ABC Trainerize vs TrueCoach: Which is a better fit?

Garrett: Hi, my name is Garrett. I'm a personal trainer. I give Trainerize a four out of five. And for more of reviews like this, click the link below. I considered using quite a few different ones anywhere from Nudge to FitBudd to PT Distinction, and the reason that I chose Trainerize was because it was recommended by a friend. I chose Trainerize because not only was it recommended by a friend, but I also liked the simplicity of the platform, as well as the way that you can grow your clients and scale it based on how much you're paying for the month, how many clients you have, and those sorts of things. Getting started with Trainerize was really easy. They have a lot of videos that explain exactly what you need to do to get set up and get your clients ready to go. Along with that, they have really easy to access members that help you set things up, and if you have any questions they're quick to answer. When considering using Trainerize, the biggest thing is just to think about what is most important to you. If you're looking for the ease of access to clients, if you're looking for a big exercise library that you can use to help your clients, if you're looking for nutrition, different things like that, all play a part in picking which software you would like to use. So in picking Trainerize, if you're looking for a big exercise base, if you're looking for quick access to team members that can help answer questions and really a simple platform for you and their clients to use, then Trainerize is a great pick.

Lee-Ann: My name is Lee-Ann, I'm a personal trainer, and I give TrueCoach a five out of five rating. Before using TrueCoach, I did all of my client programming and tracking manually in a spreadsheet that I did on my laptop. And after a couple of years of managing everything and inputting all the data entry required manually, I just got burnt out and my client caseload started to increase and I just didn't have time. So when I was in search of an easier platform, I thought of first Trainerize, another product, and what made me decide to go with TrueCoach was because pretty much they offer two weeks free. And after the two weeks of using TrueCoach, I was sold. What made me decide to go with TrueCoach is because of the many options that I was able to do on the platform, on the software for my clients. For instance, I could upload all of my own personal video demos that I'd made for each individual client. I could also upload personal client greetings, video introductions that I kind of have for each client. I also liked the ability to chat with each of my clients while we're using TrueCoach software, so my clients have instant access to me whenever they're doing their workout, or if they have questions, concerns, we use the instant chat feature a lot. I also really enjoyed the fact that I could load my own metrics for my clients, because everybody is so different that for each client in TrueCoach, I'm able to have a set of variables or metrics that's unique to that client. For instance, could be the common weight measurements like hips, waist, arm, thigh, et cetera. But I also have athletic-based performance clients whose metrics are completely different. We're talking about one rep max, we're talking about how much weight they're pushing in the gym each week, and that was very helpful. Getting started with TrueCoach and bringing TrueCoach into my existing personal training business was easy. The first concern I had was, would it be an easy transition for my particular clients to get on board? And that was the game changer because it was super easy. A few of my clients are sometimes afraid of technology or afraid of doing anything online, especially my older clientele. And I was able to get them on board because it was as easy as just getting a link from each individual client, then logging in and getting started right away. If you are considering using TrueCoach, from my own personal experience, I wish I had started using TrueCoach years and years ago because I have realized and found out all of the time that I've saved by using TrueCoach versus doing my own stuff manually has just made my business efficient and freed up a lot of my time so that I could do other things while I work on my business. Also, the fact that with technology, sometimes you have ups and downs and every time I've reached out to TrueCoach customer service, they have an instant chat option for help. Or if you have questions or something funky has happened, I've always had immediate response. We've always come up with an immediate solution. So customer service was key because the folks at TrueCoach always reached out to me within a reasonable amount of time and were always able to help me through any kind of issues or questions that I had with using the software.