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Spark Membership
What Spark Membership is
Spark Membership is a platform for local businesses that manage memberships, classes, and recurring payments. It combines CRM, membership administration, billing, online booking, point of sale, email and SMS automation, landing pages, and task management. Spark names martial arts schools, dance and gymnastics studios, yoga studios, CrossFit gyms, and kickboxing gyms as its intended businesses. The CRM stores student profiles, belt history, family accounts, attendance trends, and trial pipelines. Spark Payments handles billing, checkout, and reporting, while Spark SMS supports two-way texts for lead replies, class reminders, and rescheduling. The $199 a month plan includes CRM, online booking and scheduling, payments and attendance, email and SMS automation, and the member mobile app. A 14-day trial is available, and each account receives a dedicated setup representative. Apps support iPhone, iPad, Android phones, and Android tablets, with tools for owners and members across multiple locations.
Who it suits
Spark suits membership businesses such as martial arts, dance, gymnastics, yoga, CrossFit, and kickboxing organisations. It is designed for operators needing scheduling, billing, CRM, messaging, and member mobile access.
What it does well
- CRM stores profiles and attendance trends
- Online booking and class scheduling
- Two-way SMS messaging
- Member app included
- Multiple locations supported
What to know first
- Costs $199 a month
- No free plan
- Fully white-labeled app costs extra
- Service may collect usage and payment data
Limits
The listed Spark Membership plan costs $199 a month and includes the stated CRM, booking, payment, automation and app features. A fully white-labeled member app costs extra; the trial lasts 14 days.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Ignite trial | first 30 days · trial offer for Ignite | $1, paid once |
| Spark Membership | monthly after an 8-week free trial · all features included · no usage caps · free student data migration | $199 a month |
| Ignite Membership | monthly · first location $199/month · additional locations $49.75/month | $199 a month |
| Spark Membership | monthly · optional SMS credits and merchant fees · Spark Ignite add-on available | $249 a month |
| Ignite Plus Bundle | monthly · includes Ignite My Rank · Ignite My Presence · IntroBoost AI | $399 a month |
As sparkmembership.com lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit the Spark Membership website
- Start the 14-day trial or select the $199 a month plan
- Use the dedicated representative for account setup
- Access the service on the web, iOS or Android
- Configure classes, bookings, billing, CRM and digital waivers
- Provide branding content for the member app
Verdict
Spark Membership brings customer records, scheduling, payments, messaging, marketing, and member access together for local membership businesses. The listed subscription includes the app and core management tools, with a 14-day trial.
Questions
How much does Spark Membership cost?
The Spark Membership plan costs $199 a month. A 14-day trial is available, and there is no free plan.
Which devices support the member app?
The included app is available for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and Android tablets.
Can it handle multiple locations?
Yes. Multi-location support is included, and the app page describes management for one location or ten or more locations.
What businesses does Spark serve?
Spark lists martial arts schools, dance studios, gymnastics schools, yoga studios, CrossFit gyms and kickboxing gyms.
What integrations are named?
The site names WordPress websites and Spark Ignite as partner solutions. An account representative can confirm direct connections for other tools.
Can the app use a business’s branding?
The app can use a business logo, images, colors and content. A fully white-labeled version costs extra.
Facts from Spark Membership's own pages
- API documentation
- GetApp lists an API feature but shows zero user ratings for it; the public Help Center pages reviewed do not provide API or SDK documentation. · getapp.com, 15 Oct 2026
- App capabilities
- Owners can manage payments, schedules, and member communication in the app, while members can book classes, pay, check in, message staff, and view their profiles. · sparkmembership.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Attendance
- The system supports online scheduling, attendance tracking, class rosters and kiosk check-in. · help.sparkmembership.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Billing
- Spark Payments handles billing, checkout and reporting inside the platform. · sparkmembership.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company facts
- LinkedIn lists Spark Membership as privately held, founded in 2017, headquartered in Miami, Florida, with 51–200 employees. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company history
- The about page says Ron Sell and Cheong Park teamed up in 2017, and that Spark launched in 2019. · sparkmembership.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase lists the legal name as Spark Membership LLC. · crunchbase.com, 15 Oct 2026
- CRM
- The CRM stores student profiles, belt history, family accounts and attendance trends. · sparkmembership.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Customer count
- Spark says more than 2,000 local member-based businesses use the platform worldwide. · sparkmembership.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The Help Center provides setup and troubleshooting articles covering payments, attendance, kiosks, integrations and member apps. · help.sparkmembership.com, 15 Oct 2026
- External merchants
- Using another payment processor requires manually recording payments and disables Spark checkout pages, auto-charge and POS payment processing. · help.sparkmembership.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2017 · sparkmembership.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · sparkmembership.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Miami Beach, Florida, United States · sparkmembership.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The Help Center documents website integrations for Squarespace and Relentless/Go High Level. · help.sparkmembership.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Intended businesses
- The site says Spark serves martial arts schools, dance studios, gymnastics schools, yoga studios, CrossFit gyms, and kickboxing gyms. · sparkmembership.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Lead automation
- Landing pages and funnels capture leads and trigger automated email and SMS follow-up. · sparkmembership.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: bugs
- Reviewers report occasional freezing and payment bugs, plus grammatical errors in some automations. · softwareadvice.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: learning curve
- A reviewer says the large number of functions makes initial navigation difficult and recommends using onboarding. · softwareadvice.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: mobile app
- App Store reviewers report unexpected sign-outs, password-reset failures, slow or nonresponsive behavior and uncertainty about stored card data. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Marketing
- The platform offers automated marketing campaigns through email and SMS to generate leads and sales. · sparkmembership.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Member app
- The free member app supports event registration, program enrollment, messaging, curriculum, payment/rank/attendance history, referrals and class scheduling. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Messaging
- Spark SMS supports two-way texting, including lead replies, class reminders, and rescheduling messages. · sparkmembership.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- The Spark Member App is available for iPhone, iPad, Android phones, and Android tablets, and is included with a Spark subscription. · sparkmembership.com, 5 Oct 2026
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