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Clubsmith vs Punchpass

Class booking for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios. Clubsmith is enrolment, term fees and per-meeting attendance for clubs, tutors and activity providers. Here is how the two compare, including where Punchpass is the better choice.

Where Punchpass wins

It is built for a studio: class passes, memberships, retail and a waitlist flow that a gym expects.

Best for: A fitness or yoga studio selling passes and drop-in classes.

Where Clubsmith wins

It models what a club actually is: a term with weekly meetings, children linked to the guardians who pay for them, and bank transfer alongside card.

Best for: A club or tutor running terms, with families and a weekly register.

At a glance

PunchpassClubsmith
Pricing Flat subscription, roughly $59–$149 a month Flat subscription, free up to 20 members
Pricing model Flat subscription Flat subscription, cheaper
Cut of your payments None — you use your own processor None — your own Stripe or PayPal
Children and guardians Members are single adults A member is linked to the guardian who pays
Attendance Per class Per meeting, with a correction window
Bank transfer Not a focus First-class, with a reconciliation list
Term fees and invoices Passes and memberships An invoice per enrolment, with tax
Re-enrolment Not built in Offers to re-enrol members into the next term

Questions people ask when comparing

Does Punchpass take a cut of my payments?

No, and neither does Clubsmith. Both leave you on your own payment processor. The difference is what each is built for: Punchpass is a studio; Clubsmith is a club.

Which is better for a children's club?

Clubsmith. Punchpass has no concept of a child with a guardian, so you would be recording every parent as the customer. Clubsmith keeps the child as the member and the parent as the payer.

Which is cheaper?

Clubsmith's paid plans start below Punchpass's, and both are flat — neither takes a percentage.

Can I run a term of weekly classes in Punchpass?

You can schedule recurring classes, but the register is per class rather than per term meeting, and there is no invoice-per-enrolment flow. Clubsmith is built around the term.

See it for your club

Start free, publish a term and share one link. Your families enrol and pay into your own account.

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