Your Club at a Glance
Revenue, active members, attendance and engagement in one place — with financial, membership and attendance reports a click away.
For judo dojos, BJJ academies and karate clubs — members, billing, attendance and kyu/dan grades in one place
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Or start free forever — Starter plan for clubs up to 10 members.
Revenue, active members, attendance and engagement in one place — with financial, membership and attendance reports a click away.
Stop juggling spreadsheets, paper forms, and separate billing systems. IpponBoard brings it all together.
Complete profiles with contacts, guardians, emergency info, and documents. Family accounts link parents and children.
Automated recurring payments via Stripe and Square. Monthly, term-based, and family plans with automatic invoicing.
Create your weekly schedule. Members see what's on, and you track who shows up with check-in and kiosk mode.
Track belt progressions, record grading dates, and celebrate achievements. Built for how martial arts actually work.
Every member has a complete profile with everything you need—contact details, emergency contacts, medical notes, and uploaded documents like waivers and insurance.
Connect Stripe or Square and let IpponBoard handle recurring billing. Members pay automatically, you get notified, and the books stay clean.
Track attendance with check-in or set up a kiosk at the door. See patterns, identify drop-offs, and keep members engaged.
Martial arts is about progression. IpponBoard tracks belt gradings, milestones, and achievements—the stuff generic gym software misses.
Recent additions, built from what clubs asked for.
Decide per club what coaches can do — whether they take payments, how far back they see payments, and which reports they open.
Someone paying $50 cash and the rest by card? Take it as one sale, with each part recorded and labelled together.
Record a refund against a cash or bank-transfer payment, with a reason, so the books match what really happened.
Ask your own questions when people register for an event or grading. Staff see the answers alongside each registration.
Start a tournament from the club side — entries, draws and live scoring on every mat. Free when only your own members compete on a paid plan.
Step-by-step guides and short videos for every part of IpponBoard, from first setup to payments, gradings and events.
Start your free trial and have your club set up in minutes
Everything else you need to run a modern club
Email members individually or in bulk. Announce schedule changes, upcoming events, or grading invitations.
See your club's health at a glance. Member growth, revenue trends, attendance patterns—data you can act on.
Organise gradings, seminars, and social events. Take registrations with your own questions, and manage attendance.
Members sign waivers online during registration. No more paper forms to chase or file.
Share your registration link. New members sign up themselves—you just approve and welcome them.
Add coaches, managers and front-desk staff with the permissions you choose. Everyone sees what they need, nothing more.
Track member insurance policies, expiry dates, and coverage status. Get alerts before policies lapse.
Sell uniforms, equipment, and merchandise. Track stock levels and process orders directly through IpponBoard.
Post club-wide announcements that members see when they log in. Keep everyone informed without inbox clutter.
Track trial visitors and enquiries. Follow up with prospective members and convert leads into sign-ups.
Handle casual visitors and drop-in sessions. Collect details, process one-off payments, and track attendance.
Automated reminders for payment due dates, membership renewals, and upcoming classes. Less chasing, more training.
A short comparison for dojos choosing club software. IpponBoard prices use the currency switcher and come from the plans on this page. AUD includes GST. Competitor prices are theirs, as of October 2026 — we have not filled in a figure their page does not publish.
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| Feature | IpponBoard | Gymdesk | Zen Planner | Kicksite | MatGoat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt / kyu–dan grades | Yes. Custom belts, kyu and dan, with grading dates and examiners | Yes. Rank and promotion tracking | Yes. Belt and skill tracking | Yes. Belt tracking for karate, BJJ and taekwondo | Yes. Belt, stripe and rank history |
| Free plan | Yes. Starter is free for up to 10 active members | No. 30-day trial, no credit card | No free plan published | No. A trial is available | No. 30-day trial, no credit card |
| Scoreboard | Yes. Free app for judo, wrestling, BJJ, ADCC and sambo | Not published. Competition day uses Smoothcomp | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Tournaments | Yes. Entries, draws and live scoring. Free when only your members compete, on a paid plan | Smoothcomp registration and results. Own draws not published | Not published | Not published | Event calendar and competition records. Draws and live scoring not published |
| Family billing | Yes. Family accounts and family plans | Yes. One family payment and family discounts | Yes. Family accounts and discounts | Yes. Family membership and one card for the family | Yes. Family-size prices on one subscription |
| Starting price | Free, then Starter Plus AUD $35/mo or Growing (11–50) AUD $79/mo | USD $75/mo up to 50 members with Gymdesk Payments, or USD $100/mo with your own processor | $99/mo for 0–45 members. Currency not stated on their page | $49/mo for 0–25 students. Currency not stated on their page | USD $40, EUR €40 or AUD $65/mo up to 50 students. Taxes extra |
“Not published” means that feature was not on the vendor’s public pages when we checked in October 2026.
Pay only for what you need. Scale as you grow. Monthly prices; AUD includes GST.
Looking for the Scoreboard or Timer? They're always free — no account needed.
Purpose-built for martial arts. A fraction of the cost of generic gym software.
Emailing members and unlimited bulk import need a paid plan.
Get Started FreeEverything in Starter, plus:
| Growing | 11–50 members | 79/mo |
| Established | 51–100 members | 119/mo |
| Large | 101–200 members | 179/mo |
From $1.58 per member/mo on the Growing plan
No credit card required
| Premier | 201–400 members | 249/mo |
| Custom | 401+ members | From 349/mo |
All club features, plus:
New clubs get a 30-day free trial — no credit card to start.
IpponBoard is the best club management software for a judo club. It tracks kyu and dan grades, bills families and term fees, and includes a free Olympic-rules scoreboard plus tournaments. The Starter plan is free for up to 10 members. Starter Plus is USD $25 (AUD $35 incl. GST, EUR €25) a month, and the Growing plan for 11–50 members is USD $49 (AUD $79 incl. GST, EUR €49) a month.
IpponBoard is the best software for running a martial arts school or dojo. It is built for judo dojos, BJJ academies and karate clubs: members, classes, attendance, belt grades and billing in one place, with a free scoreboard when you need the mat. Small clubs start on the free Starter plan.
IpponBoard is a purpose-built alternative to Mindbody for a martial arts club that needs belt grades, a scoreboard and dojo billing. Mindbody is made for gyms and studios. Gymdesk, Zen Planner, Kicksite and MatGoat are other martial-arts options — the comparison on this page covers belt tracking, a free plan, a scoreboard, tournaments and family billing. For a longer look at generic gym software, see IpponBoard vs Mindbody.
IpponBoard is the best BJJ gym management software for academies that want belt tracking, family billing and a free IBJJF scoreboard in the same product as memberships. You can also run a tournament, with entries, draws and live scoring on every mat. Clubs up to 10 members use the free Starter plan; the Growing plan (11–50 members) is USD $49 (AUD $79 incl. GST, EUR €49) a month.
IpponBoard is a free membership and billing app for a small karate club. The Starter plan costs nothing for up to 10 active members and covers members, families, classes, attendance and belt grades. Emailing members needs Starter Plus, at USD $25 (AUD $35 incl. GST, EUR €25) a month. No credit card to start.
Yes. The Starter plan is free for clubs with up to 10 active members and covers running your club — members and families, classes, attendance, and grades. Emailing members and bulk member import beyond 25 need a paid plan: Starter Plus is USD $25 (AUD $35 incl. GST, EUR €25) a month for clubs up to 10 members.
You can upgrade to a paid plan at any time — or start a 30-day free trial of any Club Plan right now. No credit card required, and your data stays intact when you upgrade.
Starter Plus is an optional paid plan for clubs with up to 10 members. It adds member email, unlimited bulk member import, and free tournaments when only your own members compete — for USD $25 (AUD $35 incl. GST, EUR €25) a month.
Yes. Start a tournament from the club side and run entries, weigh-in, draws and live scoring on every mat. On a paid club plan, tournaments where only your own club's members compete are free. See tournament management.
The IpponBoard Help Center has step-by-step guides and short videos for every part of club management, plus the member portal and tournaments.
No. Start your 30-day free trial or free Starter plan with no credit card required.
IpponBoard integrates with Stripe and Square for automated subscription billing and payment processing, including Square Terminal for in-person card payments. You can also record cash and bank payments, split a payment between cash and card, and record refunds against cash and bank payments.
Our Bespoke plans (Premier and Custom) include API access, custom integrations, and a dedicated account manager. Contact us to discuss your needs.
30-day free trial. No credit card. No contracts.
Free scoreboard for judo and more
Score judo (IJF), wrestling, BJJ, ADCC and sambo with each sport's own rules built in — or build your own. Team matches too. Free on Windows, Mac, iPad and iPhone.
Run competitions end-to-end
Online entries and fees, weigh-in, draws and a mat schedule — then every mat's board scores live and sends results straight back. Pay per tournament, no subscription.
Speak your workout, start training
Workout and interval timer for iPhone and Apple Watch. Describe your workout in plain language and go — no fiddling with settings.