Guides
Useful whether or not you buy anything.
Short, practical guides on the parts of running a UAE studio that a booking system touches: tax, invoices, payments and moving platforms. Written by people who run one.
8 minute read, updated 18 September 2026
VAT for UAE studios: what your booking system has to get right
When registration becomes mandatory, what a tax invoice must contain, how refunds and credit notes work, why displayed prices include VAT, and how long to keep the records.
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9 minute read, updated 18 September 2026
Switching booking systems without losing members
What actually moves when you change platforms, what tends to break, how to sequence the cutover, and what to tell members so they barely notice.
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5 minute read, updated 18 September 2026
E-invoicing is coming to UAE businesses in 2027: what studios should know
The dates, who is in scope, what an accredited service provider is, and what to ask your booking platform before the deadline.
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Comparisons
- Bare Links and Mindbody
USD tiers, add-ons and a marketplace, against a flat AED fee.
- Bare Links and Glofox
Quote-based tiers with app and marketing add-ons, against one flat fee.
- Bare Links and Momence
A modern platform priced by quote, against published AED pricing.
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