Saudi Arabia

Studio Management Software in Riyadh

SAR-native scheduling, payroll, and invoicing built for Riyadh studios, 15% VAT-aware invoices, Mada and STC Pay tracked as payment labels, no contract.

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Timezone

AST (UTC+3)

Currency

SAR

Region

Gulf

Riyadh's studio market changed dramatically over the last five years. Ladies-only boutique fitness exploded in the 2020s, group HIIT and reformer concepts arrived from Dubai and London, and the regulatory and tax environment got tighter at the same time. Saudi VAT sits at 15%, the highest in the GCC, and ZATCA's progressive Phase 2 e-invoicing rollout means studios increasingly need invoice structures that map cleanly to what the tax authority expects.

Chronix Hub runs in SAR end to end. Receipts, invoices, payroll, and reports stay in riyals so your month-end reconciliation matches what's actually in your bank. Invoicing supports 15% VAT line items, VAT-inclusive or VAT-exclusive pricing modes, and the PDF format is the kind of tax invoice ZATCA-aware accountants are used to filing.

On payments, you keep what you already use. Most Riyadh studios run a Mada-enabled terminal through their bank; some take STC Pay or Apple Pay at the front desk; cash SAR is still common for drop-ins and walk-ins. All of these become labeled payment methods in your POS, so reports group revenue by collection channel the way Saudi accountants actually want it.

Built for Riyadh studios

1SAR end-to-end with 15% VAT-aware invoicing, VAT-inclusive or VAT-exclusive line items, PDF tax invoices in a ZATCA-friendly shape.
2Mada, STC Pay, Apple Pay, bank transfer, cash SAR, all available as tenant-defined payment-method labels so reports group revenue the way your accountant files it.
3Schedule overrides handle Friday closures and Ramadan timing shifts week-by-week, no special-case configuration.
4Ladies-only studio features, separate client lists per branch, instructor-only scheduling scopes, no public surfacing of individual member identities on the public schedule.

Currency and payment labels in Riyadh

SAR end to end. Saudi VAT is 15%, the highest in the GCC, so invoicing has to handle the tax line correctly out of the box, no exporting receipts to a separate VAT calculator.

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.

Cash SARMada (debit)Card (Visa/Mastercard)STC PayBank transferApple Pay

Saudi VAT is 15%. Studios over SAR 375,000/year in turnover must be VAT-registered. ZATCA's Phase 2 e-invoicing applies progressively; most boutique studios still issue PDF tax invoices that conform to the prescribed structure.

Pricing for Riyadh studios

Riyadh studios pay roughly SAR 184/month for the Starter plan (USD $49 under founder pricing). All plans include payroll, POS labels, branded invoicing, and the client booking portal. No setup fee, no contract, 14-day free trial.

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Studios in Riyadh that fit this shape

Composite examples drawn from the Riyadh market. None of these are specific real studios — they describe the operational shape Chronix Hub fits well.

Al Olaya · Group HIIT / strength

A ladies-only boutique in Al Olaya

Four trainers, two rooms, packed evening classes after 7pm, ladies-only floor with male coaches and staff strictly off the floor. Owner wanted the client portal to show first names only on rosters and never expose member identities publicly.

Al Nakheel · Reformer pilates

A reformer pilates studio in Al Nakheel

Six reformers, two senior instructors trained in London, predominantly female client base buying 10-class packs. Quarterly corporate bookings from neighbouring offices add a steady second revenue line.

Al Malqa · CrossFit

A CrossFit box in Al Malqa

Three coaches, capped 12-person classes, mostly monthly unlimited memberships paid by Mada at signup and renewed by bank transfer. Owner needed payroll to handle a hybrid model, base rate per class plus per-head bonuses above 10.

Al Sahafah · Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

A martial arts academy in Al Sahafah

Two coaches, mixed adult and youth programmes, separate beginner and advanced tracks. Family memberships needed to bundle a parent and two children at a discount that the system applied automatically.

How Chronix Hub compares in Riyadh

Mindbody and Glofox both bill in USD and route card payments through their own processors. For a Riyadh studio doing SAR 200,000/month through its Mada-enabled terminal, every 0.5% on processing translates to SAR 12,000/year, usually well above the platform subscription. Chronix Hub bills in USD but does not touch your processor, so you keep your bank's Mada rate intact and just pay the software fee.

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Riyadh studio software FAQ

Does Chronix Hub support ZATCA Phase 2 e-invoicing?

Our invoice PDFs are structured as VAT tax invoices with the required fields (VRN, tax breakdown, sequential numbering) and most studios issue them as the legal tax document to clients. Full direct integration with the ZATCA Fatoora portal is not built yet; studios currently submit through their accountant's flow.

Can the client portal hide member names from public view?

Yes. The public schedule shows class name, time, room, and instructor only, never individual booked clients. Member rosters are visible only to staff users you authorize, and instructors with restricted scope only see their own classes.

Is there Arabic in the admin UI?

Not yet. Admin runs in English. Class names, studio name, and the client-portal display name can be in Arabic if you set them that way, but staff-facing screens are English-only for now.

What payment processors do Riyadh studios use with Chronix Hub?

Whatever your bank already provides, typically a Mada-enabled terminal with your bank acting as acquirer. Chronix Hub does not bundle a processor and does not take a cut of card revenue. STC Pay and Apple Pay sit on top of the same terminal in most cases and are logged as labeled payments.

Can we split a single class into ladies-only and mixed-gender sessions?

Class types are per-studio definitions, so you can run a 'Ladies HIIT' class type at one time and a 'Mixed HIIT' class type at another. Each can have its own capacity, price, and instructor.

How are Friday closures handled?

The recurring weekly schedule simply doesn't include Friday slots. If you do run a one-off Friday workshop, you add it as a standalone session for that week. No special Friday-mode toggle is needed.

Run your Riyadh 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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