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Coachfront vs Gymcatch

Gymcatch is a low-cost UK booking app for fitness businesses: £10 a month plus VAT, with £2 bolt-ons for extras such as memberships.

Choose Coachfront for

No monthly fee
Memberships included. Gymcatch charges £2 a month for them
Send a client a few times on WhatsApp. They pick one and pay a deposit
Programmes and session logging

Choose Gymcatch for

A low flat price if you take a lot of card payments
A client app for iPhone and Android

Create your booking page

Import your clients from a spreadsheet when you're ready.

Side by side

We make Coachfront. Gymcatch's details come from their own website.

Feature	Coachfront	Gymcatch
Monthly price	No monthly fee. 1% of online payments, never more than £49 a month	£10 a month + VAT, plus £2 bolt-ons
Plan with no monthly fee	Yes, with every feature, including taking payments	No. One-month free trial
Contract	None. Cancel any time	None. Month to month
Fee on top of card processing	Our 1%, as above. No fee to your clients	0.75% on Stripe payments from 29 July 2026. None on GymcatchPay or GoCardless
Memberships	Included	£2 a month bolt-on
1:1 self-booking	Yes. You can also send a client a few times to pick from	Set slots you create. No open booking from your availability
Waitlist	Yes, with held spaces	Yes
Deposits	Yes. The balance is tracked and payable by link	Not stated on their site
UK Direct Debit	Yes (Bacs, through Stripe)	Yes, through GoCardless
Booking reminders	Email included	Listed as a coming-soon bolt-on
Write programmes and log sessions	Yes. Write a client's week and log sets as you coach	Not stated on their site

Monthly price

Coachfront: No monthly fee. 1% of online payments, never more than £49 a month
Gymcatch: £10 a month + VAT, plus £2 bolt-ons

Plan with no monthly fee

Coachfront: Yes, with every feature, including taking payments
Gymcatch: No. One-month free trial

Contract

Coachfront: None. Cancel any time
Gymcatch: None. Month to month

Fee on top of card processing

Coachfront: Our 1%, as above. No fee to your clients
Gymcatch: 0.75% on Stripe payments from 29 July 2026. None on GymcatchPay or GoCardless

Memberships

Coachfront: Included
Gymcatch: £2 a month bolt-on

1:1 self-booking

Coachfront: Yes. You can also send a client a few times to pick from
Gymcatch: Set slots you create. No open booking from your availability

Waitlist

Coachfront: Yes, with held spaces
Gymcatch: Yes

Deposits

Coachfront: Yes. The balance is tracked and payable by link
Gymcatch: Not stated on their site

UK Direct Debit

Coachfront: Yes (Bacs, through Stripe)
Gymcatch: Yes, through GoCardless

Booking reminders

Coachfront: Email included
Gymcatch: Listed as a coming-soon bolt-on

Write programmes and log sessions

Coachfront: Yes. Write a client's week and log sets as you coach
Gymcatch: Not stated on their site

Gymcatch details from their own website, checked on 8 October 2026. Prices and features change, so check source 1, source 2, source 3, source 4. Card processing fees are charged by the payment provider on both. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.

Questions

Is Coachfront cheaper than Gymcatch?

It depends on how much you take online. Gymcatch is £10 a month plus VAT, plus £2 bolt-ons. Coachfront has no monthly fee and takes 1% of online payments, so it costs less until you take about £1,000 a month online.

Can I move from Gymcatch to Coachfront?

Yes. Export your clients from Gymcatch as a spreadsheet and import them with their remaining sessions. You can use both until you're ready.

When is Gymcatch the better choice?

Gymcatch suits you if you take a lot of card payments and want a low flat price, or want a client app for iPhone and Android.