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Maurice G.

Sports, self-employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Great martial arts management software

Reviewed 3 years ago
Pros

Great membership management, auto billing which is important, attendance tracking, sales & marketing Are great. The only email and text function is a game changer too! You have to pay a little extra but it’s a huge life saver to send messages out quickly to all members or to certain members.

Cons

I’d like to see this software give the member the ability to track their progress according to the program, ranks and promotion requirements. For example, when I set certain skills for a particular rank, the student cannot see what those skills are on their one member portal. They can see what rank they are, but not the skills associated with the rank.

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Hi Maurice, thanks for the positive review and continued support! We do have the option to show promotion criteria for the current to members, if you reach out we'd be happy to show you how to do that.

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George I.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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excellent software

Reviewed 4 years ago
Pros

Constantly improves software features. Very prompt with support and any questions. We highly recommend Martial Arts on Rails.

Cons

No complaints everything has worked very well.

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Kam L.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Martial arts software

Reviewed 3 years ago

So far after using it for a month, I found it useful and easy to transfer all my other members from another platform which I was using. It is clear and easily re-do if you make a mistake. It takes some time on knowing how to use it but once knowing it, it is easy and simple to use. I am a slow learner but I can still learn it in a couple weeks.

Pros

What I like best is that you can access all different areas from one page and it is convenient to use. The Dashboard is also great as it tells you what is going on with the member's payment, birthdays and who has been absent from class lately.

Cons

The least thing that is confusing is that when you login as a manager, it takes you to a page where the login is still showing on the page and not straight into the admin page. So, if you are not aware, you will try to login again and again whereas you can just click the admin button.

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Wilhelm E.

Sports, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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MAOR a crucial tool

Reviewed 3 years ago

A very useful tool which is really recommended. A really very useful tool, especially for us as a martial arts school.

Pros

The software made our work a lot easier. Many processes are automated and not only improve the direct work with customers but also the processing of the data. As a young company, we are more than satisfied with the product. In addition, there is really very good customer service. Even small changes in the software used were implemented by MAOR in a very short time to meet our needs.

Cons

As with any new software, you have to get used to it. We often used the really excellent customer service when we had questions. But it was never a problem, it was always a quick fix

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Leif S.

Arts and Crafts, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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Perfect for our dojo

Reviewed 6 years ago

Nearly flawless. What few small problems I've had were quickly resolved by the founder. I have had ZERO problems with the back-end payment system or student management.

Pros

I love how easy it was to setup for our dojo! And it built our front landing page AND student portal all at the same time. Billing is easy and perfect. Nothing but great stuff

Cons

The template for the website is fixed with little customization aside from pictures. The schedule only shows one week at a time.

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Estefan J.

Sports, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Our go to for a martial arts facility management system

Reviewed 3 years ago
Pros

displays all the information i need with easy to use navigation and simplified interface.

Cons

certain settings are hard to find. It would be nice to have them all in one tab called "settings" with tabs within that to separate payments, memberships etc.

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Yoshi K.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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Fantastic product and customer service

Reviewed 2 years ago

Fantastic- great product, even better customer service- have sent multiple questions via email and have always received detailed and fast replies.

Pros

Clean, intuitive UI that is very easy to use and maintain our memberships. great product, even better customer service.

Cons

when i started using this software, there was no integration with GoCardless- however since then, Gymdesk has implemented this! They were great at communicating the update to us.

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Wagner L.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, self-employed

Used daily for 6-12 months

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Great software

Reviewed 3 years ago

It helps me to manage my business

Pros

The online registration and online invoices

Cons

I suggest an automatic check-in. In other words, it would be enough for the students to type their personal code and the system would automatically check-in without the student having to make a second click to confirm.

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Thanks for reviewing our product Wagner! We do have an automatic check-in options, which you can enable in your account. We'll follow up via Email shortly. -E

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Michael J.

Self-employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Switching from Kicksite to Martial Arts On Rails

Reviewed 6 years ago

So far very impressed would recommend people giving this software a chance.

Pros

Website integration is awesome, I use square for my business and as far as I know this is the only software that integrates square into there system. The cost compared to kicksite is better as compared per student.

Cons

The only invoicing available is reoccurring would like to see one time invoicing for products or tests. Also would like to see more done with the ranking, maybe being able to put in requirements so to be able to track students progress also maybe a way to advance a testing group with a single click.

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Thank you for the review Michael! I'm glad you found our software useful. Worth noting that we definitely offer one-time charges and product sales, if you need help with using those features please get in touch and we'd be happy to help you out!

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Dana O.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Great Gym Management Software

Reviewed a month ago
Pros

Super responsive customer service through the set up process!

Cons

So far there isn't anything I don't like! I haven't been using that long- but its been a breeze!

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Nick S.

Recreational Facilities and Services, self-employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Amazing product with excellent service!

Reviewed 2 years ago

We handled all of our members, monthly payments, POS, leads, etc. with multiple spreadsheets and several different products. It saves us so much time and give us peace of mind to know that almost everything we need is in one place!

Pros

Aside from the ability to customize this software to meet our school's needs, the team is very responsive and always willing to answer any questions we have! They have even been able to implement some small new features within a few weeks to make our experience that much better!

Cons

There aren't many things negative about this software; the only thing may be integration with more apps. However as fast as they are improving, I wouldn't be surprised if that happened soon!

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Marion R.

Professional Training & Coaching, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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Great Program

Reviewed 5 years ago

Been a great experience to us new owners so far.

Pros

I like the alerts when a payment is due or a member hasn't been present in a while.

Cons

I dislike not being able to give INDIVIDUAL stripes when a promotion is made. I can put stripes on the color belts, but it shows everyone with the same stripes. Hope that makes sense. Correcting this would make it easier for promotions.

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Franck R.

Sports, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

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Great support

Reviewed 5 years ago

We are a university club, with 30-40 members. Just enough members to justify a membership system but not enough to afford the big names. We are a martial art club, so I look at 50+ different options and try ~10 that were affordable. MAOnRails was in the top 3, I was sold by the support that was absolutely, and still is, great. Very fast response to explain, correct or enhance. I can only recommend this software. It is not the cheapest but far from the more expensive. Definitely worth the money!

Pros

- Best support ever - Quick bug & features turnaround, even when paying the lowest plan - All features requests are considered and thought through - Payment integration with square and stripe - kiosk mode for in gym/dojo check-in - manager and members interface to allow members to see own membership, pay invoices, etc - integrated document management for waiver and T&Cs Many other features, I suggest you to do the free trial

Cons

It is really a great software, any cons I came across was swiftly corrected/updated by the great team behind the software. There hasn't been any request/features that where dismissed by the team so I want to say no cons!

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Benedikt R.

Sports, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Best BJJ Gym Tool on the market

Reviewed 2 years ago

Best customer support ever

Pros

Very well made web application with obviously years of experience

Cons

Nothing comes to mind currently. If something is missing, they try to help or even implement the feature

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Lucas M.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Great software for the price

Reviewed 5 years ago
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This software is great for the price. Very well thought out and well done

Cons

The website does not look great on desktop. Somewhat tough to align everything properly

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Trish H.

Sports, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Awesome and Easy to Use Software at a Solid Price Range

Reviewed 3 years ago

Very positive experience overall. Customer service is amazing and I have no plans on changing software.

Pros

I really enjoy how easy it is to set up memberships, schedules, personal training and other sales using Martial Arts on Rails. Loads of flexibility for payments and how you choose tot run your business. We're a small, not for profit boxing gym so flexibility was absolute key.

Cons

I would like if there were a way to track athletes progress more a long with coaching plans so I could keep everything in one place more efficiently. Also, I know its not in the cards and it's not a huge deal- but would be amazing if there were an app.

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Matt W.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, self-employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Best Software out there

Reviewed 3 years ago

I love the software and will use it for years to come.

Pros

It's super easy to use and has made my life easier.

Cons

So far no CONs at all. I highly recommend it.

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Graham C.

Sports, self-employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Dojo, Done Easy!

Reviewed 4 months ago

Its been an absolute breeze to run my Dojo from start to finish. My experience has been wonderfull and I would definitely recommend Gymdesk to any Dojo or Fitness business.

Pros

Gymdesk allows me to automatically send my invoices and generate new ones without me needing to amend or change anything. I save so much time through Gymdesk and I love that i can do everything from a mobile device.

Cons

Honestly, I am yet so see anything that I dont like.

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Animation, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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GymPreview

Reviewed 2 years ago

A great app with all the right features, very helpful and easy to setup, customer service is top notch.

Pros

Has a appealing user interface,with many customizable options

Cons

Not many negatives I have towards this platform but wish it had an app in the playstore and the gym sheduling can be a little confusing.

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Daniel B.

Sports, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Consistency Bjj and Gymdesk

Reviewed a year ago
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We loved the fact about the Gymdesk's familiarity with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and the "no hidden fees". However, but makes us like it even more is the support that we receive - always assertive, friendly and tailored for our needs; big thanks to [sensitive content hidden] and team!

Cons

We don't really miss much, but would love greater customisation for embedded codes and overall design.

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James T.

Sports, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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It works!

Reviewed 5 years ago

Love it!

Pros

Super easy to use, it works, and if you have a question they are very responsive.

Cons

Would like to add feature of being able to put in emergency contact photos. Also be able to click on members photos to enlarge an adjust. Some members add photos that are poor quality or too small to see their face clearly.

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Ted E.

Sports, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

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A useful management tool

Reviewed 3 years ago

I've been generally quite happy and find the system to address the majority of my needs.

Pros

Professional clean user interface. It's fairly easy to find the features in looking for. Further the help section and customer support have been excellent.

Cons

Lack of event management options. While it's pretty easy to add classes I would like to be able to manage special events, like seminars with guest instructors, on my schedule.

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Adam C.

Sports, self-employed

Used weekly for less than 6 months

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Best Investment in my School

Reviewed 3 months ago

Fantastic. Absolutely amazing customer service. Easy simple program that does everything i need.

Pros

The program is extremely simple to operate and navigate through

Cons

Nothing so far. It has been working beautifully

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Master C.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Simple the best, better than all the rest.....

Reviewed 6 years ago

Been using their software coming up for 6 months and so far they get 10 out of 10.

Pros

What can I say, I have tested many systems promising so much and in the end either too difficult to learn or just doesn't deliver. However with Martial Arts on Rails it was completely different, easy to set up, easy to use and students/instructors love it.

Cons

Nothing... I have tried so many other systems and to pick something wouldn't help someone looking to test their system. Yes I have things I would like developed for my organisation and their support team are truly there if you need them... I wished i found them years ago....

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Chad H.

Sports, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Streamlined my school

Reviewed 4 years ago

Streamlining my school.

Pros

Martial Arts On Rails has helped me tremendously in streamlining my students info. I have been taking role and keeping up with ranks on paper for about a year prior to implementing this platform. This is my first time operating software or an online platform. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! My school is starting to grow and MAonRails is making things a breeze to keep up with. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] is super quick to email me back if I have questions. I give this company an A+.

Cons

It seems to operate better on a laptop or desktop versus a smartphone.