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Stories, playbooks, and lessons from gyms running on Kasratbook. New piece every Wednesday.

How Much Does Gym Management Software Cost in India? [2026 Pricing Data]
Operations

How Much Does Gym Management Software Cost in India? [2026 Pricing Data]

We surveyed 12 gym software platforms and broke down what you actually pay — monthly fees, setup costs, transaction charges, and the hidden stuff nobody tells you about.

Aditi Sharma·June 15, 2026·9 min read
Playbook

Gym Member Retention in India — What 500+ Gym Owners Told Us

We asked 500+ gym owners across India about their retention numbers. The average is worse than you think, but the top performers share a few simple habits.

Karan Patil·June 10, 2026·10 min read
Marketing

WhatsApp for Gym Businesses — Complete Guide with ROI Data

Your members check WhatsApp 83 times a day. Here's how to use that for renewals, class reminders, and payment follow-ups — with real templates and ROI numbers.

Aditi Sharma·June 5, 2026·8 min read
Playbook

How Iron Club hit 92% renewal rate (and what changed)

A 1,200-member gym in Pune walked us through the exact retention playbook they ran for six months. Spoiler: it wasn't the discounts.

Aditi Sharma·April 18, 2026·8 min read
Product

The case for face-recognition check-in

Why we shipped on-device face recognition instead of fingerprint scanners — and the privacy trade-offs we made.

Karan Patil·April 11, 2026·6 min read
Operations

Pricing your gym: a 5-step framework

What to charge, when to discount, and how to think about LTV without an MBA. With a free spreadsheet.

Priya Nair·April 4, 2026·10 min read
Engineering

Building Kasratbook in public

A behind-the-scenes look at our weekly ship cadence, monorepo setup, and the deploy pipeline that lets two engineers ship five times a day.

Vikram Joshi·March 27, 2026·12 min read
Marketing

WhatsApp templates that actually convert

The 6 templates we A/B-tested with 50,000 gym members. The winners aren't what you think.

Aditi Sharma·March 19, 2026·7 min read
Customer story

Pulse Fitness scaled from 1 to 4 branches in a year

Arjun Kapoor walks us through the systems that made it possible — including the one mistake he'd undo if he could.

Karan Patil·March 8, 2026·9 min read
Playbook

The end-of-month collections playbook

How to recover 80% of your missed renewals in the first 7 days of the month, on autopilot.

Priya Nair·February 28, 2026·5 min read