Punchpass is designed to work great on your mobile device. We do things a little differently, and our app is not available in traditional app stores. Instead, we have built what is called a Progressive Web App (“PWA”). ‍

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What’s a web app?

‍A PWA is just a special way to package a web application so it behaves more like an app installed from the app store, but without any of the numerous restrictions the app store creates.
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You and your customers experience the app through your device as a saved bookmark. It looks like an app, it functions like an app, but it's a shortcut to the service.
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It’s the best of both worlds AND protects your business from any changing app store rules. As there’s not an additional layer of “app” software, the WHOLE system is accessed right there on your device, and there’s no syncing required. What happens on your phone is reflected immediately on any other device that’s simultaneously connected to Punchpass!‍

Your clients can access your schedule anytime with one click. They can make reservations & buy passes too, if you use those features.

Here's our guide to installing the web app and sharing that information with your customers
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With the Punchpass web app, you can mark attendance and manage your routine with Punchpass from your phone or tablet -- no computer required.  

Have both Admin and customer accounts? You can also easily change which account you're using with the mobile app by selecting the "Change Studio" option from the navigation.
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When you select the "Change Studio" option, you'll be on the Select an Account page, and here you'll choose the account you'll like to use.
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​Learn more about how to add Punchpass to your device and log in as an Instructor here.

As it stands, Apple takes a standard 30 percent commission rate for App Store transactions and regular subscriptions. (And you thought Stripe fees were high!)

We continue to evaluate the situation and have considered removing features, but have found we'd prefer to focus on adding features to the web app for push notifications (and more!) so that our app behaves much more like an app in the App store.

The good news is the changes we are reviewing shouldn't take too long, so we hope to have some updates in the coming months. Keep your eye out for an announcement and a blog post with all of the details.