Payments
Card payments that go straight to your account
With Amble, members pay for class packs and memberships by card through Stripe, and the money goes straight to your own Stripe account. Your studio is the merchant. Amble takes no cut on paid plans, and a 2% fee on the Free plan.
How the money moves
You connect your own Stripe account during setup. Members pay through Stripe’s secure checkout, the charge is made on your account, and payouts go to your bank on Stripe’s schedule. Card details never touch Amble.
Stripe charges its usual processing fees to your account. Amble adds nothing on the paid plans; on the Free plan it takes 2% of each payment.
What members can buy
- Class packs: a set number of credits, with an optional expiry and an optional one-per-member limit for intro offers.
- Memberships: monthly or yearly, with an optional monthly allowance of credits and an optional minimum term.
When a payment fails
If a membership payment fails, the member is marked as past due and sees a banner asking them to sort it out, so you aren’t the one chasing.
What it doesn’t do yet
- Direct Debit (BACS) isn’t supported; payments are by card through Stripe.
- Members can’t yet update a saved card themselves.
Studios that use it most.
Pilates
A Pilates booking app with your logo: class packs, intro offers, waitlists and a cancellation window members can see. Free up to 25 members.
Amble for PilatesCircuits
A circuit class booking app for UK studios: capped classes, walk-ins added at the door, card payments for packs and a reminder before each class.
Amble for circuitsSmall-group PT
Booking for small-group PT: capped sessions, monthly session bundles, different prices per session type, and trainers who see only their own clients.
Amble for small-group PTQuestions studio owners ask
Does Amble take a cut of payments?
Not on paid plans. On the Free plan (up to 25 members) Amble takes 2% of each card payment. Stripe’s own processing fees apply either way.
Where does the money go?
Straight to your own Stripe account. Your studio is the merchant, and Stripe pays out to your bank.
Can members pay by Direct Debit?
Not at the moment. Members pay by card through Stripe.
Do I need a Stripe account?
Yes. You connect your own Stripe account from Amble’s setup screens, and payments go to it.
How much does Amble cost?
Amble is free for up to 25 members, with a 2% fee on card payments. Paid plans start at £29 a month with no payment fee, and your first paid plan comes with a 30-day free trial. See pricing.
Further reading.
How to turn gym trials into members
Trials are won at the second visit. Put trialists in a real class, make sure someone says hello, book visit two before they leave, and don’t discount.
Read the guideHow to switch gym software without losing members
Switching booking software? Export first, read the notice clause, pay for an overlap month, plan how payments move, tell members once, pick a quiet week.
Read the guideRun your studio in your own app.
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