Both are built for martial arts academies. They're priced very differently, and the billing rails they run on aren't the same — here's the honest breakdown.
I train at a gym that uses this app, and I build the product. If the table below says GymRocket beats us on something, it's because they do.
GymRocket targets martial arts academies with a traditional subscription model — monthly fee that scales with features and member count. OLM is built for the same audience but flips the model: zero subscription, 2% on memberships ($2 minimum), 3% on add-ons, $0 on POS — and payments flow through your own Stripe account instead of a middleman. Pick OLM if you want to skip the contract conversation and keep your payout rails under your own name. Pick GymRocket if you prefer a packaged experience with dedicated onboarding and are comfortable with monthly tiers.
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OLM wins
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GymRocket wins
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Ties
Built for
OLM
Martial arts academies (BJJ, Judo, Muay Thai, Karate, MMA)
GymRocket
Martial arts academies (similar niche)
Starting price
OLM
$0/mo · 2% on memberships ($2 min) · 3% on seminars/merch/drop-ins · free POS · zero processing markup
GymRocket
Monthly subscription tiers, typically scaling with member count
Per-member fees
OLM
None
GymRocket
Member caps per tier; overages push you to a higher plan
Built for
Starting price
Per-member fees
Billing rails
Belt & rank tracking
Portable member profiles
Training journal / AI coach
Churn prediction
White-labeled member app
Demand pipeline / member discovery
Onboarding
Contract
Digital waivers
Kiosk & QR check-in
Pricing and feature sets change — this page reflects a best-effort snapshot from publicly available info. Check their site directly before deciding.
Best fit
Best fit
Yes. Both products target martial arts gyms specifically, and both treat belt tracking, seminar billing, and waiver compliance as first-class. The differences are mostly in pricing model and architecture (OLM is pay-as-you-grow + Stripe Connect; GymRocket is monthly subscription).
Both support per-discipline ranks. OLM's belt_promotions ledger is portable across OLM gyms (a member's lineage travels with them); GymRocket's rank records are gym-scoped. If portability matters to your members, that's a meaningful difference.
GymRocket's published pricing tiers are typically $99-249/mo. OLM is $0/mo with 2% on each membership invoice ($2 minimum). At $150/mo memberships that's $3 per member: a 100-member gym pays ~$300/mo on memberships, a 300-member gym ~$900/mo. The crossover point depends on your membership pricing and volume.
Yes. CSV export of your member roster + active subscriptions imports into OLM's setup. Stripe Connect onboarding takes a few minutes. If you have an annual GymRocket contract, you'd still owe their term — but you can run OLM in parallel and migrate cleanly when the contract ends.
No credit card to sign up. No contract once you go live. If it's not the right fit, you keep your Stripe account, your member list, and your data.