Comparison

Apnealizer vs Play Clever

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

Head to head
About

Apnealizer

Features
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Apnealizer is the freediving logbook built for serious athletes. Import your dives, analyze every detail, and track the progress that actually moves your personal bests. IMPORT DIVES FROM OTHER APPS Sync from Garmin, Suunto, and ATMOS dive computers apps. Import older gear via the desktop sync app. Your logbook stays complete — no manual entry. ANALYZE AND COMPARE DIVES Dive profile charts plot depth, speed, and temperature for every dive. Overlay dives side by side to spot what's changing between sessions. Count strokes and pulls in FIM and CNF dives. Predict future performance based on your training trends. THE NERD SHEET An Excel-like table of all your dives — filterable, annotatable, and built for deep analysis. Mark rows, add notes, and cut through your data to find exactly what you're looking for. STAY ORGANIZED The dive calendar gives a clear overview of your full training history. Tag dives by session focus, buddy, or conditions. Track locations so you always remember where you trained. TRACK WHAT MATTERS Personal bests tracked automatically across all disciplines. Charts and statistics reveal your long-term progress. Dive metrics let you log soft performance indicators after each dive — capturing the subjective side of your training alongside the numbers. SHARE AND EXPORT Share any dive profile with a coach or training partner via link. Create social media cards and videos directly from your charts — ready to post. Apnealizer is free to use. Upgrade to Pro to unlock advanced analysis and unlimited cloud sync. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Play Clever

Features
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Play Clever turns your iPhone — or your Apple Watch, no phone needed courtside — into a full padel scoreboard and stats tracker. SCORE EVERY POINT Track serves, winners, forced and unforced errors, and let Play Clever handle the scoring math: golden point, star point, super tie-breaks, and every standard padel format. Choose from 9 preset match formats, or start a quick tie-break match in seconds. STATS THAT ACTUALLY MEAN SOMETHING Every finished match gets a full statistics breakdown: total points won, winners, unforced errors, win/error ratio, break/set/match points converted, longest streaks, and shot-by-shot heat maps of where your team wins and loses points on court. MOMENTUM, VISUALIZED See the flow of the match with a momentum graph — who was building pressure, who cracked under a break point, set by set. APPLE WATCH COMPANION No phone in hand? Score an entire match from your wrist. Every watch match syncs to your iPhone automatically, complete with its own stats and momentum chart — review it, pin it, or share it as a PDF later. HISTORY, ORGANIZED Browse every match you've played, filter by win/loss or pinned, search by name or date, and pin the ones you want to find fast. Track every player you've ever shared a court with, with their own head-to-head stats and match history. SHARE THE RECAP Export a polished PDF match summary — stats, shot maps, and momentum graph included — and share it with your padel group after every game. BUILT FOR THE COURT A clean, distraction-free "blueprint" design built for quick taps mid-match — on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch alike. AVAILABLE IN SEVEN LANGUAGES Switch between English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Dutch right from the Settings menu. PRIVACY By design, all match data stays on your device — Play Clever doesn't require an account and doesn't collect or share any personal data. Whether you're a coach, a casual weekend player or tracking a competitive league, Play Clever gives you the stats to actually understand your game.

Screenshots

Apnealizer4 screens
Play Clever4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Play Clever at none against Apnealizer's 2. Play Clever also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Apnealizer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Apnealizer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Play Clever asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apnealizer ships an update every 3 weeks, Play Clever every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Apnealizer versus Play Clever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApnealizerPlay Clever
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlasmatio ABFranck Zimmer

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Apnealizer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
None

Play Clever

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apnealizer free?
Apnealizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Play Clever free?
Play Clever is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Apnealizer or Play Clever have ads?
Neither Apnealizer nor Play Clever shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Apnealizer or Play Clever?
Apnealizer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Play Clever every 3 days. Most recently, Apnealizer was updated on November 6, 2026 and Play Clever on November 6, 2026.

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