PushPress or MeetScarlet: an app with your gym's name.
For a gym that wants the app included and set up for it, MeetScarlet is the better pick: our team builds your app, submits it under your own Apple and Google accounts, and sets up your classes and memberships. PushPress sells its branded app as a $97-a-month add-on to plans from $0 to $229, with no setup fee; MeetScarlet is $349 a month with the app, plus $999 setup on monthly billing (free on yearly). We make MeetScarlet; every PushPress fact here comes from PushPress'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 the plan rather than as an add-on, and want 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. If you also run tanning beds or courts, MeetScarlet books them in the same app. It's $349 a month with the app included, plus $999 setup on monthly billing, free on yearly.
PushPress may suit you if you want the lowest price for a branded app ($97 a month on plans from $0, with no setup fee), or need workout programming, a check-in kiosk or door access for a 24/7 gym.
Why gyms pick MeetScarlet over PushPress
- The app with your gym's name is part of every plan, not an add-on billed on top
- Your app is published under your own Apple and Google developer accounts; PushPress says you need an Apple Developer Account, and the pages we read don't state the Google side
- 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 in the same app as your classes
Side by side
| PushPress | MeetScarlet | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Plans at $0 (with higher card rates than its paid plans), $159 or $229 a month, month to month | $349 a month, or $499 on MeetScarlet Pro |
| App with your gym's name | $97 a month add-on; PushPress says you are charged when the build process starts | In every plan |
| Developer accounts | You need an Apple Developer Account, and the $99 a year is on you; Google not stated on the pages we read | Your own Apple and Google accounts ($99 a year to Apple, $25 once to Google) |
| Setup | No setup fee for the app; typically live 7 to 10 business days after you send your assets | $999 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. |
| Classes and waitlists | Self-service booking with automated waitlists | Class booking with capacity; clients join a waitlist and move up when a spot opens |
| Plans | Recurring plans, class packs, drop-ins, trials and PT sessions | Unlimited memberships with optional minimum terms, day passes, packs and gift cards |
| Check-in | Member app, front-desk tablet or auto-detection at class start, plus QR code check-ins and a kiosk mode | A pass in the member's app, shown at the desk |
| Workout programming | Basic workout programming included in every plan; workout tracking for up to 20 clients $79 a month | None |
| Door access | Access control for 24/7 facilities, per its software page | None |
From pushpress.com/pricing, /products/core and /products/branded-member-app, read November 1, 2026; in US dollars.
Where PushPress may fit better
- A lower price for an app with your gym's name: $97 a month, with no setup fee, on plans from $0
- Workout programming, and workout tracking as an add-on
- Kiosk mode and QR code check-ins, and auto-detection at class start
- Access control for 24/7 facilities
Questions to ask on a PushPress demo
PushPress'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?
- If I stop paying for the branded app, what happens to the listing and my members' installs?
- Which plan's card rates apply once the branded app is added?
- 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 PushPress's branded app? #
PushPress's pricing page lists the branded app as a $97-a-month add-on, and its branded-app page says there is no setup fee and that you need an Apple Developer Account, with the $99 a year on you, read November 1, 2026.
Is PushPress cheaper than MeetScarlet? #
On the monthly price, yes. PushPress's $97-a-month app on its $0 plan costs less than MeetScarlet's $349 a month, though that plan has higher card rates than its paid plans, and even on its top plan ($229 plus $97, so $326) it is lower, plus $99 a year to Apple. MeetScarlet's price includes the app and the setup work: our team builds it, publishes it under your own developer accounts and sets up your classes and memberships, with a $999 setup fee on monthly billing and none on yearly.
Does MeetScarlet have workout programming or door access? #
No. MeetScarlet books classes, sells memberships and checks members in at the desk, but has no workout programming and no door access. PushPress includes basic workout programming in every plan, and its software page describes access control for 24/7 facilities.
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 PushPress fact comes from PushPress's own pages, dated, and we say where PushPress may fit better.
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