# ABC Ignite or MeetScarlet: a gym app with your club's brand.

Source: https://meetscarlet.com/compare/abc-ignite/
Updated: 2026-11-10

For a single gym or studio that wants an app with its own name at a price it can see before a demo, MeetScarlet is the better pick: the app comes in every plan for $349 a month, while ABC Ignite prices on request and doesn't show what its club-branded app costs or which plan includes it. MeetScarlet's setup is $999 on monthly billing and free on yearly. We make MeetScarlet; every ABC Ignite fact here comes from ABC Fitness's own pages.

- Our pick: MeetScarlet, for a single gym or studio that wants an app with its name at a published price: $349 a month with the app included, where ABC Ignite prices on request

- ABC Ignite: Club and member management from ABC Fitness, for new and single-location gyms up to franchises; no published price, “Get Pricing”

- ABC Ignite's app: ABC Ignite Engagement, a club-branded mobile app for booking, check-in, payments and personal plans; its price and plan aren't shown

- MeetScarlet: $349 a month for one location with the app included, plus $999 setup on monthly billing, or $3,490 a year with no setup fee

- Written by: The MeetScarlet team, from each vendor's own pages, November 1, 2026

## Which should you pick?

**Who wrote this:** the team that makes MeetScarlet. We compare from each vendor's own public pages, read on November 1, 2026, not from a hands-on test of the rival. Where a vendor does not publish something, we say so rather than guess.

**Pick MeetScarlet** if you run one gym or studio and want an app with your name at a price you can see before a demo: $349 a month with the app in every plan, plus $999 setup on monthly billing, free on yearly, where ABC Ignite prices on request and doesn't show its app's price or plan. MeetScarlet sells memberships, class packs and day passes, and our team sets the app up and submits it under your own Apple and Google accounts.

**ABC Ignite may suit you** if you run several locations or a franchise, or want unstaffed 24/7 entry, a billing partner with a collections call center, and point of sale in one platform.

## Why gyms pick MeetScarlet over ABC Ignite

- An app with your gym's name in every plan for $349 a month; ABC Ignite doesn't show its app's price or plan, and its pages don't say whether the store listing carries your gym's name
- A price you can see before any demo, with setup free on yearly billing; ABC Ignite's pricing page has a “Get Pricing” form
- Your app is published under your own Apple and Google developer accounts; the ABC Ignite pages we read don't say whose accounts hold its app
- Class packs and day passes alongside memberships; we found neither on the ABC Ignite pages we read
- Our team imports your member list and sets up your classes, coaches, hours and memberships as part of setup

## Side by side

| | ABC Ignite | MeetScarlet |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Not published: its pricing page has a “Get Pricing” form | $349 a month for one location and 5 staff logins, or $499 on MeetScarlet Pro with 20, which adds texts to clients who opt in when a class is cancelled or a waitlist spot opens (coming soon); $999 setup on monthly billing, free on yearly |
| Member app | ABC Ignite Engagement, described as club-branded and “your own custom branded app”; its pages don't say whether the store listing carries your gym's name, or its price or plan | An app with your gym's name in every plan, plus a web app |
| Developer accounts | Not stated on the six pages we read | Your own Apple and Google accounts ($99 a year to Apple, $25 once to Google) |
| Classes | One-click bookings, appointments and waitlists, with email and text notifications; scheduling by department or location | Class booking with capacity; clients join a waitlist and move up when a spot opens |
| Plans | Enrollment, subscriptions and promotions; in-app signups, cancellations, upgrades and location switches; class packs and day passes not found on the pages we read | Unlimited memberships with optional minimum terms, day passes, packs and gift cards |
| Check-in and access | In-app dynamic QR codes, integration with access control hardware, and 24/7 operation without front desk staff | A QR pass in the member's app, scanned at the desk; no door access |
| Billing | Automated payments and revenue recovery through its billing partner, with a collections call center; alerts about failed payments and expired cards before check-in | Card payments through Stripe Connect into your own Stripe account, with automatic retries for failed renewals (built; no live charge run yet) |
| Training | Personalized fitness plans, online classes and sessions with trainers, and nutrition and habit coaching | No workout plans, on-demand video, or nutrition and habit tracking; one-to-one sessions can be booked as appointments with a video link |

From ignite.abcfitness.com (home, pricing, gym management software, engagement and member experience pages) and abcfitness.com, read November 1, 2026.

## Where ABC Ignite may fit better

- Several locations and franchises, with members switching locations in the app (MeetScarlet's extra locations on Pro work only for car washes)
- 24/7 operation without front desk staff, and integration with access control hardware
- A dedicated billing partner with a collections call center (MeetScarlet retries failed renewals itself)
- Point of sale, payroll and lead management, plus personalized fitness plans and nutrition and habit coaching

## Questions to ask on an ABC Ignite demo

ABC Ignite's public pages leave these open, so ask before you sign:

- What does ABC Ignite cost for one club, and is the app included?
- Is the app listed under my gym's own name and developer accounts?
- Who owns the app listing if I leave?
- How long is the contract, and what does billing through ABC's partner cost?
- If you leave, can you export your client list, and what comes with it?

Ask us the same questions about MeetScarlet; our prices are on the [homepage](https://meetscarlet.com/#pricing).

## Moving to MeetScarlet

We import your member list from a spreadsheet or CSV export, then set up your classes, coaches, hours and memberships as part of setup. About 4 to 6 weeks for the store apps, most of it Apple's enrollment. Your web app's link is ready during setup, and members can book there as soon as you choose your MeetScarlet plan. They keep the same account when the store apps launch.

## Questions

Straight answers. Anything else, ask us on a demo.

### Does ABC Ignite have a branded app?

Yes. ABC Ignite Engagement is described as a club-branded mobile app, “your own custom branded app”, where members book classes, check in, make payments and follow personal plans. Its pages don't say whether the store listing carries your gym's name (read November 1, 2026).

### How much does ABC Ignite cost?

ABC Ignite does not publish prices. Its pricing page asks you to fill in a “Get Pricing” form, and we found no price for the app on the pages we read.

### Is ABC Ignite cheaper than MeetScarlet?

We can't say, because MeetScarlet publishes its price and ABC Ignite doesn't. MeetScarlet is $349 a month for one location with the app included, plus $999 setup on monthly billing, or $3,490 a year with no setup fee. ABC Ignite prices on request, and we found no price for its app.

### Is this comparison independent?

No. We make MeetScarlet, and we recommend it to single gyms and studios that want an app with their name at a published price. Every ABC Ignite fact comes from ABC Fitness's own pages, dated, and we say where ABC Ignite may fit better.

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