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⚙ Operate · Gym Manager

Spot the members about to quit, before they do.

Gym Manager tracks memberships, renewals and who's actually showing up. Members scan a QR on the way in and see their attendance streak, and you nudge quiet ones back on WhatsApp before they quit. No app for members to download. Built for Nairobi gyms.

Membership renewals on autopilot 🔥 Attendance streaks that keep members hooked 🔒 No member login Runs from your phone
Members
Active members
312
Expiring this week
18
Check-ins today
74
This month
Ksh 486k
Expiring soon Remind all
Brian K.Monthly · expires in 2 days
Remind
Achieng O.Quarterly · expires in 4 days
Remind
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Dennis M.Hasn't come in 12 days
Win back
Today's check-ins 74
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Faith W.12th visit this month · 5-day streak
In
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Kevin T.8th visit · 3-day streak
In
The real cost

You can't keep members you can't see.

Most gyms find out a member has quit on renewal day, weeks after they actually stopped coming. By then it's too late to win them back.

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Members drift away quietly

Attendance drops off for weeks before anyone cancels. If you're not watching who stops showing up, you lose them without warning.

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Renewals slip through

Memberships expire and nobody chases them. Every un-renewed member is money that quietly walked out the door.

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Cash you can't track

Who paid, who owes, who's on which plan. Kept in a book or your head, it's impossible to know your real numbers.

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No idea what's working

Which classes fill up, which trainers bring the money, which plans people actually renew. You're guessing.

What it does

One dashboard for the whole gym.

Memberships, attendance, classes, trainers and your supplement shop. In one place, on your phone.

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Memberships & renewals

Every member's plan and expiry date in one view. Gym Manager sends them a WhatsApp renewal reminder before they lapse, so you stop chasing and stop losing them.

Never miss a renewal
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Attendance streaks

Members scan a QR at your door with their own phone and instantly see their streak and monthly count on screen. Seeing the number grow keeps them coming back.

Members stay hooked
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Loyalty & rewards

Members earn points for showing up, keeping a streak or bringing a friend, then cash them in for a free session, gym merch or money off renewal. A rewards program built on consistency, not spending.

Reward your regulars
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Churn early-warning

When a member's attendance starts dropping, they get flagged so you can reach out and win them back before they cancel, not after.

Catch quitters early
Add-on
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Class booking

Members book spin, HIIT, yoga or boxing from their phone. Each class has a capacity, so you never oversell a session or turn people away at the door.

Fill every class
Add-on
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PT session packages

Sell a block of personal-training sessions and one ticks off automatically each time the member trains. No more arguments about how many are left.

Sell packages, not guesses
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Member database

Every member saved with their plan, phone number and full history. One tap to WhatsApp a single member or your whole list.

Your member book, safe
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Win-back & broadcasts

Message lapsed members with an offer, or announce a new class or price to everyone at once, at a pace that keeps your number safe.

Bring them back
Add-on
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Sell supplements & merch

Protein, water, gym tees and shakers tracked like real stock, right alongside memberships. Your gym shop and your gym, one dashboard.

Your gym shop, sorted
One system

Everything your gym runs on, in one place.

Members, classes, trainers and payments stop living in different books and apps. One system, talking to itself.

Memberships & renewals
Attendance streaks
Loyalty & rewards
Churn early-warning
Class booking
PT session packages
Member database
Win-back broadcasts
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The feature members love

A QR at the door that keeps members coming back.

The member scans on the way in and instantly sees their streak, right there on their phone. It's the same trick that makes fitness apps addictive, nobody wants to break a streak, except there's no app to download. And the same scan tells you who's slowing down.

  • Members see their progress.

    "Visit 12 this month, 5-day streak." Seeing the number grow is what pulls them back through the door.

  • You see who's slipping.

    The same check-in data flags a member whose visits are dropping, so you win them back before they quit.

  • No app, no login, no cards.

    Members scan with their own phone and see it right there. Nothing to install, nothing to remember.

How a member checks in
  1. 1
    They scan the one QR poster at your door with their own phone.
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    The first time only, they type the mobile number you already have them saved under. Takes a second, no password.
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    Their phone remembers them, so every visit after is one scan and their streak shows instantly. Members with no smartphone get checked in at your desk.
Iron Republic Gym
Checked in!
Welcome back, Faith 👋
12
this month
🔥 5
day streak
2 more visits unlocks your reward 🎁
47 visits this year, keep the streak alive.

What a member sees, the second they scan.

And it grows your gym

Not just run the gym, grow it.

The extras that turn a full gym into a growing one: more members through the door, more reviews on Google, more reasons for members to stay.

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Challenges & leaderboards

Run a "30 visits in 30 days" challenge or a most-consistent leaderboard. Members compete to keep showing up, and every visit is one more reason to renew.

Attendance, gamified

Automatic Google reviews

After a member hits a milestone, they're asked for a Google review at the moment they're happiest. Your rating climbs and new members find you on Google Maps.

Get found, get booked
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Member referrals

Every member gets their own referral link. When a friend they send joins, they both get a reward, so your members become your best salespeople.

Grow by word of mouth
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Freeze, don't cancel

Travelling or injured? Members pause their membership instead of quitting. A frozen member comes back. A cancelled one is gone for good.

Keep members who'd leave
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Streak-at-risk nudges

When a regular's membership is about to expire, the reminder plays on their streak: don't lose your 12-day run, renew now. Two reasons to stay, not one.

Renewals that land
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Free-trial funnel

A book-a-free-session page turns your Instagram followers into trials, and trials into members, with automatic follow-up so no lead goes cold.

Fill the top of the funnel

Want this running in your gym? Send me your plans and class timetable, I set the whole thing up.

💬 Set up my gym
How it works

Live in a day.

I do the heavy lifting. You get a working gym you can run from your hand.

1. I set it up for you

Send your member list and your plans. I build your dashboard and print your door check-in QR, usually within the hour. No data entry on your side.

2. You run it from your phone

Check members in, take payments by cash or M-Pesa, see who's expiring and who's slipping, all from your phone. Staff logins if you want them.

3. Members stay on their own

They scan on the way in and see their streak, book classes, and get renewal nudges on WhatsApp. No app, no login, nothing for them to learn.

Who it's for

Built for how Kenyan gyms actually run.

🏋️ Commercial gyms 🥊 Boxing & MMA 🏋 CrossFit boxes 🧘 Yoga & pilates studios 💪 PT & strength studios 🚴 Spin studios
Joel Muthee, founder of Essence Automations
Joel MutheeFounder · Essence Automations
Who's behind it

The same hands behind Shop Manager.

I'm Joel. I build practical tools for Nairobi businesses, websites, shop systems, WhatsApp automation, the kind a busy owner actually uses, not enterprise software built for big chains.

Shop Manager already runs real Nairobi shops from a phone. Gym Manager brings that same thinking to gyms: keep members coming back, chase nothing, and run it all from your phone with no app for anyone to download.

Every feature earns its place by solving a real problem a gym owner has, not one a developer imagined.

— Joel Muthee, Founder
In their words

What clients say about working with us.

Not all of them run gyms, but they all trusted us to build and deliver. Same hands building yours.

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"Joel from Essence Automations designed an amazing website for our hardware business. He also created a Google Business Profile and optimized it so well, Oloolua Hardware is now ranking number 2 in Ngong."

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"You made the whole process easy and stress-free. I'm grateful for how careful you were with every detail and how you captured the feel of my brand."

Joy RykerRyker Luxury
★★★★★

"Brilliant system from Joel. The appointment calendar and review system work really well."

SuitGuru KenyaMenswear, Nairobi
★★★★★

"Joel has run our digital ads at Rajshyn Jewellers since 2018. His Facebook, Instagram and Google ad strategies have delivered positive returns consistently. I recommend him."

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"Joel built a quote-request ad for our company on a Saturday afternoon. By Monday morning we already had 2 qualified leads asking for quotes. If you're looking for clients, I highly recommend Essence Automations."

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Boma Movers KEMovers, Nairobi
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"Joel designed a great website for my hospital that also comes with a customer-tracking app. Try him, you won't regret it."

Dr. Fadhili MuliliMedical practice, Nairobi
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"Loved working with Joel on my one-page website. I gave him a brief and he came back with a great design on the first try. Friendly, easy to talk to, made the whole process smooth."

Franklin ThomasWebsite client
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"Can't say enough about the support Joel has given my business, Brookhaven Events. The webchat and CRM solutions have been crucial in our marketing."

Farouk SterooBrookhaven Events
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"Our sales process is much simpler now with Joel's CRM. The training and after-sales support are top tier. Happy to recommend and work with him again."

Raphael OpiyoCRM client
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"Great CRM for lead generation, email marketing, and booking appointments."

Jackson MureithiCRM client
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"Lovely AI Support and Appointment Calendar. Really useful."

Diana GithakaAI Support client
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"Great customer service and awesome automations from Joel."

Eliud MainaAutomation client
Pricing

Simple pricing. Free setup for the first 5 gyms.

A lean core that goes live in about an hour, no long setup. Bolt on class booking, PT packages or your shop only if you run them. Pay monthly by M-Pesa, cancel anytime.

Add what you run
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M-Pesa auto-payMembers renew on their phone and it's marked paid automatically. Needs your Lipa na M-Pesa Till.
Ksh 5,000 setup+Ksh 2,000/mo
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Class booking & calendarMembers book spin, HIIT, yoga or boxing, with each class capped so you never oversell.
Ksh 10,000 setup+Ksh 2,000/mo
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PT session packagesSell blocks of personal-training sessions and each one ticks off automatically as the member trains.
Ksh 10,000 setup+Ksh 2,000/mo
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Supplement & merch shopTrack protein, water, gym tees and shakers like real stock, right next to your memberships.
Ksh 25,000 setup+Ksh 2,000/mo
One-off, no monthly
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Ultra-modern websiteA fast, modern site for your gym with your classes, trainers and prices, plus a WhatsApp button so new members can reach you in one tap.
from Ksh 40,000

Know another gym owner? Refer them and you get a free month when they join.

Questions

Questions gym owners ask.

Do my members need to download an app?

No. A member scans a QR to check in and see their streak, and gets renewal reminders on WhatsApp. Nothing to download, no login, no passwords.

How does the QR check-in work?

You get one QR poster for your entrance. A member scans it with their own phone on the way in. The first time, they type the mobile number you already have them saved under, no password. After that their phone remembers them, so every visit is one scan and their streak pops up instantly. It logs their visit, shows them their streak and monthly count, and quietly tells you who's slowing down. Members without a smartphone get checked in at your desk.

What happens when a membership is about to expire?

Gym Manager sends the member a WhatsApp renewal reminder before they lapse, with the exact plan and price, so you're not chasing anyone and fewer members slip away.

Can I sell supplements and merch too?

Yes. The shop side tracks products like real stock, protein, water, tees, right next to your memberships, so your gym and your gym shop live in one dashboard.

Do you set it up for me?

Yes. Send me your member list, your plans and your class timetable and I build the whole thing and print your door QR. Most gyms are live in a day.

Does it work on any phone?

Yes. It runs in your browser on any phone or computer, no install. Your members only ever need WhatsApp.

Stop losing members you could have kept.

See who's about to quit, keep your regulars coming, and run the whole gym from your phone. Let's set it up.

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