FitCircle is a mobile-first fitness matching platform connecting trainers (instructors) and members. It unifies search, booking, payment, chat and progress sharing in a single app, available on iOS / Android.
Finding trainers, booking and payment, pre/post-lesson consultation, and progress logging — the story of launching a brand-new platform, built in-house from scratch to satisfy all four axes of the fitness experience at once.
The fitness provider matches trainers (instructors) with members and handles everything from lesson delivery to ongoing support. It offers members training across a wide range of genres, both in person and online.
The business model is a platform where members find trainers in the app, book and pay for lessons, and handle pre/post consultation and progress sharing end to end. Trainers leverage their expertise and complete everything from acquisition to payment in the app.
None of these were about tech choices; they were business requirements tied directly to meeting trainers, booking and payment, ongoing support and staying motivated. Building new from scratch required a design that makes them all work at once.
Information is scatteredHard to compareIn that state, members can't take the first step. We needed to design an experience that lets them search across specialty, price and rating.
If phone and cash exchanges remainFriction at every bookingarises. We needed a design that completes everything from slot selection to payment within the app.
If contact is scattered across external toolsOngoing support breaks down. We needed a design that consolidates pre/post-lesson consultation into in-platform real-time chat.
If the logging and sharing mechanism is wrongMotivation doesn't last. We needed to design a social experience where people post results and connect with peers.
We built a diverse set of features — search, booking, payment, chat and progress sharing — from scratch in-house as a single mobile-first app experience. It balances real-time interaction and cashless payment, creating a natural flow for both members and trainers.
EXECUTION
React Native
Redux
Node.js
Express
MongoDB
MySQL
Redis
Socket.io
Stripe
AWS S3This foundation continuously delivers business outcomes — member retention, trainer utilization and ongoing engagement — not technical metrics.
Search filtered by field, price and rating is the foundation for matching members with the right trainers.
From slot selection to cashless payment in just a few taps, preventing lost bookings.
Real-time chat keeps pre/post-lesson consultation seamless and builds trust with trainers.
A social experience for logging and sharing results maximizes member motivation and return visits.