YMCA Fox Cities vs Motion Connected
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YMCA Fox Cities
Access the latest news and schedules for your YMCA location. Receive push notifications for important updates and store barcodes for easy check-in.
- Latest announcements and news
- Daily class schedules
- Filterable class types
- Push notifications
- Digital barcode storage
- Easy check-in
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Stay connected no matter where you are! • Stay up to date with the latest announcements and organizational news for your chosen location. • Easily view schedules for each day and filter for the types of classes that you like. • Subscribe to push notifications and stay informed with notifications sent straight to your lock screen. • No more worrying about keeping up with your barcode or your kids’ barcodes, store them in the app for easy check-in.
Motion Connected
This app consolidates wellness program and employee benefits information. It integrates with Apple Health to track your activity and apply it to your wellness program. You must be affiliated with a contracted organization to use its services.
- Consolidates wellness program information
- Integrates with Apple Health
- Uses Apple Health as activity tracker
- Uploads activity data to wellness program
- Requires organization affiliation
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Motion Connected: - consolidates information from wellness programs and employee benefits communications serviced by Motion Connected. - has integration with Apple Health to allow you to use Apple Health as your wellness program activity tracker. To use Motion Connected, you must be affiliated with an organization that has contracted Motion Connected services. If you already have a Motion Connected account, you can login with your current credentials. If you do not have an account, you will need to create one using the activation code provided by your organization's plan administrator. Motion Connected integrates with the Health app using HealthKit. Using this integration is optional and can be enabled and disabled with the Link Apple Health switch in Motion Connected's settings. When enabled, the app: - collects steps and time summed by day, - allows you to view this data in the app's Apple Health view, - and uploads this data to Motion Connected where it is applied to your wellness program.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Motion Connected at every 2 months against YMCA Fox Cities's every 6 months. YMCA Fox Cities's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
YMCA Fox Cities holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of YMCA Fox Cities's written reviews are positive against 17% of Motion Connected's.
YMCA Fox Cities ships an update every 6 months, Motion Connected every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YMCA Fox Cities | Motion Connected |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (21 ratings) — better | 3.1 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | YMCA of the Fox Cities | Motion Connected LLC |
Customer experience
YMCA Fox Cities
Motion Connected
In-app purchases
YMCA Fox Cities
No in-app purchases
Motion Connected
No in-app purchases
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