YMCA Membership Passes App vs YMCA LA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YMCA Membership Passes App
Streamline your YMCA check-in experience with this app. It offers a quick, offline solution for individuals and families, eliminating the need for logins or internet access. Designed for speed and ease of use for both members and staff.
- Fast check-in process
- No login/password required
- Offline functionality
- Quick loading time
- Easy for attendants
- Ideal for families
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YMCA Check In is a simple app which will get you through the check in process much quicker. I built it to: Not require a login/password Not require online connectivity Load in under a second Make checking in easy on the attendants The perfect replacement for families with a bunch of keytags to scan.
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 review sentiment: YMCA Membership Passes App at 64% against YMCA LA's 5%. YMCA Membership Passes App also leads on rating (3.2 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). YMCA LA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (163 vs 49). On price, ads and device support 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. YMCA Membership Passes App sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. YMCA LA asks for nothing beyond the download.
YMCA Membership Passes App holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 163 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of YMCA Membership Passes App's written reviews are positive against 5% of YMCA LA's.
YMCA Membership Passes App ships an update every 3 weeks, YMCA LA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YMCA Membership Passes App | YMCA LA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (49 ratings) — better | 1.8 (163 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.9% of reviews — better | 4.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 163 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MC2 Tech Services LLC | Attollo Technology LLC |
Customer experience
YMCA Membership Passes App
YMCA LA
Bugs and requests
YMCA Membership Passes App
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
YMCA Membership Passes App
- Support YMCA Check In$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
YMCA LA
No in-app purchases
Questions
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