Most studios already use good software. Round Connect Reformer is built to sit next to it and do one job none of it does: turn who is in today’s class into two or three lines of options for the instructor.
| What it does well | What its public pages don’t describe | Where Round Connect Reformer fits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booking and studio management — Mindbody, TeamUp, Momence, Glofox, Mariana Tek, Arketa | Scheduling, payments, waivers and health forms. Several store injury notes: TeamUp shows them on the class register, Glofox and Mariana Tek use client tags, Momence has a notes app with restricted access. | Turning those notes into exercise options for the whole class. | Keep your booking system. Check-in tells Round Connect Reformer who is in the room; connect your booking system through Zapier, Make or your own server if you want it to know in advance — booked clients show in the brief and the lines before they arrive (working on our test stand; how to connect it). |
| Class planners and libraries — InstructorPro, The Class Plan, Forme Pilates Planner, Pilatesology | Exercise libraries, drag-and-drop class plans, modifications at programme level, spring settings. | Planning for the specific people booked into a class. | Round Connect Reformer plans for today’s room: options grouped into lines, from a library being reviewed with Pilates teachers and physiotherapists. |
| Client-profile apps — Reformly | Client safety profiles that filter the exercise library. | A group class with several profiles at once. | Round Connect Reformer groups the whole room into two or three lines, so the instructor still teaches one class. |
| Connected reformers — STRONG Pilates CONNECT, Reform RX | Screens on the machine, programming sent from a central system, intensity zones or heart rate. | Options based on what a client should be careful with. | No new reformers needed. Signaller, an optional light and “this hurts” button, is in development. |
| Franchise formats — Studio Pilates | One consistent class across studios, with audio-visual guidance and an exercise library for franchisees. | Different options for different people in the same class. | Your own signature class, taught the same way by every instructor — with options built in. |
Based on each company’s public pages, October 2026. Products change — if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
In short
- Keep what works. Round Connect Reformer is not a booking system and doesn’t ask you to change one.
- Options, not outcomes. Round Connect Reformer helps the instructor choose options; it makes no health claims and isn’t medical advice.
- No new machines, no cameras. Basic and Digital run on the reformers and devices you already have.