Track Calculator vs SwimPulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Track Calculator
This app simplifies altitude conversions for common running race distances. It uses NCAA-modeled conversions to help runners adjust their times based on elevation. The app is free and aims to add more features based on user feedback.
- Altitude conversions for 800m to 10000m races
- NCAA-modeled conversion standards
- Simple and easy-to-use interface
- Free to download and use
- Regular feature updates based on user feedback
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Compare running times across altitude, distance and pace. - Estimate an equivalent race time at a different elevation. - Choose from common race distances and compare distance equivalents. - Review pacing splits. - Select a track, save favorites, and revisit calculation history. - Copy or share a result. Calculations are estimates for training and comparison. They do not predict an individual performance or establish an official qualifying time. Location is optional and helps find nearby tracks. RunCalc requires a subscription or lifetime purchase. Available annual, monthly and lifetime plans and prices are shown in the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SwimPulse
Track your swimming progress with a workout calendar and detailed analysis. Visualize your frequency, analyze pace, and export data for further insights. Includes an Apple Watch app for stroke tempo training and HealthKit integration.
- Workout calendar with SWOLF metric tracking
- Detailed swim session analysis
- Data export to CSV
- Apple Watch stroke tempo trainer
- HealthKit integration
- Insights for optimized training
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Improve Your Swimming Performance with this powerful app. Key Features: 1. WORKOUT CALENDAR: Visualize your swimming frequency with a glance at this week or month. Track your progress using the SWOLF metric, a popular swimming efficiency indicator, directly in the calendar. 2. DETAILED WORKOUT ANALYSIS: Tap a calendar date for an in-depth view of your swim session, including pace per 100m, stroke distance, sweet spot analysis and loop-by-loop stroke per minute metric. 3. DATA EXPORT: Easily export workout data to CSV format for advanced analysis in Numbers on your laptop. 4. Apple Watch App that can be used as a Stroke Tempo Trainer - it vibrates every given period of time (0.5-3 sec, or 20-120 SPM) so you can use it to make strokes for each hand or only for the left hand with watch to keep the required strokes tempo. Insights for Optimized Training: - Discover patterns in your swimming habits. For example, realizing a lack of activity on Mondays could lead to scheduling morning swims, boosting efficiency and combating procrastination. - Correct your stroke rate to be in the sweet spot (white zone in the chart of pace to stroke rate dependency). - Download CSV file with your workout and ask AI assistant to provide you a feedback or a piece of advice regarding the data in that file - the data is enough for it to evaluate your workout and provide a meaningful feedback. Cost: Free. Regular updates promised. Coming Soon: Better charts. HealthKit Integration: SwimPulse safely syncs with HealthKit for activity and workout data, crucial for accurate SWOLF and other metrics. SWOLF Explained: A key metric combining 100m swim time and stroke count per 100m. Lower SWOLF indicates higher efficiency. Requirements: - Apple Watch (3rd edition) for full metric tracking. - iOS 13.
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Verdict
Track Calculator and SwimPulse both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Track Calculator's written reviews are positive against 71% of SwimPulse's. Track Calculator also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 1). SwimPulse's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Track Calculator against 5.0 for SwimPulse. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Track Calculator has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Track Calculator's written reviews are positive against 71% of SwimPulse's.
Track Calculator ships an update monthly, SwimPulse every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Track Calculator | SwimPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathan Lambson | Artem Goncharov |
Customer experience
Track Calculator
SwimPulse
In-app purchases
Track Calculator
No in-app purchases
SwimPulse
No in-app purchases
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