GymMaster or MeetScarlet: an app with your gym's name.
For a gym that wants an app with its own name at a price that doesn't rise with its member count, MeetScarlet is the better pick: the app is in every plan for $349 a month, while GymMaster prices by members, from $89 a month, and charges $150 a month plus $450 setup for its branded app. Up to 400 members, GymMaster costs less a month; MeetScarlet's setup is $999 on monthly billing and free on yearly. We make MeetScarlet; every GymMaster fact here comes from GymMaster'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 included in one price that doesn't climb as you grow: $349 a month, not priced by members, plus $999 setup on monthly billing or none on yearly, while GymMaster's plan with its branded app goes from $239 to $359 a month as you grow to 1,300 members, plus $450 once for the app. Our team sets the app up under your own Apple and Google developer accounts, and MeetScarlet also books appointments, tanning beds or courts alongside classes with spot maps and waitlists.
GymMaster may suit you if you need 24/7 door access control or a point of sale with stock, or want the lowest monthly total for a branded app up to 400 members.
Why gyms pick MeetScarlet over GymMaster
- The app with your gym's name is in every plan, not a $150-a-month add-on with a $450 setup fee
- One price that doesn't climb with your member count: $349 a month, plus $999 setup on monthly billing (free on yearly); GymMaster's plan with its branded app runs from $239 to $359 a month as you grow to 1,300 members
- Your app is published under your own Apple and Google developer accounts; GymMaster's pages don't say whose account holds its branded app
- Our team imports your member list and sets up your classes, memberships, packs and day passes as part of setup
Side by side
| GymMaster | MeetScarlet | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Per site, by current members (casual members and prospects don't count): $89 a month up to 100, $129 up to 400, $209 up to 1,300; unlimited by quote; before tax, 10% off the subscription paid yearly | $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 | A branded version of its member app on the App Store and Google Play: $150 a month plus $450 setup; your logo, colors and page names | 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) |
| Without the branded app | GymMaster's own member app for iOS and Android, in every plan | Not offered: every MeetScarlet plan is your own app |
| Terms | No lock-in contract, and a 60-day money-back guarantee | $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. |
| Door access | 24/7 door access control from $40 a month more per site, with its own readers and branded key fobs sold separately | None; members check in at the desk with a pass in the app |
| In the member app | Class timetable and seat booking, personal trainer appointments, membership management, visit statistics, workouts and in-app payment | Class booking with spot maps and waitlists, appointments, memberships, packs and gift cards, and a pass for check-in |
From gymmaster.com: its home, pricing and branded app pages, read November 1, 2026; in US dollars, before tax.
Where GymMaster may fit better
- A lower monthly total for an app with your gym's name up to 400 members
- 24/7 door access control, with its own readers and branded key fobs
- A point of sale with stock and inventory management
- Email and text messages to members, automations and at-risk-member alerts, on every plan
Questions to ask on a GymMaster demo
GymMaster's public pages leave these open, so ask before you sign:
- Which developer account holds the branded app's Apple and Google listings, and who owns them if I leave?
- How long does the branded app take to go live?
- What does a text message cost in my region?
- 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 GymMaster's branded app? #
GymMaster's pricing page lists the Branded Member App at $150 a month plus a $450 setup fee, on top of plans from $89 a month per site for up to 100 current members, before tax (read November 1, 2026). MeetScarlet includes an app with your gym's name in every plan.
Does GymMaster include a member app? #
Yes. Every GymMaster plan includes GymMaster's own member app for iOS and Android; a version with your gym's logo, colors and listing is the $150-a-month add-on.
Is MeetScarlet cheaper than GymMaster? #
It depends on your member count. On monthly billing, with the branded app, GymMaster costs $359 a month in its tier up to 1,300 members, more than MeetScarlet's $349 with the app included; up to 400 members it costs less, at $239 up to 100 and $279 up to 400. GymMaster also charges $450 once for the app; MeetScarlet's $999 setup is free on yearly billing. Paid yearly, GymMaster takes 10% off the plan, and MeetScarlet is $3,490 a year.
Is this comparison independent? #
No. We make MeetScarlet, and we recommend it to gyms that want an app with their own name at one price that doesn't rise with their member count. Every GymMaster fact comes from GymMaster's own pages, dated, and we say where GymMaster may fit better.
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