Trainerize vs PT Distinction: seat bands against included clients plus per-client extras

Trainerize vs PT Distinction: price by roster

PT Distinction costs less than Trainerize from 25 to 50 clients when both are billed monthly, as read on October 30, 2026. Its Pro plan is $59.90 a month with 25 clients included, and Master is $89.90 with 50. Trainerize Pro 30 is $79 a month and Pro 50 is $135.

The two count clients differently. Trainerize sells coaching client seats in bands; a coaching client has full access to programs, tracking and messaging. PT Distinction includes a set number of clients per plan and charges for each extra client after a free first month.

Our arithmetic, not a printed price: 30 clients on PT Distinction Pro is $59.90 plus 5 extra clients at $2.40, or $71.90 a month once each extra client's free first month has passed. That is below Trainerize Pro 30 at $79, billed monthly. Billed annually, Pro 30 is $71 a month, just under $71.90, and PT Distinction prints no annual price.

At 10 and at 15 clients, Trainerize Pro 15 at $50 a month is below PT Distinction Pro at $59.90. A coach with one client pays nothing on Trainerize's free Basic plan, which holds 1 coaching client.

PT Distinction features on every plan, Trainerize features by add-on

PT Distinction says every feature is on every plan, and its cards show custom branded apps starting on Pro. It also says you can add as many trainers as you wish for free.

Trainerize sells its extras as add-ons on paid plans below Studio, billed monthly even on an annual plan: Advanced Nutrition Coaching at $20 a month on Grow, Pro 5 and Pro 15 and $45 on Pro 30 and up, Business $25, Video Coaching $10 and Stripe Integrated Payments $10. Its help center says Business contains the Stripe and video add-ons.

Studio Plus, $275 a month billed monthly, includes every add-on. These are software features, not nutrition, medical or legal advice.

Branded apps on PT Distinction Pro and Master and on Trainerize

PT Distinction's Pro and Master cards list your own custom branded Android and iOS apps. Its Basic card lists Android and iOS apps with no custom branding.

On Trainerize, the Pro version of the Trainerize custom branded app is a one-time setup fee of $169. Android gets its own Google Play listing. iPhone clients get no App Store listing of their own, and the iOS home screen always reads "Fitness App". The Pro app is not part of the trial, the free plan or Grow.

Studio Plus includes the Studio Custom Branded App, with an iPhone listing under your own Apple Developer account, which costs $99 a year, paid to Apple.

Trial, card and billing terms at each vendor

Both give about a month to try, but Trainerize's 30-day trial skips the card while PT Distinction's 1-month trial asks for card details. PT Distinction's pricing page says to cancel in the first month and pay nothing, and describes monthly pricing with no minimum term.

Trainerize's trial takes unlimited active clients. Per its help center, the account reverts to the free plan, 1 coaching client, when the trial ends, and add-ons are not part of the trial. Annual plans are billed once per year, with no refund for unused portions of a subscription.

Which coach fits PT Distinction and which fits Trainerize

• PT Distinction for 25 to 50 clients who want custom branded iOS and Android apps on their plan and a bill that grows by $2.40 or $1.60 per extra client.
• Trainerize for a coach who wants annual billing, a free plan to start on, add-ons chosen one by one or Studio Plus with every add-on. Trainerize pricing lists every seat band.
• PT Distinction fits poorly if you want to pay yearly or skip a card at sign-up, since it prints no annual price and asks for card details.

Kahunas, which bills by the seat, and other options are in PT Distinction alternatives.