Comparison

Swimmetry vs Paceboard

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

Paceboard

This app creates personalized race day split plans for swimmers. Input your goal time and distance to receive a detailed pacing strategy designed for optimal performance. It supports various course types and distances, providing clear pace cards and charts.

Highlights
  • Personalized split plans
  • Fast Out+ pacing strategy
  • Pace cards per length
  • Visual split chart
  • Detailed split breakdown
  • Support for SCY, SCM, LCM courses
  • Auto course switching
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Take the guesswork out of race day. PACEBOARD instantly builds your personalized split plan so you can swim smarter, not just harder. Enter your goal time, choose your distance and course, and PACEBOARD maps out every length of your race using the Fast Out+ strategy — a proven pacing model that opens strong, settles into your target pace, then saves just enough for a powerful finish. WHAT YOU GET • Pace Cards — See your target pace per 25, 50, and 100 at a glance • Split Chart — Visual bar chart showing exactly how each 50 should feel relative to your average • Split Breakdown — Detailed table with every split time, cumulative total, and delta from average • Smart Course Support — SCY (yards), SCM (short course metres), and LCM (long course metres) all supported • Auto Course Switching — Selects the right course automatically based on your event distance BUILT FOR SWIMMERS Whether you're a competitive club swimmer, a Masters athlete, or a high school racer, PACEBOARD gives you the data your coach sees — right in your pocket. Walk onto the blocks knowing exactly what every 50 should feel like. DISTANCES SUPPORTED 50 · 100 · 200 · 400 · 500 · 800 · 1000 · 1500 · 1650

Screenshots

Swimmetry4 screens
Paceboard1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Paceboard at 100% against Swimmetry's 25%. Paceboard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Swimmetry's advantage is ratings volume (241 vs 4) and device support. On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Swimmetry sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Paceboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paceboard 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 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Swimmetry's written reviews are positive against 100% of Paceboard's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Swimmetry versus Paceboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwimmetryPaceboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (241 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings241 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer10KLakes, LLCDaniel ACKERMANN

Customer experience

Swimmetry

All ratings234 ratings
Positive40.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative48.3%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive24.8%
Neutral15.0%
Negative60.2%

Paceboard

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Paceboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Swimmetry

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

Paceboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swimmetry free?
Swimmetry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paceboard free?
Paceboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Swimmetry or Paceboard?
Paceboard is rated higher. Swimmetry averages 2.8 out of 5 from 241 ratings, while Paceboard averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.

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