A TrueCoach alternative
for Australian PTs
without the 5% cut.
TrueCoach built its name on video form review, and watching a client lift is real coaching. Ours is the latest exercise science: programs built against the 2026 ACSM Position Stand, with the citation in the plan. Your clients pay into your own Stripe account. We take nothing. Evidence that updates as the science does.
TrueCoach vs REPley by BuildStability, monthly
BuildStability Pro is A$99/mo for up to 100 clients, twice TrueCoach Pro's cap. USD-to-AUD conversion at ~1.39 (XE, 1 May 2026). Your bank may add an FX fee on top of TrueCoach's USD charge.
“Most PT software is glorified data storage with a subscription attached.” Vinay Koka
“Built for PTs first and foremost, not just an app that works for your clients.” Ad Coutts
“I was recommended another app that everyone uses… then I found REPley. It is so useable.” Shayna Fernando
You master your craft. REPley masters the business.
A business coach, not another PT app. You coach, REPley does the paperwork, and anything that reaches a client waits for your approval. One price, every feature, no commission on what your clients pay you.
01 / EASY TO LEARN
Ask it the way you would ask a person:
- “Who is about to quit?”
- “What did I earn this month?”
- “Build Sarah a 12-week block.”
No manual. No setup marathon.
02 / A COACH FOR THE BUSINESS SIDE
- Reads your numbers like an accountant
- Drafts the invoice, the reminder, the plan
- Flags what needs attention before you ask
Built by a CPA who watched sole traders get squeezed by fees.
03 / ONE PRICE, EVERY FEATURE
- No add-ons to decode
- No commission on client payments
- No per-client charges
Plans differ by one thing: how many clients you hold.
The AI writes the workout. Who does the rest?
TrueCoach and BuildStability both generate programs. This is everything else you do in a week.
| The job | TrueCoach | REPley |
|---|---|---|
| Write a 6-week periodised block | AI Workout Builder writes a per-client plan | Ask once. 60 seconds. |
| Spot who is about to quit | Not available | Ask it. Flags them 30 days out. |
| Find out what the month earned | Reports, read them yourself | Ask it. |
| Take a booking | Limited scheduling | Built in, every plan. |
| Chase an unpaid invoice | Built in, and they take 5% of it | It drafts it. You approve. |
| Learn where all of it lives | Two AI buttons, two different screens | Ask in plain words. |
That last row is the one that costs you. REPley has already mastered the software, so you can master your craft.
Feature comparison. Checked 21 September 2026.
Taken from TrueCoach’s own pages. Rows they win are marked. If we have one wrong, tell us and we’ll fix it.
| Feature | REPleyby BuildStability | TrueCoach |
|---|---|---|
| Starting monthly price | From A$19/mo (Essential), Starter A$49/mo, Pro A$99/mo | From US$26.34/mo (~A$37) Starter, 5 clients |
| Billed in AUD with GST tax invoices | ● | — |
| Fee on client payments | 0% to us, Stripe's rate direct (1.65% + 30c AU) | 5% flat per transaction on the invoice total, and you cannot connect your own Stripe account (TrueCoach Payments) |
| Stripe Connect: your own merchant account | ● | — |
| Programming traceable to published evidence | Built against the 2026 ACSM Position Stand on resistance training (Currier et al., Med Sci Sports Exerc 58(4):851-872), and regenerated when the evidence moves | AI Workout Builder and a large exercise video library. No published evidence base documented for the programming |
| AI program builder (60-second periodised plans) | ● | AI Workout Builder ships per-client plans, no periodisation engine documented |
| One assistant across every tool, not an AI button per screen | 62 registered tools across programming, scheduling, billing, nutrition, screening and reporting. It drafts, then waits for your approval | AI Workout Builder and AI Meal Plan Generator are separate tools. No trainer-facing business assistant documented |
| Build a plan by hand without starting from a blank page | Pick split, goal and equipment. The day grid arrives pre-shaped, and each slot only offers kit your client has | Templates and per-client programs, blank-canvas first row |
| Write a full set in one keystroke | 3×8 @RPE8 @30kg 90s fills sets, reps, weight, RPE and rest | — |
| Auto-save every 2 seconds with offline replay | ● | — |
| Section headers (Activation / Strength / Accessories / Finisher / Mobility) inferred automatically from the exercise name | ● | — |
| Mirror From Another Day (one-click clone of a populated day into an empty one) | ● | Duplicate workout (within a program) |
| Push one plan to everyone without breaking anyone | Defers clients in deload, swaps lifts for missing kit, skips on injury notes | Program Sync pushes edits to all assigned clients identically |
| Teach it your rules once | Saved once, then applied to every future plan. "For HYROX never include bicep curls" | — |
| Churn prediction (next-30-day risk score, not last-30-day engagement) | ● | Compliance Rate (last 7/30/90 days) |
| Habits that stick between sessions, drafted per client | ● | Habit tracker with manual habit creation; custom habits and daily reminders on Standard tier and up |
| A 90-day client journey that fills itself in from logged sessions | ● | Onboarding Sequence + workout-milestone badges |
| Nutrition that knows the food your clients actually eat | Australian and NZ shelf: Coles, Woolworths and the big chains. Log by barcode, photo or voice | AI Meal Plan Generator + MyFitnessPal sync, built on US food data |
| Self-serve client booking for 1:1 appointments | ● | — |
| Group classes with capacity, waitlists, auto-promote on cancel | ● | — |
| Video conferencing links (Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Cal Video, Whereby, Jitsi) on 1:1 sessions AND group classes | ● | — |
| Digital waivers and intake forms with e-signature | Included on every tier, auto-attached by your onboarding recipe | No built-in waivers: documented workflow is a PDF the client prints, signs, and sends back |
| Pre-exercise health screening | Australian APSS-aligned adult and youth screening; condition flags surface before you program and AI plan or habit suggestions respect them | — |
| Built in Australia for Australian PTs | ● | — |
| Cancel in 1 click, no support ticket | ● | — |
| Your clients see your brand, not ours | Logo, colours and business name on every screen. Included on every tier | Available on Standard and up |
| Your own app, published under your name on the App Store(TrueCoach wins) | Not available. Clients use the BuildStability app, branded to your business throughout | Custom-branded app available on Standard and up |
| Daily client-uploaded form-check video review loop(TrueCoach wins) | — | ● |
| Voice Notes in client chat (shipped 27 Feb 2026)(TrueCoach wins) | — | ● |
| Wearables sync (Apple Watch, Garmin, WHOOP) on Standard tier and up(TrueCoach wins) | — | ● |
| North American support hours(TrueCoach wins) | AU business hours | ● |
TrueCoach claims last verified against TrueCoach’s own public pricing page on 21 September 2026. We re-verify quarterly.
Modern software for the next generation of trainers.
Built with the mobile and AI tools this decade actually has, and an interface that stays out of your way. Here is what coaches said after they made the switch.
“Most PT software is glorified data storage with a subscription attached. BuildStability is different.”
Vinay Koka · Founder, Synergy Training & Health
“It’s built for PTs first and foremost, not just an app that works for your clients. I’m an actual PT with face-to-face and online clients who switched, and couldn’t be more convinced this is the holy grail.”
Ad Coutts · Ad Coutts Personal Trainer
“The software is amazing! I am only just starting out as a PT but loving it. Building my client base, getting my face out there. As a rent paying PT I was recommended another app that everyone uses by one of the other trainers. Then I found REPley, and I am SO grateful. It is so useable.”
Shayna Fernando · Live Lift Love with Shayna · Toowoomba QLD
When TrueCoach is the better choice.
Every comparison page on the internet tries to pretend their product wins every case. It does not. Here is when we think you should pick them over us.
- 01Your entire coaching model is daily async video feedback: clients upload form-check clips, you reply with notes and Voice Notes. TrueCoach is the category leader for this workflow.
- 02You are based in North America and need Pacific, Mountain, Central or Eastern business-hours support and USD-native billing.
- 03You already use TrueCoach Payments and your effective fee is below 5% by volume (rare), or you do not take payments through your software at all.
- 04Wearables (Apple Watch, Garmin, WHOOP) are central to how you track adherence and TrueCoach Standard tier wearables sync at A$81/mo is acceptable.
One thing we care about more than feature parity.
We never want to see you go. Life changes, and we hope it's that, not that the product let you down. Either way, cancellation isn't a fight. The PT software industry has a reputation for punishing it. We do the opposite, on the record.
Cancel in 1 click. Directly from the Business page. No support ticket. No phone call.
Keep access until the end of your billing period. No immediate lockouts. Export your data on your schedule.
Changed your mind? Undo in 1 click. Reverse a pending cancellation any time before it takes effect.
Questions people ask before switching from TrueCoach.
How does TrueCoach pricing compare to BuildStability for an Australian PT?
TrueCoach lists three public tiers in USD as of 18 July 2026: Starter US$26.34/mo for 5 clients, Standard US$57.99/mo for 20 clients, and Pro US$136.99/mo for 50 clients. At ~1.39 USD/AUD, that is roughly A$37, A$81, and A$190 per month before any FX conversion fee from your bank. BuildStability bills in AUD: Starter A$49/mo for 25 clients, Pro A$99/mo for 100 clients, every feature included on every plan. For a PT with 15+ clients the gap compounds quickly.
Does TrueCoach charge a fee on client payments?
Yes, if you use TrueCoach Payments. Its help centre describes "a flat 5% fee per transaction" on the invoice total including any taxes, with refunds incurring the same 5% again and chargebacks adding a separate US$15 fee. Note the framing: TrueCoach presents that 5% as Stripe's processing cost rather than a fee it adds itself, and its pricing page lists automated payments as free. Both statements are current. The practical position for a coach is that 5% leaves the payment, and TrueCoach states you cannot connect an existing Stripe account, so you cannot get Stripe's own Australian rate of 1.65% + 30c instead. Source: TrueCoach help centre, "Understanding processing fees" and "TrueCoach Payments", checked 8 September 2026.
How does BuildStability handle client payments differently?
BuildStability uses Stripe Connect. You connect your own Stripe account via OAuth, and your clients pay into your Stripe balance directly. BuildStability charges zero platform commission on top. You pay only Stripe's standard processing fee (1.65% + 30c for domestic AU cards). Invoices, receipts, payouts, and refunds all flow through your own Stripe dashboard, in your business name with your ABN, with GST line items where applicable.
Does TrueCoach have an AI program builder like BuildStability?
As of 18 July 2026, TrueCoach does not feature an AI program builder for periodised plans on its public pricing or product pages. The pricing page references an AI Meal Plan Generator only. BuildStability ships a periodised AI program builder that produces a full 4-week block in around 60 seconds based on the client's training history, RPE trends, injury notes, and equipment. Trainer reviews and edits before assigning. We re-check this every quarter and will update the page if TrueCoach launches a programming AI.
I prefer to build plans manually. Is BuildStability fast enough for that?
Yes, and that was the focus of v1.9.5 (May 2026). The Build a starting skeleton wizard takes three picks (Split, Goal, Equipment) and opens the editor with the day grid pre-shaped. Push / Pull / Legs in one click, no blank canvas. Each slot's autocomplete is pre-filtered to the right movement and the kit your client has, so a Bodyweight day shows the push-up family and hides barbell variants. Compact prescription shorthand (3×8 @RPE8 @30kg 90s) writes Sets, Reps, Weight, RPE, and Rest in one keystroke. Auto-save every 2 seconds. Section headers (Activation / Strength / Accessories / Finisher) appear automatically as you build. Mirror a populated day into an empty one in one click. The coaching rules you teach REPley apply to manual templates too. If you came from TrueCoach for the manual-build control, you keep the control and gain the speed.
Why would I switch from TrueCoach to BuildStability?
Six reasons specific to AU PTs: (1) AUD billing with GST tax invoices in your ABN, vs USD billing with FX conversion fees on every charge; (2) zero platform commission on client payments via Stripe Connect, vs TrueCoach's 5% per-transaction fee since January 2026; (3) AI periodised programming, churn prediction, and a built-in 90-day client journey that TrueCoach does not ship; (4) AI-drafted daily habit coaching built on published behaviour-change research (TrueCoach's habit tracker is manual); (5) fast manual plan building (skeleton wizard, prescription shorthand, auto-save, section headers, mirror-day) for trainers who prefer to build by hand; (6) AI nutrition built on Australian data (Australian food-composition data plus Coles, Woolworths, and our curated Aussie branded list) included on every paid tier, plus digital waivers and APSS-aligned pre-exercise screening that TrueCoach handles via PDF workarounds. If your coaching is mostly in-person or hybrid (programs, scheduling, billing, nutrition), BuildStability is the better fit.
How does BuildStability nutrition compare to TrueCoach’s AI Meal Plan Generator?
Two different design choices. TrueCoach ships an AI Meal Plan Generator (creates recipes / meal plans), upload-meal-plan workflows, MyFitnessPal integration, and per-client macro goals — built around US food data. BuildStability ships AI macro targets (REPley reads the training block and sets protein, carb, calorie targets), five client-side logging methods on every paid tier (barcode, label photo, meal photo, conversational with REPley, voice), and a food database built around the Australian shelf: Australian food-composition data (Food Standards AU/NZ), 4,300+ Coles and Woolworths branded products, and a curated AU list (Macca’s, GYG, KFC, Subway). Our deliberate choice is AI sets targets, never rigid menus — research on adherence is clear that prescribed breakfast/lunch/dinner plans fail. If you prefer prescribed meal plans and MyFitnessPal sync, TrueCoach fits better. If your clients eat at Coles and Bunnings and you want adherence not rigidity, BuildStability fits better.
Is TrueCoach still better for daily async video coaching?
Yes, for trainers whose entire model is daily client-uploaded form-check videos with async coach feedback. That is what TrueCoach was built around and it remains the category leader for that workflow, including the Voice Notes feature shipped 27 February 2026. BuildStability lets trainers attach demo videos to library exercises and run live video sessions via Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Cal Video, Whereby or Jitsi, but we do not ship a client-upload async video-feedback loop. If async video is your whole coaching model, pick TrueCoach.
Can I migrate my TrueCoach client list to BuildStability?
Yes, and you can do it at your own pace. For your client list, export it as a CSV from TrueCoach or copy the rows out of a spreadsheet, and import it on the Clients page. Importing emails nobody, so you invite clients when you are ready. For your programs, you do not have to rebuild from scratch: add the PDFs, photos or spreadsheets you have to the program importer, and it reads them and shows you what it found before anything is saved. A program you have as text can be pasted into REPley and saved exactly as written. See Migrating from another platform for the order to do it in. If you process payments through Stripe with your own dashboard access, connect your Stripe account and import your products, customers and active subscriptions. Saved cards stay on Stripe, so your clients are not asked to re-enter card details.
What about cancelling BuildStability if it does not work out?
Cancellation is a single click inside your Business page. You keep access until the end of your billing period, and you can undo the cancellation in one click before it takes effect. No support tickets, no notice periods, no phone calls.
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No credit card required. Export your data at any time. Cancel in 1 click. If REPley is not a better fit than what you are using now, you will know within a week.
TrueCoach is a registered trademark of Xplor Technologies, LLC. BuildStability is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by TrueCoach. All claims on this page reflect TrueCoach’s public pricing and feature documentation as of 21 September 2026. Claims are re-verified quarterly.