WIN vs YMCA LA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WIN
This app connects users to free resources like food pantries, shelters, and health services. It also provides alerts for community events and direct access to hotlines for immediate assistance. Available in English and Spanish, it's designed for those seeking support.
- Find shelters and food pantries
- Access free health services
- Discover educational resources
- Receive event alerts
- Connect to assistance hotlines
- Search by age, gender, or region
- Find specialized resources
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WIN What I Need connects users to 12 categories of free resources. Available in English and Spanish, WIN is free, easy to use, and enables homeless, abused and resource-insecure youth, families, seniors and adults to find and connect to the supportive services they need to stabilize their lives. Users can search for anything, from food pantries and homeless shelters, to free health services, educational resources and more. And this app is more than a directory- WIN sends users alerts about job fairs and other community events, enables them to offer feedback and connects users to live assistance hotlines through the “I Need Help Now” page. WIN not only serves homeless, abused and struggling youth, families and adults, the WIN What I Need mobile app is also powerful referral tool for professional’s and others who encounter or serve individuals in need of immediate help or supportive services. WIN is currently available in Los Angeles County, CA. WITH WIN YOU CAN: • Find job help, homeless shelters, free food pantries, healthcare, crisis support, drop-in centers, legal assistance, education resources, government benefits, public transportation, and more. • Legal assistance, education resources, government benefits, public transportation, and more. • Call domestic violence shelters, sex trafficking hotlines, mental health services, crisis and suicide prevention hotlines. • Search for programs that serve your age, gender or region of the county. • Find specialized resources just for veterans, LGBTQ, foster youth, pregnant and/or parenting teens or adults. • View human services near you – they are listed first if your location is on. • Use the map to see where a program is located. • Read detailed information about each program to find the best “fit” • Read or submit comments about user experiences. • Call or email agencies using WIN app live links. • Get directions to chosen agencies. • Share the app easily with others. • Read or listen Helpful Info explanations about program or service options. • Search for services without an internet connection (although some features such as mapping, directions and real-time email are disabled). Developer: OurCommunityLA (OCLA) Contact: info@oclawin.org Copyright: OurCommunityLA 2021
YMCA LA
Easily manage your fitness journey with this app. Reserve equipment, classes, and swim lanes. Access health programs, event information, facility hours, and important alerts.
- Schedule health and wellness activities
- Reserve equipment, classes, and courts
- View facility hours
- Digital membership barcode
- Receive instant alerts and notifications
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The YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles app makes getting and staying fit easier than ever! Reserve equipment, classes, swim lanes and get instant access to health & wellness programs, events, hours, alerts and all our programs. Features: SCHEDULE YOUR HEALTH & WELLNESS View, search and reserve equipment, classes, small group training, racquetball courts, personal training, and more. FACILITY HOURS Quickly find out opening and closing times. BARCODE SCAN - Enter our facilities with your digital membership key card. ALERTS - Stay up to date with what’s happening at the LA Y with instant notifications and in app alerts. Please send any feedback and questions to info@ymcaLA.org. We love hearing from you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WIN at 88% against YMCA LA's 5%. WIN also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.8). YMCA LA's advantage is ratings volume (164 vs 49). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WIN holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 164 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of WIN's written reviews are positive against 5% of YMCA LA's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | WIN | YMCA LA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (49 ratings) — better | 1.8 (164 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 4.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 164 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Our Community LA | Attollo Technology LLC |
Customer experience
WIN
YMCA LA
Bugs and requests
WIN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
YMCA LA
Reported bugs
38 issues- Cannot log in
- Email with pin never arrives
- App crashes
- Feedback form doesn't work
- Keyboard cannot be dismissed
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- App is slow
- App logs out randomly
- App doesn't save preferred location
- App doesn't show family members
- App doesn't work at night
- App doesn't auto-refresh
- App doesn't show full swim lanes
- App errors: unable to get class data
- App errors: unable to get equipment data
- Missed check-ins
- App doesn't show classes
- Cannot cancel classes
- Cannot jump on waitlist
- App times out
- App doesn't find user account
- App doesn't accept new password from website
- App doesn't show available times unless day is selected
- App says cannot retrieve family data
- App doesn't work for childcare reservations
- App doesn't work for court bookings
- App doesn't work for open swim
- App doesn't work for waitlisting
- App doesn't sync name with account
- App redirects to website
- App doesn't remember login
- App gives weird error messages
- App doesn't let you reserve childcare
- App doesn't let you reserve spots
- App doesn't allow new account creation easily
- App doesn't allow booking courts easily
- App doesn't send pin
- App shows incorrect date for reservation
- App doesn't connect to YMCA system for email/password
Requested features
8 requests- History of check-ins
- Overall number of check-ins by year/month
- Number of streaks (days/weeks)
- Allow selecting one date, time, and duration for multiple people
- Develop a new app
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- List available court times for booking
- Offer website booking option
- Provide scannable keycard option
In-app purchases
WIN
No in-app purchases
YMCA LA
No in-app purchases
