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Product updates

We ship features, fixes, and improvements regularly — here's the latest, newest first.

18 Jun 2026

SMS TEXT NOTIFICATIONS (NEW!)
Studios can now reach clients by text message for time-sensitive booking updates — class reminders, cancellations, waiting-list spots, and welcome follow-ups.
SMS works alongside email, not instead of it — you choose which notifications send by text.
Available now for studios in Australia and the United Kingdom. South Africa coming soon.
Clients opt in before receiving any SMS. You can also send one-off messages to an individual client or everyone in a class.
Buy SMS credits as you need them, track usage in a new report, and see which clients are reachable from your clients report.

PAA MEMBER BENEFITS PARTNER
We're proud to be a Member Benefits partner with Pilates Association Australia.
As a PAA member, you get an exclusive offer to make the switch easier:
→ 60% off your first 3 months
→ or 20% off your first 12 months
If you're a PAA member and still running your studio from a spreadsheet (or paying enterprise prices for features you'll never use), this is for you.
Details in the PAA Member Benefits portal

CLIENT ACCOUNT & MOBILE APP
The add-to-home-screen experience is refreshed so installing Bookamat on a phone feels more polished and trustworthy.
The client dashboard loads faster and shows credit summaries more reliably, especially for people who use more than one studio.
Views that involve frozen or special credits behave more sensibly so balances match what clients can actually use.

SCHEDULE EMBED & WEBSITE WIDGET (UPDATED)
Signing in from your embedded schedule (inside your own site) is smoother and more reliable, with fewer “stuck” moments after login.
Gift cards show alongside classes, packs, and shop items in the embed, so clients can buy gifts without leaving your website.
After booking, checkout and redirects are cleaner so people land where they expect more often.
Embed setup is clearer for studio owners who add Bookamat to an existing site.

GIFT CARDS (NEW!)
Sell digital gift cards in amounts you set — with expiry rules that match how your studio runs things.
Clients buy gift cards through your normal booking and shop flow, including when your schedule is embedded on your website.
At checkout, they enter their gift card code to pay — the balance can cover all or part of the cart, and whatever is left stays on the card for next time.
Purchasers can send a gift by email with a personal message so the right person gets the code.
If you need to give credit without a sale, staff can issue complimentary gift cards that are ready to use straight away.
You can also apply a client’s gift card to an outstanding payment from your business account when that fits your process.
Behind the scenes you can see what’s outstanding, and cancel a card that shouldn’t stay active — so reporting and day-to-day control stay simple.

REFRESHED CLIENT DASHBOARD
Faster booking — “Next steps” highlights book, use credits, or buy packages so clients aren’t hunting for where to go.
Status at a glance — Upcoming classes, credits (including expiry hints), cart, and friends & family appear as cards, not hidden in menus.
Smarter nav — Sidebar groups Home, bookings, credits, cart, book, and shop, with badges where useful so nothing important is invisible.
Works on phone and desktop — Content-first on small screens; on large screens a collapsible sidebar frees space or keeps shortcuts handy.
Multi-studio friendly — Explore studios is easy to find for clients who use more than one venue.
Looks current — Cleaner UI and empty states make your online experience feel polished and on-brand.

FASTER BOOKINGS FOR YOUR CLIENTS
When a new client books a class or credit pack through your public booking page, they no longer hit a wall.
Registration and payment now happen in one smooth flow — clients sign up, confirm their spot, and get taken directly to their booking without extra redirects or confusing steps.
Less friction means fewer drop-offs at the finish line.

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Find client from My Business > Schedule toolbar opens a profile search without leaving the calendar.
Closed and holiday sessions stay on the calendar with badges.
Waiting list alerts can respect a cutoff you set for more sensible last-minute messaging.
Billing history shows whether the client or a payer on a linked account paid, where relevant.
Pricing and similar setup use a clearer step-by-step flow in modals.
Participants view shows birthdays; add-participant search is easier; fixes for linked-account bookings and roster edge cases.
Forms, buttons, reports, dashboards, modals, and mobile layouts are more consistent; schedule filters, pagination, and reports are easier on phone and desktop.
Busier schedule-style screens load faster; date, timezone, and daylight-saving edge cases are tightened so bookings and figures stay accurate.
Foundation work for SMS (integration and delivery); full SMS to follow in a later release.

CLIENT ACCOUNT UPDATE
Major design, style and layout improvements across desktop and mobile.
New switch attendees function for clients with dependent accounts.
Improved reschedule pagination and filtering.
Rescheduling now shows activity being rescheduled from.
Rescheduling now shows the client any activities they or their dependents are booked into.
New booking and package confirmation experience for mobile and desktop.

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