Comparison

Swim Track vs Split Smart

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Swim Track

This app helps swimmers, parents, and coaches track swim meet results and times. It allows for detailed analysis of individual and team performance, with customizable standards and personal best tracking. Share results and back up your data easily.

Highlights
  • Track multiple swimmers and teams
  • Graph event improvement over time
  • Customizable performance standards
  • Track personal bests in various units
  • Event, heat, and lane management
  • Share swimmer setups and meet results
  • Database backup and transfer
Features
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The new standard in tracking your swim meet results and times. Features: • Track multiple swimmers. • Combines multiple teams for each swimmer. • Graph each event to show your improvement. • Completely customizable standards, enter your own(A,State, etc..). • Mark standards as goals that appear on the graph. • Track all swims converted to a current meet unit (LCM,SCM,SCY). • Show 'Personal Best' records in each unit for each event. • Keep track of event, heat, and lane before the meet. • Share a swimmer's setup or completed meet with anyone. • Backup an entire database to share or move to another device. Go ahead, use it all you want. It's great for parents, swimmers, and coaches. User Tips: • You can quickly enter a time and/or place on an event by swiping from right to left or tap-n-hold for the menu of an entry in the lists. • Use the "next" button built right into the full numeric keyboard in order to jump from field to field. • Pull down on any event list to quickly add an event. If you are in a filtered list it will add that event type. • Tap on the top bar if you have multiple swimmers to quickly swap between them. • Send your full database by email, to share and reload in seconds on another device. If you like it please consider giving us a TIP from the settings screen. If we get enough support we hope to continue to grow the app to do even more including built in timers, better iPad support, and better importing, analysis, and comparisons. And if you have ideas on what to add just email support from within the app. My swimmer likely has at least 2 more years so I would love to take this further... Remember, ratings are very important in the AppStore in order for us to get enough swimmers and fans out there using it. Tell your friends at the meet and take a couple minutes to give it a good rating. Thanks and happy swimming.

About

Split Smart

This data-driven tool helps competitive swimmers of all levels strategize their race splits. It uses analyzed data from elite competitions to provide accurate split calculations based on goal times or personal bests.

Highlights
  • Calculate splits from goal time
  • Find goal time from PB
  • Analyze elite athlete splits
  • Data-driven accuracy
  • Continuously updated trends
  • Gender-specific calculations
Features
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What is Split Smart? Split Smart is a data-driven platform designed for competitive swimmers who are eager to learn how to split their races smarter. With the goal of connecting swimmers of all ages and ability levels to the possibilities of splitting as smart as professional swimmers, Split Smart contains three main functions: • Find splits using an inputted goal time • Find goal time and appropriate splits using an inputted personal best time of another relevant race (ex. enter PB100 time to calculate final time and splits for a 200 race) • Find how your favorite elite athlete would split an inputted final time Why is Split Smart exceptionally accurate? In the research phase, splits and final times of over 500 races were collected. In order to discover splitting patterns of the best swimmers in the world, we analyzed races from the following meets: 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics, 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, and the 2014-2017 NCAA Championships. Additionally, the top 24 times in Europe for both short course and long course meters were used. Using the collected data, mathematical equations were programed into Split Smart and are used in every result that Split Smart generates. Applicability Discovering how to split races correctly is a learning process that takes time and requires maturity in order to master. These difficulties lead to questions such as the following to frequently be asked on a pool deck: “What should my splits be if I want to go X in a 200 Yard Freestyle?” “Did I split this race correctly?” “If my 100 is X what should I go on a 200 and how should I split that time?” “How would my favorite swimmer split my 200 time?” Split Smart is a tool that gives swimmers a fast, exact answer to these questions and is a perfect app for anyone who has ever wanted to swim smarter. Continuously Evolving Split Smart One of the best features of Split Smart is its flawless updating nature. After each major meet, the function for calculating splits will be revised in order to reflect the newest trends and best practices. In addition, Split Smart will follow the emergence of new champions, track their patterns, and allow for user’s comparison with the current best in the world. Notes: Patterns found in the research showed that there is a difference in splitting tendencies between genders and pool type. Please be aware that the gender you select in the “My Profile” page will impact the outputted splits throughout Split Smart.

Screenshots

Swim Track2 screens
Split Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Swim Track at Free against Split Smart's $2.99. Swim Track also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Split Smart's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 15 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Swim Track is free to download; Split Smart costs $2.99 up front. Swim Track sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Split Smart sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Split Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 141 and 143 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Swim Track's written reviews are positive against 88% of Split Smart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swim Track ships an update every 15 months, Split Smart every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Swim Track versus Split Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwim TrackSplit Smart
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.4 (141 ratings)4.8 (143 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings141143 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBirdsoft LLCMarko Cancar

Customer experience

Swim Track

All ratings141 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative15.8%

Split Smart

All ratings143 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

Swim Track

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Text overlaps making app unusable
  • Deleting old data caused data loss
  • Error on event date selection screen (Done button gone)
  • Backup upload fails on new phone
  • DQ creates a 'null' line on graph
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  • App can lock up and lose data (user concern)

Requested features

20 requests
  • Cloud backup and sync between devices
  • Option to differentiate relay vs. leadoff times
  • Import from USA Swimming or Meet Mobile
  • Track splits on longer events
  • National standards included
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  • Include goal times
  • Overview of best times by age or season
  • Log in for shared access (no file exchange)
  • Add swimmer pictures and team logos
  • Export feature to share entire record file
  • Option to enter DQ
  • Add notes section for events
  • Show time dropped or gained on event entry
  • Dashboard showing best times for each stroke
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Filter out PBs
  • Ability to edit meet info instead of deleting
  • Interface with Meet Mobile for automatic import
  • Time entry with number keyboard only
  • Add split time tracking

Split Smart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Swim Track

One-time4
  • Good Tip$1.99
  • Great Tip$4.99
  • Outstanding Tip$9.99
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  • 'We Love This App' Tip$19.99
4 purchases

Split Smart

One-time4
  • One Compare$0.99
  • Few Compares$3.99
  • Many Compares$6.99
Show 1 more
  • Unlimited Compares$9.99

Questions

Is Swim Track free?
Swim Track is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Split Smart free?
Split Smart costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Swim Track or Split Smart?
Split Smart is rated higher. Swim Track averages 4.4 out of 5 from 141 ratings, while Split Smart averages 4.8 from 143 ratings.
Do Swim Track or Split Smart have ads?
Neither Swim Track nor Split Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swim Track or Split Smart?
Swim Track ships an update every 15 months, and Split Smart every 4 months. Most recently, Swim Track was updated on October 6, 2026 and Split Smart on October 14, 2026.

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