# an inventory tracker for fitness studios **There is demand for inventory tools in fitness businesses, but the search did not find a live studio-specific tracker with strong competition.** Confidence: medium · 84 signals · checked 2026-08-01 [Full report with live links](https://showsitsworks.com/idea/an-inventory-tracker-for-fitness-studios) > **Little of this is specific to fitness.** Under *What people actually say*, only 0 of 4 sourced findings mention fitness at all. The rest describe the product category. A crowded section is evidence the category is crowded, not that anyone is serving fitness. ## Who is already building this *From data* - RogueStockBot tracks and updates users whenever Rogue Fitness equipment inventory changes; the repo has 85 stars, last push 2023-01-24, and is stale. - [jonniechow/RogueStockBot](https://github.com/jonniechow/RogueStockBot) `github` — 2020-04-24 - Sunshine Fitness is a fitness management system with member management, attendance tracking, trainer and inventory control, and it was last pushed on 2026-07-10. - [sanjeev340/fitnessmangementsystem](https://github.com/sanjeev340/fitnessmangementsystem) `github` — 2026-07-10 - FitTrackPlus is a full-stack fitness ERP with inventory and payment management; it was last pushed on 2025-09-23. - [bezimamo/FitTrackPlus](https://github.com/bezimamo/FitTrackPlus) `github` — 2025-08-09 - Gym management systems repeatedly include inventory as one module alongside scheduling, memberships, and payments, including projects last pushed in 2025-08, 2026-02, and 2025-01. - [ninking22/gym-management-system](https://github.com/ninking22/gym-management-system) `github` — 2025-08-20 - [moparsam/Gym-Management-System-DB](https://github.com/moparsam/Gym-Management-System-DB) `github` — 2026-02-27 - [MahmoudGasser/Gym-Management-System](https://github.com/MahmoudGasser/Gym-Management-System) `github` — 2025-01-25 - There are also fitness apparel and supplement inventory projects, such as FIT and SupplementStack, but they target retail stock rather than studio operations. - [DanielTelesR/FIT---Fitness-Apparel-Inventory-Tracker](https://github.com/DanielTelesR/FIT---Fitness-Apparel-Inventory-Tracker) `github` — 2023-02-16 - [BenTaleb-Mehdi/SupplementStack](https://github.com/BenTaleb-Mehdi/SupplementStack) `github` — 2026-03-22 - [MarizzaK/gymventory](https://github.com/MarizzaK/gymventory) `github` — 2025-08-13 ## What people actually say *From data* - "I need this for my business." One HN builder said they kept hearing this after launching a personal inventory tracker and are now exploring a lightweight business version. *(not about fitness)* - [Show HN: ItemGrid – Free inventory management for single-location businesses](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46872508) `hackernews` — 2026-02-03 - "I thought fellow EV fans might find it useful too." This shows the same pattern: people build inventory trackers for a niche and then immediately generalize to a broader audience. *(not about fitness)* - [Show HN: TeslaGrab – Global Tesla inventory tracker with price alerts (free)](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41708015) `hackernews` — 2024-10-01 - "My biggest frustration was standing in thrift stores trying to figure out if something was worth buying while juggling eBay sold listings, Google searches, and fee calculators." This is a manual-check pain point around inventory decisions, but for resellers, not gyms. *(not about fitness)* - [Built an AI-powered profit calculator and inventory tracker app for resellers](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46508942) `hackernews` — 2026-01-06 - "Every item took ~3 minutes to vet." Another builder describes the cost of manual item checking before adding it to an inventory spreadsheet. *(not about fitness)* - [(dead)](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46491641) `hackernews` — 2026-01-04 ## People asking to be sold to *From data* - "I need this for my business." That is a direct pull from a small-business user, even though the context was not fitness-specific. - [Show HN: ItemGrid – Free inventory management for single-location businesses](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46872508) `hackernews` — 2026-02-03 - "What’s the best way to handle gym inventory tracking for smaller fitness centers?" This is a live forum query asking for a solution, which is a clear buying signal. - [What's the best way to handle gym inventory tracking ...](https://www.quora.com/What-s-the-best-way-to-handle-gym-inventory-tracking-for-smaller-fitness-centers) `tavily` - "Inventory Management takes over the part of running a fitness studio that quietly eats 1-2 hours a day — no spreadsheets, no chasing replies, no fatigue mistakes." This is vendor copy, but it reflects a pain point that the market is trying to sell against. - [Inventory and Products for Fitness Studios — Starta.one](https://starta.one/features/inventory/fitness) `tavily` - "Fitness Centers Inventory Management Software—Your Way." Multiple vendors are positioning around this category, which usually means there is at least some willingness to buy if the product fits the workflow. - [Best Custom Inventory Management Software for Fitness Centers](https://www.glideapps.com/solutions/fitness-centers/inventory-management-software) `tavily` - [Fitness Studio Management Software (2026): Top Tools Compared | Virtuagym](https://business.virtuagym.com/blog/best-fitness-studio-software) `tavily` - [Gym Management Software: Powerful Features, Simple To Use](https://stxsoftware.com/gym-software) `tavily` ## Where the opening is *Model estimate* - The search did not show a live product focused only on fitness studio consumables and front-desk stock, such as drinks, protein bars, towels, retail merch, and equipment spares. - [Inventory and Products for Fitness Studios — Starta.one](https://starta.one/features/inventory/fitness) `tavily` - [Best Custom Inventory Management Software for Fitness Centers](https://www.glideapps.com/solutions/fitness-centers/inventory-management-software) `tavily` - [Fitness Studio Management Software (2026): Top Tools Compared | Virtuagym](https://business.virtuagym.com/blog/best-fitness-studio-software) `tavily` - [Gym Management Software: Powerful Features, Simple To Use](https://stxsoftware.com/gym-software) `tavily` - The visible products are mostly gym ERP suites or retail inventory tools, not a narrow studio inventory tracker with simple counts, thresholds, and reorder prompts. - [sanjeev340/fitnessmangementsystem](https://github.com/sanjeev340/fitnessmangementsystem) `github` — 2026-07-10 - [bezimamo/FitTrackPlus](https://github.com/bezimamo/FitTrackPlus) `github` — 2025-08-09 - [ninking22/gym-management-system](https://github.com/ninking22/gym-management-system) `github` — 2025-08-20 - [MahmoudGasser/Gym-Management-System](https://github.com/MahmoudGasser/Gym-Management-System) `github` — 2025-01-25 - [BenTaleb-Mehdi/SupplementStack](https://github.com/BenTaleb-Mehdi/SupplementStack) `github` — 2026-03-22 - The only directly named niche competitor, RogueStockBot, is stale and tied to Rogue Fitness equipment changes, not general studio inventory. - [jonniechow/RogueStockBot](https://github.com/jonniechow/RogueStockBot) `github` — 2020-04-24 - The data does not show a clear gap around integrations with class booking, POS, or membership systems; those features are already bundled in broader gym platforms. - [Gym Management Software: Powerful Features, Simple To Use](https://stxsoftware.com/gym-software) `tavily` - [bezimamo/FitTrackPlus](https://github.com/bezimamo/FitTrackPlus) `github` — 2025-08-09 - [ninking22/gym-management-system](https://github.com/ninking22/gym-management-system) `github` — 2025-08-20 ## How big the market might be *Model estimate* - This search found 1 named open-source competitor and it is dead; the broader category is represented by several live fitness management systems. - [jonniechow/RogueStockBot](https://github.com/jonniechow/RogueStockBot) `github` — 2020-04-24 - [sanjeev340/fitnessmangementsystem](https://github.com/sanjeev340/fitnessmangementsystem) `github` — 2026-07-10 - [bezimamo/FitTrackPlus](https://github.com/bezimamo/FitTrackPlus) `github` — 2025-08-09 - [ninking22/gym-management-system](https://github.com/ninking22/gym-management-system) `github` — 2025-08-20 - [MahmoudGasser/Gym-Management-System](https://github.com/MahmoudGasser/Gym-Management-System) `github` — 2025-01-25 - There was 1 first-hand complaint and 1 stated want in the collected signals. - [Show HN: ItemGrid – Free inventory management for single-location businesses](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46872508) `hackernews` — 2026-02-03 - [What's the best way to handle gym inventory tracking ...](https://www.quora.com/What-s-the-best-way-to-handle-gym-inventory-tracking-for-smaller-fitness-centers) `tavily` - The largest usage signal in adjacent tooling was @mui/core-downloads-tracker at 39,754,679 downloads last month, but that is only an npm package for tracking downloads, not market demand for this product. - [npm: @mui/core-downloads-tracker](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mui/core-downloads-tracker) `registries` — 2026-07-03 - A relevant GitHub competitor had 85 stars and has been stale since 2023-01-24. - [jonniechow/RogueStockBot](https://github.com/jonniechow/RogueStockBot) `github` — 2020-04-24 - Only 1 community forum matched this search directly: community.home-assistant.io. - [My-kitchen.io - household recipe brain and inventory manager (cook from what's in stock)](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/my-kitchen-io-household-recipe-brain-and-inventory-manager-cook-from-whats-in-stock/1015998) `discourse` — 2026-07-03 ## What could go wrong *Model estimate* - This could be absorbed as a feature inside existing gym management platforms rather than bought as a standalone tool. - [Gym Management Software: Powerful Features, Simple To Use](https://stxsoftware.com/gym-software) `tavily` - [bezimamo/FitTrackPlus](https://github.com/bezimamo/FitTrackPlus) `github` — 2025-08-09 - [ninking22/gym-management-system](https://github.com/ninking22/gym-management-system) `github` — 2025-08-20 - [MahmoudGasser/Gym-Management-System](https://github.com/MahmoudGasser/Gym-Management-System) `github` — 2025-01-25 - The search evidence is thin: 1 complaint, 1 want, and no Stack Exchange data because Stack Exchange was unavailable. - [Show HN: ItemGrid – Free inventory management for single-location businesses](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46872508) `hackernews` — 2026-02-03 - [What's the best way to handle gym inventory tracking ...](https://www.quora.com/What-s-the-best-way-to-handle-gym-inventory-tracking-for-smaller-fitness-centers) `tavily` - Fitness studios may care more about memberships, scheduling, and payments than about inventory, so the product could be seen as too narrow unless it saves real time at reception. - [Best Custom Inventory Management Software for Fitness Centers](https://www.glideapps.com/solutions/fitness-centers/inventory-management-software) `tavily` - [Fitness Studio Management Software (2026): Top Tools Compared | Virtuagym](https://business.virtuagym.com/blog/best-fitness-studio-software) `tavily` - [Gym Management Software: Powerful Features, Simple To Use](https://stxsoftware.com/gym-software) `tavily` - Some of the visible demand is actually for retail inventory, resale, or consumer-product tracking, which is adjacent but not the same buyer. - [Show HN: TeslaGrab – Global Tesla inventory tracker with price alerts (free)](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41708015) `hackernews` — 2024-10-01 - [Built an AI-powered profit calculator and inventory tracker app for resellers](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46508942) `hackernews` — 2026-01-06 - [(dead)](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46491641) `hackernews` — 2026-01-04 ## What to do this week *Model estimate* - Start with one narrow workflow: front-desk consumables and retail stock for single-location studios, with low-friction counts and reorder thresholds. - [Inventory and Products for Fitness Studios — Starta.one](https://starta.one/features/inventory/fitness) `tavily` - [Best Custom Inventory Management Software for Fitness Centers](https://www.glideapps.com/solutions/fitness-centers/inventory-management-software) `tavily` - [Fitness Studio Management Software (2026): Top Tools Compared | Virtuagym](https://business.virtuagym.com/blog/best-fitness-studio-software) `tavily` - [Gym Management Software: Powerful Features, Simple To Use](https://stxsoftware.com/gym-software) `tavily` - Interview gym and studio operators who already use all-in-one software, because the main question is whether inventory is painful enough to justify a separate tool. - [Gym Management Software: Powerful Features, Simple To Use](https://stxsoftware.com/gym-software) `tavily` - [bezimamo/FitTrackPlus](https://github.com/bezimamo/FitTrackPlus) `github` — 2025-08-09 - [ninking22/gym-management-system](https://github.com/ninking22/gym-management-system) `github` — 2025-08-20 - Test against the manual workflow people complain about: spreadsheet counts, chasing replies, and checking stock by hand. - [Inventory and Products for Fitness Studios — Starta.one](https://starta.one/features/inventory/fitness) `tavily` - [Show HN: ItemGrid – Free inventory management for single-location businesses](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46872508) `hackernews` — 2026-02-03 - [What's the best way to handle gym inventory tracking ...](https://www.quora.com/What-s-the-best-way-to-handle-gym-inventory-tracking-for-smaller-fitness-centers) `tavily` - If you build, make the first version integrate with the systems studios already use rather than trying to replace scheduling or payments. - [Fitness Studio Management Software (2026): Top Tools Compared | Virtuagym](https://business.virtuagym.com/blog/best-fitness-studio-software) `tavily` - [Gym Management Software: Powerful Features, Simple To Use](https://stxsoftware.com/gym-software) `tavily` - [bezimamo/FitTrackPlus](https://github.com/bezimamo/FitTrackPlus) `github` — 2025-08-09 ## Competitor strength | Project | Stars | Downloads/mo | Activity | |---|---:|---:|---| | [jonniechow/RogueStockBot](https://github.com/jonniechow/RogueStockBot) | 85 | — | dead | ## Domain names - `fitnessstudio.com` — taken - `fitnessstudio.io` — available - `fitness.com` — taken - `getfitness.com` — taken --- Sources searched: hackernews (30), github (19), githubissues (none), discourse (1), intent (1), stackexchange (none), registries (14), tavily (9), devto (10) Generated by Shows Its Work — https://showsitsworks.com/idea/an-inventory-tracker-for-fitness-studios Findings link to their sources. Estimates are marked as estimates.