Comparison

FORM Swim vs Tempoclock

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

Head to head
About

FORM Swim

This app acts as an underwater coach, providing real-time visual feedback through smart goggles to improve swimming technique and performance. It offers guided workouts, open water navigation, and detailed post-swim analysis, syncing data with popular fitness platforms.

Highlights
  • Real-time in-goggle coaching
  • Open water digital compass
  • Guided pool workouts
  • Workout generation from text
  • Comprehensive swim metric analysis
  • Automatic data syncing
Features
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Built for the FORM Smart Swim 1 and Smart Swim 2 Goggles. Your underwater coach gives you real-time visual feedback to get the most out of your swims and improve your swimming technique. 1. HEADCOACH™ - A revolutionary swim experience with in-goggle visual coaching coupled with comprehensive in-app analysis and educational resources. In the water, practice head pitch, head roll, and pacing to perfect your technique. Elevate your technique and improve your performance with real-time coaching. 2. SWIMSTRAIGHT™ - A one-of-a-kind digital compass helping you swim a straighter course in open water. Connect your goggles to a supported Apple Watch or Garmin smartwatch to get GPS-based metrics in open water. Alternatively, use the goggles independently for a unique open water experience. 3. GUIDED WORKOUTS - At the pool, let your goggles guide you through your swim with instructions and progress updates. No more paper, plastic bags or relying on your memory to know what to do next. 4. ALL YOUR SWIM TRAINING IN ONE PLACE - Choose between Plans and Workouts based on your swim goals. Work through a Plan structured to improve your swimming skills or swim and individual guided workout. 5. SCRIPT - INSTANTLY GENERATE WORKOUTS -
Transform your swim training with Script, FORM’s proprietary technology that instantly converts any written workout into a guided experience in your goggles. Whether you capture text with your phone’s camera or copy and paste it, Script brings your workouts to life. Plus, easily integrate workouts from platforms like TrainingPeaks and Tridot, or create custom sessions with our workout builder. 6. ANALYZE YOUR METRICS - Sync with the app to review each set out of the pool after every swim—and revisit past workouts to track your progress over time. You can share stats with your coach, too. Customize your goggles with metrics that are important to you. 7. YOUR DATA EVERYWHERE - Automatically sync your workouts with Strava, TrainingPeaks, Apple Health, TriDot, and Final Surge. Perfect if you're training for your next triathlon. The FORM Swim App works with the FORM Smart Swim 1 and Smart Swim 2 Goggles, the first wearable fitness tracker for swimmers and triathletes that shows metrics in real time on an augmented reality display. Learn more at www.formswim.com. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of service: https://formswim.com/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://formswim.com/privacy-policy

About

Tempoclock

A traditional-style pace clock app for athletes and fitness enthusiasts. It helps time laps, track intervals, and enhance workout sessions with an intuitive interface and large display.

Highlights
  • Traditional pace clock design
  • Lap timing
  • Interval tracking
  • Workout enhancement
  • Intuitive interface
  • Large, easy-to-read display
Features
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Tempoclock is a simple yet powerful traditional-style pace clock designed for athletes, swimmers, and fitness enthusiasts. Whether you're timing laps in the pool, tracking intervals, or enhancing your workout sessions, Tempoclock is the perfect companion for all your fitness and training needs. With its intuitive interface and large, easy-to-read display, you'll stay on top of your pace and make the most out of every session.

Screenshots

FORM Swim4 screens
Tempoclock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tempoclock at 100% against FORM Swim's 53%. Tempoclock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). FORM Swim's advantage is ratings volume (3.5K vs 1). 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. FORM Swim sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Tempoclock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tempoclock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FORM Swim has 3.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of FORM Swim's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tempoclock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FORM Swim ships an update every 2 weeks, Tempoclock weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FORM Swim versus Tempoclock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFORM SwimTempoclock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperForm AthleticaTrevor Preston

Customer experience

FORM Swim

All ratings3,500 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral12.9%
Negative34.3%

Tempoclock

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

Bugs and requests

FORM Swim

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer and distance tracking inconsistencies
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Unreliable heart rate monitoring

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to create custom workouts
  • Integration with other fitness platforms (e.g. Garmin, Apple Health)
  • Open water swim distance tracking without GPS
  • Current lap time display during swim
  • Export data for long-term analysis

Tempoclock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FORM Swim

Subscriptions3
  • FORM Membership1 Month trial2 variants$14.991 Month
  • FORM Membership1 Month trial2 variants$119.001 Year
  • FORM Premium Annual1 Month trial$119.001 Year
None

Tempoclock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FORM Swim free?
FORM Swim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tempoclock free?
Tempoclock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FORM Swim or Tempoclock?
Tempoclock is rated higher. FORM Swim averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Tempoclock averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FORM Swim or Tempoclock have ads?
Neither FORM Swim nor Tempoclock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FORM Swim or Tempoclock?
FORM Swim ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tempoclock weekly. Most recently, FORM Swim was updated on October 20, 2026 and Tempoclock on October 8, 2026.

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