What was read
7 companies placed; 0 read during September 2026; 2 never read, counted in nothing below.
- TrainerizeOct 1, 2026
- TrueCoachOct 1, 2026
- EverfitOct 1, 2026
- FutureOct 1, 2026
- Coaching app pricing per clientnot read
- Personal trainers going onlineOct 1, 2026
- My PT Hubnot read
Gaps closed and opened
No complaint theme was raised about two or more read companies this month. There is no previous month on record to compare against.
Who entered
7 companies placed (Trainerize, TrueCoach, Everfit, Future, Coaching app pricing per client, Personal trainers going online, My PT Hub); 0 products sighted by a search and not yet read.
Pricing moves
0 of 5 read companies have a pricing entry on record; none recorded a pricing change this month.
What users raised
22 themes raised by users; the most raised: Add-on pricing stacks up quickly at scale (1 of 5), analytics dashboard lags competitors (1 of 5), basic group challenge features vs specialist tools (1 of 5).
- Add-on pricing stacks up quickly at scale 1/5
- analytics dashboard lags competitors 1/5
- basic group challenge features vs specialist tools 1/5
- branding/white-label apps as costly add-ons 1/5
- check-in systems still maturing on workout-first platforms 1/5
- Essential features (nutrition, automation, payments) gated behind paid modules 1/5
- feels impersonal vs in-person training 1/5
- hidden/stacked add-on costs (nutrition, branded app, payments) 1/5
- high monthly price ($199+) 1/5
- lack of side-by-side progress photo comparison 1/5
- limited API for custom integrations 1/5
- limited data without compatible smartwatch 1/5
- No permanent free tier 1/5
- no real-time in-person coaching 1/5
- nutrition features gated behind paid add-ons 1/5
- Payment processing geo-limited to a few English-speaking countries 1/5
- per-client pricing caps feel restrictive vs. unlimited-client competitors 1/5
- Per-client tier jumps increase cost as roster grows 1/5
- Pricing scales poorly for larger client rosters 1/5
- setup learning curve for new coaches 1/5
- Support responsiveness changes noted post-Xplor acquisition 1/5
- Weak nutrition tooling relative to workout features 1/5
Funding by quarter
Withheld: something was read in 0 of the last 8 quarters. A series needs at least 2 to say anything a single reading does not.
The ledger this month
0 observed claims recorded this month.
How big this market is, as its publishers state it
No market-size figure has been recorded for this level yet. Not read is not zero.
Research-house estimates for this sector, carried side by side under each house’s own name. Estimates of one market can differ several-fold; none is averaged, and none is Forge’s.
No publisher is named for this level yet, so there is nothing to read from. Publishers are authored in the taxonomy and arrive with a deploy.