Parents Does Your Club Have An iPhone/Android App?

[JBS]

Do any of you have a club that has a mobile app for the whole club? Do you and the other parents use it? Is it useful? Can you post a link to it?

 

[jago]

No, but that is a great idea. We do have facebook though.

 

[Coach2400]

Great question! I would love to get some answers to this too.

 

[Becauseisaid]

No. What would you use an app for that a mobile site would not accomplish?

 

[jago]

Payment
Registering for classes, events
Checking your acct
Team info - meet location, session times, host hotel info, final scores, etc

 

[JBS]

If you search "gymnastics" in the App Store...there are many examples.

 

[Becauseisaid]

Payment
Registering for classes, events
Checking your acct
Team info - meet location, session times, host hotel info, final scores, etc

But you can do all of this with a well built mobile site.

Apps are cool, but I don't want to download a bunch of apps for places/businesses that I would only use sporadically. However I DO appreciate a well-built website that has been optimized for mobile use.

In this instance, it seems to me that an app is really only useful for current customers who are already very involved in the business. Ie. Team parents. I can't see parents of rec kids using an app.

My 2 cents.

 

[wallinbl]

But you can do all of this with a well built mobile site.

Apps are cool, but I don't want to download a bunch of apps for places/businesses that I would only use sporadically. However I DO appreciate a well-built website that has been optimized for mobile use.

In this instance, it seems to me that an app is really only useful for current customers who are already very involved in the business. Ie. Team parents. I can't see parents of rec kids using an app.

My 2 cents.

I think that way about a lot of things. Mind Body is an example of a fairly useful mobile app that has most of the features I'd assume a gymnastics gym's app would have. Mind Body is the back end for a lot of Cross Fit boxes and yoga places, etc. Having the schedule, sign ups, etc all in there is somewhat handy. And, it's better than most mobile sites I've used.

 

[JBS]

I think that way about a lot of things. Mind Body is an example of a fairly useful mobile app that has most of the features I'd assume a gymnastics gym's app would have. Mind Body is the back end for a lot of Cross Fit boxes and yoga places, etc. Having the schedule, sign ups, etc all in there is somewhat handy. And, it's better than most mobile sites I've used.

Are you talking about this...

https://www.mindbodyonline.com/

 

[wallinbl]

Are you talking about this...

https://www.mindbodyonline.com/

Yes. When I did Cross Fit, the gym used it. Had a mobile app that was quite useful.

 

[flgymmom]

No, we don't. We do have a facebook, which I love... but unfortuntely our website really sucks LOL

 

[Moxiegrl83]

I had a guy call the gym a few days ago asking if we were interested in a mobile app for the gym. This is the link he said his company did:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/huntley-gymnastics-academy/id739919579?mt=8

We weren't really interested, I don't honestly see many rec parents using it, only team IF it had meet information, schedule changes, etc. But even then it would be limited I think...