ClassMetrix vs a paper sign-in sheet
A paper sign-in sheet is the fastest thing at a door and the least useful afterwards: nobody adds it up, pass balances live on cards that get lost or shared, waivers sit in a folder, and the month's profit is a guess. ClassMetrix keeps the speed (tap a name, tap how they paid) and adds the part paper can't: passes on screen, a waiver signed by QR code, the tin's expected total, teacher pay owed, and profit per class after the hall. Keep the paper card as the student's receipt if you like; the app is the record.
Side by side
| Paper | ClassMetrix | |
|---|---|---|
| At the door | Write a name, take the money. Fast. | Tap a name, tap how they paid. As fast, and the price is on the button. |
| Passes | A card in the wallet, punched with a pen. Lost or shared cards can't be reconstructed. | A punch card on screen that can match the paper one. Shared passes recorded. Forgotten card is an IOU. |
| Waivers | A form in a folder; version unknown; find it when you need it. | Signed on the student's phone by QR code; version and date recorded against the person. |
| Cash | The tin holds what it holds. | The tin's expected total is known before you open it; the count is recorded. |
| Teacher pay | From memory, or from the sheets if they were kept. | Who taught is recorded on the night; the unpaid list is a list. |
| Profit per class | Unknown, or an evening with the sheets and a calculator. | Takings, hall, teachers, break-even, every month, done. |
| Who stopped coming | Noticed when someone asks "where's Jo?" | A list of regulars gone quiet, with the class they were last at. |
| Cost | Paper, cards, the folder. | AU$29, $69 or $129 a month (US$19, $49, $89). Free for 30 days. |
What you keep
The cash tin, the card terminal, the printed pass cards if your students like them, and the habit of a quick door. ClassMetrix takes no payments and has no bookings; it is the sheet, the folder and the calculator in one phone, and your staff install nothing.
Try the door in the demo
Check someone in, use a shared pass, record an IOU, count the tin. No sign-up.
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Questions
What is wrong with a paper sign-in sheet?
Nothing at the door; it is the fastest thing there is. Everything after: nobody adds it up, the pass balance lives on cards that get lost, the waiver is in a folder, the cash tin can't be checked against anything, and at the end of the month the profit per class is a guess. The sheet records the night and then stops being useful.
Can I keep paper cards and use an app?
Yes, and many studios do: the card in the student's hand is the receipt they like, the app is the record. ClassMetrix shows the pass as a punch card so the two can be compared and made to agree.
Do my students need anything?
No app and no account. New students scan a QR code once to sign up and sign the waiver on their own phone; after that the door just taps their name.