Kid Care vs Gateway Region Y
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kid Care
This app helps parents manage their child's health with tools for everyday decisions, symptom assessment, first aid, and medication tracking. It also provides quick access to find doctors, hospital locations, and emergency contacts.
- Symptom assessment for illness and injury
- Parent advice on behavior and wellness
- First aid quick reference
- Medication dosage and tracking
- Find a doctor directory
- Hospital locations and emergency contacts
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Questions and concerns about your child’s health can arise day or night - even when you’re at work or your doctor’s office is closed. But dealing with your child’s illnesses, injuries and new behaviors can be easier… Kid Care is designed to be your “go-to app” for managing your child’s health. It provides tools for making every day health decisions. And when your child needs care, the experts at St. Louis Children’s Hospital are just one tap away. Our new design supports easier access to the everyday resources you may need: Does your child have a new symptom, injury or behavior? • Symptoms – for help deciding what to do when your child is sick or hurt • Parent Advice – for answers to questions about behaviors, eating and wellness • First Aid – for quick reference when time is precious • Meds – for help with dosages and maintaining a list of your child’s medications Where should you take your child for treatment? The following locations and services are just one tap away, if your child does need to be seen for care: • Find a Doctor – search our directory to find the perfect doctor for your child • Locations – quick access to St. Louis Children’s facilities and points of care • Emergency – quick connections to Poison Center, 911, and ERs Want to Connect with St. Louis Children’s Hospital? • Contact Us – phone, address and website information • Donate – an option to support our programs • Social media – ways to join the St. Louis Children’s community Disclaimer: The information provided with this application is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment; it is for informational purposes only. Talk with your healthcare provider about any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. If you think your child may have a medical emergency, call the doctor or 911 immediately. Before using Kid Care, all users should read and agree with the full Disclaimer available in the application.
Gateway Region Y
This comprehensive fitness platform helps you track daily activities, monitor body metrics, and access over 2000 exercises with 3D demonstrations. Create custom workouts or use preset routines to achieve your health goals.
- Class schedules and opening hours
- Daily fitness activity tracking
- Weight and body metrics tracking
- 2000+ exercises and activities
- 3D exercise demonstrations
- Preset and custom workouts
- Badge earning system
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PLEASE NOTE: YOU NEED A GATEWAY REGION YMCA ACCOUNT TO ACCESS THIS APP, AND MUST BE 13 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. AS ONE OF OUR Y MEMBERS, YOU'LL GET IT FOR FREE! Begin your journey to a healthier lifestyle and let YMCA help you along the way. Introducing YMCA, most comprehensive fitness platform with: Check class schedules and opening hours Track your daily fitness activities Track your weight and other body metrics Over 2000+ exercises and activities Clear 3D exercise demonstrations Preset workouts and the option to create your own Over 150 badges to earn Select workouts online and synchronize them with your app to workout at home or in the gym while keeping track of your progress. From strength to weight lifting, this app acts as your own personal trainer guiding and giving you the motivation you need. You can sync this app with Apple Health App. If you enable this connection, any workout in the Health app with automatically be added to your Activity Calendar.
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Verdict
Kid Care and Gateway Region Y both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Kid Care's written reviews are positive against 53% of Gateway Region Y's. Kid Care also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Gateway Region Y's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 25). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Kid Care against 4.7 for Gateway Region Y. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gateway Region Y has 14K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Kid Care's written reviews are positive against 53% of Gateway Region Y's.
Kid Care ships an update every 5 months, Gateway Region Y every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kid Care | Gateway Region Y |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (25 ratings) — better | 4.7 (14K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better | 52.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 214 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BJC Healthcare | Gateway Region Young Men's Christian Association |
Customer experience
Kid Care
Gateway Region Y
Bugs and requests
Kid Care
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Gateway Region Y
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and inability to reset password
- App crashing and freezing during use
- Outdated class schedules and availability
- Unreliable notifications about class openings
Requested features
5 requests- Calendar integration for class schedules
- Improved class descriptions and difficulty levels
- Ability to easily check branch capacity
- Streamlined app navigation and design
- Seamless integration with fitness trackers
In-app purchases
Kid Care
No in-app purchases
Gateway Region Y
No in-app purchases








