Best apps like Swimly: swim workouts

10+ similar apps compared and reviewed

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Updated September 2026

Swimly is great, but it's not the only option. Explore 10+ similar apps for iPhone and iPad, each reviewed and rated by real users. Find free alternatives, premium upgrades, and hidden gems.

Top Alternatives to Swimly

SwimFlow#1

SwimFlow by Daniel Namir

Customized Swimming Workouts
Editor's Choice
💪 Health & Fitness
5.0(5 ratings)
Free
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This app generates personalized swimming workouts tailored to your skill level and daily condition. It helps you track progress, set goals, and stay motivated with reminders. Focus on your swim while the app handles the planning for smarter training.

Swim Note#2

Swim Note by sabitori works

Manage swim workout / meet
Strong Contender
💪 Health & Fitness
4.7(11 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Track your swimming training history with detailed workout and swim meet records. Visualize your progress with graphs and maps, and manage multiple swimmers or teams. Share your achievements and export data for further analysis.

SwimUp: Swimming Workouts App#3

SwimUp: Swimming Workouts App by SwimUp

Over 100 courses for swimmers
Worth Considering
💪 Health & Fitness
4.7😐(141 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This app provides personalized swim training plans and video tutorials to improve your swimming technique and achieve your fitness goals. Track your progress with smart analytics and sync with your wearable devices.

What We Love

  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🚀 Effective training plans
  • 💡 Good for beginners
  • 🔥 Syncs with Garmin
  • ✅ Good for improving technique
  • 🌟 Personalized workouts
  • 👍 Helpful videos
  • 💯 Great value for price
  • 💪 Motivates users
  • ✨ Clean design
  • ✅ Good customer support
  • 🏊‍♀️ Makes swimming fun
  • 📈 Tracks progress
  • 💯 Highly recommended
  • 👍 Useful for triathletes
  • 🗣️ Good coach support
  • ✅ Great for learning freestyle
  • 🎯 Tailored to user level
  • 🏊‍♂️ Good for solo swimmers
  • 💡 Well-structured lessons
  • ✨ Minimalistic app
  • ✅ Fair pricing
  • 👍 Easy to follow

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and crashes
  • 🐛 App freezes often
  • 🐛 Sync issues with Apple Watch
  • 🐛 Inconsistent lap counting
  • 🐛 Manual exercise switching needed
  • 🐛 Exercises don't match descriptions
  • 🐛 Some videos lack sound/commentary
  • 🐛 Requires constant internet access
  • 🐛 Subscription issues (not unlocking premium)
  • 🐛 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 🐛 Workouts can be too easy for advanced users
  • 🐛 Inaccurate distance tracking
  • 🐛 Poor Apple Watch app functionality
  • 🐛 Not all data syncs if phone is left behind
  • 🐛 Repetitive workouts
  • 🐛 Unclear exercise instructions on Apple Watch
  • 🐛 No voice tutorials
  • 🐛 User experience is awful
  • 🐛 Premium videos available free on YouTube
  • 🐛 Subscription not unlocking features
  • 🐛 App doesn't work offline
  • 🐛 Some features require payment
  • 🐛 Apple Watch app doesn't work on older models
  • 🐛 App not supported by developers

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