The work between sessions, finally visible
Habits, daily tasks and check-ins that keep a client moving on the days you are not talking. You see who is on track and who went quiet, before the next call rather than during it.
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Tracks habits with frequency by day or by count, reminders, targets and streaks.
Assigns daily tasks with descriptions, attachments and comments, from a programme or directly on a client.
Runs morning and evening check-in flows the coach designs.
Habits with real rules, not a checkbox
A habit carries its own frequency, reminder and target, so "three times a week" behaves differently from "every weekday". Clients see their streak, and the streak rules respect the days you told it to skip.
- Frequency by specific days or by a count per week
- Reminders at a time the client sets
- Target repetitions, or no limit at all
- Streaks that survive the rest days you defined
- Habits from a program, or set directly on a client
Tasks that arrive on the right day
Tasks come from the program week or from you, directly on the client record. They carry descriptions and attachments, so a task can be a worksheet, a video to watch, or a piece of work to bring to the next session.
- Tasks with descriptions and video, image or audio attachments
- Repeat daily, or spread across the days you choose
- Set tasks outside any program, straight on the client
- Comments on a task, so questions do not become emails
- A clear daily list on the client side rather than a backlog
Morning and evening check-ins
Check-ins are the short daily conversation that keeps coaching alive between calls. You choose whether a client checks in at the start of the day, the end, or both, and what they are asked.
- Morning and evening check-ins, each switched on per client
- Check-in flows you design, not a fixed questionnaire
- Answers land on the client record where you prepare for calls
- Mood and progress visible over time rather than one snapshot
- Pre-session worksheets when a session needs preparation
You see the drift before the client cancels
The value of accountability data is early warning. Coachful marks clients as thriving, active, quiet or at risk from their own activity, so a quiet fortnight is something you notice rather than something you discover at renewal.
- Client status derived from real activity, not a manual tag
- Task completion, check-in rate and habit consistency per client
- Progress leaderboards for a cohort when the group thrives on it
- Milestones and badges to mark the wins along the way
- Drafted messages for clients whose activity slipped
How this compares with CoachAccountable
CoachAccountable built its reputation on exactly this: metrics, worksheets and client accountability, and it goes deeper on custom metric charting than we do. The difference is everything around it. In Coachful the accountability data sits in the same account as the booking, the payment, the contract, the programme and the client app.
- CoachAccountable is deeper on custom metric charts and worksheet logic
- Coachful keeps habits and check-ins on the same record as sessions and payments
- Clients use one branded app rather than a separate accountability login
- No per-client pricing: your plan is by client count, not a metered add-on
- Habits, tasks and check-ins are included on every plan at a 0% platform fee
What it does not do
The boundaries, so you can decide before you sign up rather than after.
- There is no wearable or Apple Health sync. Habits and check-ins are entered by the client or the coach, and daily metrics such as steps, sleep and weight come in by file import.
- Custom metric charting is lighter than in tools built solely for accountability. Coachful reports completion, check-in rate, habit consistency and program progress.
- Clients complete habits and check-ins inside Coachful. There is no reply-by-SMS check-in.
What Coachful does
In plain terms
Coachful accountability is the between-sessions layer of the coaching platform: habits, daily tasks and morning and evening check-ins, on the same client record as sessions, notes and payments. Habits carry a frequency, a reminder, a target and a streak. Tasks arrive from a programme week or directly from the coach, with attachments and comments. Check-in flows are designed by the coach rather than fixed. Coachful derives a client status of thriving, active, quiet or at risk from that activity, so a coach sees drift early.
It does
- Tracks habits with frequency by day or by count, reminders, targets and streaks.
- Assigns daily tasks with descriptions, attachments and comments, from a programme or directly on a client.
- Runs morning and evening check-in flows the coach designs.
- Shows task completion, check-in rate, habit consistency and mood per client.
- Marks clients thriving, active, quiet or at risk from their own activity.
- Awards milestones and badges, and ranks a cohort on a progress leaderboard.
- Attaches pre-session worksheets so a client prepares before a call.
- Drafts outreach messages for clients whose activity has slipped.
It does not
- It has no wearable or Apple Health sync; metrics are entered or imported from a file.
- Its custom metric charting is lighter than in tools built only for accountability.
- There is no check-in by SMS reply; clients check in inside Coachful.
- It is not HIPAA-certified. It is GDPR-ready with full data export.
- The client app carries your branding but ships under the Coachful listing, not your own App Store account.
Monthly plans: Lite: $29/month for up to 5 clients; Solo: $49/month for up to 20 clients; Pro: $99/month with unlimited clients; Studio: $199/month with unlimited clients. 0% platform fee. 7-day free trial. A card may be requested during plan setup; review the billing terms before confirming.
What coaches say, in their words
“Coachful is a very helpful platform for coaches who want everything in one place.”
Margie Wilson, Wounded to Warrior Recovery Coaching. Trustpilot, May 2026.
“Seriously. I have tried just about every coaching, booking, learning platform out there. I've tried developing my own.”
Elizabeth Gentzkow, Founder, Thrive West. Trustpilot, June 2026.
Habits & accountability questions coaches ask
See the week before the call, not during it
Habits, tasks and check-ins on the same record as the session, the payment and the programme.
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