Know what needs your attention before you've had your coffee.

Lotus surfaces who's at risk of leaving, who's ready to test, and who's ready to convert — the moment you log in. No digging through menus. No spreadsheet cross-referencing. Just the three numbers that actually move your school forward.

  • Live attendance count updates as members check in
  • At-risk members flagged automatically after 14 days absent
  • Belt testing eligibility surfaced the moment a student qualifies
  • Lead pipeline activity and new inquiries in real time
  • Agenda calendar with all upcoming classes at a glance
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One flat rate.
Everything in the box.

Every feature below is included at $49.99/month — no add-ons, no per-member fees, no surprises as your school grows.

Lead Pipeline CRM

Kanban-style board to manage prospects through five stages — from first inquiry to converted member. Includes contact notes, time-in-pipeline badges, and monthly conversion stats.

New in 2.0

Automated Retention Emails

When a member hasn't shown up in 14, 21, or 30 days, Lotus automatically sends them a re-engagement email. Most schools bring back 1 in 4 members who would otherwise quietly cancel. Runs completely on its own — no manual monitoring needed.

New in 2.0

Belt Testing Module

Define rank requirements by minimum days and classes. Get automatic eligibility reports showing exactly who is ready to test. Schedule grading events and track advancement history.

New in 2.0

Member Self-Service Portal

Members log in via magic link — no password to forget. They can view attendance history, check their enrolled classes, see payment records, and update their contact details from any device.

New in 2.0

Revenue Dashboard

Real-time MRR estimate, 12-month trend chart, top members by revenue, and a new vs. churned payer analysis. Stripe and manual payments unified in one view.

New in 2.0

Attendance Tracking

QR code and barcode check-in for members. Class-based roll calls. Track attendance counts per class, spot at-risk members, and trigger automated re-engagement sequences.

Core

Class Scheduling & Booking

Configure recurring classes with days, times, and payment types. A public booking page lets prospects reserve trial spots before they even walk through the door.

Core

Member Management

Rich member profiles with photos, emergency contacts, family links, notes journals, and belt rank history. Full search, filtering, and CSV export.

Core

Digital Waivers

Send personalised e-signature waiver links to members by email, or share a single bulk link. Signatures are captured on any device and stored in the platform — with a signed/unsigned dashboard and one-click preview.

New in 2.0

Class Roster

See exactly who is booked into every upcoming class. Mark individual members as attended with a single click, or check in the whole class at once. Attendance syncs instantly across the platform.

New in 2.0

Member Self Check-In

Mount a tablet at your front desk and let members check themselves in. Supports USB barcode scanners, camera barcode scanning, and an on-screen numeric keypad. Members pick their class, confirm, and you're done — no staff required.

Core

Staff & Permissions

Create sub-instructor logins with granular permissions — control exactly which modules each staff member can view or edit. No shared passwords, no oversharing.

Core

Half the price.
Built for the mat.

Lotus does what Zen Planner and Mindbody do — for a fraction of the cost, with no per-member fees.

Feature
🪷 Lotus
$49.99 / mo
Zen Planner
$117–$188 / mo
Mindbody
$129–$349 / mo

Competitor pricing based on publicly listed plans as of 2026. Lotus pricing is $49.99/month flat — no per-member fees, no setup fee, no contract.

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Stop losing new enquiries to a notebook or your memory.

Most schools lose a third of their enquiries simply because there's no system to follow up. Lotus gives you a visual pipeline — every lead tracked from first contact to converted member, with automated drip emails running in the background so no one goes cold.

  • 5-stage Kanban board: Inquiry → Contacted → Trial → Completed → Converted
  • Contact notes log with timestamps for every lead interaction
  • Auto-converts prospects to active members when moved to Converted
  • Monthly conversion stats and average days-to-convert
  • Paired with automated drip emails so leads stay warm automatically

Stop manually checking who's ready to grade.

Instructors typically spend 2–3 hours before each testing event cross-referencing attendance sheets and rank records. Lotus eliminates that entirely — run the eligibility report and it's done in seconds.

  • Configure minimum days and class counts per rank
  • Live eligibility report — see who's ready at a glance
  • Schedule grading events and track attendance
  • Full advancement history per member
  • Works for any art: BJJ, Karate, Taekwondo, Judo, Muay Thai and more

Your school's finances — crystal clear.

The Revenue Dashboard unifies Stripe digital payments and manual payments into one real-time view of your school's financial health.

  • MRR estimate based on your 3-month rolling average
  • 12-month income vs expenses trend chart
  • Top 10 members by all-time revenue
  • New and churned payer analysis each month
  • Stripe integration — all revenue sources in one dashboard

Give members a window into their own journey.

No app to download, no password to set. Members click a magic link in their email and land on a beautiful self-service portal — from any device.

  • Magic-link login — frictionless access, no passwords
  • Attendance history, enrolled classes, and payment records
  • Update emergency contacts and address details
  • Mobile-optimized — works perfectly on any phone
  • Your branding, your URL — fully white-label ready

Schools love Lotus.

★★★★★
"Fast customer service and fast integration of new ideas."
Robert R.
Verified Customer
★★★★★
"Laid out nicely. Does everything I need it to do — everything they claim it can do. I always had everything available at a quick glance and a click."
Kyle K.
Verified Customer
★★★★★
"Huge savings on the merchant side — unbelievable rate. Pretty easy to use with many features, and fast response when you reach out through the chat."
Shawn L.
Verified Customer

Already on Zen Planner
or Mindbody?

Most schools that come to Lotus are already paying $100–$350/month for software that does roughly the same things. At $49.99 flat, you'll save $600–$3,600 every year — and get a system built specifically for martial arts, not generic fitness studios.

Getting set up takes less than an hour. Export your member list as a CSV from your current software and import it directly into Lotus — names, emails, phones, belt ranks, all in one step. Your classes and schedule take another 10 minutes. Your members won't notice the switch, but your bank account will.

No long-term contract — cancel any month, no questions asked
14-day free trial — test with your real data before committing
CSV member import — your roster is in Lotus in minutes
Email support direct from the founder — not a chatbot, not a ticket queue
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✅ What Lotus includes
Member managementClass scheduling Online bookingAttendance tracking Belt testingDigital waivers Lead pipeline CRMAutomated emails Revenue dashboardMember portal Class rosterCheck-in kiosk Payment trackingReports
Not included (by design)
General accounting & bookkeeping · Payroll · Staff scheduling · Retail/inventory POS · Dedicated workshop ticketing
For accounting, Lotus works alongside QuickBooks — they serve different purposes.
🔒 Your data is safe
Isolated per school. Your data is completely separate from every other school on the platform.
Always HTTPS. All traffic is encrypted in transit.
Auto session timeouts. Admin sessions expire after 2 hours of inactivity.
Export any time. Download your full member and payment data whenever you want — no lock-in.
Never sold. Your data and your members' data is never shared with or sold to third parties.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Lotus 2.0.

Lotus 2.0 is an all-in-one management platform built specifically for martial arts schools and fitness studios. It combines member management, attendance, belt testing, automated communication, CRM, and financial reporting into a single unified system.
Lotus is built and supported by Open Black Belt, a US-based software company. Support is handled directly by our team — not outsourced. We accept all major international cards for schools outside the United States.
Yes. Lotus 2.0 includes a full Belt Testing module. You can configure minimum days and classes per rank, view an automatic eligibility report showing which students are ready to test, and schedule grading events — all within the platform.
Yes. Lotus 2.0 includes a Member Self-Service Portal accessible via magic link — no password needed. Members can view their attendance history, enrolled classes, payment records, and update their contact details from any device.
Yes. Lotus 2.0 features automated Communication Sequences including a 3-step prospect drip campaign (nurturing new leads toward booking a trial) and a 3-step at-risk retention sequence (re-engaging members who stop attending). Both run automatically on a daily schedule — no manual work required.
Yes. Lotus 2.0 supports Stripe for digital payment processing. The Revenue Dashboard combines Stripe revenue with manual payments to show your real-time MRR estimate, monthly trends, top members by revenue, and new vs. churned payers.
Absolutely. While Lotus was built with martial arts schools in mind, its features — class scheduling, attendance, member management, payments, and email automation — work equally well for yoga studios, CrossFit boxes, dance schools, and any fitness or wellness studio.
The Leads Pipeline is a Kanban-style CRM board built into Lotus. Prospects move through five stages: New Inquiry, Contacted, Trial Scheduled, Trial Completed, and Converted. When a lead converts, they automatically become an active member. You can add contact notes, track time in the pipeline, and monitor monthly conversion stats.
Yes. Lotus includes a full digital waiver system. You can customise the waiver text for your school, send personalised signing links to individual members by email, or copy a bulk link to share however you like. Members sign on any device using their finger or mouse. All signatures are stored and viewable directly from the Waivers dashboard, which shows signed vs. unsigned status across your entire membership.
Yes. The Class Roster page lists every upcoming class slot for the next 14 days. Click any slot to see a full list of members who have booked in. You can mark each member as attended with a single click, or use the Mark All Attended button to check in the whole class at once. Attendance records are written to the platform instantly and count toward belt testing eligibility and retention tracking.
Yes — Lotus is free to get started. Sign up and begin managing your school today. No credit card required to try the platform.
They serve completely different purposes, and many schools use both. QuickBooks is general-purpose accounting software — it handles your business invoices, expenses, payroll, and tax reports. It has no concept of a belt rank, class schedule, or member check-in. Lotus is an operations platform built specifically for running a martial arts school day-to-day: member management, class booking, attendance, belt testing, waivers, and automated member communications. When you record a payment in Lotus, you can also log it in QuickBooks — the two tools complement each other rather than compete.
Your school's data is completely isolated from every other school on the platform — no sharing, no cross-access. All traffic runs over HTTPS. Admin sessions expire automatically after two hours of inactivity. You can export your full member and payment data at any time with no lock-in. Your data and your members' data is never sold to or shared with third parties for any purpose.
Yes, and many schools do. Lotus covers the same core operations — members, scheduling, attendance, payments, communications — at a significantly lower monthly cost ($49.99 vs $117–$349/month depending on your current plan). The 14-day free trial lets you run both systems side-by-side before committing. We can help you import your member data so the switch is as seamless as possible. Reach out at help@openblackbelt.com and we'll walk you through it.
Lotus is built around recurring classes and scheduled sessions, not standalone ticketed events. You can set up a one-time class slot for a workshop and let members book it through the scheduling system, but there's no dedicated event module with ticketing, separate registration pages, or seat pricing. If workshops are central to how you operate, it's worth knowing this upfront. For most schools that run seminars occasionally, the one-time class workaround handles it fine.
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