Kihon
6.3#17 in martial arts softwareFrom $1 a monthiOSWeb
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Spark Membership
8.3#11 in membership management softwareFrom $199 a monthAndroidiOSWeb
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| Fact | Kihon | Spark Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, United States | Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
| Messaging | The FAQ says two-way texting and in-app chat are built in; texts are billed at published prices. | Spark SMS supports two-way texting, including lead replies, class reminders, and rescheduling messages. |
| Payments | The school remains the merchant of record and Kihon says it does not hold the school’s funds; the site lists a 0.5% Kihon Payments fee for founding schools, in addition to processor fees. | Spark Payments handles billing, checkout, and reporting within the platform. |
| Privacy | Kihon says it does not sell personal information and identifies Cloudflare, Stripe, Resend, and Supabase as service providers. | The privacy policy says the service may collect contact, account, payment, device, and usage information, and identifies Twilio as a processor of SMS message data. |
Kihon plans
- Kihon$1 a month
- Kihon Pilot$49, paid once
Spark Membership plans
- Ignite trial$1, paid once
- Ignite Membership$199 a month
- Spark Membership$199 a month
- Spark Membership$249 a month
- Ignite Plus Bundle$399 a month
Pick Kihon if…
Kihon is designed for martial arts schools such as BJJ, karate, taekwondo, and kickboxing. It suits schools needing enrollment, household accounts, attendance-based ranks, billing, and communication tools.
Pick Spark Membership if…
Spark Membership suits local membership businesses running classes, recurring payments, and member communications. It is specifically positioned for martial arts, dance, gymnastics, yoga, CrossFit, and kickboxing organizations.