Studio Management Software in Beirut
Built for Beirut studios that run their books in USD, take cash and OMT, and need a schedule that does not break when staff lose a day to a power cut.
Running a boutique studio in Beirut means working around things no Mindbody help article has heard of. Two currencies on the same invoice. A client who pays half in cash USD, half via OMT. A staff member who needs payroll in USD because their rent is in USD, and another who prefers LBP because that is what their family bills come in. Most platforms built in San Francisco quietly assume one currency, one bank, one card processor, and one always-on internet connection.
Chronix Hub starts from a different assumption. You pick one ISO 4217 currency at signup, and that is what every receipt, payroll line, and report uses across the whole studio. For most Beirut operators that is USD. The platform then gives you tenant-defined payment-method labels, so when a client pays you can log it as cash USD, OMT, Whish, Areeba card, or whatever method you actually took, and your end-of-month report rolls everything up by those labels.
We do not process the payment. We do not integrate with OMT or Whish in any way that moves money. Those are record-keeping labels for your reconciliation, the actual money still moves through the channel you chose. That distinction matters in Lebanon: it means you stay in control of every Lira and every dollar, and the platform never holds your funds.
Built for Beirut studios
- 1USD-first tenants with LBP-aware reporting, pick one currency per studio at signup, kept consistent across receipts, payroll, and invoices.
- 2Record-keeping labels for OMT, Whish, Areeba, cash USD, cash LBP, and WhatsApp transfers, the same channels Beirut studios already use for collection, captured for end-of-month reconciliation.
- 3Schedule survives unreliable internet, load the daily roster once, your staff can keep checking clients in even if the connection drops mid-shift.
- 4Bring your own processor. Most Beirut studios already have an Areeba terminal or a local bank merchant account. Chronix Hub does not lock you into a payment rail or take a cut of card revenue.
Currency and payment labels in Beirut
Pick the currency your books are in. Most Beirut studios run their accounts in USD, with a smaller number running pure LBP. Chronix Hub displays one currency per tenant, so you pick at signup and every receipt, invoice, payroll line, and report stays consistent.
Tenant-defined payment-method labels you can track in reports: every payment you log gets attached to one of your studio's labels, and reports group revenue by label. These are for record-keeping, not payment rails: Chronix Hub does not process cards or move money on any of these channels.
No specific Lebanese fiscal e-invoicing mandate yet. Studios that issue VAT receipts for their B2B clients can configure VAT-inclusive line items in invoicing.
Pricing for Beirut studios
Beirut studios pay USD $49/month under early-access launch pricing for the Starter plan, then $69/month once launch pricing closes. Every plan includes scheduling, payroll, POS labels, CRM, invoicing, reports, and the client booking portal.
Full pricing breakdownStudios in Beirut that fit this shape
Composite examples drawn from the Beirut market. None of these are specific real studios — they describe the operational shape Chronix Hub fits well.
A boutique yoga studio in Achrafieh
Eight regular classes a week, two visiting teachers a month, prices listed in USD on the schedule, drop-ins paid mostly in cash or OMT. The owner spent two years cross-referencing Mindbody exports with a Google Sheet of OMT receipts before switching.
An F45 franchise in Verdun
Five trainers, two rooms, packages sold mostly by 10-class pack or monthly unlimited. Payroll runs in USD with a per-class fee plus a per-head bonus that needs the same math every Sunday night.
A CrossFit affiliate in Mar Mikhael
Mixed membership base: 60% on monthly unlimited paid by bank transfer, 30% on 10-class packs paid in cash, 10% drop-ins via WhatsApp. The coach wanted one place that could show all three without an exported CSV.
A pilates reformer studio in Saifi
Six reformers, two-instructor classes, a strict 12-hour late-cancel window. Owner needed instructor pay to update when she raised rates without breaking the September payroll she already paid out in August.
How Chronix Hub compares in Beirut
Mindbody bills its plan in USD and locks you into Mindbody Payments at 2.7-3.5% per card swipe, fine if your card volume is small, painful if you process $20K+/month through Areeba. Chronix Hub records the same USD revenue, lets you keep your Areeba terminal at its own rate, and adds OMT and Whish as report-friendly labels rather than payment integrations we do not actually operate.
Beirut studio software FAQ
Can Chronix Hub handle dual pricing in USD and LBP?
Each Chronix Hub studio runs in one currency, which you pick at signup. For Beirut that is almost always USD. You can still record payments collected in LBP (or any other currency) as a labeled payment method, but the books, invoices, and payroll stay in USD. We do not support in-tenant multi-currency pricing, that is a deliberate design decision to keep reports unambiguous.
Does Chronix Hub integrate with OMT or Whish?
Not in a payment-processing sense. We do not move money. What we do is let you create tenant-defined payment-method labels, Cash USD, OMT, Whish, Areeba, bank transfer, WhatsApp, and select the right label every time you record a payment. Your reports then group revenue by those labels, which is what most Beirut studios actually want for reconciliation.
What card processor do Beirut studios use with Chronix Hub?
Whatever you already use. Most pick an Areeba terminal or a local bank merchant account. Chronix Hub does not bundle a processor and does not take a cut of card transactions. You pay your processor whatever rate they give you, and our software stays out of the money flow.
Is there an Arabic interface?
The admin UI is currently English. Your client-facing booking portal can use the studio name and class titles you set, so studios commonly run their portal with Arabic class names alongside English UI labels. Right-to-left and full Arabic localization is on the roadmap, not shipped.
Can clients book classes from a phone in Beirut without a separate app?
Yes. Your client portal lives at yourstudio.chronixhub.com and installs as a PWA, clients add it to their home screen and it behaves like a native app, no App Store or Play Store download needed.
What about VAT on packages and memberships?
Lebanon does have a 11% VAT regime, but most boutique studios sit below the registration threshold or invoice net-of-VAT to retail clients. If you do issue VAT-inclusive invoices, Chronix Hub's invoicing module lets you configure VAT-inclusive line items per invoice.
What happens to my data if internet goes down mid-class?
If the schedule was loaded before the outage, staff can keep referencing the day's roster from their browser cache. New bookings and POS sales need connectivity, so the practical pattern in Beirut is: load the daily schedule and check-in list once per shift, log offline collections into the system once the network is back.
Run your Beirut studio on Chronix Hub
Two weeks of full access. No credit card. No contract. Pick your currency, plug in your payment-method labels, import your members, and you're live, usually within a day.
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