Trainerize wants your clients to download yet another app. TrueCoach is video-heavy and built for in-person trainers. TrainingPeaks is endurance-only. Your clients live in WhatsApp. You'll have a coaching site, intake funnel, weekly check-in flow, and form-video review queue live before your next 1:1 lands.
Build the week's program once — workouts, nutrition, recovery. WhatsApp pushes the day's session to each client. Check-offs roll up to your dashboard. No app install required for the client.
Recurring WhatsApp prompt — weight, energy, adherence, notes, photos. Responses sorted by client in your dashboard. Trend lines + body-measurement charts ready every Monday.
Client films a set, sends on WhatsApp. Video lands in your review queue with prior reviews of the same lift. Record a voice note or annotation, reply in 60 seconds.
| Feature | DCS | The other guys |
|---|---|---|
| Setup time | 5 min | App setup + client onboarding |
| Cost | Flat $19-149/mo all clients | Per-client seat fees |
| Client channel | WhatsApp (no install) | Yet another app to download |
| Weekly check-in | Scheduled + auto-sorted | DM thread you scroll forever |
| Form-video review | Queue + prior-context preview | Random video in your camera roll |
| Own your client + program data | Yes — CSV export | Locked into their platform |
You build the week's program in one place — workouts, nutrition targets, recovery notes. WhatsApp pushes today's session to your client on their morning ping. They check off as they go, you see exactly what was completed without chasing screenshots.
Every client gets a recurring WhatsApp template — current weight, energy 1-10, adherence %, notes, photos optional. Responses pop into your coach dashboard sorted by client. You spend Monday morning reviewing, not assembling spreadsheets.
Client films a set, sends on WhatsApp. The video lands in your review queue with the lift, the date, and prior reviews of the same lift. You record a 60-second voice note or screen-record annotation, reply right back. Standard fee structure for the form-review add-on is configurable on your pricing page.
Schedule the prompt — Monday 6am WhatsApp with the upload form. Client submits, you see the chart trend, body measurements, photo comparison. Privacy-aware: photos are stored client-side and only ever previewed in your dashboard with explicit opt-in.
For 1:1 online coaching with WhatsApp as the primary client channel — yes. Trainerize forces clients into their app, which most solo coaches' clients won't open. TrainingPeaks is built for endurance athletes. We're built for the solo coach with 10-50 1:1 clients who lives in WhatsApp anyway.