Prometheus Labs

An example of the kind of build we do, not a client story. The persona is illustrative; the pain points are real in how this work actually runs.

Belt-progression and attendance tracker for a martial arts studio

Business owner Martial arts studio owner, two instructors, ~150 students Windows app One-time purchase

Who

The owner and head instructor of a family karate studio who tracks attendance on paper sign-in sheets and belt progress in a binder of index cards.

The pain points

Before every grading he spends evenings cross-referencing sign-in sheets against the binder to figure out who has enough classes to test, and parents constantly ask when their kid grades next.

He trialled gym-management software, but it centred on billing and marketing funnels he doesn't need, cost more per month than a student pays, and still made belt tracking an afterthought.

What we would build

A Windows app on the front-desk computer: students tap their name on a check-in screen, the app counts classes against his own belt requirements, and one click before a grading prints the eligible-to-test list plus a parent notice for each eligible student.

All data stays on the studio's own computer.

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