Glofox is one of the biggest names in boutique fitness software — widely used by HIIT studios, yoga, Pilates, and group fitness. But martial arts academies run differently. You have trials, kids programmes, family memberships, walk-in traffic, and multi-location operations that Glofox simply wasn’t designed around.
Mat Track is the modern, martial-arts-first alternative to Glofox — built specifically for BJJ, MMA, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, and multi-club academies.
Glofox performs well in the boutique fitness space, offering:
Class scheduling & bookings
Branded member apps
Payment processing
Marketing automation
Workouts, challenges, and studio engagement tools
But its core architecture is built around class booking, limited capacity sessions, and fitness cycles.
This is perfect for a HIIT studio.
It’s not how martial arts academies operate.
Mat Track is designed for the realities of combat sports:
Students show up daily without booking
Kids programmes dominate membership volume
Families want one payment and one check-in
Trials drive growth, not class marketing
Multi-location academies share members and staff
Coaches and FOH manage high traffic at peak hours
Glofox wasn’t built for that. Mat Track was.
✅ 0% per-transaction fees
✅ Purpose-built BJJ/MMA attendance & trial workflows
✅ Multi-location tools that scale
✅ Family accounts + group billing
✅ Deep Stripe sync
✅ Predictive retention analytics
All in one streamlined platform.
| Feature / Benefit | Mat Track | Glofox |
|---|---|---|
| Built specifically for martial arts | ✅ 100% martial-arts–focused | ❌ Fitness-first platform |
| Class booking required | ❌ No bookings needed | ✅ Core requirement |
| QR-based attendance check-in | ✅ Yes | ❌ No QR check-in |
| Kids/teens attendance logic | ✅ Designed for kids programmes | ❌ Limited logic |
| Family trial signup (parent + multiple kids) | ✅ Native support | ❌ No native family trial flow |
| Family / group check-ins | ✅ One-tap family check-in | ❌ Not designed for families |
| Lead → Trial → Paying conversion funnel | ✅ Complete martial arts funnel | ❌ Fitness intro-offer focus |
| QR-based trial signup | ✅ Included | ❌ Not available |
| Walk-in trial flow | ✅ Fully supported | ❌ Requires booking or manual setup |
| Multi-location martial arts support | ✅ Built for multi-academy networks | ⚠️ Basic / fitness-oriented |
| Multiple Stripe account support | ✅ Fully supported | ❌ Not supported |
| Attendance heatmaps | ✅ Included | ❌ Not available |
| Frequency decay alerts (retention) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No predictive retention |
| Front-of-house workflows | ✅ Designed for FOH teams | ❌ Owner/manager-focused |
| Best for | Growing martial arts academies | Boutique fitness studios |
Glofox forces booking-based attendance.
Members must:
Reserve a spot
Check availability
Use the Glofox app
Deal with limited capacities
This creates friction for martial arts students who just want to train.
Mat Track eliminates all friction:
No bookings
QR check-in
Manual FOH check-in
Attendance automatically tracked
Kids/teens check-in logic
Frequency heatmaps
Cross-location attendance tracking
Booking-based platforms add unnecessary admin to martial arts.
Mat Track keeps things simple and fast.
Glofox provides landing pages and intro offers, but its trial funnel is built around fitness intro classes — not the flow martial arts use.
Glofox limitations for BJJ/MMA trials:
No QR trial codes
No walk-in trial flow
No “trial completed” status
No family trial bundling
No FOH trial conversion workflow
Automations are fitness-oriented
Multi-location trials require workarounds
Mat Track is purpose-built for martial arts trials:
Location-specific trial signup pages
Automatically generated trial QR codes
Walk-in trials handled in seconds
Automated confirmation & reminder emails
Trial attendance tracked via check-ins
Status progressions:
lead → trial → trial completed → paying
FOH sees exactly what to do next
One-click payment link for conversions
Family trials under one parent
This is the strongest reason academies switch.
Glofox’s core architecture is built for individual fitness users, not martial arts families.
Issues martial arts academies face in Glofox:
One parent paying for multiple kids is clunky
No clean family trial signup
No unified family check-in
Limited family attendance visibility
Kids and adult memberships treated similarly
Parents forced to manage bookings
Mat Track makes family accounts smooth:
One parent → multiple children
Unified billing
Unified check-in
Family trial signup
Parent receives all communications
FOH can manage family with one tap
Kids attendance logic built-in
For any academy with 50+ kids, this is huge.
Glofox can support multi-location studios — but it’s built around franchise-style group fitness, not martial arts networks where students regularly train at multiple academies.
Glofox’s challenges for multi-location BJJ/MMA:
No multi-Stripe support
Limited cross-location attendance visibility
Lead/trial pages must be manually duplicated
Multi-location reporting is fitness-focused
Staff roles aren’t built for FOH-heavy academies
Mat Track is designed for multi-location martial arts brands:
Multiple Stripe accounts under one organisation
Students training across locations tracked seamlessly
Location-specific trial pages
Location-level analytics (attendance, retention, trials, leads)
Staff roles and permissions per location
Shared or independent membership options
Multi-location dashboards built for owners & FOH
If you’re expanding, Mat Track is the scalable choice.
Glofox offers:
Attendance reports
Membership status
Engagement metrics
Automations
But none of it is tuned to the unique retention patterns of martial arts.
Mat Track’s retention system includes:
Attendance heatmaps
Frequency decay alerts
Predictive churn scoring
Kids programme retention insights
FOH follow-up prompts
Multi-location retention comparison
Automated lead/trial/member status management
This is a must-have for competitive academies aiming to reduce churn.
Glofox’s admin tools are built for owners and managers — not for large FOH teams handling dozens of kids, parents, and trials at peak hours.
Glofox FOH limitations:
App-first design
Booking corrections needed often
Limited real-time trial insights
Parents struggle with digital flows
No “next step” logic for staff
Mat Track’s FOH system is built around daily martial arts operations:
Tablet-optimized check-in mode
Payment/delinquency alerts
Member “Next Step” assistant
Quick access to trial info, payment links, QR codes
Kids & family-focused check-in logic
Visual status tags on member profiles
This is how BJJ and MMA academies actually operate.
Mat Track gives you flexibility as you grow. Start free forever, and if you’re gym grows, you can upgrade.
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