What Chefit does, what it doesn’t, and when Trainerize is the better choice.
Trainerize, marketed as ABC Trainerize, is a full coaching platform with iOS and Android apps, in-app messaging, workout program delivery and nutrition tools. Chefit is narrower: a web app for running a client roster, bookings and prepaid session balances, with a workout log for you and your clients. If you mainly need a schedule, a roster and a reliable count of paid sessions, Chefit covers that free for up to 3 active clients. If you deliver programs, meal plans and chat inside one app, Trainerize does things Chefit doesn’t.
New accounts get Premium and Pro free for 3 months. No card needed, and nothing is charged when the trial ends.
Chefit’s free plan covers 3 active clients with booking, session balances, notes and broadcasts included. Trainerize’s free Basic plan covers one client.
Clients request open slots in their own time zone, you approve, and double bookings are refused — on every Chefit plan.
Add a package, and each completed session comes off automatically, with low-balance notices and a history both sides can read.
Trainer Pro removes the client limit at one monthly price, however many clients you coach. The flip side: Chefit has no payments, video or nutrition features at all.
| Chefit | Trainerize | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 3 active clients | Basic: 1 client |
| Free trial | 3 months of Trainer Pro and Trainee Premium, no card | 30 days with unlimited clients, no card |
| Paid coach plan | Trainer Pro: $9.99/month (launch price until December 31, 2026, then $19.99/month), unlimited clients | Grow: $10/month for up to 2 clients. Pro: from $25/month for 5 clients to $135/month for 50. Annual billing saves 10%. |
| Do clients pay? | No | No |
| Apps | Web app for phone and desktop browsers, can be added to the home screen | Mobile app for iOS and Android |
| Messaging | One-way message to all active clients; no chat | In-app messaging, including on the free plan |
| Workout programs for clients | No — clients log their own workouts; templates are personal | Workout programs and delivery; custom client programs from Grow |
| Nutrition | No | Meal and macro tracking from Grow; Advanced Nutrition Coaching add-on, $20–45/month |
| Taking client payments | No | Stripe Integrated Payments add-on, $10/month |
| Video calls | No | Video Coaching add-on, $10/month |
| Client booking | Clients request slots from your weekly hours, on every plan | Premium scheduling features, such as shareable booking links, are part of the Business add-on, $25/month |
| Prepaid session balances | Built in: deducted on completion, low-balance notices, shared history | The Stripe add-on lists “book and track sessions” |
| Branded app | No | Pro: $169 one-time setup fee; included on Studio plans |
A client roster with join requests, private notes, freeze and remove; a one-way message to all active clients; bookable weekly slots with approval; recurring sessions; prepaid session balances with history and low-balance notices; a read-only calendar link for Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook; and a workout log with templates, a rest timer, personal records and progress charts for you and your clients. Trainer Pro adds unlimited clients and a listing in the public coach catalog.
Chefit has no import tool. Moving over means sending your clients your invite link, entering each client’s remaining sessions as their starting balance, and setting your weekly working hours. Workout history from another app isn’t imported, so it starts fresh in Chefit. You can also run both: Chefit for bookings and balances, and Trainerize for programs and messaging.
With 3 active clients or fewer, Chefit costs nothing, while Trainerize’s free plan covers one client. Above that, Trainer Pro is one price with no per-client tiers, while Trainerize’s Pro starts at $25/month for 5 clients. But Chefit has no programs, nutrition, chat or payments, so it is only the cheaper option if it does what you need.
Yes. Chefit doesn’t connect to Trainerize, but you can use it only for bookings and session balances and keep programs where they are.
Chefit is a web app. It runs in the browser on iPhone, Android and desktop and can be added to the home screen; there is no App Store or Google Play listing.
Trainerize prices are in USD and, per that page, subject to applicable taxes. The plan cards on that page show $9/month for Grow and $23/month for Pro 5, while its FAQ gives $10 and $25 and says annual billing saves 10%; the table quotes the FAQ. Prices and features change — check Trainerize’s own site before you decide.
Trainerize and ABC Trainerize are trademarks of their owner. Chefit is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by them.