Swimmetry vs Stroke Rate Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Performance visualizations and analytics
- Goal and time standard tracking
- Head-to-head swimmer comparisons
- Athlete progress monitoring
- Team analytics
- USA Swimming time standards
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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.
Stroke Rate Trainer
This app provides a metronome for athletes to train stroke rates in swimming and other sports. It allows users to set tempos, use event presets based on real data, and offers features designed for use on a pool deck, including offline functionality and large controls.
- Adjustable tempo slider and fine-tuning buttons
- Event presets based on NCAA data
- Tap to set tempo functionality
- Offline functionality
- Large, one-handed controls
- Background operation with screen lock
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Rate Trainer is a simple metronome app that plays a beep at the selected tempo, in seconds per stroke cycle. Use it to train stroke rates in swimming or other sports. For example, play the tempo to an athlete or a group of athletes through the phone speaker, a Bluetooth speaker or headphones, before or during a practice repeat, so they learn the target tempo they are trying to achieve. On Apple Watch, feel the tempo as a tap on your wrist, or use the Pace mode to set a pace to hold with countdown ticks. SET THE TEMPO - Slider from 0.20 to 3.00 seconds per cycle, with plus and minus buttons for fine adjustments of 0.01 - ÷2 and ×2 buttons to switch between one beep per pull and one beep per full cycle - Change the tempo while the beeps are playing - Take Rate: tap along with an athlete's stroke and the app sets the tempo from your taps EVENT PRESETS AND TARGET RANGES - Pick an event on the wheel to set the tempo to a preset for that event - Presets are based on the average stroke rate of the top 8 swimmers in each event in the 2024 NCAA data (short course yards) - The Target Ranges screen shows the fastest to slowest stroke rate among those top 8 swimmers for each event - Rename events, change their tempos, and add, delete or reorder them in Settings BUILT FOR THE POOL DECK - Steady, evenly spaced beeps that stay on tempo while you adjust it - Beeps keep playing when the screen locks or the silent switch is on, or if music is playing - Choose a low, medium or high beep pitch; high carries best across a noisy pool - Large controls and a dark design that are easy to use with one hand - Works on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch - No account, no ads, and works fully offline APPLE WATCH - Works on its own, with no iPhone needed - Set the tempo with the Digital Crown or the plus and minus buttons, then tap Start to get a tap on your wrist (and a beep, if you want one) with every stroke cycle - Pace mode: a tap every 8 to 59.9 seconds, to hold a lap pace such as 12 seconds per 25 - Optional Countdown Ticks: three light taps, one second apart, before each Pace tap - Turn the beep sound off for silent wrist taps only - Taps keep going with your wrist down and with a workout running Stroke rate data courtesy of Russell Mark of ASCA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stroke Rate Trainer at 5.0 against Swimmetry's 2.8. Stroke Rate Trainer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Swimmetry's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 34 months) and ratings volume (241 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Swimmetry sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Stroke Rate Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stroke Rate Trainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swimmetry has 241 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Swimmetry ships an update fortnightly, Stroke Rate Trainer every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swimmetry | Stroke Rate Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (241 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 241 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #176 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 10KLakes, LLC | David Hedden |
Customer experience
Swimmetry
Stroke Rate Trainer
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
Stroke Rate Trainer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Swimmetry
- Swimmetry Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Swimmetry Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$12.991 Year
Stroke Rate Trainer
No in-app purchases
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