Spark Membership
sparkmembership.com
Spec sheet
- What it does
- Spark combines CRM, membership administration, billing, booking, point of sale, email/SMS automation, landing pages and task management for member-based businesses.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Purpose
- Spark combines CRM, membership management, billing, online booking, point of sale, email and SMS automation, landing pages, and task management for local membership businesses.Read 5 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Free plan
- NoRead 21 Sep 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Paid from
- 199Read 21 Sep 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Integrations
- The Help Center documents website integrations for Squarespace and Relentless/Go High Level.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sparkmembership.com
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says the service may collect contact, account, payment, device, and usage information, and identifies Twilio as a processor of SMS message data.Read 5 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Support
- GetApp lists email/help desk, FAQs/forum, knowledge base and chat support options.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
- Headquarters
- Miami Beach, Florida, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Founded
- 2017Read 28 Sep 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- API documentation
- GetApp lists an API feature but shows zero user ratings for it; the public Help Center pages reviewed do not provide API or SDK documentation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
- App capabilities
- Owners can manage payments, schedules, and member communication in the app, while members can book classes, pay, check in, message staff, and view their profiles.Read 5 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Attendance
- The system supports online scheduling, attendance tracking, class rosters and kiosk check-in.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sparkmembership.com
- Billing
- Spark Payments handles billing, checkout and reporting inside the platform.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Company facts
- LinkedIn lists Spark Membership as privately held, founded in 2017, headquartered in Miami, Florida, with 51–200 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
- Company history
- The about page says Ron Sell and Cheong Park teamed up in 2017, and that Spark launched in 2019.Read 5 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase lists the legal name as Spark Membership LLC.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
- CRM
- The CRM stores student profiles, belt history, family accounts and attendance trends.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Customer count
- Spark says more than 2,000 local member-based businesses use the platform worldwide.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Documentation
- The Help Center provides setup and troubleshooting articles covering payments, attendance, kiosks, integrations and member apps.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sparkmembership.com
- External merchants
- Using another payment processor requires manually recording payments and disables Spark checkout pages, auto-charge and POS payment processing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sparkmembership.com
- Intended businesses
- The site says Spark serves martial arts schools, dance studios, gymnastics schools, yoga studios, CrossFit gyms, and kickboxing gyms.Read 5 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Lead automation
- Landing pages and funnels capture leads and trigger automated email and SMS follow-up.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Limit: bugs
- Reviewers report occasional freezing and payment bugs, plus grammatical errors in some automations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
- Limit: learning curve
- A reviewer says the large number of functions makes initial navigation difficult and recommends using onboarding.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
- Limit: mobile app
- App Store reviewers report unexpected sign-outs, password-reset failures, slow or nonresponsive behavior and uncertainty about stored card data.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
- Marketing
- The platform offers automated marketing campaigns through email and SMS to generate leads and sales.Read 5 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Member app
- The free member app supports event registration, program enrollment, messaging, curriculum, payment/rank/attendance history, referrals and class scheduling.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
- Messaging
- Spark SMS supports two-way texting, including lead replies, class reminders, and rescheduling messages.Read 5 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Mobile app
- The Spark Member App is available for iPhone, iPad, Android phones, and Android tablets, and is included with a Spark subscription.Read 5 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Multiple locations
- The app page says users can manage one location or ten or more locations from the app.Read 5 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Ownership
- Crunchbase lists one private-equity round with Bregal Sagemount as investor.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
- Payment integrations
- Non-US/Canada customers can connect Stripe with API keys, while EFT, ACH and bank drafts use Vericheck.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sparkmembership.com
- Payments
- Spark Payments handles billing, checkout, and reporting within the platform.Read 5 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Point of sale
- Spark includes point of sale with inventory tracking for merchandise and gear.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Praise: ease and consolidation
- Independent reviewers repeatedly praise having billing, scheduling, member information, attendance and communication together in one system.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
- Praise: support
- Reviewers describe customer support as friendly, responsive and willing to provide help after onboarding.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
- Rating on Apple App Store
- 3.7 out of 5 from 357 ratings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
- Rating on Capterra
- 4.6 out of 5 from 11 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
- Rating on G2
- 5 out of 5 from 1 review; G2 says there are not enough reviews for buying insight.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Rating on GetApp
- 4.6 out of 5 from 11 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
- Rating on Google Play
- 3.5 out of 5 from 734 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- Rating on Software Advice
- 4.6 out of 5 from 9 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
- Security and privacy
- Spark says it collects account, contact and payment information, uses service providers including Twilio, and processes data for security, fraud prevention and service delivery.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- SMS
- Spark SMS provides two-way texts for lead replies, class reminders and rescheduling messages.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- Student CRM
- The CRM stores student profiles, belt history, family accounts, and attendance trends, and tracks trial pipelines.Read 5 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- System requirements
- The iOS app requires iOS 14 or later; its Mac compatibility requires macOS 11 or later with an Apple M1 chip or later.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
- Target customers
- The product is built for martial-arts schools and also supports dance, gymnastics, yoga, CrossFit and kickboxing businesses.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- White labeling
- The app can be branded with a business’s logo, images, colors, and content, while a fully white-labeled version costs extra.Read 5 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
- White-label apps
- Spark says it manually uploads more than 500 custom white-label apps and that Apple developer-account issues can delay availability.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sparkmembership.com
Plans and prices
Spark Membership $199 a month billed monthly CRM · Online booking and scheduling · Payments and attendance · Email and SMS automation · Member mobile app Read 21 Sep 2026 · sparkmembership.com
Ignite trial $1, paid once first 30 days trial offer for Ignite Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sparkmembership.com
Ignite Membership $199 a month monthly first location $199/month · additional locations $49.75/month Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sparkmembership.com
Spark Membership $199 a month monthly after an 8-week free trial all features included · no usage caps · free student data migration Read 15 Oct 2026 · sparkmembership.com
Spark Membership $249 a month monthly optional SMS credits and merchant fees · Spark Ignite add-on available Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sparkmembership.com
Ignite Plus Bundle $399 a month monthly includes Ignite My Rank · Ignite My Presence · IntroBoost AI Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sparkmembership.com
Where Specifiction places it
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