How a Member Feed Works Inside a Branded Studio App
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Mindbody-native booking, events, studio shop, and member social feed — one branded app for your gym or studio.
Members open a booking app when they need a spot. They open it again when something in the studio is worth seeing between classes. That second open is what the member feed is for.
The StudioCharge branded app includes a member social feed next to live class booking. Studio news, class highlights, and community posts live in the same iOS and Android app that syncs to Mindbody.
Related: Email and push promos → · Class booking →
Quick answer
The member feed is the in-app place for studio news, class highlights, and community posts. It sits in the branded app with booking, the studio shop, and Studio AI. It is included in the $299/mo plan.
What the feed is
The feed is a member social feed, not a second Instagram you have to moderate from scratch, and not the Mindbody marketplace. Posts are how the studio shows up between visits:
- Studio news and announcements
- Class highlights
- Community updates, including something members would otherwise only see on social
- A reason to open the app when they are not booking
The product describes it as community inside the app: studio updates and community posts, so members open your app for more than the next reservation.
How it sits next to booking
| Member job | Where it happens |
|---|---|
| Book a class or join a waitlist | Live Mindbody schedule in the app |
| Buy a pack, membership, or merch | Catalog purchases and the studio shop |
| Catch up on the studio | Member feed |
| Ask about a booking or a pass | Studio AI |
Because the feed is in the booking app, a post about a workshop can sit beside the place members book and buy. You are not asking them to leave for a Facebook group to hear that the workshop exists, then come back to a different app to register.
Events belong in that same member experience. The app covers booking, events, the studio shop, and the feed, synced to Mindbody.
What to post
Post things members can act on in the app:
- A new class block, with a pointer to book it
- A workshop or event
- A merch or intro pack that is already in the Mindbody catalog
- A short studio update that does not need its own email
Pair a post with push when it should reach the lock screen. Push notifications, including broadcasts, and email campaigns are on the same plan. A trial promo when a package expires is the upsell example; the feed is where the longer note can live.
Do not treat the feed as a results channel. It does not, by itself, report revenue or attendance. It is the place the update is published.
What you still manage elsewhere
Mindbody remains the schedule and the catalog. A feed post does not create a class. If the post says “book Thursday,” Thursday has to exist on the synced schedule. If it says “the new pack is available,” that pack has to be in the catalog.
Branding is yours: logo, colors, and studio name on the app that holds the feed. Members see your studio, not a generic marketplace timeline.
Where it is included
The member feed is a line on the pricing card, with class booking and waitlist, catalog purchases, Studio AI, push, email, the upsell engine, signup and purchase alerts, visit milestones, membership access, and the branded app itself. One flat fee: $299 per month.
See how it works, then request early access if you want the feed in the app members download.
Branded app → · How it works → · Pricing → · Early access →
Frequently asked questions
- How does a member feed work in a branded studio app?
- The member feed is where studio news, class highlights, and community posts live, inside the same app members use to book. It is included in the $299/mo StudioCharge plan.
- Does the feed replace the Mindbody schedule?
- No. Booking still uses the live Mindbody schedule. The feed is the place for studio updates between visits.
