YMCA GBW vs Empowered Wellness
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YMCA GBW
Access YMCA of Greater Brandywine schedules for lap swim and group exercise classes. View facility hours and use your in-app barcode for direct facility access, eliminating the need for a physical membership tag.
- View pool lap swim schedules
- Search group exercise class schedules
- View daily facility hours
- Access facilities with in-app barcode
- Filter schedules by branch, class, time, or instructor
Read full descriptionHide full description
Official app for the YMCA of Greater Brandywine Stay up to date with what's happening at the Y through our mobile app. SCHEDULES View pool lap swim schedules and search daily group exercise class schedules by branch, class name, time or instructor. FACILITY HOURS Quickly view daily hours for any branch. BARCODE SCAN Access our facilities directly through the bar code in the mobile app. No membership key tag needed! Please send any feedback or feature requests to info@ymcagbw.org. We love hearing from you!
Empowered Wellness
This app supports your health and fitness journey by allowing you to book classes, create custom workout plans, and track your progress. It also facilitates community interaction, provides access to news and offers, and includes a library of recipes and video workouts. Seamless integration with Apple Health allows for comprehensive data tracking.
- Book classes online
- Create custom exercise programs
- Track workout progress
- Participate in fitness challenges
- Access recipes and video workouts
- Integrates with Apple Health
Read full descriptionHide full description
Guiding you through your health and fitness journey! - Book classes online in just a few clicks - Create your own exercise programmes or select from a range provided by the club - Track your progress from all your workouts - Take part in regular fitness challenges - Contact club staff directly - Interact and get to know your fellow members - See all the latest club news, offers and events - Refer Friends to the club online - Recipes Library - Video Workout Library Apple Health App Integration Track your progress with our HealthKit app integration to import and measure your daily steps, distance or calories burnt. Also use HealthKit to import your data from a range of different wearable devices.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Empowered Wellness at 5.0 against YMCA GBW's 2.1. YMCA GBW's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (50 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Empowered Wellness holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YMCA GBW has 50 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
YMCA GBW ships an update every 2 months, Empowered Wellness every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YMCA GBW | Empowered Wellness |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (50 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 192 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Attollo Technology LLC | TeamUp Sports |
Customer experience
YMCA GBW
Empowered Wellness
Bugs and requests
YMCA GBW
Reported bugs
15 issues- App freezes frequently
- Login screen covered by keyboard
- Filters do not persist after navigation or app restart
- Cannot add reservations to calendar
- App crashes or shows blank white screens
Show 10 moreShow fewer
- Password reset emails not received
- App does not open or switch to schedule
- Error when generating barcode
- App defaults to incorrect YMCA location
- App requires constant re-login
- Error message 'invalid API key'
- Error message 'Ops... something went wrong' during password reset
- Error message 'invalid information' or 'invalid login'
- Error message 'You do not have permission'
- Class schedule missing for specific locations after updates
Requested features
7 requests- Allow login with member ID
- Improve filter persistence
- Fix class sorting and availability issues
- Support reciprocal members
- Ensure app is functional on smaller screens
Show 2 moreShow fewer
- Improve password reset functionality
- Allow registration without email association
Empowered Wellness
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YMCA GBW
No in-app purchases
Empowered Wellness
No in-app purchases
