u/dylanevanpiper

Solo-ish build, coaching software at trainerpal.co.uk. Replaces the Google Sheets and WhatsApp combo that most independent personal trainers and small gyms run their entire client relationship on.

Core loop: assign a training programme and meal plan in two clicks instead of building from scratch per client, clients get streaks and one-tap tracking so logging actually happens, billing runs on Stripe instead of manual bank transfers.

Free tier is 3 clients forever, paid scales £29 to £99/mo by client count. It's live, real coaches are on it, not just a landing page.

What I'm actually unsure about: whether the free tier at 3 clients is generous enough to get someone to actually migrate their existing clients over, or whether that friction (re-onboarding clients onto a new app) is the real blocker regardless of price. If you've built something that asks users to switch tools mid-relationship with their own customers, how did you get past that specific friction?

Founder of TrainerPal here, obvious bias, but this came from a real problem, not a hackathon idea.

Every small coach or gym I talked to was running client programming out of Google Sheets, check-ins over WhatsApp, and payments chased manually or through bank transfer. It works until you have more than a handful of clients, then it's just admin eating your evenings.

TrainerPal assigns a full training programme and meal plan in two clicks, clients get streaks and one-tap tracking so they actually log stuff instead of ghosting you for three weeks, and billing runs on Stripe automatically instead of you chasing bank transfers.

Free tier is 3 clients forever, no card needed, paid tiers scale from £29/mo for 25 clients up to £99/mo for 100+ and multi-coach gyms.

Genuinely curious what this sub is still duct-taping together with spreadsheets and group chats, might be missing something obvious.