Zenamu has four types of bookable activities: classes, courses, events (workshops) and appointments. This article explains how they differ and helps you pick the right one. Note that a class can repeat on a regular schedule with Repeat, so a weekly class doesn't have to be a course. Space rental and videos are separate features; you'll find them at the end.
Class (one-off or recurring)
A group session with a fixed date, time and capacity. Clients book and pay for each class date separately, on a drop-in basis. Create it in Class schedule › Add a new session › New class.
A class can take place once, or repeat with the Repeat option in the class form: daily, weekly, every weekday, monthly or at a custom interval, with an end date up to 1 year after the first class. Repeat isn't available on the free Getting Started plan.
Even in a repeating series, clients book each class date on its own. Nobody signs up for the whole series.
Payment options: credits, entries from a pass, membership, or a one-time payment by card, bank transfer, or on-site
Example: Open yoga class every Monday at 6 PM
More about repeating classes: Recurring classes with a custom interval (every 2 weeks, monthly).
Course
A series of sessions with fixed dates that clients sign up for as a whole, with Book whole course. Create it in Courses & events (click Courses, then New course) or in Class schedule › Add a new session › New course.
Clients pay once for the whole course. If the course has a Price per session pricing option (or Price per session (in entries)), clients can also book single sessions that still have free spots. The app calls this the "open class" mode.
When single sessions become bookable is one setting for all courses: Settings › Bookings and rules › Bookings › Open course spots. By default, it's 1 day before the first session. You can change How long before the first session?, or tick After the first session. See Common Course Settings.
You can let clients join after the course has started (Booking remaining sessions after the course starts).
Courses can offer make-up sessions to clients who excuse themselves from a session (available on the Expert and Ultimate plans).
Example: Ceramics course, 8 sessions, every Wednesday
Note: For detailed course setup instructions, see the articles How to Create a Long-Term Course with Multiple Sessions and Common Course Settings.
Event (Workshop)
A one-time event — a weekend seminar, masterclass, lecture, etc. Create it in Courses & events (click Events and workshops, then Create event) or in Class schedule › Add a new session › New event/workshop.
An event has one Date range (start and end). It can span several days, but it has no separate sessions and it doesn't repeat.
Clients pay a one-time fee for the whole event
Example: Weekend tantra workshop, Saturday + Sunday
Courses and events aren't available on the Getting Started plan, and some plans limit how many active courses and events you can have.
Appointment
A service offered by a specific specialist that clients book as a 1:1 session. Ideal for personal consultations, massages, nutrition counseling, or private training. You set it up in Appointments › Services.
Clients choose a service, specialist, date, and time on your public booking page
The specialist defines their availability and the system only shows open time slots
You can turn on Manual booking approval for a specialist, so each booking waits for your approval. This option exists only for appointments, not for classes, courses or events.
Example: Personal training with Peter, 60 minutes, Tuesday at 10 AM
Weekly class or course: which should I use?
Use a class with Repeat when clients come whenever they like and pay per class (with a pass, credits, a membership or a single payment).
Use a course when clients should commit to all the dates and pay once for the whole series.
How to choose the right type
What you want to offer | Use |
Regular or one-off classes that clients attend on a drop-in basis | Class (with Repeat for a regular schedule) |
A series of classes that clients sign up for as a whole | Course |
A one-time event (seminar, masterclass, lecture) | Event |
Tailored 1:1 services for individual clients | Appointment |
What about space rental and videos?
Space rental lets external renters (for example other instructors) book one of your rooms by the hour. It isn't a class, course, event or appointment. Space rental is available on the Ultimate plan. See How to offer your space for rent.
Videos (video on demand) are recordings that clients watch whenever they want. They have no date or capacity. Video on demand is available on the Ultimate plan. See What is video on demand and how to turn it on.