BJJChat Attendance System vs UrbanGym

BJJChat Attendance System provides class scheduling, member check-in, and attendance tracking for Brazilian jiu-jitsu academies. Members can check in by QR code or optional hands-free face recognition; a tablet kiosk also supports manual member search, live attendee counts, and roster updates. Admins can create recurring or one-time classes, set capacity limits, and assign coaches. Attendance reporting includes daily, weekly, and monthly views, student streaks, multi-location management, coach-hour tracking, and a real-time occupancy dashboard. The free plan is listed at free, billed forever, with no tiers or per-member fees and unlimited coaches and students. It also includes over 20 training tools, curriculum and belt progression, AI coaching, scheduling and check-in, and a technique library with over 1000 techniques. With permission, the iOS app can write verified check-ins to Apple Health and add classes to iOS Calendar; Android can write exercise sessions to Health Connect. Billing, CRM, and SMS are on the roadmap rather than current features.

UrbanGym is web-based gym-management software for Indian gyms, fitness studios, chains, and franchises. It covers billing, memberships, attendance, staff access, SMS automation, and multi-location analytics. Owners can view location-level KPI cards and consolidated revenue, while staff access can be scoped by branch. The product is described for owners running 2 to 200 locations. Member tools cover profiles, packages, renewals, check-ins, class attendance, and trainer sessions. Billing features track payments and dues, send reminders, create invoices, and record collections made through Razorpay, UPI, cash, or bank transfer. Razorpay requires owner setup; SMS and Google Calendar scheduling sync are marked Beta. Biometric registration and attendance-source support are available, but production fingerprint-terminal synchronization has not shipped. The Free plan is ₹0/month. Pro costs ₹1,499/month, and Scale costs ₹3,999/month. Paid plans have a 14-day trial with no credit card required, and customers can cancel anytime. UrbanGym says setup can be completed in 48 hours.