A Kicksite alternative with a calmer front desk
Kicksite covers martial-arts schools end to end. CornerDesk is the smaller, faster front desk — no member app, flat pricing, and a Today screen that tells you exactly what needs you.
The Kicksite trade-offs
- 1
More system than a single gym needs
Full-suite martial-arts software means menus, modules, and settings for every edge case. If you just need to run tonight's classes and chase yesterday's no-show, that's a lot of surface.
- 2
Another member app to support
Every member-facing app means password resets, install problems, and members who just never log in. SMS is the channel your members actually read.
- 3
Paying per student
Student-count pricing turns growth into a software cost. A flat rate lets the roster grow without doing math.
Kicksite vs CornerDesk
- Morning workflow
- KicksiteNavigate to the right module
- CornerDeskOpen Today — queues for trials, money, and drifting members
- Member experience
- KicksiteMember app and portal accounts
- CornerDeskA text-message link — no app, no password
- Pricing
- KicksiteTiers based on student count
- CornerDesk$99/mo flat — unlimited members, every feature
- Failed payments
- KicksiteReports and manual follow-up
- CornerDeskFlagged, texted an update link, retry scheduled
- Interface
- KicksiteBuilt over years of martial-arts features
- CornerDeskA calm, modern UI that loads fast on gym wifi
Switching is a CSV, not a project
Export your student list, drop it into CornerDesk, and the importer detects columns, flags duplicates, maps plans, and previews everything before it writes. Your members get a text with their new portal link — nothing for them to install.
- 1Send us your Kicksite exports — we'll show you which reports
- 2We import members, plans and class balances, and your weekly schedule too (paste it in or we enter it); you check the preview
- 3Connect your Stripe — payments settle in your own account
- 4Members add their card from a text — charged on their usual date
Free migration · 30 days free · then $99/mo flat
Asked and answered
01Does CornerDesk do belt ranks and grading?
Yes. Instructors can schedule grading events, choose candidates, record results, and see promotions on student profiles. Rank names are flexible for each school, and instructors decide who is ready to test.
02How do members book and check in?
A magic SMS link opens their portal — next class, book or cancel, update card. At the door they type their name on your kiosk and tap — under five seconds.
03Is it really unlimited members?
Yes — $99/mo covers unlimited members, staff, and classes. The price doesn't move when your roster does.
04Can I import my Kicksite students?
Export to CSV and drop it in — column auto-detect, duplicate flagging, plan mapping, and a full preview before anything writes.
Your corner is ready.
We move your gym for free. Your first 30 days are on us. Then it’s $99/month, flat.