Comparison

LogPose vs spreadsheets & paper

Spreadsheets are free and familiar. But the hours they cost — and the payments and no-shows they quietly miss — add up fast. Here's an honest look, with a 30-day free trial to start.

If you run your center on a spreadsheet, a shared calendar, and a notebook, you're in good company — almost every center starts exactly there. It's free, it's flexible, and for a handful of students it genuinely works.

Where spreadsheets still make sense

  • You're just starting out with only a few students.
  • You want zero cost and total flexibility, and you have the time.
  • You don't mind doing scheduling, reminders, and billing by hand.

What you get back with LogPose

  • Your evenings — no more rebuilding the schedule or sending reminders by hand.
  • Money that was slipping away — packages, credits, and payments are tracked automatically, so sessions don't go unbilled.
  • Fewer no-shows — automatic email and text reminders go out before every session.
  • One source of truth — no more “which version of the sheet is right?” or a notebook only you can read.
  • Quiet evenings — parents see their own schedule and balance in an app instead of texting you to ask.
  • Room to grow — adding students and tutors doesn't mean rebuilding everything.

Side by side

Cost
LogPose: Free for up to 5 students, then a flat monthly price
Spreadsheets: Free
Scheduling
LogPose: Smart, conflict-checked, recurring
Spreadsheets: Manual — easy to double-book
Reminders
LogPose: Automatic email & text
Spreadsheets: You send them (or you forget)
Billing & payments
LogPose: Packages, credits & online payment, tracked
Spreadsheets: Manual invoices and chasing
Attendance & make-ups
LogPose: Tracked automatically
Spreadsheets: By hand — easy to lose
Parent access
LogPose: Native app + portal
Spreadsheets: Texts and calls to you
As you grow
LogPose: Scales with you
Spreadsheets: Breaks down as students add up

Is it worth switching from spreadsheets?

If you're small and have the time, they can. The moment you're spending hours rebuilding the schedule, missing payments, or fielding “when's my session?” texts, software pays for itself quickly. And you can start on LogPose for free to see the difference before paying anything.

Pro starts at $149/month, with a 30-day free trial. No per-lesson fees and no percentage of your revenue.

No. You upload your existing spreadsheet and LogPose maps the columns for you, and our onboarding service can handle the entire move. Most centers are up and running in about a week.

If you can use a spreadsheet, you can use LogPose. It's built for non-technical center owners, and your parents and tutors get a simple app of their own.

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