RaftLabs builds software for gyms, fitness studios, online coaches, and fitness startups -- membership management, mobile apps, video platforms, class booking, and personal trainer tools.
We build around your specific business model and member workflow, not a generic fitness template.
Gym and studio management with membership, billing, and check-ins
Fitness mobile apps for iOS and Android
Online fitness platforms with video, live classes, and progress tracking
Personal trainer and coach software with client management
Summary
RaftLabs builds custom software for the fitness industry -- gym management platforms, fitness mobile apps for iOS and Android, online fitness platforms with video and live classes, class booking systems, and personal trainer software. We work with gym operators, independent coaches, and fitness startups building member-facing products. Most fitness software projects deliver in 10-14 weeks at a fixed cost.
Fitness businesses run on recurring revenue, class capacity, and member retention. Most off-the-shelf tools handle one of those well and force workarounds for the rest. When your billing tool doesn't talk to your booking system, staff spend their time on data entry instead of members.
We build software that fits your actual workflow -- whether that's a gym chain managing hundreds of members across locations, a personal trainer running a solo coaching business, or a fitness startup building a consumer app. The tools we build connect your operations so the data flows without manual intervention.
Custom gym and fitness studio management platforms with member profiles, recurring billing, class scheduling, check-in tracking, and staff management. We build systems where a cancelled membership automatically clears class reservations, failed payments trigger dunning sequences, and attendance data feeds into retention reports. One system for the whole operation -- not three tools stitched together with manual steps between them.
iOS and Android fitness apps with workout tracking, exercise libraries, training plan delivery, progress logging, and wearable integration. We handle native builds, React Native, and Flutter depending on your target audience and release timeline. Cross-platform development cuts time to market without sacrificing the performance a fitness app needs for smooth video playback and real-time tracking.
Web and mobile platforms for online coaches and fitness brands selling video content, live classes, and training programs. On-demand video libraries, live session scheduling, member progress tracking, and subscription billing. We build the video delivery infrastructure, the member portal, and the coach admin interface -- everything needed to run a digital fitness business without depending on third-party platforms that take a revenue cut.
Client management tools for personal trainers and coaches -- workout plan builder, session scheduling, progress photo tracking, check-in forms, and client communication. Built for the trainer who manages 10-100 clients and needs a professional system without enterprise complexity. We also build white-label versions for training businesses that want to offer a branded app to their clients.
Class booking systems with real-time capacity management, waitlists, automated reminders, and cancellation handling. Members book from the web or mobile app. Staff see the schedule, manage capacity, and track attendance from one interface. We build booking systems that integrate with your payment processor so class credits and memberships are enforced automatically at the point of booking.
Integration with Apple Health, Google Fit, Garmin Connect, Whoop, and Fitbit APIs to pull workout and biometric data into your platform. Members see their wearable data alongside their training program data in one place. Trainers and coaches get objective activity data to inform programming decisions. We build the data pipelines, the normalisation layer, and the display components.
Frequently asked questions
Off-the-shelf platforms are the right starting point for most gyms. They handle the basics quickly and the cost of entry is low. Custom software makes sense when the platform's workflow doesn't match how you operate -- for example, if you have a membership structure, class format, or reporting requirement the platform can't support. It also makes sense when the per-member licensing cost of your current platform has grown to the point where a custom build pays for itself in 12-18 months. We'll give you an honest assessment of whether custom is justified for your situation.
For consumer fitness apps where workout tracking, video playback, and wearable integration matter, native or cross-platform mobile (React Native or Flutter) is usually the right call. The device hardware access, offline capability, and app store distribution make mobile first the correct choice for member-facing fitness tools. For a gym management system or coach admin tool used on a desktop or tablet in the gym, web-first is faster and cheaper to build and maintain. We'll recommend the right architecture based on what your users actually do with the product.
The most common models are recurring membership subscriptions (monthly or annual), pay-per-class credits, and hybrid plans that bundle a membership base with add-on class packs. Online platforms also use tiered subscription plans (basic video access vs. live coaching access) and one-time program purchases. We build payment and access control logic for all of these -- including free trials, pause and freeze functionality, family and corporate accounts, and promo code handling. Your billing model is a design input, not an afterthought.
Start with the feature that causes the most operational pain or the one that drives revenue most directly. For a gym, that's usually membership and billing automation -- getting rid of manual invoicing and missed payment follow-up pays for itself quickly. For a fitness app startup, it's the core training delivery loop -- the workout tracker or video library that users will open daily. We scope fitness projects in phases so you can ship something useful in 10-14 weeks and validate it before committing to the full platform.
Tell us what your fitness business looks like today and what you need the software to do. We will scope it and give you a fixed cost.