Kicksite tracks the belt. IGNIFY tracks the whole journey.
Kicksite is martial-arts-native software with a real belt and rank system and attendance-driven promotions. IGNIFY™ keeps that idea and adds a written, family-facing record of what each student worked on after every class, across martial arts, music, dance and yoga.
The lesson record families read, the part Kicksite doesn't have.
Kicksite is purpose-built for dojos (custom belt curricula, promotion eligibility, automated billing and lead messaging) and is praised for ease of use and support. Its progress view is rank state plus attendance counts, not a written per-lesson account, and its mobile experience is a web app rather than native.
IGNIFY vs Kicksite, side by side.
Competitor capabilities as of 2026, from public sources; pricing omitted as it's typically quote-based. Verify current details with each vendor.
Where Kicksite wins
- A purpose-built belt and rank system tuned to how dojos run.
- Attendance-driven promotion eligibility and testing events.
- Automated retention and lead-nurture messaging.
- Ease of use and a strong support reputation.
Where IGNIFY wins
- A per-lesson record, not just a rank: what the student actually worked on each class.
- Family-facing progress after every lesson, not a belt months apart.
- Serves music, dance and yoga too, not dojos only.
- Native mobile apps, where Kicksite is mobile web.
- White-glove migration and consent-forward by design.
Export your students, family links, billing, attendance and, importantly, belt ranks and promotion history. We import by hand with rank-history mapping so no advancement is lost, and new classes start generating lesson records too.
Switching questions, answered.
Is IGNIFY a good Kicksite alternative for a martial arts school?
Yes, IGNIFY keeps belt and rank tracking and adds a written, family-facing record after every class. Kicksite remains a strong MA-native pick; the difference is the per-lesson record.
Does IGNIFY track belts and ranks?
Yes, ranks and promotion criteria are carried automatically, fed by attendance and the lesson record, plus a written account of each class.
Can I move my Kicksite data, including rank history?
Yes, we map belt ranks and promotion history during migration, so no advancement history is lost.
Are promotions attendance-based, like Kicksite?
Yes, readiness is fed by attendance and the record, with the added benefit of a written history behind each promotion.
Is IGNIFY only for martial arts?
No, it's built for class-based learning across music, dance, yoga and martial arts, on one shared lesson record.
See the record in action.
Join the first 25 founding studios building IGNIFY. Lifetime founder pricing, white-glove migration from Kicksite, and a direct line to the founder.
Apply as a founding studio