflow.io - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you run a small studio, as there's no cheaper plan than $159. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Gymflow is a paid product, starting at $159 per month, one plan with all features. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Gymflow | $159 per month, billed monthly | One plan: unlimited users and staff, every feature, unlimited support and bulk email, 100 SMS a month, access-control and Zapier integrations. | Read from https://gymflow.io/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Gymflow before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Pay nothing until March 2027** (Other savings): A banner on the site offers new customers no payments until March 2027, limited to 20 spots on a first-come basis. Source: https://gymflow.io/pricing ## Key features - **Class and appointment scheduling:** Sell packages, set team and room availability, and take online bookings through embeddable schedules or booking links. - **Memberships and billing:** Online membership sales with automatic subscription payments, retries on failed payments and member self-service for upgrades and pauses. - **Door access control:** Access is granted and revoked from membership and booking status, with automatic check-in on arrival. - **Member and staff apps:** A customizable branded member app, plus a staff app for payments, memberships and schedules. - **Sales and marketing:** Lead pipelines, promotional codes, trials, tasks, gift vouchers and bulk email and SMS. - **Reporting:** Real-time reports on revenue, bookings and memberships. ## Good for - 24-hour and unstaffed gyms that tie door access to memberships - Multi-location operators wanting one flat price per account - Studios that want setup and data migration handled by the vendor ## Worth knowing - No free plan or free trial is listed; the page directs buyers to book a demo. - Only 100 SMS a month are included; the page does not state the price of more. - Card payments run through Stripe at Stripe's own rates, which the vendor says it matches with no markup. - Subscriptions cancel with 30 days' notice. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Gymflow has one plan at $159 a month with unlimited users, every feature and door access integration. That's a flat price at the dear end of the category, with no free plan or trial and only 100 texts a month included. - **Value for money: D.** $159 a month for the single plan, past the $149 where the dearest tenth of the category begins. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan or trial; buyers book a demo. - **Features: B.** Scheduling, memberships and billing, door access, member and staff apps, sales tools and reporting. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and billing and access control take setup. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web plus iOS and Android, with Stripe, Kisi and Zapier links. No computer app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Gymflow's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among salon, spa and studio booking apps - Gymflow's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 12 of the 85 other salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade, and level with 19. - It stands best on features (B, above 42 of 85) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $159 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 53 of the 57 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/service-booking ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Gymflow you would be making email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 54 of the 85 other salon, spa and studio booking apps grade higher. It costs $1,908 a year. - You could make: Class booking, appointment booking, reports and sales pipeline: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Stripe, Kisi, Zapier **Tags:** Class booking, Appointment booking, Marketing automation, Reports, Sales pipeline ## Alternatives - [WodBoard](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wodboard): Gym management with workout programming for CrossFit-style gyms. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gymflow-vs-wodboard) - [Gymdesk](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gymdesk): Membership, billing and booking software for gyms and studios. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gymdesk-vs-gymflow) - [PushPress](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pushpress): Gym management for CrossFit, martial arts and training gyms. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gymflow-vs-pushpress) - [Zen Planner](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zen-planner): Membership, scheduling and billing software for gyms and studios. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gymflow-vs-zen-planner) - [Glofox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/glofox): Gym and studio management with a branded member app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/glofox-vs-gymflow) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://gymflow.io/ - https://gymflow.io/pricing Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/gymflow Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).