BJJChat Attendance System

Overview

BJJChat Attendance System brings check-in, class scheduling, and attendance oversight into a broader Brazilian jiu-jitsu platform. It suits academies that want training tools alongside attendance, especially those looking to avoid per-member charges. Its free plan is unusually broad, but academies that need billing, CRM, or SMS should look elsewhere for now.

Key features

Members can check in by QR code or on mobile, while a tablet kiosk adds manual member search and optional hands-free face recognition. The kiosk also shows live attendance counts and roster updates. This gives an academy several ways to record arrivals, though face recognition is optional rather than essential to using the system.

Admins can create one-time or recurring classes, assign coaches, and set capacity limits. Daily, weekly, and monthly reports, student streaks, coach-hour tracking, multi-location support, and a real-time occupancy dashboard make it useful for monitoring participation across classes and locations.

The broader platform matters if the gym wants more than attendance: the free plan includes over 20 training tools, a curriculum and belt progression, AI coaching, and a technique library with over 1,000 techniques. Coach Mode adds configurable round timers, shark-tank rotation, AI matchup suggestions, and sparring-match recording. These are meaningful additions for BJJ-specific training, but do not replace the missing billing, CRM, and SMS functions.

With permission, the iOS app can write verified check-ins to Apple Health and add scheduled classes to iOS Calendar; Android can write exercise sessions to Health Connect. BJJChat says it does not sell personal information, uses technical and organizational safeguards, and supports account deletion with backup purging completed within 30 days on a rolling schedule. Privacy questions and data-rights requests can be sent to [email protected].

Pricing

Free: free, billed forever. There are no tiers or per-member fees, and academies can add unlimited coaches and students. QR check-in, kiosk mode, mobile and visitor check-in, attendance reports, and multi-location support are included, along with the broader training tools. With no trial to evaluate and no paid tier described, the main trade-off is operational rather than a seat cap: billing, CRM, and SMS are not current features.

Platforms

BJJChat is available on Android, iOS, and the web. The mobile health integrations are platform-specific: Apple Health and iOS Calendar on iOS, and Health Connect on Android.

Who it's for

This is a strong fit for BJJ academies that want unlimited member and coach capacity without per-member pricing, plus BJJ-focused scheduling, check-in, reporting, and coaching tools. It is less suitable for gyms that need billing, customer relationship management, or text messaging as part of the same system.

Pros and cons

• Pro: The forever-free plan has unlimited coaches and students, avoiding seat limits and per-member charges.
• Pro: Multiple check-in options and attendance reporting cover both in-person kiosk use and mobile check-ins.
• Pro: BJJ-specific curriculum, technique study, and Coach Mode tools extend the product beyond attendance.
• Con: Billing, CRM, and SMS are roadmap items, so academies needing those capabilities will need another solution.
• Con: Its broader training focus may be unnecessary for a gym looking only for a basic check-in system.

Alternatives

For a wider comparison, browse Gym Check-In Software.

• AdviceFit is another freemium option on Android, iOS, and web; its Free plan is free, and Basic costs $25 a month.
• Choose MoveMembers if a 20-active-member free cap is acceptable and you want class scheduling, online booking, a member portal, and self check-in.
• Attenditai has a free plan capped at 50 attendees, with unlimited sheets, one extra team member, and QR/barcode, public QR link, and Web Kiosk check-in.
• RhinoFit Sign-In Kiosk offers a free Start Up plan for eligible users with 20 or fewer active users, as well as a free trial.
• Organised Gym is another freemium option available on web, iOS, and Android.
• Gymanger is a paid alternative with a Starter plan at 4,999 PKR a month and attendance among its listed features.
• GymCare is a paid option for web, iOS, and Android.
• PATO is a paid option for web, iOS, and Android.

Verdict

Choose BJJChat Attendance System if you run a BJJ academy that wants attendance, class management, and a substantial set of training tools without per-member fees. Its unlimited free plan is the clearest reason to choose it; the absence of current billing, CRM, and SMS features is the clearest reason to look elsewhere.