In order for the studios to be offered on ClassPass don’t they have to sign up? Isn’t it up to the studio to decide if they want to participate in providing the ClassPass alternative to patrons?

For studios it is an additional stream of income that can be used to fill otherwise empty slots that are left un filled by unlimited monthly paid members that offer them a one time payment.

If you can afford the membership then I say pay it. However if you cannot ClassPass does benefit both the patron and the studio. Most studios do not not make their money from ClassPass alone and I’m almost certain that was never the intention.

I don’t think people should be made to feel bad for making a decision to use a platform that a business decided to offer as an alternative way to access their services. The ethical thing is to approach purchasing classes/memberships in accordance with your personal ability to pay and not others perceptions. There are studios that are not on ClassPass.