Check people in
Check-in is the one thing that turns a room full of people into a record you can act on afterwards — who came, how often, who has stopped coming.
The kiosk
- Put a tablet by the door
Any tablet with a browser. It does not need to be new, and it does not need an app.
- Open the kiosk URL and lock it there
The kiosk view is locked to one job: checking in. It cannot be navigated into your dashboard, so it is safe to leave unattended in a public room.
- Full screen, sleep off
Same as any screen. A tablet that sleeps between classes is a tablet nobody uses.
- People tap their name
That is the whole interaction. No password at the door — a password at a door is how a queue forms.
QR codes instead of a kiosk
If you would rather not run a tablet, print a QR code. Someone scans it on their own phone and checks in from there. Guests do not need an account — they scan, do the one thing they came to do, and are done.
The same mechanism carries whatever the door needs: a waiver signature for a trial student, a ticket for a paid event, a seat for a class with a cap.
What you get from it
| Question | Where the answer comes from |
|---|---|
| How many are on the mat right now? | Live check-in count. |
| How often does this member train? | Their own attendance history. |
| Who has stopped coming? | Members with no check-in inside a window you set. |
| Which classes are actually full? | Attendance per class over time, not the schedule. |
| Did this person sign the waiver? | Signed at the door, on file against their record. |
Capacity
Classes can have a cap. When the cap is reached the kiosk says so rather than silently letting a twenty-sixth person onto a twenty-four-person mat. If you want a waiting list, turn it on for that class — people who could not get in are the ones you want to hear from when someone drops out.
Gym-specific setup — mat kiosks, the wall screen, belts and dues — is in Martial arts gyms.