YMCA LA vs FireMode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
FireMode
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FireMode turns everyday life into a competition with your friends. Create a battle, invite your crew, and compete to see who logs best — fewest calories, most steps, or fewest drinks. Snap a photo of your food or drink and AI scores it instantly. Watch the leaderboard update live, talk a little trash in the group chat, and crown a winner when time runs out. HOW IT WORKS • Start a battle — pick a challenge, set the dates, and invite friends with a text • Snap a photo — AI identifies your food or drink and scores it automatically • Climb the leaderboard — standings update live as everyone logs BATTLE TYPES • Fewest calories — eat clean, win • Most calories — bulk season • Most steps — synced automatically from Apple Health • Fewest drinks — a friendly moderation challenge WHY IT'S FUN • AI photo scoring — no tedious manual logging • Live leaderboards — get a push when a friend passes you • Group chat in every battle — celebrate and trash talk • Invite friends in seconds with a shareable link FireMode is free to play. Compete on the habits you already care about and make staying healthy a game you actually want to win. Questions or feedback? Email support@firemode.app Privacy Policy: https://firemode.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://firemode.app/terms Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FireMode at every 8 days against YMCA LA's every 2 months. YMCA LA's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 LA ships an update every 2 months, FireMode every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YMCA LA | FireMode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (156 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 4.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 156 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Attollo Technology LLC | SAS Stack Inc |
Bugs and 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
FireMode
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YMCA LA
No in-app purchases
FireMode
No in-app purchases
