Trails LA County vs YMCA LA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trails LA County
Discover hundreds of miles of public multi-use trails across Los Angeles County with this official guide. Featuring accurate, updated maps and GPS tracking, it helps you navigate diverse landscapes from desert to mountains to sea.
- GPS trail tracking
- Accurate trail maps
- Curated outings
- Landscape photography
- Trail use information
- Outdoor event info
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From the desert to the mountains and to the sea, Trails LA County is the official trail guide to hundreds of miles of public multi-use trails across Los Angeles County. Featuring accurate, updated trail maps, Trails LA County shows you where you are on the trail and guides you along your journey. Trails LA County includes maps of trails, maps of regional parks and open spaces, curated outings, beautiful photographs, succinct descriptions, and helpful information. Trails LA County will help you enjoy the beautiful trails and diverse landscapes offered throughout the County with confidence that you are on the right path! Trails LA County was created by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with the United States National Park Service, California State Parks, Mountains Recreation Conservation Authority, Mountains Restoration Trust, and the Catalina Island Conservancy. # Features - GPS shows where you are while out on the trail - Accurate maps of more than 500 miles of public, multi-use trails - Curated outings - Beautiful landscape photography - Pertinent trail use information - Succinct trail descriptions - Information about outdoor events - Partner organization information Please contact LA County Department of Parks and Recreation Trails Planning at trails@parks.lacounty.gov with any questions about Trails LA County. (This app uses background location to let you know when you're approaching a task location for challenges you're participating in. Continued use of background location may decrease battery life.)
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 rating: Trails LA County at 4.7 against YMCA LA's 1.8. Trails LA County also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (20% vs 5%). YMCA LA's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Trails LA County holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 135 and 156 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Trails LA County's written reviews are positive against 5% of YMCA LA's.
Trails LA County ships an update every 4 days, YMCA LA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trails LA County | YMCA LA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (135 ratings) — better | 1.8 (156 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 4.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 135 | 156 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trailhead Labs | Attollo Technology LLC |
Customer experience
Trails LA County
YMCA LA
Bugs and requests
Trails LA County
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
Trails LA County
No in-app purchases
YMCA LA
No in-app purchases
Questions
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