YMCA's Link vs Yard 4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YMCA's Link
This platform connects YMCA staff and volunteers for knowledge sharing and networking. It offers an optimized search and streamlined navigation to easily find resources and engage with peers across the country in real time from any device.
- Knowledge sharing
- Social networking
- Personalized community
- Optimized search
- Streamlined navigation
- Real-time engagement
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Get connected with Link, a knowledge-sharing and social-networking platform designed for YMCA staff and volunteers. Designed to connect you to a personalized community of YMCA peers and resources, Link is: Easy: Find what you need when you need it with the optimized search function and streamlined navigation. Social: Engage with YMCA peers across the country in real time. Mobile: Wherever your day takes you, use Link from any device to ask Y colleagues for advice or find a resource.
Yard 4
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Yard 4 for iPhone and iPad brings a full suite of functionality, collaboration, and information available for an optimal on-the-go experience.
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Verdict
YMCA's Link and Yard 4 are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
YMCA's Link ships an update every 4 months, Yard 4 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YMCA's Link | Yard 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 430 MB | 403 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Y-USA | CC Industries Inc. |
In-app purchases
YMCA's Link
No in-app purchases
Yard 4
No in-app purchases
