What's new in GymOrbit — May 2026 release notes

⚡ 60% faster ZKTeco check-ins

Median time from a member tapping the device to seeing the confirmation light is down from 800ms to ~320ms. Under the hood, we moved the access-policy check to a Redis-cached layer so the device round-trip skips the database hop for the 99% of members whose subscription hasn't changed.

📊 Redesigned admin dashboard

New top row puts your three most-watched numbers — active members, MTD revenue, today's check-ins — front and centre. Each one drills into a focused view instead of a separate report. The old dashboard is still there under View → Classic if you prefer it, but we expect to retire it in August.

🙌 Three customer-requested changes

Bulk freeze for class series

You can now freeze all members on a class series in one click — useful for studio closures during holidays. Previously a 30-click chore.

SMS templates with merge fields

The renewal reminder, freeze notice and welcome SMS now support merge fields ({{first_name}}, {{plan}}, {{expires_in}}). Available under Settings → SMS templates.

CSV export on every list

We added a CSV export button to every list view — members, payments, attendance, invoices. The button uses the current filters, so what you see is what you get.

🔧 Bug fixes & small improvements

• Fixed: ZKTeco serial-number search was case-sensitive on the access-control page
• Fixed: salary-sheet PDFs occasionally truncated long staff names
• Improved: subscription-log page loads ~3× faster on accounts with 5,000+ historical entries
• Improved: backup retention now defaults to 30 days (was 7) on all plans

What's next

We're working on member self-service from a browser (no app download required) for the June release — letting members renew, book classes, and update payment methods themselves. If you'd like early access, ping us.

As always — questions, requests, bug reports — please send them. Most of what shipped here came directly from customer requests last quarter.