Tortoise
unlocks your gym business success
Members manage their own gym subscription
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with smartphone app or online
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signup and onboarding
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selection of membership offering
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payment frequency, pauses, cancellations
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within constraints you choose!
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Reduce your administration workload and costs.
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Real-time payments
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Tortoise uses the Akahu open finance system
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gyms receive same day payments directly from their members
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Akahu checks accounts for funds before initiating payments
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this eliminates failed or late payment fees
Instant, frictionless physical access
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users unlock your gym doors using the Tortoise app
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Android and iOS apps available
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uses Bluetooth and NFC (near field communications)
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no cards or fobs to issue
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app restricts membership use to one user
Gym management backend
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view and manage members
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view visits and manage access control
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monitor growth and progress over time
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analyze and strategize based on real-time data
Who we are
We are Tortoise Ltd, a research and development company focused on innovations in the gym and fitness industries.
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We are fitness professionals, personal trainers and gym owners based in New Zealand and Australia.
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Our newest product, Tortoise, is a gym management system, with associated mobile and web applications, that operates on Akahu's fintech backbone in NZ.