Comparison

Swimmetry vs MakoSwim

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

Head to head
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

MakoSwim

Features
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MakoSwim is the complete platform for swimming performance management. Plan seasons, write and share workouts, analyze races, track wellness, and coach with an AI assistant that knows your team, and can execute all common workflows for you so you can do what you love -- plan training and coach. FOR COACHES • Write sessions in a purpose-built workout editor with automatic volume, energy zones, and per-group individualization • Plan a full season with phases, weekly targets, and planned vs actual tracking • Analyze races frame by frame with timing, splits, and drawing tools on your race videos • See team analytics for volume, load, attendance, and stroke distribution • Monitor athlete wellness with daily check-ins, trends, and early warnings • Run test sets and leaderboards, and keep results organized meet to meet • Ask MAKO AI to draft sessions, build season plans, and answer questions about your own team data FOR ATHLETES • Daily wellness check-in with streaks and personal trends • Personal race history, results, and goal sheets • Video vault with your races and training clips FOR CLUBS • Multiple teams and training groups, coach and assistant roles, and a parent view for younger swimmers • A private community space for your coaching staff with tutorials and masterclasses MakoSwim accounts are provided through your swim club. Sign in with the account from your coach or club administrator.

Screenshots

Swimmetry4 screens
MakoSwim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MakoSwim at none against Swimmetry's 2. On price, update cadence, 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. Swimmetry sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MakoSwim asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swimmetry ships an update fortnightly, MakoSwim weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Swimmetry versus MakoSwim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwimmetryMakoSwim
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (234 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings234 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer10KLakes, LLCMako App Limited

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

MakoSwim

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

MakoSwim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swimmetry free?
Swimmetry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MakoSwim free?
MakoSwim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swimmetry or MakoSwim have ads?
Neither Swimmetry nor MakoSwim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swimmetry or MakoSwim?
Swimmetry ships an update fortnightly, and MakoSwim weekly. Most recently, Swimmetry was updated on October 24, 2026 and MakoSwim on October 15, 2026.

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