Studio classes or one-to-one coaching: which app fits your work?
Teaching classes and coaching clients are different jobs. Here's how instructors decide between StudioFly and Trainaq, and when to use both.
Teaching a class and coaching a client are different jobs. A class runs on a schedule: spots, waitlists, members and payments. Coaching runs on a person: their program, their food, their weekly check-in and a conversation that carries on between sessions. StudioFly is built for the first job, and Trainaq, from the same team, is built for the second.
Running a studio with a schedule of classes? StudioFly is the fit. Coaching people one at a time, face to face or remotely? That's Trainaq's job. Many instructors do both, and they use each app for its own work.
Key Takeaways
- StudioFly runs class-led studios: scheduling, spot booking, waitlists, private and duo sessions, and a member app.
- Trainaq runs one-to-one coaching: programs, meal plans, weekly check-ins and chat, with a free app for each client.
- An instructor can teach classes at a studio on StudioFly and coach private clients on Trainaq.
- Both are made by the same team, with separate sign-ups.
How do StudioFly and Trainaq compare at a glance?
| StudioFly | Trainaq | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Class-led studios: yoga, Pilates, dance, martial arts and more | Personal trainers, online coaches, freelancers and coaching teams |
| The core job | Classes, members, bookings and the studio's day | A program, food targets and check-ins for each client |
| Booking | Class scheduling with spot booking and waitlists; private and duo sessions | 1:1 session booking on every plan; group classes with waitlists on Pro and Studio |
| Apps | StudioFly Business for the team and StudioFly Member for members | Trainaq Coach on Android and the web; the free Trainaq app on Android, with today's workout, food, habits and chat |
| Coaching tools | Diet and workout plans for members | Multi-week programs, a 3D exercise library, AI food photos and weekly check-ins |
| Where to start | StudioFly pricing | Free trial at trainaq.com |
Who is each app for?
StudioFly is for owners and teams who run a space full of classes: yoga and Pilates studios, dance academies, martial arts schools and other class-led businesses. Its job is the studio's day: what's on the schedule, who booked which spot, who's waiting and who has paid.
Trainaq is for people whose business is their clients: a personal trainer with private clients, an online coach with clients in other cities, a freelance instructor or nutrition coach, or a coaching team with several coaches. Its job is each client's progress: what they train this week, what they eat, how their check-in looks and what the coach says next.
Which app runs a class schedule?
StudioFly runs the class schedule. Members book their own spot in a class, in the member portal or on the booking page. When a class is full, members join the waitlist themselves, and when a spot frees up the first eligible person moves in automatically and gets the usual confirmation. Private and duo sessions let members book trainers' open slots, and online classes get their meeting links created automatically. See class scheduling for the details.
Which app coaches a client week to week?
Trainaq coaches a client week to week. A coach builds workouts and multi-week programs from 600+ exercises with 1,600+ HD 3D demo videos made by Trainaq, or from their own exercises with a video or a YouTube link. They set calorie and macro targets, write meal plans, and review weekly check-ins with weight, photos and answers in one queue.
The client follows all of it in the free Trainaq app: today's workout with a 3D demo for every exercise, calories and macros left, habits, the check-in and chat with the coach. They can log a meal from a photo that the AI reads and they confirm. Clients get the app from Google Play, and coaches use Trainaq Coach on Google Play or the web dashboard. Our diet and habit tracking app page shows the screens.
How do the StudioFly Member app and the Trainaq app differ?
The StudioFly Member app is your members' own app for the studio. With family accounts, one parent can book classes, pay for memberships and class packs, and manage the whole family from a single login.
The Trainaq app is a client's daily plan from their coach. It is free for clients, who join with their coach's invite link, and it's built around the coach's program rather than the studio's schedule.
Can an instructor use StudioFly and Trainaq together?
Yes, for the work each is built for. Picture a Pilates instructor who teaches six classes a week at a studio that runs on StudioFly. The studio's members, bookings and waitlists stay in StudioFly. The instructor also coaches four private clients online, each with a strength program, food targets and a Sunday check-in. Those clients live in Trainaq, where the instructor can see every check-in in one queue and message each client directly.
The two are separate products with separate sign-ups, so each business adds only what it needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Trainaq part of StudioFly?
No. Trainaq is a separate product made by the same team, sold at trainaq.com with its own apps: Trainaq Coach for coaches and the free Trainaq app for their clients.
Can StudioFly run personal training?
Yes. StudioFly runs private and duo sessions that members book from trainers' open slots, and online sessions get their meeting links created automatically. Trainaq is for a coach's own coaching work, with a program, food targets and weekly check-ins for each client.
How do I try each one?
Trainaq starts with a free trial at trainaq.com, no card needed. StudioFly plans are on our pricing page, and you can book a demo with our team.
Which should you choose?
Pick StudioFly when the work is the studio: a class schedule, members, spots and waitlists. Pick Trainaq when the work is a person: their program, their food targets, their weekly check-in and your replies. Teach classes and coach privately? Run the studio side in StudioFly and your private clients in Trainaq.
Start a free Trainaq trial on trainaq.com, or read more on our personal trainer app page.
