Attendance is a retention signal, not a register
Attendance used to be a register at the desk, kept mostly to prove a member came in. Today it is the most valuable early-warning data a gym has. Members who attend fewer than four times in their first month are far more likely to cancel; a regular who drops from four visits a week to one is telling you something weeks before they stop paying. Attendance software is worth having for the alerts it powers, not just the log it keeps.
Every way a member can check in
| Method | How it works | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Fingerprint | ZKTeco, eSSL or BioMax terminal reads the enrolled finger | Most Indian gyms; low cost per device |
| Face recognition | Same device families, contactless | Busy entrances, hygiene, speed at peak |
| Branch QR code | Member scans the branch QR with the Torzil app | Hardware-free check-in, studios, small gyms |
| Personal entry QR | Member shows a QR from the app; staff or kiosk scans it | Members without biometric enrolment |
| Kiosk mode | Front-desk tablet scanning station with entry/exit tracking | Reception desks, multi-entry gyms |
Most gyms combine methods: biometrics at the main door, QR as the fallback. Read QR vs biometric attendance to choose.
Access control that enforces your rules
- Expired-membership blocking - the device refuses entry once a plan lapses; renewal restores it.
- Access days and hours - off-peak or weekday-only packages carry their access rules with the membership.
- Unknown visitor logging - unrecognised scans are logged, not ignored.
- Entry and exit tracking - see who is on the floor right now.
Calendars that reflect reality
Each member has an attendance calendar on their profile. Branch holidays and week-offs update calendars automatically, so a closed Sunday is not marked as a missed day, and streaks and goals stay fair.
What attendance powers in Torzil
- Real-time check-in feed on the Smart Dashboard.
- Low-attendance alerts and message-by-situation targeting for members who are drifting - see member retention.
- Streaks, weekly goals and leaderboards in the member app.
- Loyalty coins for full-week attendance.
- Attendance-linked payroll for staff - see payroll.
- PT session tracking, logged by staff or members.
- Attendance reports and trends, exportable to Excel and PDF.
Multi-branch attendance
Across branches, Torzil reports attendance per branch and in total. A member who visits two branches on the same day is counted once as a unique member, so busy-ness figures are not inflated. See multi-branch gyms.
What sets Torzil’s attendance apart
Torzil supports every common check-in method - named biometric devices, QR, personal QR and kiosk - and, more importantly, connects attendance to the things that make money: access control on expiry, retention alerts, engagement features and payroll. Compare options in best gym attendance software.