Totality for gym owners
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions gym owners ask most, grouped by topic.
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Getting started#
What is Totality?
Gym management and coaching software made in Australia. One app for your memberships, payments, classes, trainers, payroll, compliance, leads and reports, with coaching tools for your trainers and an app for your members.
Which plan should I choose?
Pick by member numbers: Studio up to 500, Club up to 1,500, Enterprise up to 5,000. All three have the same tools. Club and Enterprise include your branding, and Enterprise has unlimited Tali AI. See Plans for gyms.
How long is the free trial?
7 days, with no card needed. You get the full Studio experience. See Plans for gyms.
Is there a discount when I start?
Yes. 50% off your first 2 months on a monthly plan, applied automatically. 70% if another gym or trainer referred you.
Does it work on iPhone, Android and computers?
Yes. Get the app from the App Store or Google Play, or use totalityapp.com.au in a web browser.
Is there a contract?
No lock-in. Cancel any time and keep access until the end of the period you have paid for.
Setting up#
What should I set up first?
Connect Stripe, invite trainers, create memberships and PT packages, then bring your members across. See Welcome.
Can you set it up for me?
We can import your members for you, free. Email your spreadsheet to admintotality@gmail.com.
Can I use my own logo and colours?
Yes, with branding: an add-on on Studio (A$9.99 a month), included on Club and Enterprise. See Branding.
Can I have more than one location?
Each account runs one gym. For more than one location, email admintotality@gmail.com.
Moving from other software#
Can I bring my members across from Mindbody, PTminder or Trainerize?
Yes, with the Import wizard. It has step-by-step export guides for each.
What file types can I import?
CSV, XLS and XLSX. See File formats and columns.
Do imported members get an email?
Yes. Each new member is emailed an invite with their login straight away.
Will my members' direct debits move across?
No. Card details cannot be moved. Members add a card in the app, and you start their membership in Totality once you stop billing in your old system. See After importing.
Can I run Totality alongside my old system for a while?
Yes. Many gyms move billing across over a few weeks. See Running side by side.
Money#
How do members pay?
By card in the Totality app, through your own Stripe account. See Stripe Connect.
What does Totality take?
No commission on your revenue. A 3.5% platform fee on payments members make in the app, taken from your payout, never added to the member's price. Stripe's card fees also apply.
When do I get paid?
Stripe pays out to your bank on its payout schedule. You can see payouts in your Stripe Express dashboard.
Can I take cash?
Yes. Totality only handles card payments. Record cash your own way, and use Mark complete (no credit) for PT sessions paid in cash.
Can I take a payment in person?
Yes. Charge a member's saved card, or send a POS payment link they pay on their phone.
How do I handle a failed payment?
Open Failed payments, send an update card link, then retry. See Failed payments and cards.
Can I give a member a discount?
When you start their membership, turn on Custom amount and set their price. See Memberships.
How do refunds work?
Cancelling a class session refunds paid bookings automatically. For anything else, email admintotality@gmail.com.
Members#
Do members pay to use the app?
No. The app is free for your members.
Can I freeze a membership?
Yes, with a start and optional end date. Stripe billing pauses for that time. See Check-in and freezes.
Can members cancel their own membership?
Yes, from their app, at the end of the period they have paid for. You can also cancel it for them.
Is there a front desk check-in?
Yes. Search a member, see warnings like a frozen membership or failed payment, and check them in. See Check-in and freezes.
Can I message all my members?
Yes. Use Announcements, or Group announcements to pick a group and send by push, email or the in-app inbox.
Classes and PT#
Can members book classes in the app?
Yes. They book, pay if needed, join waitlists and get a reminder about an hour before. See Classes.
Can classes be included in a membership?
Yes. Turn on Includes classes on the membership and Included in membership on the class.
How do PT credits work?
Members on a PT package get credits every week. Each booked session uses one. See PT packages and credits.
What is "Cash off week"?
A button on the gym schedule that settles every pending session in the week that has a credit, in one go. See Gym schedule.
Staff#
How many trainers can I have?
Unlimited, on every gym plan.
Does Totality run payroll?
It works out what each trainer has earned from your rates, and can send a draft pay run to Xero. You still pay them through your bank or Xero. See Payroll.
Does it connect to Xero?
Yes, for pay runs and for membership income. See Xero.
Can I track staff certificates?
Yes, in the Compliance hub, with expiry warnings on your dashboard.
Can I roster staff?
Yes. See Staff roster.
Tali AI#
What is Tali?
The assistant inside Totality. She briefs you each morning and drafts lead follow-ups, member nudges, check-in replies and programmes. See Tali AI for gyms.
Will Tali send messages without me?
Never. She only drafts. You or your trainer always tap send.
How many credits do I get?
1,000 a month on Studio, 2,500 on Club, unlimited on Enterprise. Studio and Club can add 3,000 more for A$19.99 a month.
Data and security#
Who owns my data?
You do. Download your transactions, expenses and pay periods as CSV any time. See Account, privacy and deleting.
Can my members see each other's details?
No. Members only see their own information.
Are card numbers stored in Totality?
No. Cards are stored by Stripe.
Questions#
I still have a question.
Tap the purple ? button in the app, or email admintotality@gmail.com. A real person will help.