Gymdesk or MeetScarlet: an app with your gym's name.
For a gym that wants its app included and set up, at one price however many members it has, MeetScarlet is the better pick: our team builds your app under your own Apple and Google accounts. Gymdesk adds its app for $100 a month to plans priced by active members ($75 to $240 up to 250, then by quote); MeetScarlet is $349 a month with the app, plus $999 setup on monthly billing, free on yearly. We make MeetScarlet; every Gymdesk fact here comes from Gymdesk's own pages.
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 want the app to come with your plan and the work done for you: our team builds your app, submits it under your own Apple and Google developer accounts, imports your member list and sets up your classes, memberships, packs and day passes. The price stays $349 a month however many members you have, where Gymdesk prices by active members and quotes past 250, and if you also run tanning beds or courts, MeetScarlet books them alongside classes. Setup is $999 on monthly billing and free on yearly.
Gymdesk may suit you if you want a lower monthly price for an app with your gym's name up to 250 active members, with unlimited staff accounts, no setup fee and door access for 24/7 entry.
Why gyms pick MeetScarlet over Gymdesk
- The app with your gym's name is part of every plan, not a $100-a-month add-on
- One price however many members you have: $349 a month; Gymdesk prices by active members and quotes gyms with 251 or more
- Your app is published under your own Apple and Google developer accounts; the Gymdesk pages we read don't say whose accounts hold its listings
- Our team imports your member list and sets up your classes, memberships, packs and day passes as part of setup
- Tanning beds and courts book alongside your classes in the same app
Side by side
| Gymdesk | MeetScarlet | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | By active members: $100 a month up to 50, $125 up to 100, $175 up to 150, $240 up to 250; $25 to $40 less with Gymdesk Payments; 251 or more by quote | $349 a month for one site and 5 staff logins, or $499 on MeetScarlet Pro with 20; not priced by members |
| App with your gym's name | Your gym's own app listing on the App Store and Google Play, $100 a month, first month free | In every plan |
| Developer accounts | Not stated on the pages we read | Your own Apple and Google accounts ($99 a year to Apple, $25 once to Google) |
| Setup and terms | No setup fee, no minimum term, no cancellation cost; a free 30-day trial | $999 setup on monthly billing, free on yearly; 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. |
| Staff | Unlimited staff accounts on every plan | 5 staff logins, or 20 on MeetScarlet Pro |
| Classes and waitlists | Bookings by session capacity and membership type, with a waitlist when a session is full | Class booking with capacity; clients join a waitlist and move up when a spot opens |
| Plans | Any type of trial or membership, renewing memberships, one-time fees for sessions and class packs | Unlimited memberships with optional minimum terms, day passes, packs and gift cards |
| Door access | 24/7 entry with a fob or phone, a beta add-on at $100 a month for up to 3 doors, then $29 per extra door; hardware and installation quoted separately | None; members check in at the desk with a pass in the app |
From gymdesk.com/pricing and its member app, booking, members, billing and access pages, read November 1, 2026; in US dollars.
Where Gymdesk may fit better
- A lower monthly total for an app with your gym's name at every published tier
- Unlimited staff accounts and a gym website on every plan
- No setup fee, no minimum term and a free 30-day trial
- Door access for 24/7 entry with a fob or phone (beta add-on)
Questions to ask on a Gymdesk demo
Gymdesk's public pages leave these open, so ask before you sign:
- Which developer account holds the Apple and Google listings, and who owns them if I leave?
- How long does the branded app take to go live, and who owns the listing if I leave?
- What does the plan cost if we pass 250 active members?
- Gymdesk Payments is available in the US and Canada; what applies outside them?
- 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.
Moving to MeetScarlet
We import your member list from a spreadsheet or CSV export, then set up your classes, memberships, packs and day passes 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.
How much is Gymdesk's branded app? #
Gymdesk's pricing page lists your gym's own app listing on the App Store and Google Play at $100 a month, first month free, on top of plans from $100 to $240 a month by active members ($75 to $200 with Gymdesk Payments), read November 1, 2026.
Is Gymdesk cheaper than MeetScarlet? #
Yes, at every tier Gymdesk publishes, up to 250 active members. Its plan plus the app is $200 to $340 a month, or $175 to $300 with Gymdesk Payments, against MeetScarlet's $349 with the app included, built by our team under your own developer accounts, plus a $999 setup fee on monthly billing and none on yearly. Past 250 active members Gymdesk gives a price on request, while MeetScarlet's stays the same.
Does MeetScarlet have door access like Gymdesk? #
No. MeetScarlet checks members in at the desk with a pass in their app. Gymdesk sells door access for 24/7 entry with a fob or phone as a beta add-on, at $100 a month for up to 3 doors, with hardware and installation quoted separately.
Is this comparison independent? #
No. We make MeetScarlet, and we recommend it to gyms that want their own app included in the plan and set up for them. Every Gymdesk fact comes from Gymdesk's own pages, dated, and we say where Gymdesk may fit better.
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