After trying the app, it's easy to understand how POPiN could be very useful for people who don't want to pay for pricey gym memberships or day passes.
Once you're finished, you simply return to the front desk and scan the QR code again, at which point the app calculates your total cost. After spending 85 minutes at the gym, my final cost, $22.10, was less than half of the gym's $50 fee for a day pass. The company is giving first-time users a code for a free workout on its website.
Once you've checked in, you have complete access to the gym's facilities, which makes the app useful whether you want to lift weights...
After that, the app begins to time your workout.
But instead of showing a membership card or paying upfront, you use the POPiN app to scan a QR code on a mini IPad.
You check in like you would as a member or guest.
We chose to go to the Mercedes Club on 550 W 54th St.
For each gym, you can see its hours, per-minute and per-hour rates, and reviews from other users.
When you open the app, it shows you a map of available gyms and lists them according to how close they are.
