Zen Planner vs. RhinoFit

Outgrown RhinoFit's basics? Here's what's next.

Gym owners growing with Zen Planner

Matt Klinger

“We redid all of our automations, all of our memberships, and built custom reports within Zen Planner…. Things just took off like a rocket ship.”

Matt Klinger
Co-Founder & Physical Therapist, Village Fitness
Jennie Clark, Co-Owner of Minnesota Top Team

“With our previous system, it was time for a change. I needed an app. I needed better reporting. And I needed support I could rely on.”

Jennie Clark
Co-Owner, Minnesota Top Team
Michelle Braithwaite, Owner & Coach, Big Mama’s House of Pain

“Other than my lease payment, Zen Planner is my most invested business piece. It does so much behind the scenes like recurring payments, and it tracks my members’ workouts. It helps me keep everything running smoothly.”

Michelle Braithwaite
Owner & Coach, Big Mama’s House of Pain

Feature Comparison

See how Zen Planner compares to RhinoFit

RhinoFit's low price comes with real tradeoffs — user reviews cite billing bugs and software instability. Zen Planner gives you the same affordability with the reliability and reporting to actually grow.

Core features

Membership management

Workout tracking

Belt & skill tracking

AI-powered tools

Reporting & dashboards

Payments & POS

Retail management

Branded member app

Active member pricing

Pre-built marketing and retention workflow

Zen Planner

RhinoFit

Add-On

Zen Planner

RhinoFit

Membership management

Workout tracking

Belt & skill tracking

AI-powered tools

Reporting & dashboards

Add-On

Payments & POS

Retail management

Branded member app

Active member pricing

Pre-built marketing and retention workflow

Switch to Zen Planner without disrupting your business

Our team handles your migration start to finish, so you’re live in weeks — with your revenue and members intact the whole way through.

All-in-One Software

Complete fitness business management software

With member management software, integrated marketing, retention tools and self-service capabilities, Zen Planner gives you everything you need to spend less time behind your desk and more time building your community.

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Automated billing
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Member app
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Online scheduling
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Marketing tools
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Staff app
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AI & automation
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Skills & belt tracking
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Member self-service
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Retail
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Advanced workout tracking
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Attendance tracking
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Reporting & dashboards
Why Zen Planner

See why top gyms are making the switch

Run daily operations without the busywork

Run daily operations without the busywork

Manage attendance, scheduling, and payments in one system, so nothing falls through the cracks between check-in and checkout.

See what's working in real-time

See what's working in real-time

Real-time reports and dashboards surface the numbers that matter, so you can make decisions without exporting a single spreadsheet.

Turn more leads into loyal members

Turn more leads into loyal members

AI-powered marketing and automated retention tools bring in new members and keep the ones you have coming back.

Run daily operations without the busywork

Manage attendance, scheduling, and payments in one system, so nothing falls through the cracks between check-in and checkout.

See what's working in real-time
Turn more leads into loyal members
Run daily operations without the busywork

Ready to switch from RhinoFit?

See how Zen Planner delivers the stability and reporting depth RhinoFit’s budget pricing doesn’t include.

Frequently asked questions

RhinoFit is a gym management software positioned as a budget-friendly option for smaller fitness businesses. It offers scheduling, billing, member management, and access control for gyms, martial arts schools, and sports performance centers. 

RhinoFit works for small gyms and studios that need low-cost, basic management software and do not require advanced reporting, marketing automation, or dedicated customer support. Schools and gyms with growth goals typically find RhinoFit’s capabilities insufficient as they scale. 

Zen Planner delivers a complete business platform including digital marketing services, advanced reporting, a dedicated customer success team, and martial arts-specific tools. RhinoFit is built around basic operations at a low price point. User reviews of RhinoFit commonly cite member overcharging bugs, software instability, and limited support as ongoing friction points. 

Most gyms and schools complete the switch from RhinoFit to Zen Planner within a few weeks. Zen Planner handles member data migration, billing transfer, and staff setup to keep operations running without a gap. 

Zen Planner provides a dedicated onboarding team for the full RhinoFit transition with US-based phone and chat support through data migration and go-live. 

RhinoFit’s most documented limitations are billing bugs including member overcharging issues, software instability under load, thin reporting, and limited marketing tools. For martial arts schools or gyms that have outgrown basic scheduling and billing and want to actively grow enrollment and retention, RhinoFit does not have the depth to support that growth. 

The right software can, but most platforms stop at operations. Zen Planner includes digital marketing services, lead management, and retention reporting built specifically for martial arts schools. That means automated follow-up during the trial-to-member window and visibility into which students are at risk of dropping off before they do. Running your school and growing your school require different tools. Zen Planner is built to do both.

Zen Planner is built for the full arc of running a martial arts school, from your first students through multi-location growth. That means belt tracking and rank management on day one, and digital marketing services, retention reporting, and a dedicated customer success team as your school scales. Most platforms give you tools to manage what you have. Zen Planner gives you tools to grow beyond it.