Comparison

Swimmetry vs PlayMetrics

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

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About

Swimmetry

Analyze swimmer performances with advanced visualizations and analytics. Track personal bests against various standards, compare swimmers head-to-head, and monitor team progress. Stay updated on athlete achievements and trends.

Highlights
  • Performance visualizations and analytics
  • Goal and time standard tracking
  • Head-to-head swimmer comparisons
  • Athlete progress monitoring
  • Team analytics
  • USA Swimming time standards
Features
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Maximize your competitive swimming experience with powerful analytics, goal tracking, AI-powered insights, head-to-head comparisons, and professional PDF sharing — all at your fingertips. TRACK GOALS & STANDARDS Visualize each swimmer's journey towards their next milestone. See personal bests against National Age Group (NAG) motivational standards, state/LSC standards, and qualifying standards like Speedo Sectionals and Junior Nationals. Includes all USA Swimming state/LSC time standards. Year-over-year improvement indicators show exactly how much faster your swimmer is getting. COMPARE SWIMMERS See how you stack up against friends, rivals, or swimming legends. Compare lifetime bests, season bests, or best times at the same age — displayed with color-coded heat maps that reveal strengths at a glance. Overlay progression graphs for multiple swimmers side by side. SWIMIQ — AI-POWERED INSIGHTS Get personalized AI analysis for any swimmer: meet recaps, race day planning, qualifying time tracking, and performance highlights — all tailored to your athlete's data. NEW: College Fit — your swimmer's college projection in one tap Wonder where your swimmer might fit in college? College Fit projects their times forward to age 18 across three scenarios — conservative, expected, and aggressive — then ranks NCAA programs by how well they actually match. Every school gets a two-part read: • Conference fit — would they project to score at the conference championship? • Roster fit — would their times earn a spot on this specific team's depth chart? Browse the full ranked best-fits list, or search a specific school. Drill in for event-by-event detail: where they'd place at conference, where they'd rank on the roster, NCAA cuts they'd hit, and how their projection compares to the team's current top swimmers. An AI-generated narrative ties it all together — switch between swimmer-tone and coach-tone for the read that fits you. Filter by school tier (NCAA D1 Power, D1 Mid-Major, D2 — D3 and NAIA coming), conference, target age, and course. Built to grow with the dataset as more programs come online. SWIMMER SNAPSHOT — SHARE YOUR STORY Generate professional PDF reports with one tap. Stroke balance radar, standards achieved, progression charts, and year-over-year trends — beautifully formatted and ready to share with coaches, college recruiters, or family. Export PDFs from Compare, Progression, Rankings, Meet Results, and SwimIQ screens. PROGRESSION & ANALYTICS Review a swimmer's progress over the past three years or set a custom date range. Analyze seasonal trends, identify strengths by stroke, and set realistic expectations for race day. Team analytics let you monitor achievements and average progressions across different groups. DISCOVER & FOLLOW Search for any USA Swimming athlete and add them to your favorites. Get updates whenever they compete in a meet or achieve a new standard.

About

PlayMetrics

This app streamlines youth sports club operations by unifying financial, operational, coaching, and communication tools. It eliminates manual data management and provides a central hub for directors, coaches, admins, and families to enhance efficiency and remove uncertainty.

Highlights
  • Player registration and payment processing
  • Club-wide communication and alerts
  • Coach and player profiles
  • Custom form builder and evaluations
  • Field scheduling and management
  • Practice planning and drills library
  • Website builder
Features
Currently charting
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Transform your business with PlayMetrics, the single source of truth for everyone in your club. One service. One log-in. Everything you need. Trusted by the most forward-thinking youth sports clubs, PlayMetrics empowers directors, coaches, admins, and player families to become shockingly efficient with unified financial, operational, coaching, and communication tools. Modernize your operations in ways that weren’t possible before. No more wrestling with messy spreadsheets, impossible-to-find data, and unreliable games of telephone. Always know where everything is, what everyone is working on, and what to do next. Remove uncertainty from your business forever. The PlayMetrics Club Operating System includes: Player registration and payment processing Club-wide communications with automated alerts Coach and player profiles with complete history Custom form builder, form tracking, and player evaluations Field scheduling and management Team assignments and roster updates Curriculum builder and season periodization In-house recreational league support Practice planning, drills library, and drill illustrator User dashboards summarizing crucial data Cloud storage and file sharing Website builder and customization Real-time attendance tracking Health questionnaires Game schedules and scores Learn more at www.playmetrics.com

Screenshots

Swimmetry4 screens
PlayMetrics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PlayMetrics at 4.1 against Swimmetry's 2.9. PlayMetrics also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#53 vs unranked). Swimmetry's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. Swimmetry sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PlayMetrics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlayMetrics holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 234 and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Swimmetry's written reviews are positive against 17% of PlayMetrics's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swimmetry ships an update fortnightly, PlayMetrics monthly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Swimmetry versus PlayMetrics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwimmetryPlayMetrics
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (234 ratings)4.1 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.2% of reviews — better17.2% of reviews
Number of ratings2341.2K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank—#53 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer10KLakes, LLCReverbNation

Customer experience

Swimmetry

All ratings234 ratings
Positive40.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative48.3%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive25.2%
Neutral15.3%
Negative59.5%

PlayMetrics

All ratings1,151 ratings
Positive75.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative18.9%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive17.2%
Neutral14.4%
Negative68.4%

User reviews

Swimmetry

From 234 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app for tracking stats
  • 👍 Clear standards comparison view
  • 👍 Easy to track progress
  • 💡 Excellent for general purpose
  • 👍 Sleek design and user-friendly interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Slow updates for meet results
  • 🐛 Inconsistent data and rankings
  • 🐛 Unreliable login and account management
  • 🐛 Glitches when trying to add swimmers

PlayMetrics

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helpful for managing teams
  • 🚀 Useful for communication
  • 🚀 Convenient for parents

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Unreliable login and connection issues
  • 🐛 Buggy notifications and message sync
  • 👎 Poor user interface and navigation
  • 👎 Slow performance and loading times

Bugs and requests

Swimmetry

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Crashes when loading upcoming meets
  • Crashes when selecting fastest time
  • Issues with consolidating duplicate athlete entries
  • Reported times not showing on athlete profiles
  • Swimmer data not loading or disappearing
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  • Incorrect gender listed for swimmers
  • Inconsistent rankings for female swimmers

Requested features

7 requests
  • Faster updates for meet results
  • Improved stability and reliability
  • Better account management and login experience
  • Accurate and up-to-date time standards
  • Real-time meet result integration
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  • Support for high school and summer swimming
  • Dynamic font scaling for better readability

PlayMetrics

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Constant log-outs and need to re-login
  • Inability to delete or edit sent messages
  • Notifications not clearing even after reading messages
  • Crashes when opening links or notifications
  • Inconsistent syncing of data across devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Improve chat/messaging functionality
  • Add ability to see player availability
  • Enhance calendar and scheduling features
  • Improve notification reliability and customization
  • Provide better user interface and navigation
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  • Increase font size and accessibility options

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Swimmetry

Subscriptions2
  • Swimmetry Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Swimmetry Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$12.991 Year
None

PlayMetrics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swimmetry free?
Swimmetry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlayMetrics free?
PlayMetrics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Swimmetry or PlayMetrics?
PlayMetrics is rated higher. Swimmetry averages 2.9 out of 5 from 234 ratings, while PlayMetrics averages 4.1 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Swimmetry or PlayMetrics have ads?
Neither Swimmetry nor PlayMetrics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swimmetry or PlayMetrics?
Swimmetry ships an update fortnightly, and PlayMetrics monthly. Most recently, Swimmetry was updated on September 24, 2026 and PlayMetrics on September 24, 2026.

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