BoxBoard

BoxBoard helps gyms and coaches organize workouts, track member progress, and support a community around daily functional training. Its workout journal puts personal records, scores, and prior workouts in one view. The AI Programming Scheduler creates a balanced week of workouts that users can edit, and coaches can paste a workout webpage link to review extracted details before logging or scheduling it. BoxBoard says it can serve any gym or coach running daily functional workouts, not only CrossFit gyms. The free Garage Gym plan is for gyms with five or fewer members and includes scheduling one workout. The RX Plan costs $25 a month and adds unlimited members, unlimited workout scheduling, AI-powered workouts and chat, and membership billing. Gym memberships can accept card and Apple Pay payments through Stripe, with members able to manage cancellation or resumption. Each membership transaction incurs Stripe processing of about 2.9% + 30¢ plus a 2% BoxBoard fee. BoxBoard is available on iOS and the web; it also offers a browser-based leaderboard display that refreshes automatically.

BoxBoard combines workout planning and tracking with optional membership billing. The free plan is narrow, and gyms using membership payments should account for both listed transaction fees.

BoxBoard suits coaches and gyms that schedule daily functional workouts and want to track scores and member progress. The free plan is limited to gyms with five or fewer members.

BoxBoard is a workout-planning and gym-management service for coaches running daily functional workouts. It suits gyms that want training tools and optional membership billing together, but its free plan is limited to five members and one scheduled workout.

Overview

BoxBoard is built around the working rhythm of a gym: prepare workouts, record results, and keep members engaged. Its appeal is strongest for coaches who want that training workflow in one place and may also want to collect membership payments. It is less compelling for a larger gym seeking a broad free tier, or one that wants to avoid transaction fees on membership payments.

Key features

The workout journal brings PRs, scores, and past workouts together, giving members and coaches a single view of performance history. The AI Programming Scheduler creates a balanced week of workouts that users can edit. That makes it a useful programming starting point while preserving the coach’s ability to shape the final schedule.

To reuse an existing workout, users can paste a webpage link; BoxBoard extracts its title, scoring, and details for review before logging or scheduling. Spreadsheet and CSV imports cover members, workouts, and scores, with a preview before records are created. Those review steps are useful safeguards, though gyms still need to check the material they bring in.

Memberships let gyms create plans, accept card and Apple Pay payments through Stripe, and let members manage cancellation or resumption. BoxBoard also supports failed-payment recovery, membership freezes, refunds, payment reporting, and flexible billing frequency. The trade-off is a fee on each membership payment: about 2.9% + 30¢ for Stripe processing, plus a 2% BoxBoard fee.

For the gym floor, BoxBoard TV displays workout leaderboards in any browser that can open a web page and refreshes them automatically. BoxBoard for Alexa lets members ask an Echo for the day’s workout, top score, or leaderboard. These options extend workout information to shared screens and voice access, rather than adding another programming tool.

BoxBoard memberships are powered by Stripe, and the RX plan includes a Wordpress plugin. Logged-in users can reach a real person through support chat available on any page. BoxBoard says it uses organizational and technical processes to protect personal information, while acknowledging it cannot guarantee internet transmission or storage security.

Pricing

The Basic Garage Gym plan is free, billed Free Forever, for gyms with up to five members. It includes scheduling one workout, a workout leaderboard, weight calculator, max rep graph, and commenting. That is a practical starting tier for a very small gym, but the five-member ceiling and single scheduled workout make it a poor fit once the operation grows or needs to plan ahead. There is no free trial.

The RX Plan costs $25 a month, billed monthly. It removes the member and workout scheduling caps and adds AI-powered workouts and chat, member check-in, class support, weekly recap email, workout randomizer, favorite workouts, movement library, Wordpress plugin, priority support, and membership billing. It is the clear fit for gyms that need more capacity or want BoxBoard’s billing tools. The listed per-transaction billing charges still matter: the subscription does not remove Stripe processing or the additional 2% BoxBoard fee.

Platforms

BoxBoard is available on iOS and the web. Its browser-based TV display can run on a device that opens web pages, while Alexa access requires BoxBoard for Alexa and an Echo.

Who it's for

BoxBoard says it is suited to any gym or coach running daily functional workouts, not only CrossFit gyms. The free plan makes the most sense for a garage gym of five or fewer members that can work within one scheduled workout. Coaches who need unlimited members and schedules, or want membership payments alongside workout management, should consider RX and account for its transaction fees. A gym that needs a larger free allowance should compare other options.

Pros and cons

• Pro: The journal combines PRs, scores, and workout history, giving coaches and members a consolidated progress view.
• Pro: Workout-link extraction and previewable spreadsheet or CSV imports can reduce manual entry while allowing review before records are created.
• Pro: RX combines unlimited members and workout scheduling with class support and membership billing.
• Con: The free plan stops at five members and one scheduled workout, limiting its usefulness for a growing gym.
• Con: Membership payments carry both Stripe processing charges and a 2% BoxBoard fee per transaction.
• Con: BoxBoard is offered on iOS and web, so it may not suit a gym that requires an Android app.

Alternatives

Clubworx is worth comparing if a reader wants a freemium gym platform with a free trial, Android support, and a free plan covering up to 20 active members with online booking and payment acceptance. Gym141 may suit a reader who prefers self-hosted software: its free plan covers up to 25 active members and includes its full feature set, with Android, iOS, web, and Windows support. Fitnito is another freemium option with a free trial; its Starter Plan is limited to one location, one program, one pass type, five staff members, and two weekly recurring sessions.

Sport School Manager is an alternative for readers comparing software aimed at sports schools. GymMaster is a paid option with a Foundation plan at $89 a month for 100 current members. FightKit is a paid alternative. Gymdesk has a paid plan at $75 a month for up to 50 members. MyStudio is a paid alternative with an Essentials plan at $79 a month and unlimited students.

For a broader comparison of payment-focused options, see Gym Membership Billing Software.

Verdict

BoxBoard is a good fit for functional-workout coaches who want workout planning, progress tracking, and optional membership billing in one service. Its strongest case is the combination of a useful training workflow and RX’s uncapped scheduling and membership capacity. Look elsewhere if five members and one scheduled workout are not enough for a free plan, Android is essential, or the added per-transaction billing cost is a deal-breaker.