Zen Planner or MeetScarlet: an app with your gym's name.
For a gym that wants its own app at a price that doesn't grow with its member count, MeetScarlet is the better pick: the app comes in every plan for $349 a month, set up by our team under your own Apple and Google accounts. Zen Planner prices by active members, from $99 to $538 a month, and adds its branded app for $39; MeetScarlet's setup is $999 on monthly billing and free on yearly. We make MeetScarlet; every Zen Planner fact here comes from Zen Planner'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 an app with your gym's name included in the plan at one price however many members you have: $349 a month for one site, while Zen Planner's price climbs with active members, up to $577 a month for its top package plus the app at 251 or more. Our team sets the app up under your own Apple and Google developer accounts and imports your member list, with setup at $999 on monthly billing and free on yearly. If you also run tanning beds or courts, MeetScarlet books them in the same app.
Zen Planner may suit you if you want a lower monthly total on its first package ($138 with the app for up to 45 active members), or need workout programming through SugarWOD or keyless 24/7 entry.
Why gyms pick MeetScarlet over Zen Planner
- One price however many members you have: $349 a month with the app; Zen Planner prices by active members, up to $538 a month before its $39 app
- Every member books in an app with your gym's name; without Zen Planner's add-on, members use its standard app, shared across all Zen Planner customers
- Your app is published under your own Apple and Google developer accounts; the Zen Planner 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 in the same app as your classes
Side by side
| Zen Planner | MeetScarlet | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Priced by active members and package: $99, $198 or $348 a month for up to 45 members; $289, $388 or $538 for 251 or more; month to month; it notes additional charges and fees may apply | $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 standalone app under your gym's own name and logo, $39 a month, an add-on to any plan; without it, members use the standard app shared across all Zen Planner customers | 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 | Not stated on the pages we read | $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 | Schedule, booking, waitlists, capacity limits and automatic reminders | Class booking with capacity; clients join a waitlist and move up when a spot opens |
| Plans | Monthly, annual, class packs, drop-ins, family plans, punch cards and custom membership types | Unlimited memberships with optional minimum terms, day passes, packs and gift cards |
| Check-in | Member app, a front-desk kiosk, or staff from the Staff App | A pass in the member's app, shown at the desk |
| Reminders | Automatic class reminders | No class reminders; on MeetScarlet Pro, texts to clients who opt in when a class is cancelled or a waitlist spot opens (coming soon) |
| Workout programming | Through its SugarWOD integration, shown in members' app | None |
| Door access | Keyless 24/7 entry through its HybridAF integration | None |
From zenplanner.com/pricing, /pricing/active-member-tiers, /products/branded-app and its feature and integration pages, read November 1, 2026; in US dollars. Only the first and last member tiers are quoted here.
Where Zen Planner may fit better
- A lower monthly total on its first package with the app, at the tiers we checked ($138 and $328)
- Workout programming through SugarWOD, with workouts appearing in members' app
- Keyless 24/7 entry through HybridAF
- Automatic class reminders and a self-service check-in kiosk
Questions to ask on a Zen Planner demo
Zen Planner'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?
- Is there a setup fee for the branded app, and how long until it is live?
- Which additional charges or fees apply on top of the tier price?
- 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 Zen Planner's branded app? #
Zen Planner's pricing lists the branded app at $39 a month, an add-on to any plan, on top of plans from $99 a month priced by active members, read November 1, 2026.
Is Zen Planner cheaper than MeetScarlet? #
It depends on the package and your member count. MeetScarlet is $349 a month with the app whatever your member count, set up by our team under your own developer accounts, plus $999 setup on monthly billing and none on yearly; Zen Planner's top package plus the app is $577 a month for 251 or more active members. Its first package plus the app costs less: $138 a month for up to 45 active members and $328 for 251 or more. Zen Planner notes that additional charges and fees may apply, and we found no setup price on its pages.
What is the difference between Zen Planner's standard app and its branded app? #
Zen Planner says its standard member app is shared across all customers, while the branded app is a standalone app published under your gym's own name and logo.
Is this comparison independent? #
No. We make MeetScarlet, and we recommend it to gyms that want their own app at a price that doesn't grow with their member count. Every Zen Planner fact comes from Zen Planner's own pages, dated, and we say where Zen Planner may fit better.
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