Best Class Booking Apps for Fitness Studios (2026)
Eight class booking platforms for yoga, Pilates, cycling, barre and boutique studios, compared on spot booking, waitlists, branded apps and what each one publishes about price.
Key Takeaways
- Most studio platforms quote privately. Of the eight options here, Mariana Tek, Momence and bsport publish no prices, and Mindbody and Arketa publish only an entry price. Budget time for demos and compare written quotes, not website claims.
- Spot booking is the feature that splits the field. If clients pick a specific bike or reformer, check for it by name: Mindbody lists Pick-a-Spot from its Accelerate plan, and bsport lists Choose Your Spot on Elevate.
- Waitlist automation matters more than the calendar view. Late cancels are where seats are lost. Ask exactly how a freed spot is filled: automatically in waitlist order, or by texting the list and taking the first reply.
- A branded app is usually an upgrade, not a default. Mariana Tek includes branded iOS and Android apps in its Core plan. Most others list it on a higher tier or as an add-on, so price the plan you would actually use.
- Read the payment terms as closely as the subscription. Processing rates, platform transaction fees and marketplace commissions can cost more than the monthly fee for a busy studio.
Quick-Start Prioritization Framework
| If your studio is… | Start by looking at | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A boutique brand that wants new clients from a marketplace | Mindbody | Mindbody app listing plus Pick-a-Spot from Accelerate |
| An established studio that wants its own app from day one | Mariana Tek | Branded iOS and Android apps in the Core plan |
| A solo instructor or very small studio | Arketa Individual or Vagaro | Published low entry prices |
| A studio that runs workshops, courses and trainings | Momence | Classes, courses and workshops on one calendar |
| A cycling or reformer studio outside the US | bsport | Choose Your Spot and instructor substitution on Elevate |
| A studio that wants published, all-in-one pricing | WellnessLiving | Plans and intro prices listed on the pricing page |
| A studio whose rules no product fits | Build your own (Floot) | You define the booking rules yourself |
A studio lives or dies on its schedule. Clients book from their phones, the 7 a.m. reformer class fills in minutes, someone cancels late, and the first person on the waitlist needs to know right away. The booking app sits in the middle of all of it. This list covers eight options in 2026, from the big marketplace players to studio-focused platforms and one build-your-own route. For each one you get who it suits, what it does well, what to check before signing, and the price as the vendor’s own pricing page shows it. Several vendors quote privately, and we say so instead of guessing a number.
How we chose and how to read this list
We looked at platforms built for class-based fitness businesses: yoga, Pilates, barre, indoor cycling, dance and boutique HIIT. Each one had to support online class booking, memberships or class packs, and payments.
Prices come from each vendor’s own pricing page, checked on 11 November 2026. Where a vendor shows no price, we write “quote only.” Feature claims come from the same pages or the vendor’s own product pages. We did not test every platform with a live studio, so treat the “what to watch” notes as questions to ask in a demo, not verdicts.
The order reflects how broadly each option fits a typical boutique studio. Your best choice depends on your format, your size and how much you want to pay for marketing features you may not use.
The eight options at a glance
This table summarizes what each vendor’s own pages say. A blank or “not listed” means the page did not say, not that the feature is missing.
| Platform | Best for | Published price | Spot booking | Branded app |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mindbody | Boutique studios that want marketplace discovery | Starting at $79/month per location; plans quoted | Pick-a-Spot on Accelerate and Ultimate | Add-on on Accelerate and Ultimate |
| Mariana Tek | Established studios that want their own app | Quote only | Not listed on pricing page | Included in Core |
| Arketa | Solo instructors and growing studios | Individual $49/month billed annually; Studio plans quoted | Not listed on pricing page | Studio Suite |
| Momence | Studios with workshops, courses and events | Quote only | Not listed on pricing page | Momence app or branded app |
| bsport | Cycling and reformer studios, multi-site brands | Quote only | Choose Your Spot on Elevate | Engage and above |
| WellnessLiving | Studios that want published plan prices | Starter $69/month; Business $199; BusinessPro $349 (monthly, after intro offers) | Not listed on pricing page | White-label app on BusinessPro |
| Vagaro | Small studios on a tight budget | $23.99/month for the first 6 months (regular price listed as $30), one location | Not listed on pricing page | Listed as a feature; price not shown |
| Floot (build your own) | Studios whose rules don’t fit any product | Free to start; Pro $25/month; Power $100/month | Whatever you build | Native iOS and Android apps you publish |
1. Mindbody
Best for: boutique studios that want new clients from a consumer marketplace as well as booking software.
What it does well
Mindbody pairs studio software with the Mindbody consumer app, where people search for classes nearby. Listing there is free; Mindbody charges 20%, capped at $30, on a new client’s first booking that comes through the app, and later bookings from that client are commission-free.
Its plans step up in a clear order. Starter covers business management, integrated payments, website booking widgets, a business website, the app listing and basic reporting. Accelerate adds advanced reporting, room and resource management, Pick-a-Spot and promo codes. Ultimate adds automated email and text campaigns, a sales pipeline and a 24/7 AI front desk. Every plan allows unlimited users per location.
For late cancellations, Mindbody describes two waitlist automations: Auto-add, which moves waitlisted clients onto the roster in the order they joined, and First to Claim, which texts the waitlist and books whoever replies first. First to Claim needs two-way SMS.
What to watch
Only the entry price is published. The page says Starter starts at $79 a month per location, while Accelerate, Ultimate and Enterprise are quoted. A branded app is an add-on on Accelerate and Ultimate and is not offered on Starter. Data transfer may carry a fee, and premium implementation and custom data conversion are priced separately. Mindbody Payments is optional; its per-transaction fixed fee is listed as $0.10 to $0.30 in North America and Asia, but the percentage rate is not published on the pricing page.
Price
Starting at $79 a month per location. Higher plans by quote. No onboarding fee on any plan, per the pricing page.
2. Mariana Tek
Best for: established boutique studios and multi-location brands that want their own branded app as part of the base product.
What it does well
Mariana Tek, part of Xplor, puts custom-branded iOS and Android apps in its Core plan, along with a staff app, kiosk check-in, and waivers and forms. Every plan includes multi-location management, unlimited classes and instructors, flexible pricing setup for intro offers, packs and memberships, a CRM, reporting and transactional emails.
Core + Growth, which the page marks as most popular, adds email and SMS marketing automation, two-way texting and landing pages. The Full Growth Bundle adds gamification, a feedback suite and a custom marketing plan. Payment processing runs at Stripe’s standard flat rate with no added markup from Mariana Tek, which makes processing costs easy to predict.
What to watch
No prices are published; every plan goes through a demo. Onboarding typically takes five to eight weeks, according to the pricing page, so plan your switch around a quiet season rather than January. The pricing page does not mention spot booking, so ask about it directly if your studio needs it.
Price
Quote only.
3. Arketa
Best for: solo instructors who want a published price, and studios that want on-demand video alongside live classes.
What it does well
Arketa has one of the few published entry prices in this category. The Individual plan, for solo fitness professionals, is $49 a month billed annually and includes one team member login, class, private and event scheduling, a client CRM, an unlimited on-demand library, packages and memberships, and embeddable booking widgets.
The Studio plans scale up from there. Studio Core adds unlimited team members, multiple rooms and locations, point of sale, staff management and payroll reporting. Studio Growth adds email and text campaigns, automated workflows and lead pipelines. Studio Suite adds a custom-branded iOS and Android app, displays on Apple TV and Roku, push notifications and a custom-branded website. Arketa lists direct integrations with Mailchimp, Google Calendar, ClassPass, Zoom and Zapier.
What to watch
The Individual plan carries a 3% transaction fee on top of Stripe fees. On a $25 drop-in, that is 75¢ to Arketa plus Stripe’s 2.9% + 30¢ (about $1.03), so roughly $1.78 in fees, or about 7% of the sale (our arithmetic). Studio plans are priced by demo and renew annually, so read the renewal terms before signing.
Price
Individual: $49 a month, billed annually. Studio Core, Growth and Suite: quote only. Stripe processing listed at 2.9% + $0.30 in the US.
4. Momence
Best for: yoga, Pilates, dance and other studios that run workshops, courses and trainings alongside weekly classes.
What it does well
Momence names yoga, Pilates, dance, indoor cycling, fitness and boutique studios as its customers. Clients can book and buy classes, courses and workshops on the same calendar, which helps studios whose income leans on teacher trainings or multi-week series as much as drop-ins.
It also offers marketing automation based on booking, attendance and purchase behavior, so a client who stopped coming can get a follow-up without anyone building a list by hand. Clients book through the Momence app or an app built around the studio’s brand, and an AI inbox gathers client messages into one place and answers eligible requests.
What to watch
Momence publishes no prices; its pricing page asks you to describe your business and book a demo. Its homepage does not mention a ClassPass integration, so if ClassPass bookings matter to you, ask directly how they sync. Confirm which features, such as the branded app, are included in your quote rather than added later.
Price
Quote only.
5. bsport
Best for: indoor cycling, reformer and other spot-based studios, and multi-site or franchise brands, especially in Europe.
What it does well
bsport lists five plans. Start includes unlimited bookings, a website booking widget, online payments, a marketing suite and staff management. Build adds integrations, Zoom, on-demand classes, and SMS and push notifications. Engage adds a branded member app, Bring-a-Friend, fast payouts and self check-in. Elevate, marked most popular, adds Choose Your Spot, automated instructor substitution and its Audience marketing tools. Scale is a custom plan for multi-location brands and franchise networks.
Choose Your Spot is the feature to note for bike and reformer studios, and automated instructor substitution addresses a real daily headache when a teacher calls in sick.
What to watch
Prices are by quote only, and there is no free version or standard free trial. The pricing page says a free initial period is built into the start of the contract and that new studios may get progressive pricing, starting slightly lower before moving to the standard rate. Ask what the standard rate will be and when it starts. The page does not state contract length or cancellation terms, and it says your account manager will confirm whether a quote includes VAT or local taxes.
Price
Quote only.
6. WellnessLiving
Best for: studios that want published plan prices and an all-in-one system with a white-label app on the higher tier.
What it does well
WellnessLiving publishes its plans. Starter, at $69 a month, covers class and appointment booking, its client and staff apps, point of sale and card processing, email and SMS notifications, and one staff member. Business adds unlimited staff, rewards and loyalty, events, email and text marketing and lead management. BusinessPro adds a white-label version of its client app. Setup, data migration and training are advertised as free.
What to watch
Business and BusinessPro start with intro prices ($39 and $69 a month for the first two months on monthly billing) and then rise to $199 and $349 a month. Budget for the regular price, not the intro offer. Starter includes only one staff member. The pricing page does not give a processing rate or contract terms, so get both in writing.
Price
Monthly billing: Starter $69; Business $199 after the intro period; BusinessPro $349 after the intro period. Annual billing saves 10%. Enterprise by quote.
7. Vagaro
Best for: small studios and independent instructors who want the lowest published entry price and a free trial.
What it does well
Vagaro serves beauty, wellness and fitness businesses, and its pricing is easy to start with. One location is $23.99 a month for the first six months, with the regular price listed as $30. Each bookable calendar license is $10 a month, up to seven licenses, and employees beyond seven add no further cost. There is a 30-day free trial, and the pricing page says you can cancel anytime with no cancellation fees.
Branded app, marketing and forms are listed as features, and Vagaro offers a free card reader with its merchant services, plus buy now, pay later through Affirm.
What to watch
The no-cancellation-fee line carries “exclusions apply” without detail, so ask what they are. Add-on prices for the branded app, marketing and forms are not shown on the pricing page, and processing rates are not listed. Vagaro’s pricing page is not fitness-specific, so check that class capacity, waitlists and packs work the way your studio runs before the trial ends.
Price
One location: $23.99 a month for the first six months (regular price listed as $30), plus $10 a month per bookable calendar license. Multiple locations by quote.
8. Floot (build your own)
Best for: studios with booking rules no product handles the way they want, and fitness people who plan to build booking software for others. Not the right first choice for a typical studio that just needs a schedule running next week.
What it does well
Floot is an AI app builder. You describe the app in plain English, in Floot’s editor or from ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Codex or Cursor through Floot’s MCP server, and it builds a full-stack web app with a React frontend, serverless endpoints and its own Postgres database. Apps get their own sign-up and login (email, Google, Microsoft) with roles, email, web and phone push notifications, scheduled jobs for reminders and renewals, and realtime updates.
That means the rules are yours: a waitlist that holds a freed spot for 15 minutes, a late-cancel window that differs for reformer and mat classes, credits that expire 60 days after purchase. Floot Payments handles checkout and subscriptions, paid out to the app owner through Stripe. Floot can build and submit native iOS and Android apps (you need an Apple developer account at $99 a year and a Google Play account at $25 once; Google Play publishing needs a paid Floot plan).
What to watch
You are the product owner. Nobody hands you a marketplace of clients, a pre-built ClassPass integration or a support team that knows studio operations. You write the rules, test them and maintain them. If a ready-made platform fits 90% of how you work, it will usually cost you less time.
Price
Free to start ($0, with a one-time $3 hosting allowance). Pro is $25 a month with $10 of hosting included; Power is $100 a month with $25 of hosting included. Hosting beyond that is metered by usage. There is no per-member pricing for your app’s own users.
How to choose
Before demos, write down the five rules your studio runs on. The right platform is the one that handles those rules without staff workarounds.
Spot booking
If clients choose a bike, reformer or mat spot, this is a must-have, not a nice-to-have. Ask to see the floor map set up for your room, and check which plan it sits on. Mindbody lists Pick-a-Spot from Accelerate; bsport lists Choose Your Spot on Elevate.
Waitlists and late cancels
Ask what happens at 5:40 a.m. when someone cancels the 6 a.m. class. Does the next person get added automatically, or texted to claim it? Is there a cutoff after which the waitlist stops moving? Can a late cancel cost a credit, a fee, or both? Run that scenario in the demo.
Branded app
A branded app keeps your logo on clients’ home screens, but it is often an add-on or a higher tier. Price the plan you would actually use. If you want it from day one, Mariana Tek includes branded apps in Core.
ClassPass and other aggregators
If aggregator bookings fill your off-peak classes, check that they land in the same roster and count against the same capacity. Arketa lists a direct ClassPass integration on its pricing page; for others, ask.
Pricing model
Compare the full yearly cost: subscription, add-ons, processing, any platform transaction fee and any marketplace commission. A worked example: a studio taking $20,000 a month in card payments pays about $580 plus 30¢ per charge at a 2.9% rate. A one-point difference in processing rate is $200 a month at that volume, often more than the gap between two software plans (our arithmetic).
Common mistakes when choosing a booking app
These come up again and again when studios switch software.
- Comparing intro or entry prices instead of the plan you would actually need after six months.
- Ignoring per-transaction fees, which can outweigh the monthly subscription.
- Not testing a late-cancel and waitlist scenario in the demo.
- Assuming the branded app is included when it is a higher tier or add-on.
- Switching during your busiest month; onboarding at some vendors takes weeks.
- Not asking how client data, packs and remaining credits will be exported if you leave.
- Signing an annual renewal without reading the cancellation notice period.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best class booking app for a small yoga or Pilates studio?
For a solo teacher, Arketa’s Individual plan ($49 a month billed annually) and Vagaro ($23.99 a month for the first six months) have the lowest published entry prices. For a studio with several teachers, compare Mindbody, Momence and WellnessLiving on the features you use most, and get written quotes.
Which booking apps let clients choose their bike or reformer?
Mindbody lists Pick-a-Spot on its Accelerate and Ultimate plans, and bsport lists Choose Your Spot on its Elevate plan. For other platforms, the pricing pages don’t mention it, so ask in the demo.
Do I need a branded app for my studio?
Not to start. Clients can book through a website widget or the vendor’s own app. A branded app helps once you have a loyal base you want to keep on your own channel. Mariana Tek includes one in its Core plan; most others list it on higher tiers or as an add-on.
Why don’t more studio software companies publish prices?
Many price by location count, client count or bundle, and use demos to tailor a quote. That makes comparison harder, so ask each vendor for a written quote with every fee, add-on and contract term listed.
How much does Mindbody cost for a studio?
Mindbody’s pricing page says plans start at $79 a month per location. Accelerate, Ultimate and Enterprise are quoted, and new clients who first book through the Mindbody app carry a 20% fee capped at $30 on that first booking.
Can I build my own class booking app?
Yes. With an AI app builder such as Floot you can describe your booking rules and get a working app with logins, a database, payments and reminders. It makes sense when your rules don’t fit existing products or you plan to sell the software; for a typical studio, a ready-made platform is usually faster.
Sources
- Mindbody, Pricing, 2026 https://www.mindbodyonline.com/business/pricing
- Mindbody, Waitlist improvements, 2026 https://www.mindbodyonline.com/business/education/product-waitlist-improvements
- Arketa, Pricing, 2026 https://www.arketa.com/pricing
- Momence, Pricing, 2026 https://momence.com/pricing/
- Mariana Tek, Pricing, 2026 https://marianatek.com/pricing
- bsport, Pricing, 2026 https://pro.bsport.io/en/pricing
- WellnessLiving, Pricing, 2026 https://www.wellnessliving.com/pricing/
- Vagaro, Pricing, 2026 https://www.vagaro.com/pro/pricing