People who know someone in class come back, and they come back to you. The day after, everyone sees who they trained with and picks who they would like to see again. Right below is your next class, with a link to book.
Name, time, cover photo. Your studio's logo and colour are already in.
A permanent QR code stands at the front desk, right next to the check-in your members already know. They scan as they come in, no app, and take a selfie if they like.
From 10 am. Until 8 pm your members pick who they would like to see again. Your team does nothing, the mail goes out by itself.
From 8 pm everyone sees whether it's mutual. And right below, your next date, with a link to book.
Whoever knows people in class skips less often and cancels less often.
Your next date is right there, just when people want to see the others again.
Whoever meets people the very first time is more likely to come back, and brings friends.
Your studio's name, logo and colour sit at the top of the app and the mail, for everyone who was there.
You don't need to offer anything new: before works in your regular classes. If you like, you can also create offers that only your studio has, with their own ticket, ideally at times when your room would otherwise stand empty. Three ideas:
A fixed date for everyone who is new. Whoever comes alone goes home with a few names and is more likely to come back.
After the last session, everyone stays on the mats a little longer with a drink and gets to know the people they otherwise only train next to.
A class like any other, for people without a partner. Because attending alone reveals something personal, before counts no returning guests here and deletes the guest list after the class.
One class a month is free, no bank details. With before Plus you run one class every week, with before Partner all your classes.
€0 a month
For chains and several locations, we talk with you about the scope.
No. They scan the QR code and use before in the browser, without a password. You set up your classes in the browser too.
No. before works in your existing classes, from morning yoga to the bouldering meetup. Formats of your own, like a class for newcomers, are something you can add, but you don't have to.
No. Your studio gets a permanent QR code for the front desk that simply stays there. Whoever comes in scans it and is checked in to the class that is about to start.
No. There are no dating profiles and no swiping. Your members only see the people from your class, and what comes of it is up to them.
The day after the class, from 10 am to 8 pm. Whoever trained in the morning picks in peace the next day who they would like to see again.
Who checked in and how many came, and with before Plus how many come back; for formats where attending alone reveals something personal, before counts no returning guests. Who wants to see whom again, the selfies and the chats are never seen by anyone at your studio.
Anything with a fixed shared date: group classes, bouldering gyms, run clubs, clubs with offers for adults, leagues and regular rounds like padel or volleyball. Not open gym time, sauna or personal training, and no offer with children. At launch, for guests aged 18 or over and for events where attending alone reveals nothing personal about your guests.
before is GDPR compliant. We set out data protection and responsibilities with you in writing before your first event starts. The database is in Frankfurt; which other service providers we use is listed in our privacy policy.
Thomas, the founder of before, shows you what before looks like in your studio, and together you pick the class you start with.
