YMCA San Diego vs SIMNSA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YMCA San Diego
Manage your YMCA experience with this app. Schedule classes, check facility hours, and access your membership barcode for easy check-in. Receive important alerts and notifications to stay informed about YMCA events and updates.
- Schedule group exercise classes
- View facility hours
- Barcode for facility access
- Receive alerts and notifications
- Search for programs
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Download the new YMCA of San Diego mobile app to search and add classes to your schedule, discover programs, receive alerts and push notifications, check in with your barcode and much more Features: SCHEDULE YOUR HEALTH & WELLNESS View, search and reserve group exercise classes and paid group classes for small group and pilates. FACILITY HOURS Quickly find out opening and closing times. BARCODE SCAN Get into our facilities without your membership key card. ALERTS Stay up to date with what’s happening at the YMCA of San Diego with instant notifications and in app alerts. LOGIN Please use your MY Y account email to login. This should be the same email address you receive our email communications with. We love hearing from you!
SIMNSA
Manage your healthcare appointments and medical information. Schedule, review, and cancel appointments, receive reminders, and access your digital ID. Stay informed about promotions and department updates.
- Schedule appointments
- Review medical studies
- Cancel appointments
- Receive notifications
- Access promotions
- Appointment reminders
- Digital SIMNSA ID
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The user will be able to: - Schedule appointments - Review medical studies - Change and cancel medical appointments - Receive notifications about changes and departments - Access promotions - Receive appointment reminders and medical recommendations - View schedules, locations, and department extensions - Receive automatic appointment reminders - View their digital SIMNSA ID
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SIMNSA at 3.6 against YMCA San Diego's 2.3. SIMNSA also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.1). YMCA San Diego's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (43 vs 9). On price, review sentiment, 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.
SIMNSA holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 5% of YMCA San Diego's written reviews are positive against 0% of SIMNSA's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
YMCA San Diego ships an update every 2 months, SIMNSA every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | YMCA San Diego | SIMNSA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (43 ratings) | 3.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 176 MB | 258 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | YMCA of San Diego County | SIMNSA HEALTH PLAN |
Customer experience
YMCA San Diego
SIMNSA
Bugs and requests
YMCA San Diego
Reported bugs
24 issues- Login issues (frequent)
- App is buggy and slow
- Cannot book group fitness classes
- Membership details incorrect
- Password recovery/creation fails
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- Login button unpressable
- Cannot add activities for badges
- App logs into wrong account
- Lost Apple Wallet support (inconsistent)
- Cannot book classes
- App doesn't work with specific branches (e.g., San Diego)
- Preferred facility setting doesn't persist
- Only logs in one person per account
- Server connection failures
- Cannot see pool schedules
- App is a wrapper for the website
- Session inactivity logs out user
- No Face ID/fingerprint login
- Class descriptions missing
- Doesn't sync with calendar
- Cannot add/remove family members
- Barcode system not updated for Wallet format
- Wheel of death (slow loading)
- Error messages during registration/account creation
Requested features
12 requests- 💡 Save/favorite locations
- 💡 Auto-populate home location
- 💡 Allow phone to memorize login
- 💡 Fingerprint and face login
- 💡 Dedicated button for reservations
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- 💡 Sign up for classes through the app
- 💡 Add scheduled classes to native calendar
- 💡 Improve schedule display (expandable sections, jump to current day)
- 💡 Add descriptions for classes
- 💡 Sync with calendar
- 💡 Allow adding/removing family members
- 💡 Improve Apple Wallet integration
SIMNSA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YMCA San Diego
No in-app purchases
SIMNSA
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is YMCA San Diego free?
Is SIMNSA free?
Which has better reviews, YMCA San Diego or SIMNSA?
Do YMCA San Diego or SIMNSA have ads?
Which is updated more often, YMCA San Diego or SIMNSA?
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