# DuoSwim: Swim Workout App — user reviews > 59 indexed App Store user reviews of DuoSwim by Spinning Falcon Ltd, rated 4.50/5 from 69 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/duoswim-swim-workout-app/id1548487050/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/duoswim-swim-workout-app/id1548487050.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 57 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 6 ## Newest reviews (11 of 59) ### 4/5 — Great app but needs an offline option *2025-04-21, version 3.11.7* The app is great, however I have to open the phone app and watch app then ensure I have WiFi or cell signal to be able to find a workout, then send it to my phone. This means I have to do this well before I’m in the changing rooms at my local pool as there is no signal in there. This has caught me out a few times and I’ve ended up using the standard Apple workout swim app. Can you enable downloads of the workouts within the iPhone app so I can send a workout to my Apple Watch when I have no phone signal please? ### 5/5 — A Must-Have for Swimmers  ​ ‍​ *2023-04-14* As a competitive swimmer, I can confidently say that DuoSwim is a must-have app. It's user-friendly, offers customized workouts, and provides valuable feedback. It has everything I need to improve my performance! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for taking the time to share your positive experience with DuoSwim! We are thrilled to hear that our app has been helpful to you as a competitive swimmer. Happy swimming! 😀 ### 5/5 — Great - a few areas could be improved *2023-02-24* Overall great app. I signed up for a free trial and after using 3 times bought a year’s subscription. Three areas I’d like to see improvements. One, the ability to see on my watch what is coming up next. I don’t see the next set until the final 10 seconds begin to count down and, if I need to put on or take off fins for example, I fall behind. Second, if I do fall behind it would be great to be able to pause or restart the set. As it is, I just usually skip one interval to get back on track. And lastly, sending the workouts to my watch (Apple SE) is glitchy at times and I need to reset the watch and/or my phone (has happened twice in the first 4x using it). But overall great and something I expect to use ongoing. **Developer response:** Hi, thanks for your excellent feedback, we really appreciate it. We have some great news! The development team are working hard to implement adjustable turnaround times and rest periods. This will be made available soon. We will keep you updated with our progress. In terms of your other points, I will pass your feedback onto the development team for further investigation. Happy swimming! ### 5/5 — Amazing app, some improvements needed *2023-02-16, version 3.6.10* Fantastic app, it changed my way to workout in the swimming pool. It’s less expensive than others with plenty of workouts for all kinds of swimmers. Helpful and friendly customer service too. I would just improve the Apple Watch layout when working out because the top section gets covered by the watch time and water lock sign, so you miss out some info the app displays. I also find the pace at which the beginner repetitions are set to be too fast, sometimes I have to pause the workout to be able to catch up. I think it would be great if it could be possible to set our own pace or just have more seconds since it’s for beginners. However, still a great app and still 5 stars. ### 5/5 — Great training plans *2023-01-14, version 3.6.3* The plans on this app are well thought out and structured. I am now on my 3rd training plan and continue to enjoy tracking my swims. The app is excellent. **Developer response:** Hi, thanks for your feedback and for sharing it with us. We are really pleased you like the app. Happy swimming! ### 5/5 — 5 star *2023-01-14, version 3.6.3* Since downloading the DuoSwim app my triathlon has improved greatly. I am able follow a structured training plan and fit the swim workouts around my cycling and running. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. We are happy you you like the app. Good luck in your upcoming triathlons! 😀 ### 5/5 — Keeps getting better *2023-01-14, version 3.6.3* I applaud the regular addition of new features. Well done, guys! **Developer response:** Hi, thanks for your feedback and for sharing it with us. We are pleased that you like our latest updates. If you would like to request any features, you can send an email to our team at feedback@duoswim.com. ### 5/5 — Best swim app *2023-01-14, version 3.6.3* Great swim app that looks great and provides great workouts! The recent introduction of the sprints and swims has been highly received and keeps you inspired to complete a target distance. Additional features like "build your own workout" or "random workout" would be beneficial. **Developer response:** Hi, thanks for your feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to review DuoSwim. We are pleased to hear you like many features of the app and our development team will be looking into your recommendations. If you would like to chat about this, please send an email to our team at feedback@duoswim.com. ### 5/5 — My new swim buddy! *2023-01-13, version 3.6.3* The workouts on the app are solid, excellent actually, and really challenge my fitness and technique. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. We are happy you are enjoying your experience. Happy swimming! 😀 ### 5/5 — Primary swimming app *2023-01-13, version 3.6.3* I've used a few swimming apps, but this one is by far my favourite.I haven't found any issues with this app yet. Thank you for designing this app for swimmers! **Developer response:** Hi, thank you for your excellent feedback, we really appreciate it. ### 5/5 — Works great for me *2023-01-13, version 3.6.3* I used this today instead of the Apple swimming app because it provides more detailed information. The only thing to be aware of is that you need to grant the app permission to access your apple health before your swim data can be seen in your apple activity. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. We are happy you are enjoying your experience. Happy swimming! 😀 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Don’t update until you’ve completed your current training plan *2026-05-11* Was at the last workout in my training plan, did the update, and can’t find that plan anymore (freestyle bootcamp). A bit annoyed to miss out on the little dopamine hit associated with clicking the button to complete the plan. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback and sorry for the confusion. We recently updated and improved parts of the training plan experience, which included renaming and restructuring some plans in the latest version to make the workouts and overall experience better. Your Freestyle Bootcamp plan has now been renamed to “Freestyle Foundations.” If you message us through the in-app support chat or at support@duoswim.com, we’ll help you find the updated plan and continue from where you left off. 🏊 ### 1/5 — Free trial… *2025-12-29, version 3.11.12* Was supposed to be a free weeks trial but I got charged instantly for a month. Cancelled and deleted app now. ### 1/5 — Unfortunately, it didn’t log my workout properly. *2025-07-02, version 3.11.12* I was excited to try DuoSwim, but it didn’t log my swim properly. Even after setting it to metres, the Apple Watch still showed yards, which made tracking confusing. As an intermediate swimmer, I think it has potential for those who know what they’re doing, but this bug made me lose confidence. I was considering the yearly plan, but not after this first session. ### 1/5 — $90 a year just to get some sets *2024-09-30* I shouldn’t have to pay $90 a year just to get some basic advice on what sets to do. That should be free. **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback. DuoSwim includes structured training plans, workout tracking, Apple Watch integration, swim analytics, dryland training, and regular updates. We understand that not every app is the right fit for every swimmer, but we've worked hard to create a complete training platform rather than simply providing workout sets. Thanks for giving DuoSwim a try. ### 1/5 — Not “free” at all *2023-11-30, version 3.6.26* To have access to any workouts on this app, you have to pay a pretty hefty subscription fee. There are no free swim plans and it’s a waste of time downloading unless you’re aware of and happy to pay their monthly subscription fee. ### 1/5 — Buggy App *2023-10-25* Was in the market for an app to help with swim technique and workouts. I got an e-mail to try 14 days free. The sign up process was very difficult and once I confirmed my free trial, I could still access nothing in the app without the free trial offer popping up continuously. I went into my apple account and sure enough I was already subscribed. I canceled and deleted it. An experience like this so early on as a user is a turn off and frankly annoying. Going to try a different one instead. **Developer response:** Hi, thanks for your feedback and sorry for the frustration. It sounds like something may have gone wrong during the trial activation process. We've made significant improvements to both the onboarding experience and subscription flow since this review was posted. If you'd like to give DuoSwim another try, please contact us at feedback@duoswim.com and we'd be happy to help. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. ### 2/5 — Watch app is very limited, integration apple fitness weak. *2024-07-12, version 3.8.9* Positive: The coaching side seems ok and decent price compared to others. Needs Improvement: Watch app The watch up has a very basic screen in pool swim mode. Only distance, time, heart rate and calories. Split time can’t be changed while swimming, you are stuck with it when you begin, need to be chosen. No time/100m etc available. Apple fitness integration. Pool swim recorded as open water swim in Apple Fitness. No detail on splits / sets available in Apple fitness. Just distance and heart rate during swim. So integration not working too well. iPhone application Coaching section looks ok but I’ve not tested it. There is only a high level summary available on swims: Distance, Duration, Pace (over whole session including rest), Calories, Average Heart Rate over whole session. So fairly useless to track how well one has done by set. Since I have a coach, cancelled subscription. Not useful for me. ### 3/5 — Good but needs a few tweaks *2025-06-11* This app is a nice, affordable swim workout app. I like the sets and structure of the app, but the interface could use a few tweaks. First, Apple watch connection. I think it’s weird that you have to have the app open on both your watch and your phone to sync and send workouts to your watch. Also, while swimming using your watch, you can’t see which exercise is next until 10 seconds before you’re supposed to start the next exercise. If there is gear required, this gives very little time for prep. It would be nicer to be able to see the next exercise the whole time. Saving swims/logging workouts. After every completed workout, the app asks if you want to save your swim or log your workout. If you don’t click it, it doesn’t save your workout and there’s no way to go back and see your swim. I did an extra cooldown after a swim and my workout disappeared because I didn’t hit save swim. All completed workouts should be automatically logged without having to click a button. Drylands workouts. I think the exercises for the drylands workouts are good, however there should be at least 10 seconds rest in between each exercise so we can see what we are supposed to do next. Doing 45 seconds of a standing exercise and then immediately 45 seconds of a floor exercise makes you waste workout time figuring out how to switch exercises. Also, during the rest periods it would be nice to see a preview of the next exercise instead of a blacked out screen. Coach workouts. I really like the workout set option. I started the improve stamina program to get back into swimming and I really like the workouts so far. However, when it’s time to do your workout for the day, there is a warm up workout above the main workout, and a cool down workout below it. These are nice to do, especially for the drylands workouts BUT once you complete the main workout they disappear and you can’t go back to that list. So, I can complete the warm up and go back to the list to complete the main workout, but after I complete the main workout the list with the cool down is gone for the workout I just completed. It automatically shows me the next day’s workout list. I have been having to look at which cool down they suggest and remember it before completing the main workout, then going to the explore tab to hunt down the cooldown workout they suggested. Also the workouts completed counter at the top of the coach workouts doesn’t count right. It says I’ve completed 3/44 workouts when really I have done 9/44. And it checked off all nine so I don’t understand why they aren’t counted. Overall I think this is a good app but it has the potential to be GREAT! I really hope yall take my suggestions into consideration **Developer response:** Thanks so much for the great review, we really appreciate the feedback. It’s exactly this kind of detail that helps us keep improving DuoSwim. We’re close to launching Version 4, which will improve many of the things you mentioned. On the Apple Watch connection, you’re right — for now, Apple requires the phone app to be open to sync. We’re doing our best to streamline this within their setup. We’re also making updates to how warm-ups, cool-downs, and dryland workouts flow, especially inside Coach programs, to make things feel more seamless. Thanks again for taking the time to share your thoughts, and for using DuoSwim. Keep an eye out for Version 4, and happy swimming! ### 3/5 — Good, but missing key features *2022-08-03* This app has many nice features a lot of other apps don’t have, but it doesn’t have many key features that I think are crucial for a good swimming app. These include: - The ability to review your splits after your swim - The ability to track your splits over time (ie. Compare your splits on your last workout to splits from the same workout over the past few weeks) - Measuring heart rate while you are swimming - The ability to send your own workouts from your phone if you want to **Developer response:** Hi, thanks for your feedback and for sharing it with us. We really appreciate you taking the time to review DuoSwim and provide us with such detailed feedback, this is what makes our app even better. We are pleased to hear you like many features of the app. However, we are working hard to bring more updates, such as ability to send your own workouts from your phone. We’ve got a lot of improvements coming in v4 that align well with your swimming requirements. We would love to know more about your needs around splits and how we can use this to improve your swimming experience. If you would like to chat about this, please send an email to our team at feedback@duoswim.com. In terms of your third point, I’ve passed your feedback onto the development team for further investigation. We use Apple’s Watch sensors to track your swim so it might be a permissions issue that prevented you from seeing your heart rate etc. We will keep you updated. ### 4/5 — Also think good not great *2026-08-30* I really like this app and have a sub for one year. However, there’s a few things I’m struggling with and don’t know yet if I will continue beyond the year. 1. I wish you could restart a set. I paused to fix my cap and then it threw off the timing of my whole set and then I was constantly behind. I believe you can pause but by time I unlock the watch and pause it, it’s also hard to get back to the right timing. 2. When doing an open swim, I use “add” because it doesn’t always capture the drills but then when I finish the workout, it excludes the added distance. Super annoying. They need to fix this or add a drill function. 3. Doing a training plan means you have to commit to the days you say you’ll train. As someone who swims during lunch, sometimes I can’t get to the pool as planned. You can click back through the week and do the workouts, but I wish it would only progress me through the plan on days I actually log a workout. 4. I wish they had the option to edit a workout. I want to change the intervals or stroke and you can’t do that. But I do like the workouts. I wish you could search the entire library including the training plans because I don’t need that much support. I would rather search by distance and type of workout and then edit it how I want. I wish there was more variety in the strokes as well. I also love that it has dry land and the workouts are great. That’s one of the reasons I came here from swim.com and myswimpro. The ai coach isn’t helpful but to be fair, I was a club swimmer and swam college so I need more fine tuning to my stroke. Maybe it’s better for someone who is newer. Also it’s fairly accurate with being able to tell when I’m kicking with a board (not without a board though) and none of the other apps I’ve tried can do that. Overall it’s a good app and I do recommend it. **Developer response:** Thanks so much for the detailed feedback and for supporting DuoSwim! There are some really useful suggestions here, especially around restarting sets, manually added distance, making training plans more flexible, and giving swimmers more control to edit and search workouts. These are all areas we're looking at as we continue improving the app. It's also great to hear you're enjoying the workouts and dryland training, and that our kick detection has worked well for you. We really appreciate you taking the time to share such detailed feedback. It genuinely helps us make DuoSwim better. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Honestly been loving it *2025-12-31, version 3.11.12* Okay so DuoSwim has honestly changed how I swim. It doesn’t just let you log laps - it builds you proper training plans based on your level and goals. You tell it what you want (get faster / swim more / build endurance) and it actually adapts the workouts. Tracking is slick too. You can log swims in seconds, see your distance, pace, splits, calories, heart rate, and it syncs with your Apple Watch so it’s all automatic. No more typing in a notebook afterwards. There are technique drills and dryland workouts in there as well, so you’re not just swimming blind. I swear my stroke feels cleaner because the app reminds me what to focus on. There’s even a bit of community vibe if you want it. And the best thing - compared to paying for a swim coach or random swim classes, this is so much better value. You get personalised coaching cues, structured plans, data tracking AND it’s way cheaper. Honestly feels like having a coach on standby without the awkward small talk. If you swim even semi-seriously, DuoSwim is worth a go. 🏊‍♀️💪 ### 5/5 — Quality Training Sets *2025-07-29* I used this app to train for long distance swims and completed the Chesapeake Bay 4.4 mile swim and the Swim of Legends 8 mile swim using the workouts. I had no bugs, no issues, and it synced great with my Garmin watch. I really enjoyed the main sets and the variety of workouts. I have read reviews that indicate that the app used to have problems- but I wanted to make a review to state that this is no longer the case. I will keep using this app to keep my swims interesting. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your incredible review and congratulations on completing the Chesapeake Bay 4.4 mile and Swim of Legends 8 mile swims! We're thrilled to hear that the app supported your training and that everything worked seamlessly with your Garmin. It means a lot that you took the time to highlight the improvements and share your experience. We'll keep working hard to deliver fresh, high-quality workouts to keep your swims engaging. Thanks again for being part of the DuoSwim community! 🏊‍♂️ ### 5/5 — Review *2025-01-23* 10/10 customer service with a super functional app! Super excited to use this **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the amazing feedback! 🙌 We’re thrilled to hear you’re enjoying the app and had a great experience with our customer service. Can’t wait for you to dive into more workouts—excited to have you as part of the DuoSwim community. Happy Swimming! ### 5/5 — Amazing app! *2024-10-02, version 3.9.9* Great sets in a quick and convenient format! ### 5/5 — Great swim workouts *2024-10-02, version 3.9.9* I’m back in the pool after 5 years thanks to this app. The plan I’m on is exactly what I need, it has great structure and the watch app is perfect for guiding me through a workout. I really like that it has some dry land workouts too. ### 5/5 — Great app *2023-12-08, version 3.6.26* Great app for when looking to get back in the pool after a few months off. Gives a structured plan and varies it up day to day! ### 5/5 — Highly recommend *2023-12-01, version 3.6.26* Brilliant app which not only looks great but works really well. There are hundreds of expert designed workouts nicely separated into sections which you can select depending on your area of focus. Features such as the pre and post pool mobility exercises are really helpful and something which I haven’t seen before on other workout apps. Also, being able to see how far I have swam in total and how many workouts I have completed is extremely motivating and rewarding to see. Overall, I would highly recommend this app to anyone at any level of swimming. ### 5/5 — Great app *2023-12-01, version 3.6.26* Was looking for fresh ideas for open water swimming and triathlon orientated sets. Really easy to use application and I particularly appreciate the feature that lets you know what equipment you will need for the session. Would recommend this app to any swimmer that would like extra guidance and structure with their training. ### 5/5 — Fantastic! *2023-11-26, version 3.6.26* A really engaging training app with a wide variety of sessions to suit all abilities and aims. I’ve used sessions from this app over the last couple of months and I’ve really started to see a big difference in my swimming already. I’m looking forward to seeing what I can do come race time 🙌 highly recommend!!! ### 5/5 — Something for everyone *2023-11-10, version 3.6.26* This app really covers all the aspects of swim training, for individuals of all levels. Choose a set with a specific focus or session duration perfect for those days where you just want to get a quick swim in. Or you can also choose to follow long-term structured training plans in the pool complimented by gym workouts specific to enhancing performance in the pool. It takes away the hard and often time-consuming part of coming up with my own sets, allowing me to just focus on working towards my specific goal leaving no room for excuses. The resources and knowledge this app provides just isn’t something everyone can have access to easily unless affiliated with a club or paying for a coach/personal trainer nowadays so having it all compiled into one space for such a reasonable price is like a dream come true - I love it! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-02.*