Coaches switching from TrueCoach

Leaving truecoach's 5% fee?

TrueCoach added a 5% fee on every successful transaction in January 2026 — at $5K/mo coach billing, that's $250/mo in platform fees alone. If you're doing the math and looking elsewhere, here's what changes.

Reason 1

0% platform fee on your coach billing

Cadence uses Stripe Connect direct — every coach is the merchant of record for their own clients. Client subscription payments flow directly into your own Stripe account. Cadence never sees, holds, or processes the money. Platform fee on coach billing: 0%. The TrueCoach 5% structurally cannot exist in this architecture.

TrueCoach Pro at $5K/mo billing: $137 + $250 fee = $387/mo · Cadence Coach: $79/mo flat · Save $308/mo · $3,696/yr
Reason 2

Flat-fee unlimited at every tier

TrueCoach's tiered per-client model puts you on $137/mo Pro at 50 clients. Cadence Coach is $79/mo flat — the same price whether you have 5 clients or 500. As your roster grows, the gap widens.

Cadence Coach: $79/mo flat, unlimited clients · No tier upgrades as you scale
Reason 3

Stronger coach-side programming + lifetime AI memory

TrueCoach reviews flag the coach-side programming as 'lacking' and 'less functional on Android.' Cadence's coach dashboard is the same on iOS, Android, and desktop (PWA architecture). Plus lifetime AI memory — the AI remembers every PR, meal log, check-in across the full coach-client arc, not just the current session.

Cadence coach app: PWA on every device · AI memory horizon: lifetime

Migration is 21 days end-to-end

21-day migration playbook at /blog-switch-coaching-platforms. Migration tool at /migrate accepts TrueCoach CSV exports.

14-day setup refund + 30-day subscription refund · No exit-interview gates · One-line email reply triggers it.

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The TrueCoach 5% Fee Survival Kit.

Your real bill at YOUR coach MRR after the January 2026 5% fee. Plus: 3 options analysis (eat it / fragmented stack / switch to flat-fee) and the 5-step migration if you do switch. 4 pages. No fluff.

  • ✓   Real bill at YOUR MRR (vs before the fee)
  • ✓   Three options: eat / fragment / switch
  • ✓   5-step TrueCoach migration sequence
  • ✓   Free, no signup beyond email

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