AMES vs Gymcatch
A booking and scheduling platform primarily designed for fitness instructors and personal trainers.
Children's activity providers switch to AMES because Gymcatch is built for adult fitness, lacking child-specific features like progression tracking, parent portals, and safeguarding compliance.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
A detailed look at how AMES and Gymcatchcompare across the features that matter most to children's activity providers.
Booking & Scheduling
Payment Processing
Communication
Reporting & Analytics
Teaching & Progression
Compliance & Safety
Why Operators Switch to AMES
Activity providers across the UK are moving from Gymcatch to AMES. Here is what makes the difference.
Built for children's activities
Gymcatch was designed for adult fitness: gyms, PTs, and yoga studios. AMES is purpose-built for children's activity providers with parent portals, child profiles, and safeguarding tools baked in from day one.
Progression and teaching tools
Track every child through structured skill frameworks like Swim England stages, RAD dance grades, or British Gymnastics awards. Gymcatch has no concept of learner progression or assessment.
Parent engagement platform
Parents get a dedicated portal where they book for their children, view progress, receive updates, and communicate with instructors. Gymcatch treats every user as an individual adult booking for themselves.
Compliance and safeguarding
Working with children means DBS checks, qualification tracking, medical records, and photo consent. AMES manages all of this. Gymcatch offers none of these child-safety features.
Pricing at a Glance
Transparent pricing so you can make an informed decision.
AMES
Revenue-share model. No monthly fee. AMES earns a small % of payments processed — purpose-built for children's activities.
Gymcatch
Lower base price but limited children's activity features. Many features require higher tiers.
Switching Is Easier Than You Think
Moving from Gymcatch to AMES does not mean starting from scratch. We handle the heavy lifting so you can focus on running your business.
Book a demo
See AMES in action with a personalised walkthrough tailored to your activity type and business size.
Free data migration
Our team migrates your existing customer data, class schedules, and booking history from Gymcatch at no extra cost.
Go live with confidence
We provide onboarding support, staff training, and a dedicated contact to ensure a smooth transition.
See AMES in Action
Ready to see how AMES can replace Gymcatch and transform the way you run your activity business? Book a free demo today.
