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7 AI tools for martial arts schools
Written by Wanna AI. Checked on 18 Oct 2026, refreshed every 30 days. Wanna is our product and is in this list. Prices change; open each link before you decide.
Short answer. A school owner has three jobs a tool can touch: turning a trial-class inquiry into a booking, keeping students from skipping class, and bringing back students who left. Martial arts systems cover the first two with lead forms, texts and attendance. Of the five school systems, only PushPress and Zen Planner describe an AI feature on the pages we read. Gymdesk and Spark describe win-back and follow-up as automations or a CRM you set up, not as AI. The seven are alphabetical, not scored.
How we chose
The vendor's own page describes work a martial arts school does, or a general tool an owner could use. Prices are US dollars, read on each vendor's pricing page on 18 Oct 2026 between 09:14 and 09:20 UTC, with the billing term the page gives. We read pages and ran none of these tools except Wanna.
The seven
| Tool | What it does | Price, read 18 Oct 2026 | Honest minus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gymdesk | Gym system: booking, memberships, lead management, SMS, email marketing, automations | By active members, monthly: up to 50 members 100 (75 with Gymdesk Payments), 51-100 125 (100), 101-150 175 (150), 151-250 240 (200). 251 and up: custom. 30-day trial, no card | No AI feature is named. Win-back, class reminders, no-show follow-up and review requests are automations you build yourself; we did not test them |
| Kicksite | Martial arts system with lead forms, landing pages, attendance and belt tracking, email and text, automated message flows for prospects | By active students, monthly: 0-25 49, 26-50 99, 51-100 149, 101 and up 199. All features at every tier. Texting: "free unlimited one-way". Annual price: ask at a demo | No AI feature and no no-show reminder is named. The page's "30 days free" sits in the demo section; the free-try button states no length |
| PushPress | Gym system listing martial arts as a business type, with waitlists, a "no-show/late cancel automation" and an AI Assistant for questions about members, attendance and retention | Free 0, card fee 4.99% + 0.30. Pro 159 monthly, 2.89% + 0.30. Max 229, 2.75% + 0.30. Members unlimited. No trial printed | The AI Assistant is in Pro and Max, not Free. Automated email and text sit in Grow, a separate product listed at 329 monthly. Its 60% AI-support figure is the vendor's own |
| RepliFast | Drafts replies to Google reviews, with rules by star rating | Free: 5 AI replies a month. Starter 15 monthly (144 yearly), you approve each reply. Pro 29 monthly (228 yearly), unlimited, Autopilot posts replies. Trial: 14 days or 15 posted replies per location | Google reviews only. It answers reviews; asking students or parents for them is a separate tool |
| Spark Membership | Martial arts system with a CRM that has trial pipelines, billing, and two-way SMS: instant replies to new leads, class reminders, reschedule texts | One price: 199 a month after an 8-week free trial. No tiers printed; the page says no limits | No AI feature is named. The CRM tracks lapsed students; no win-back campaign is named. The owner quotes on the page are the vendor's own |
| Zen Planner | Gym system for memberships, scheduling, attendance and billing, with marketing tiers on top | Starting at, monthly: Studio 99, Essentials 198 (adds website and lead capture), Ultimate 348 (lists AI-powered email and text campaigns, lead management and retention tools). Engage add-on from 249. No trial printed | Every price says "starting at"; member-tier prices need a demo. Automated email and text outreach is in Ultimate only (348 and up). Win-back automations and trial booking by AI chat are in Engage, from 249; class reminder push notifications are in the Branded App, 39 a month. We did not test them |
| Wanna | Reads your site, proposes the week's tasks, drafts posts, offers and letters. Posts and ads wait for your OK (Trust) | Free: 10 credits after setup, about one task. Starter 20 a month, 200 credits. Growth 49, 5,000 credits. Scale 149, up to 5 companies | Early: 3 companies, 0 paying (live). Not school software: no booking, student list, belt tracking or payments. It does not text students |
By job
- Trial-class inquiries: Kicksite lead forms and prospect message flows, Spark's instant lead replies and trial pipelines, lead management in Gymdesk and Zen Planner (Zen Planner Engage also names AI trial booking), or trial sessions on the Gymdesk calendar.
- No-show reminders: Spark names class reminders; PushPress lists no-show/late cancel automation under scheduling; Gymdesk lists booking reminders and no-show re-engagement as automations; Zen Planner's Branded App sends push notifications for class reminders. We did not test any of them.
- Student win-back: Gymdesk automations send a win-back message when a member has not checked in for the days you set. Zen Planner Engage names win-back automations, Spark's CRM tracks lapsed students, and PushPress's AI Assistant answers retention questions. Wanna can draft an offer for former students, but it cannot see who left.
- Asking for Google reviews: Gymdesk automations send your review link by email or text. Replying to them: RepliFast.
- The next marketing task, picked and drafted for your OK: Wanna. Related: local service businesses.
What Wanna is and is not
Wanna drafts. Posts and ads wait for your OK, and sending letters is off until you turn it on (Trust). On the live page at 09:15 UTC on 18 Oct 2026: 3 companies of people, 0 paying, MRR 0 dollars, 21 tasks done in 7 days. We have no martial arts school results to show.
What this list does not replace
It does not replace your own demo: we read pages, not products. It does not replace the instructor who notices a student has gone quiet, your waiver and cancellation terms, or your payment processor's rules. Texting parents or minors has consent rules we did not check against any tool; ask each vendor for its terms.
FAQ
What are the best AI tools for a martial arts school? We do not rank them. The By job section sorts the seven by task, and the table gives each price as the vendor shows it.
Which software books trial classes for a karate or BJJ school? Kicksite, Spark Membership, Gymdesk and Zen Planner list lead capture or lead management, Gymdesk lists trial sessions on its calendar, and Zen Planner Engage names AI trial booking. Book two demos and send each a mock trial inquiry.
Can AI send no-show reminders to my students? Spark lists class reminder texts, PushPress lists no-show/late cancel automation, Gymdesk lists booking reminders and no-show re-engagement as automations, and Zen Planner's Branded App lists push notifications for class reminders. We ran none of them, so test it on a real class.
How do I win back students who stopped coming? Gymdesk automations can send a win-back message after a set number of days without a check-in, and you build it yourself. Zen Planner Engage names win-back automations, and Spark's CRM tracks lapsed students. Wanna can draft the message but cannot see who left.
How much does martial arts school software cost? Entry prices shown: Kicksite 49 a month for up to 25 students, Zen Planner Studio from 99, Gymdesk 100 for up to 50 members, Spark 199 after a trial. PushPress Free costs 0 plus higher card fees.
Is Wanna martial arts software? No. It helps an owner choose and draft the next marketing task, and posts and ads wait for your OK. It is our product, so its minuses are in the table.
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