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Features

Everything in the platform.

Every feature in Colossus has its own page here. They're bundled into tiers when you subscribe, with no per-feature add-ons and no per-action fees on top.

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Cycle-aware programming

Programming that knows what week of the cycle you're in. Opt-in, private by default, and never active without your consent.

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Strength programming

Cycle-based plans with per-set RPE, RIR, tempo, and intensity. Periodization templates, e1RM tracking, and plate calculators are all included.

Periodized · Logged · Trended

Nutrition tracking

A food database with 2.5 million items, a built-in recipe library, barcode scanning, macros, ten micronutrients, training-day vs rest-day macro splits that stack with menstrual-phase adjustments, and a weekly compliance score.

Day splits · 10 micros · Recipe library

Progress check-ins

Progress photos with overlay, body measurements, and wellness tracking, plus custom check-in templates and async video feedback.

Photos · Custom forms · Video feedback

Recovery & deload tracking

Coach-planned recovery sessions across 19 modalities, with a soreness heatmap, post-session feeling and mood logging, and Apple Health / Health Connect sync.

19 modalities · Heatmap · Health sync

Real-time messaging

1:1 chat with voice notes, file sharing, reactions, and read receipts. Group messaging unlocks on Colossal.

Voice · 1:1 · Group on Colossal

Voice notes

Record voice messages with waveform playback at 1×, 1.5×, or 2× speed. Async coaching without scheduling a call.

Async · 1× / 1.5× / 2× · Waveform preview

1:1 video coaching

WebRTC video built in-house. Discovery calls and 1:1 coach-client calls, with no per-minute fees.

Discovery · 1:1 · No per-minute fees

Sell content bundles

Package pre-recorded videos, PDFs, and notes as a one-shot lifetime-access product. Paystack revenue settles to the coach's existing subaccount, automatically.

Lifetime access · Snapshot · Paystack split

Coach-led communities

Slack-style multi-channel forums layered on group chat - pinned announcements, threaded discussion, reactions, moderation, and PR auto-share, all wired into the automation engine.

Multi-channel · Automation-wired · PR share

Coach programs marketplace

Sell training programs with curriculum previews, star-rated reviews, and online or offline payments. All on one client ledger.

Online + offline payments · One ledger

Phased client roadmaps

Multi-phase journeys with milestones, automatic phase advance, and an automation trigger on every phase change.

Phases · Milestones · Auto-advance

Lead generation and sales

Lead forms, a kanban CRM, a per-coach storefront, discovery booking, drip emails, and signed outbound webhooks.

Capture → CRM → Book → Convert

Referral programs

Two-flow referral engine: an always-on platform program every coach inherits, plus coach-defined client-to-client programs. Discounts apply before the charge, so the buyer pays the already-discounted amount.

Flow A + Flow B · Pre-charge discount

Promo codes and free trials

Coach-issued discount codes (percentage off, fixed ZAR off, free trial days) for any program, package, or your whole catalogue. Cash discounts apply before the charge; trials defer the first charge.

3 discount kinds · Public + private

Zapier integration

Native OAuth 2.0 Zapier app with 13 triggers, 9 actions, and 3 searches. Connect Colossus to 7,000+ other apps without writing a webhook handler.

13 triggers · 9 actions · 3 searches

Workflow automations

Twenty-six triggers, eight actions. A per-client 24-hour cap, idempotent re-execution, and no add-on fees on top of your tier.

26 triggers × 8 actions

Broadcast messaging

Compose one announcement, send to your whole roster (or a tagged slice) over push, chat, and email. Throttle-safe, retractable, tier-bundled.

Push · Chat · Email

Content library

Host PDFs, videos, and guides with drip scheduling, group sharing, watermarking, and per-item analytics.

Drip · Watermark · Analytics

Calendar and scheduling

Schedule sessions, set reminders, and manage recurring events. Export as an iCal feed to sync with any calendar app.

iCal sync · Recurring events · Reminders

Studio team accounts

Multi-coach workspaces with owner, admin, and coach roles. Revenue is gated to admin and above. R1,999/mo with three seats included.

Three seats · Owner / admin / coach

Leaderboards, standards, and challenges

Three gamification surfaces with one consent model. Every toggle defaults to off, and every share writes an audit row.

Roster · Global · Challenges

Badges and milestones

150 achievement badges across 30 categories, with five tiers from bronze to diamond. Auto-detected and celebrated in-app.

150 badges · 30 categories · Auto-detected

Analytics and insights

Adherence, volume, nutrition compliance, habit streaks, body composition, and revenue. Weekly close on Sunday and an annual Wrapped.

Adherence · Volume · Revenue · Wrapped

Story engine

PR moments mid-workout, weekly close every Sunday, annual Wrapped at year-end. Personal records in the moment, not in a feed three days later.

Mid-workout PR · Weekly close · Wrapped

Appointment and class booking

Client self-serve session and class booking with Paystack-native payment. Package quotas at Colossal, group-class waitlists at Pro, per-client iCal feed on every tier.

Per-session · Quota at Colossal · Waitlist at Pro · iCal

Multi-language platform

Eight locales across web, mobile, and email, including isiZulu, isiXhosa, and Afrikaans. Absent from every coaching competitor.

8 locales · Web + mobile + email · CI-enforced parity

Coach data import

A self-serve migration wizard with deterministic preset-driven mapping. 24-hour undo, 90-day payload redaction, and no AI guesswork.

Self-serve · 24h undo · 90d payload retention

Stage Mode

A purpose-built mode for physique athletes. Pose timelines with same-spot capture, bilateral symmetry tracking, macrocycle coordination, lagging-parts radar, and a peak-week protocol the athlete ticks through day by day.

7 poses · Symmetry · Macrocycle · Peak week
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