Anubis

01Research

Research

Anubis Martial Arts Academy trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, submission grappling, MMA and Muay Thai in Egypt. Its head coach, Mohamed Omar, holds his black belt under world champion Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu and helped build the country's BJJ scene.

Behind the mats, attendance, packages, private coaching requests and merch all ran by hand or across scattered chats, so members couldn't see where they stood and the academy did the same work twice. I benchmarked five fitness and gym apps for what they get right and what they miss, then mapped the member's journey and the flows that matter most: booking, checking in and tracking progress.

Fitness apps benchmarked

5

Jobs pulled into one app

4

02Design

Designed in Figma

The app lives in the academy's colours: near-black, with Anubis red for every action and Helvetica Neue's extended cuts giving the titles a fighter's stance. The home screen answers a member's three questions at a glance: how long is left on their package, which class is next and with which coach, and what else is on this week.

Check-in is a QR code in the middle of the tab bar, one tap from anywhere. Belts unlock as achievements, discipline by discipline, so progress shows on the mat and in the app. Merch can be browsed and asked about, but not bought: checkout was kept out on purpose, so the first release stays focused on running the academy. Every screen is built from one component library, with variants for each state.