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The Studio Director vs SmartRec Comparison (2026)

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Overview

The Studio Director is a web-based dance studio and gymnastics software that helps organize and streamline administration and management tasks

More than camp registration software. Amilia combines online registration and e-commerce, to create a seamless user experience that allows you to do more while managing less. It's the camp management solution you've been waiting for.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

39

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

99

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

98

5

4

3

2

1

65

27

4

0

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
83%
would recommend this app

4.3

148

5

4

3

2

1

77

50

16

3

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
68%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Other software companies allow for set charges to be added by class or year.”
MM

Marie M.

Director

“Overall I feel it was helpful for our studio, and best for someone that does not want to spend a lot of time figuring out the software program.”
MM

Marie M.

Director

“User interface upgrade during peak season that changed info that once was on a single page into multiple tabs.”
AD

Andrea D.

Billing

Pros

“No solution that we considered would have fit 100% of our needs, but Amilia ticks most of the boxes and their team has been willing to hear us out on new feature requests and other feedback.”
HL

Herschel L.

Manager of Enterprise Software

“SmartRec allows us to automatically charge families for monthly child care costs, have immediate enrollment for programs, and generally manage our registrations.”
SM

Stacey M.

Senior Program Manager

“The tools provided by SmartRec have helped us stay connected, organized, and professional in ways that were difficult before.”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Michael M.

Executive Director

Cons

“The accounts are a little bit confusing to keep track of ie payments and charges”
BM

Bridget M.

Studio Manager

“At least twice as long to navigate, harder to find information, and possible human error for employees since pivotal information is harder to find.”
AD

Andrea D.

Billing

“The site was not intuitive and many features were very hard to find or understand.”
MO

Miranda O.

Co-Director of Pre-professional program

Cons

“It is more of a facility problem that we have pools that switch from long course meters to short course yards.”
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Michael M.

Executive Director

“The pricing model may drive away smaller businesses, and teams with limited budgets.”
AA

Aiden A.

Software Engineer

“SmartRec does not quite provide an easy system for this documentation.”
SM

Stacey M.

Senior Program Manager

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 years ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 months ago

Key features

  • Total features48
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Management
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Attendee Tracking
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Belt Ranking Classification
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Booking Management
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Check-in/Check-out
  • Child Care
  • Class Management
  • Class Registration
  • Class Scheduling
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contract/License Management
  • Costume Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Discount Management
  • Donor Management
  • Dues Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Reminders
  • Email Templates
  • Employee Management
  • Enrollment Confirmation
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Management
  • Event Registration
  • Event Scheduling
  • Facility Management
  • Facility Scheduling
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Family Memberships
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Campgrounds
  • For Dance Studios
  • For Martial Arts
  • For Summer Camps
  • Forms Management
  • Fundraising Management
  • Group Registration
  • Information Hub
  • Instructor Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Management
  • League/Team Management
  • Maintenance Management
  • Marketing Automation
  • Medical Management
  • Member Accounts
  • Member Communication
  • Member Database
  • Member Directory
  • Member Management
  • Member Portal
  • Membership Management
  • Membership Renewals
  • Membership Signup
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Monitoring
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Online Booking
  • Online Forms
  • Online Payments
  • Online Registration
  • Onsite Registration
  • Parent Portal
  • Payment Plans
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Program Management
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Refund Management
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Rental Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • SMS Messaging
  • Sales Reports
  • Scheduling
  • Score Tracking
  • Self Check-In/Check-Out
  • Self Service Portal
  • Skills Tracking
  • Staff Management
  • Staff Scheduling
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Team Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Virtual Classroom
  • Visitor Registration
  • Volunteer Management
  • Wait List Management
  • Website Integration
  • Website Management
  • Total features111
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Management
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Attendee Tracking
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Belt Ranking Classification
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Booking Management
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Check-in/Check-out
  • Child Care
  • Class Management
  • Class Registration
  • Class Scheduling
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contract/License Management
  • Costume Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Discount Management
  • Donor Management
  • Dues Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Reminders
  • Email Templates
  • Employee Management
  • Enrollment Confirmation
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Management
  • Event Registration
  • Event Scheduling
  • Facility Management
  • Facility Scheduling
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Family Memberships
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Campgrounds
  • For Dance Studios
  • For Martial Arts
  • For Summer Camps
  • Forms Management
  • Fundraising Management
  • Group Registration
  • Information Hub
  • Instructor Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Management
  • League/Team Management
  • Maintenance Management
  • Marketing Automation
  • Medical Management
  • Member Accounts
  • Member Communication
  • Member Database
  • Member Directory
  • Member Management
  • Member Portal
  • Membership Management
  • Membership Renewals
  • Membership Signup
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Monitoring
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Online Booking
  • Online Forms
  • Online Payments
  • Online Registration
  • Onsite Registration
  • Parent Portal
  • Payment Plans
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Program Management
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Refund Management
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Rental Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • SMS Messaging
  • Sales Reports
  • Scheduling
  • Score Tracking
  • Self Check-In/Check-Out
  • Self Service Portal
  • Skills Tracking
  • Staff Management
  • Staff Scheduling
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Team Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Virtual Classroom
  • Visitor Registration
  • Volunteer Management
  • Wait List Management
  • Website Integration
  • Website Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations1
  • Asset Panda
  • Bloomerang
  • CampDoc
  • Constant Contact
  • Cyberimpact
  • Evolia
  • Funraise
  • Google Analytics 360
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Paysafe
  • Productive Parks
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Reach
  • Salesforce Platform
  • Zapier
  • iPost
  • Total integrations16
  • Asset Panda
  • Bloomerang
  • CampDoc
  • Constant Contact
  • Cyberimpact
  • Evolia
  • Funraise
  • Google Analytics 360
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Paysafe
  • Productive Parks
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Reach
  • Salesforce Platform
  • Zapier
  • iPost