
StudioBookings
A fitness studio app that turned phone-tag class scheduling into instant, self-service booking.
Project Snapshot
- Client
- StudioBookings
- Industry
- Fitness & Wellness
- Platform
- iOS & Android
- Timeline
- 3 months
- Our Role
- Full-stack development + UI/UX design
The Challenge
A boutique yoga and fitness studio approached iMobdev with a growth problem hiding behind a scheduling one: classes were filling up or falling apart, and members had no reliable way to see what was actually available. Before iMobdev, class bookings ran through a front-desk sign-in sheet and a wall calendar, backed up by a flurry of phone calls whenever a member wanted to check a time slot.
The pain points were specific. There was no live calendar members could check from their phone, so double-bookings and no-shows were common. There was no self-service way to browse classes by day and instructor, forcing every scheduling question through a busy front desk. And members managing multiple household accounts had no way to track family bookings in one place.
Every scheduling conflict cost the studio a class seat that could have gone to someone else, and every phone call answered by staff was time not spent coaching. As membership grew, the sign-in-sheet system was starting to actively cap how many members the studio could serve well.
Technically, the studio needed something that worked from day one with their existing class roster and instructor list, without requiring members to learn a complicated new system or the studio to hire additional front-desk staff.
Our Solution
iMobdev's approach was to put the studio's entire class calendar in every member's pocket, with booking, browsing, and account management collapsed into a single, uncluttered app. The goal was to make "what's on today, and can I get in" a five-second answer.
We built native iOS and Android apps on a shared codebase, backed by a Node.js API and a class-scheduling service that treats every session — Hot Power Yoga Hour, Vinyasa Flow, Workout of the Day — as a bookable record with its own instructor, time, and capacity. A month/week/day calendar view keeps the schedule glanceable at any zoom level, while a dedicated Classes list groups upcoming sessions by date for members who just want to see what's next.
On the UX side, we designed a circular icon-driven profile menu — Calendar, Classes, Members, Email, App Share, Logout — so every core action is one tap from a member's own profile photo, reducing the app to a small set of clearly labeled entry points rather than a dense settings screen.
For data, StudioBookings syncs against the studio's instructor roster and class catalog, so schedule changes made by staff propagate to every member's calendar instantly, and a lightweight members directory lets the studio's team see who's registered for what. Account actions like sharing the app and managing membership details live in the same profile hub.
Delivery was phased: the calendar and class-booking core shipped first as the MVP, with the classes list, member directory, and profile hub following once the booking flow was validated with real studio traffic.
The Impact
StudioBookings replaced a sign-in sheet and a ringing phone with a calendar members check on their own time, cutting front-desk scheduling calls dramatically and giving the studio a clear, real-time picture of every class's capacity. Instructors and staff now see the same live schedule members do, which has all but eliminated double-bookings.
The studio has used the added front-desk time to focus on member experience instead of logistics, and is already asking about extending StudioBookings to a second location. iMobdev continues to support the platform as the studio's class catalog and membership base grow.
Key Features
What We Built
Live Class Calendar
A month/week/day calendar showing every class, instructor, and open time slot in real time.
Browse Classes by Date
A scrollable classes list groups upcoming sessions by day for quick browsing.
Instant Class Booking
One-tap booking into any open session, from Vinyasa Flow to Workout of the Day.
Member Profile Hub
A circular icon menu puts Calendar, Classes, Members, and Email one tap away.
Members Directory
Staff and members can see who's registered across the studio's class roster.
App Share
Members can invite friends to the studio directly from their profile screen.
Tech Stack
- React Native
- Node.js
- Express
- MongoDB
- REREST APIs
- Firebase
Screenshots
App in Action
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“StudioBookings gave our members their time back and gave our front desk their sanity back. Booking a class is finally as easy as it should have been from day one.”
Founder
StudioBookings
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