Personal trainer software in the UK: what you actually pay

Who bills in what

Of the platforms a UK trainer is most likely to be choosing between:

Prices as published on each vendor's own site, August 2026. They change, so check before buying.

What the dollar pricing actually costs you

Two things, and neither appears on a pricing page.

Your bill moves

A $57.99 plan is not a fixed cost in pounds. It's whatever the exchange rate makes it on the day the payment leaves your account. Over a year that drifts, which is mildly annoying for budgeting and genuinely annoying when you're pricing your own packages off a cost base that won't sit still.

Your card may add a fee

Many UK cards apply a non-sterling transaction fee to payments in foreign currency, commonly in the region of 3% though it varies by provider and card type. That's applied every month, on top of the exchange rate, and it's invisible until you read the statement line. Check your own card's terms rather than assuming, because some accounts charge nothing.

To put rough numbers on it: at an exchange rate of around $1 to £0.74, a $57.99 plan is roughly £43. Add a 3% non-sterling fee and it's closer to £44, and both figures move. None of this makes the US-priced tools bad. It just means the comparison you did on their pricing page was incomplete.

Conversion shown for illustration at an approximate July 2026 rate. Rates change daily, which is rather the point. Card fees vary by provider, so check your own terms.

The cheapest option at each roster size, for a UK trainer

1 to 5 clients: free, and currency is irrelevant

Everfit's Starter plan is free for up to 5 clients and Trainerize Basic is free for 1, both permanently and without a card. Free beats every paid plan on this page including ours, and no exchange rate makes zero into something else. If you're starting out, take one of those.

Small paid rosters

My PT Hub Starter is £20/month but caps at 3 clients. TrainerCheck is £25/month with no cap. 1FIT starts at £40/month for 10 clients and adds £4 per client after that. On the dollar side, Trainerize starts at $9 for 2 clients and Everfit Pro from $19, both of which scale with client count, so the entry price is a starting point rather than your bill.

Unlimited clients, billed in pounds

Only three tools here remove the client cap entirely, and all three happen to bill in GBP. TrainerCheck is £25/month, My PT Hub Premium is £59/month, and 1FIT Enterprise is £295/month, or £250 billed annually. Trainerize, TrueCoach and Everfit have no flat unlimited plan at all, so past a certain roster you are into per-client scaling or custom pricing.

The honest summary for a UK coach: free wins up to five clients, and above that the pounds-billed options are simpler to budget. Whether they're the right tool depends entirely on what you need the software to do, which the full roundup covers properly.

Does any of this actually matter?

Honestly, less than the software fitting how you coach. Plenty of British trainers pay in dollars without a second thought, and a tool that does the job badly is expensive at any exchange rate.

Treat currency as a tie-breaker rather than a criterion. If two tools would both work for you, the one that bills in pounds is easier to budget, easier to reconcile at the end of the tax year, and won't quietly cost you 3% more than the page said. If one of them is clearly better for your coaching, pay in dollars and don't think about it again.

Common questions

Which personal trainer software bills in GBP?

Of the main coaching platforms, My PT Hub, 1FIT and TrainerCheck publish their prices in pounds. Trainerize, TrueCoach, Everfit and TrainingPeaks all price in US dollars, so a UK trainer's bill for those moves with the exchange rate and may attract a non-sterling transaction fee from their card issuer. Prices as listed on each vendor's own site in August 2026.

Does it matter if coaching software is priced in dollars?

It matters more than most pricing pages let on. Two things happen. Your monthly cost changes as the exchange rate moves, so the figure you budgeted in January is not necessarily what leaves your account in June. And many UK cards add a non-sterling transaction fee, commonly around 3% though it varies by card, which is applied to every payment and appears on no vendor's pricing page. Neither is a reason to avoid a good product, but both belong in the comparison.

What is the cheapest personal trainer software in the UK?

It depends on roster size. Up to five clients, free wins regardless of currency: Everfit's Starter plan is free for 5 clients and Trainerize's Basic plan is free for 1. Among paid plans billed in pounds, My PT Hub Starter is £20/month for 3 clients, TrainerCheck is £25/month with no client cap, and 1FIT starts at £40/month for 10 clients plus £4 per additional client. For unlimited clients billed in pounds, TrainerCheck at £25/month is the cheapest, then My PT Hub Premium at £59.

Is coaching software cheaper for UK trainers?

Not inherently, but the effective cost differs. A dollar-priced plan can look cheaper on the pricing page and end up costing more once the exchange rate and any card fee are included, and it is harder to budget because the amount changes. UK trainers are also more likely to want an invoice in pounds for their own bookkeeping. None of that makes US-priced tools bad, it just means the headline comparison is incomplete.

Do UK personal trainers need different software?

Functionally no. The major platforms work the same wherever you are, and most UK coaches use US-built software happily. The practical differences are billing currency, support hours falling in a different timezone, and whether pricing examples and tax handling assume a US context. Those are conveniences rather than blockers, so choose on the job the tool does first and treat currency as a tie-breaker.