A scheduler is not a business system
Skedence schedules. Elite Coach Booking runs the whole business: your website, offers, payments, clients, and reminders, all connected.
TL;DR
Skedence is a low-priced scheduler: Starter is $29 a month for one trainer, and clients book in its iPhone app. Elite Coach Booking is the fuller system for independent coaches, from $39 a month, with a premium coaching website clients book on from any browser, location-aware scheduling, and payments straight to your own Stripe account.
Preview my coaching websiteThe Skedence alternative
The Skedence alternative that does far more than schedule.
Skedence is a scheduler your clients book through in its iPhone app. Elite Coach Booking is the whole business: a premium coaching website clients book on without downloading anything, location-aware booking, offers built for coaches, and payments straight to your own account. From $39 a month, and AI Coach helps you set it up.
- Core $39 a month, Elite $79 a month
- Payments to your own account
- Live in days
A coaching website good enough to charge premium rates.
Every one of these is a real, published coach site. Yours is built the same way, with booking, payments, and your programs wired in behind it.
One app runs everything. And it is wired to your live website.
Configure it once. After that, you create a new offer in the app and it goes live on your public site the moment you save. You never open a website editor again.
- 1 Create the offer in the app
- 2 It publishes to your site instantly
- 3 Clients book and pay themselves
Change a price, add a camp, open a new date. It all updates your site automatically, from your phone.
Why coaches leave Skedence.
Your clients should not need an app
Skedence clients download its iPhone app to book. With Elite Coach Booking, clients book and pay on your own premium coaching website, so there is nothing to install and no separate site to build.
It does not know where you coach
Elite Coach Booking's booking understands your venues, service area, and drive time, so mobile lessons and multiple venues just work.
You are on your own for setup
In the Elite Coach Booking Launch Room, AI Coach asks about your coaching one question at a time and prepares your offers, places and hours for you to confirm.
The whole coaching business, in one place.
We handle scheduling, offers, payments, and your website in ways built for coaches, not classes. Most of it Skedence does not have.
Scheduling nobody else does
- Location-aware scheduling that knows your venues and service area
- Drive-time buffers, so you are never booked two places at once
- A real-time availability engine, not a static calendar
- Standing lessons and recurring weekly slots
- Travel and pop-up dates for coaching on the road
Offers built the way coaches sell
- Private lessons at any duration
- Packages and prepaid credits
- Clinics, classes, and multi-day camps
- Group-size pricing and bring-your-own-group
- Deposits or full payment, your choice
Payments that stay yours
- Paid straight into your own Stripe account
- Deposits, packages, and saved cards
- Apple Pay and Google Pay at checkout
- We never sit between you and your income
One system, run from your phone
- A premium coaching website, included
- Create an offer and it publishes to your site instantly
- Clients, programs, and booking history in one place
- Automatic reminders and confirmations
- AI Coach helps you set it all up in the Launch Room
Three tests for any booking tool, including ours.
Before you pick a tool, run the same three questions on every option you are weighing. Hold Elite Coach Booking to them too.
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Does the booking carry everything with it?
A real booking knows the lesson, the place, the length, and the price. If you still retype any of that, you have a calendar, not a system.
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Who holds the money?
The client should pay to confirm, and the payment should go to your own account. You own the calendar and the money.
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Does it know what kind of coaching you sell?
A private, a clinic, a camp, a package, and a membership are different things. Credits, seats, and prices should work the way each one does.
Elite Coach Booking vs Skedence.
Skedence keeps the price low: Starter is $29 a month for one trainer, with lesson passes, packages, and Stripe payments, and clients book in its iPhone app. Elite Coach Booking gives you a premium website clients book on from any browser, location-aware scheduling, real coaching offers, and setup done with you, so you look and run like a pro.
Best fit for Elite Coach Booking
Coaches who want a premium website and a complete booking, payment, and scheduling system that makes them look elite, without doing it all themselves.
From $39/mo, flat
Best fit for Skedence
Coaches who want the lowest monthly price, are happy for clients to book in an iPhone app, and will build and run their own website.
Starter $29/mo for 1 trainer and 1 location
| Feature | Elite Coach Booking | Skedence |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | Core $39 or Elite $79 a month, flat | Starter $29, Studio $99, Academy $249 a month |
| What it is | A complete coaching business system | A scheduler with passes and payments |
| How clients book | On your coaching website, from any browser | In the Skedence iPhone app |
| Coaching website | Premium coaching website included | A booking link. Bring your own website |
| Location-aware scheduling | Drive-time and venue-aware | Real-time availability. Multiple locations on Studio and up |
| Offer types | Private, package, clinic, camp, travel | Sessions, lesson passes, subscriptions. Group classes on Studio and up |
| Payments | Straight to your own Stripe account | Stripe-powered payments |
| Trying it | $1 to activate. Your plan starts with your first booking | 14-day free trial, no card required |
| Setup | AI Coach sets it up with you in the Launch Room | Self-serve, with CSV client import and migration assistance |
Skedence details checked October 7, 2026 against Skedence features and pricing and CoachIQ pricing. Plans change, so confirm current terms on their site before you decide.
Skedence is honest about what it is: an affordable scheduler with lesson passes, packages, and Stripe payments, where clients book in its iPhone app. If all you want is to put times in front of clients at the lowest monthly price, it does that.
Most coaches want more than a calendar. They want a website that makes them look elite, offers that match how they really sell time, payments that land in their own account, and scheduling that knows where they coach. Elite Coach Booking is that complete system, and in the Launch Room you do not have to assemble it alone.
CoachIQ vs Skedence vs Elite Coach Booking
Coaches comparing CoachIQ and Skedence are usually choosing between a demo-led system and a low-cost scheduler. Here is where each one lands, from each company’s own pages as of October 7, 2026.
| Skedence | CoachIQ | Elite Coach Booking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo coach price | $29 a month (Starter) | $99 a month (starter coach plan) | $39 a month (Core) |
| Fee on client payments | Stripe processing | 1% + $0.20 per transaction, plus Stripe | No ECB fee on Core or Elite, plus Stripe |
| Coaching website | Booking link only | Included | Premium site included |
| How clients book | Skedence iPhone app | CoachIQ site and athlete portal | Your website, any browser |
| Getting started | 14-day free trial | Book a demo | $1 to activate |
Pick Skedence if the lowest monthly price matters most and an app download is fine for your clients. Pick CoachIQ if you run a facility with several coaches and want a shared inbox. Pick Elite Coach Booking if you are an independent coach who wants a premium website, booking that knows where you coach, and one flat price.
Click into a real coaching business.
The demo is a live coach site with real availability, a working booking widget, and the coach app behind it. This is what your clients will use.
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We create the professional starting point, connect your first offers, and guide you through launch. $1 turns your site on and your plan starts with your first booking: $39 a month for Core, $79 a month for Elite, with payments straight to your own account.
Common questions
How does Skedence compare with CoachIQ?
Both schedule lessons and take Stripe payments, but they are sold to different buyers. Skedence is self-serve with published plans from $29 a month, a 14-day free trial, and client booking in its iPhone app. CoachIQ is demo-led, lists a $99 a month starter coach plan, adds a 1% + $0.20 fee to each transaction, and bundles a website, athlete portal, and messaging. Elite Coach Booking is built for the independent coach between them: a premium website clients book on without an app, drive-time-aware scheduling, and a flat $39 or $79 a month with no ECB fee on client payments.
How much does Skedence cost?
Skedence lists Starter at $29 a month for 1 trainer and 1 location, Studio at $99 for up to 5 trainers and 3 locations with group classes, and Academy at $249 for up to 15 trainers and 10 locations. Enterprise is custom. Every plan has a 14-day free trial, and Stripe's processing is extra. Elite Coach Booking is $39 a month for Core and $79 for Elite.
Is Skedence worth it for a solo coach?
It can be if the monthly price decides it. Skedence Starter is $29 a month for one trainer and one location. Core is $39. The difference buys a premium coaching website clients book on without downloading an app, booking that knows your venues and drive time, and setup done with you in the Launch Room.
Why is Elite Coach Booking more than Skedence?
Because it is more than a scheduler. Elite Coach Booking is a premium website plus the full booking, payment, and scheduling system, set up with you. Skedence is a scheduler at a lower price.
Does Elite Coach Booking include a website?
Yes, a premium coaching website with booking built in. You do not need a separate site.
Can it handle packages, clinics, and camps?
Yes. Packages and prepaid credits work for private lessons, and clinics, camps, and group programs are on Elite, alongside private lessons and travel sessions.
How fast can I be live?
In the Launch Room, AI Coach asks about your coaching one question at a time and prepares each change for you to confirm. Your site stays private until you publish.