Bookamat vs Gymcatch

Bookamat brings bookings, payments, memberships, and client self-service together for boutique studios and independent teachers. It supports online and desk bookings, calendar scheduling, class capacity, booking policies, waitlists, QR check-in, and automated reminders. Studio tools cover recurring memberships, class packs, credits, coupons, private sessions, gift cards, billing, and invoicing. Payment options include Stripe in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Canada; Square in Australia; and Paystack in South Africa. Listed connections include Google Calendar and Mailchimp sync, plus online and hybrid class links such as Zoom and Google Meet. Members can book, pay, and reschedule in a mobile browser; the Progressive Web App can optionally be installed on a phone or desktop home screen. Bookamat supports unlimited venues on one subscription with reporting across the business. Free access costs nothing after the trial for studios with 10 or fewer active clients. Pricing counts clients with at least one booking in the subscription month, and SMS may cost separately.

Gymcatch is a booking and customer management platform for independent fitness and wellness businesses. It lets businesses schedule classes, appointments, and events, including livestream and on-demand sessions, then sell access through pay-as-you-go payments, passes, bundles, courses, or memberships. Booking tools include multi-place bookings, automated wait lists, priority access, and cancellation policies. A customer management portal, customer and admin email and push notifications, online booking, automated billing, digital waivers, and a member mobile app support daily operations. Gymcatch documents integrations with Zoom, Stripe, GymcatchPay, and GoCardless; Zoom can create meeting links for sessions and share details with attendees. It is available on Android, iOS, and web. Gymcatch costs £10 a month for unlimited bookings, customers, and team members; optional bolt-ons cost £2 a month each. There is no free plan, but a free trial is available. GymcatchPay and GoCardless are limited to UK customers, and GoCardless is temporarily disabled in the Android app. The maker says payment providers process payments, so Gymcatch does not hold payment data.