YMCA Pulse vs Scia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YMCA Pulse
This app allows YMCA members to manage their accounts, find and reserve events, and check in quickly. It provides a member dashboard for personal and family information, and details about branch facilities and programs.
- Discover and reserve events
- Fast barcode check-in
- Add membership to digital wallet
- Manage member information
- View membership forms
- Explore branch details
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A new way to manage all things YMCA with SGA Pulse. Easily find and reserve events, stay updated on member details, and effortlessly check in at your favorite locations. Discover and Reserve Events Easily view upcoming events in a clear calendar view. Learn more about your favorite events and reserve your spot with our quick reservation process. Fast Check-In Scan your barcode for quick and easy entry. Conveniently add your membership card to Google or Apple Wallet for effortless access. Member Dashboard Manage your member information for you and your family. View and sign membership forms. Branch Details Explore branch details, including hours of operation, available facilities, and offered programs.
Scia
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Scia is a mood tracking and self-care app designed to help you understand how you feel, day by day. Log your mood in seconds, add notes, energy, gratitude, and tags, and watch your personal tree evolve with every check-in. Over time, Scia helps you notice patterns, reflect on your habits, and build more emotional awareness. With Scia you can: track your mood daily in a simple, gentle way explore your mood calendar and emotional trends use guided breathing during difficult moments unlock reflections, insights, and progress over time build streaks, goals, and healthy routines look back with your personal yearly replay Scia Premium unlocks unlimited history, advanced MoodAI insights, full tree history, personalised weekly reflections, and data export. Scia is designed to feel calm, personal, and supportive, so checking in with yourself becomes a meaningful daily habit. 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 in-app purchases: YMCA Pulse at none against Scia's 2. Scia's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support 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. Scia sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. YMCA Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.
YMCA Pulse ships an update fortnightly, Scia every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YMCA Pulse | Scia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (99 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SGA Software | fabio festa |
Bugs and requests
YMCA Pulse
Reported bugs
23 issues- App does not work
- App refuses to come up
- App will not open
- App is not working
- App is non-functional
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- App is unusable
- App has glitches
- App logs you out
- App forgets credentials
- App takes too long to load
- App doesn't keep Apple Wallet sign-in
- App doesn't remember Face ID or preferences
- App doesn't save settings when logged out
- App wipes out filters
- Category function on calendar does not work
- App says there was a loading error
- App is very slow with multiple branches selected
- Cannot scroll through calendar
- App displays a white screen when opened
- App does not load
- App flashes white
- App goes blank
- App is not compatible with iOS 18
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to send class reservation to phone's calendar
- Location-aware membership card in Apple Wallet
- Allow use of membership card in Apple Wallet on iPhone
- Keep old functionality (e.g., workout logs, rankings)
Scia
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YMCA Pulse
No in-app purchases
Scia
- Month Subscription$2.991 Month
- Year Subscription$17.991 Year
