QR check-in
QR check-in at the door, straight onto the register
With Amble, members check in by scanning a QR code on a tablet by the door with their phone and tapping their name, with no login. Their attendance goes straight onto the class register, and staff can also scan each member’s personal code at the desk.
At the door
Put any tablet by the door with the class’s check-in screen open. It shows a QR code that changes every 30 seconds, so a photo of it can’t be shared around. Members scan it with their phone camera and tap their name. Check-in opens 15 minutes before the class and closes 15 minutes after it ends.
At the desk
Every member has a personal QR code on their home screen, which can also be printed as a card. On the door screen, staff can scan it with a standard USB or Bluetooth barcode scanner. If the member has a class around now they are marked as attended; if not, Amble records a gym-floor visit.
The register
Staff can mark attended or no-show and add walk-ins. Turnout and no-shows then feed into the reports, class by class.
What it doesn’t do yet
- Check-in needs an internet connection; it doesn’t work offline.
- There’s no camera scanner inside the staff app. Use the door QR or a USB or Bluetooth scanner.
Studios that use it most.
Spin
Spin studio booking: classes capped at your number of bikes, waitlists that refill late cancels, QR check-in at the door and card payments for packs.
Amble for spinFunctional fitness
Booking, payments and attendance for functional fitness gyms: capped classes, QR check-in at the door, coach roles and a list of members going quiet.
Amble for functional fitnessCircuits
A circuit class booking app for UK studios: capped classes, walk-ins added at the door, card payments for packs and a reminder before each class.
Amble for circuitsQuestions studio owners ask
Do members need to log in to check in?
No. They scan the door QR code with their phone camera and tap their name.
What do I need at the door?
Any tablet that can open a web page. A USB or Bluetooth barcode scanner is optional, for scanning members’ personal codes at the desk.
Can someone check in from home?
The door code changes every 30 seconds and only works from 15 minutes before the class until 15 minutes after it, which makes that hard.
Does it record no-shows?
Yes. Staff mark no-shows on the register, and the reports show turnout for every class.
Does it work for open-gym visits?
Yes. A member checking in at the door with no class around then is recorded as a gym-floor visit.
Further reading.
Why gym members cancel, and how to spot it early
Members rarely cancel out of the blue. Why the first month matters, how to spot someone drifting, and what to do before they go.
Read the guideHow to turn gym trials into members
Trials are won at the second visit. Put trialists in a real class, make sure someone says hello, book visit two before they leave, and don’t discount.
Read the guideRun your studio in your own app.
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