custom web app · external

Custom member portals for small businesses.

A custom member portal is a logged-in web app for your members, gym members, association members, subscription members, course buyers, community members, to manage their membership, access content, and engage with what they're paying for. It pays back when off-the-shelf member SaaS forces a workflow that contradicts how you actually run the membership.

buyers often compare to: Mindbody · Mighty Networks · Circle · Teachable · Thinkific

01 / capabilities

What it actually does

  • Authenticated member dashboard: status, billing, history, content access, perks.
  • Self-serve membership management, pause, change tier, update payment, cancel.
  • Content access tied to membership status (gated articles, courses, downloads, livestream rooms).
  • Community features, directory, messaging, events, when membership has a peer-network angle.
  • Optional: AI-powered onboarding for new members based on their interests.
02 / fit

Who this is for

  • Gyms, fitness studios, yoga / pilates / CrossFit, currently on Mindbody but bumping into limitations.
  • Trade associations, alumni groups, professional networks.
  • Course / content businesses that grew past Teachable / Thinkific.
  • Subscription businesses where the member experience is the product.
03 / sketches

What we'd build

Boutique gym member portal

Logged-in view: this week's schedule + booking, attendance history, membership status, billing, member directory, messaging with coaches, "your goals" tracker. Build time ~5–6 weeks.

Need a member portal that fits how you actually work?

Send a short note. We’ll write back within two business days with a rough shape of the build and a price band. We can have a related rebuilt website live in 24 hours; the app itself is a 2–6 week build depending on scope.

Tell us what you need
04 / faq

Common questions about member portals.

Why not just use Mindbody / Mighty Networks / Circle?

Use them while they fit. Custom is right when you've hit a wall: a critical workflow they don't support, a level of branding they don't allow, or fees that have grown past the cost of building.

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