Comparison

Livetiming Medley Reader vs MakoSwim

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

Head to head
About

Livetiming Medley Reader

This app provides real-time swim meet data from a specific online source. Access to live and upcoming events requires a monthly or annual subscription. It's an independent fan app for tracking swimming competitions.

Highlights
  • Real-time swim meet data
  • Subscription access to live events
  • Monthly and annual subscription options
  • Independent fan development
  • Data quality verification
Features
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Livetiming Medley Reader er et abonneLivetiming Medley Reader is a subscription-based, standalone app that presents swim meet data from livetiming.medley.no. As the app may download large amounts of data, Wi-Fi is recommended. Subscription Access to ongoing and upcoming meets requires a subscription. Subscriptions are billed monthly and renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your App Store account settings. Important If you already subscribe to Livetiming Medley Reader 2012, you should normally not need a separate subscription here. To ensure license information is refreshed correctly, open Livetiming Medley Reader 2012 periodically. Independent fan app This app is developed independently of the Norwegian Swimming Federation and is provided as a fan app for livetiming. Data quality notice Occasionally, the underlying livetiming data may contain errors or missing information, which can lead to unexpected results in the app. If you suspect an issue, verify whether the same problem appears on ltmobil.medley.no. More info Facebook: ltmreader (https://www.facebook.com/ltmreader) Terms and conditions: https://vikfam.no/ltm/en/terms.html Privacy policy: https://vikfam.no/ltm/en/privacy.html

About

MakoSwim

This platform helps swimming coaches manage performance by planning seasons, creating workouts, analyzing races, and tracking athlete wellness. An AI assistant automates common tasks, allowing coaches to focus on training and strategy. Athletes can monitor their wellness, review race history, and access training videos.

Highlights
  • Workout editor with automatic volume and energy zones
  • Season planning with phase and target tracking
  • Frame-by-frame race analysis with drawing tools
  • Team analytics for volume, load, and attendance
  • Athlete wellness monitoring with daily check-ins
  • AI assistant for drafting sessions and plans
  • Parent view for younger swimmers
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

Livetiming Medley Reader4 screens
MakoSwim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MakoSwim at none against Livetiming Medley Reader's 4. MakoSwim also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Livetiming Medley Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (15.8.5 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Livetiming Medley Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MakoSwim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Livetiming Medley Reader against 5.0 for MakoSwim. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Livetiming Medley Reader ships an update fortnightly, MakoSwim weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Livetiming Medley Reader versus MakoSwim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLivetiming Medley ReaderMakoSwim
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.8.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTor Inge VikMako App Limited

Customer experience

Livetiming Medley Reader

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MakoSwim

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Livetiming Medley Reader

Subscriptions4
  • Auto-renewable (monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Family Auto-renewable monthly$2.991 Month
  • Auto-renewable (annually)$12.991 Year
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  • Family Auto-renewable annually$29.991 Year
None

MakoSwim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Livetiming Medley Reader free?
Livetiming Medley Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MakoSwim free?
MakoSwim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Livetiming Medley Reader or MakoSwim?
Livetiming Medley Reader and MakoSwim are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Livetiming Medley Reader or MakoSwim have ads?
Neither Livetiming Medley Reader nor MakoSwim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Livetiming Medley Reader or MakoSwim?
Livetiming Medley Reader ships an update fortnightly, and MakoSwim weekly. Most recently, Livetiming Medley Reader was updated on November 3, 2026 and MakoSwim on October 31, 2026.

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