ohelloo Work for studios · last checked October 20, 2026

What software should a small martial arts school use?

By Omar, founder, ohelloo. We make ohelloo Work, so we’re one of the options here, not a neutral reviewer. Every other price is linked to its source at the bottom.

A martial arts school needs belts and ranks with testing, family accounts so a parent pays for every kid, classes by age group and memberships that bill themselves. ohelloo Work does these in Get booked, $79 a month for the whole school with a website and your Google listing, month to month. Zen Planner is $99 to $289 by active members, Spark Membership $249 a month ($199 yearly), and Kicksite $49 to $199 by students.

Schools often sign yearly terms without noticing. Here is how the apps compare.

What ohelloo Work does for a studio today

Everything here works in Work now, for your whole team. Checked against the app on October 20, 2026.

Belts and ranks, belt tests, family accounts and age groups
Classes with a set number of spots, an instructor and weekly repeats
A waitlist that fills itself: when someone cancels by text or from their link, the first person waiting gets the spot and a text
Your class schedule online: clients book a spot from their phone with their name and mobile, no account or app
Clients pay as they book, bring a friend and check themselves in from their phone
Memberships and class packs: checking someone in takes a visit, so there’s nothing to ring up
Memberships that charge the saved card each month, try again when a card fails, warn before a card runs out, and pause
An intro offer, one per new person, claimed when they book
One-on-one sessions and trainer session packs, with deposits and a reminder text they answer
Late-cancel and no-show fees on classes as well as sessions, on a paid plan
Class reminders the evening before (reply C to confirm), and a text to everyone booked when a class is cancelled
Waivers signed online before the first class, by a parent or guardian for under-18s
Instructor pay per class or per head, sub requests, and payroll with commission and tips
Several locations in one account
ClassPass and Wellhub, capped: you choose how many spots each class gives them, and their bookings are added to your roster (the automatic link is in progress)
Studio reports: attendance, who’s slipping away, and a win-back text
An AI receptionist answers the calls you miss and takes down what they want (100 calls a month on Get booked, $79 a month). It books them into a class too
A texting inbox, so you text clients back and forth from your ohelloo number
Tap to Pay: take a card on your phone at the front desk, with no card reader to buy
Your website and Google listing too: Get booked ($79 a month) adds a simple website, your Google listing set up and a text back to every missed call; Get regulars ($299) builds a full website with booking in it and keeps your Google listing fresh

Martial arts apps, side by side

US prices from each company’s own pages, checked October 20, 2026.

App	Price	Card fees	Contract
Zen Planner	$99 to $289 a month by active members; app $39	Not published	Month to month
Spark Membership	$249 a month, or $199 on a yearly plan	Must use Spark’s processor; not published	Its terms (October 19, 2026) renew yearly with 30 days’ notice
Kicksite	$49 to $199 a month by students	$29 a month + 2.9% + 25¢, or $49 a month	Yearly plans renew by themselves, 30 days’ notice
Gymdesk	$75 to $200 a month by members	2.9% + 30¢ and $5 a month	Month to month
ohelloo Work	$0 to start, or Get booked at $79 a month for the whole team	Stripe’s own rate: 2.9% + 30¢ for a card, 1% for a bank payment, and Tap to Pay on your phone at 2.7% + 15¢ with no card reader to buy. ohelloo adds nothing on Get booked	None. Month to month, cancel any month

Zen Planner, Spark Membership and ohelloo Work

	Zen Planner	Spark Membership	ohelloo Work
A 120-student school	$229 a month	$249 a month	Get booked, $79 a month
Belts and testing	Yes	Yes	Yes
Family accounts	“Manage families”	Yes	Yes: a parent pays for every kid
Contract	Month to month	Renews yearly	None. Month to month, cancel any month

US prices before tax, from the sources at the bottom, last checked October 20, 2026. Prices change, so check before you buy.

Which should you pick?

Zen Planner, if

You want its long-standing support team
You run several disciplines with their own schedules

ohelloo Work, if

You want one price, month to month
You want the phone answered while you’re on the mat

Start ohelloo Work free, or talk it through with Omar first. We move your studio over for you, and can time it to your old app’s renewal date.

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Questions

How much is martial arts school software?

Kicksite is $49 to $199 by students, Zen Planner $99 to $289 by active members, Spark Membership $249 a month. ohelloo Work is $79 a month flat, in Get booked.

Can you move my studio over?

Yes, and we do it for you at no charge. Download your client list from your old app, and we bring it in, put in each person’s visits left on their pack or membership, and set up your classes and prices with you on a call. Saved cards come over where your old app’s payment company allows it, and everyone else gets a link to add their card again. Keep your old app running until you’re ready.

Is there a contract with ohelloo Work?

No. The free plan has no monthly price at all, and Get booked, $79 a month for the whole team, is month to month with your first 14 days free. Cancel before a month ends and you don’t pay for the next one.

Sources

Last checked October 20, 2026. Owner reviews are single voices, said in our own words; click through to read them. Spot something out of date? Email omar@ohelloo.com and we’ll fix it.

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