Swimnerd Swimmer vs Swimming Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swimnerd Swimmer
This app allows swimmers to create custom swim practices and program them directly to a compatible pace clock. It offers various workout set options, goal setting features, and helpful tools like a time converter and pace calculator.
- Custom swim practice creation
- Program sets to pace clock
- Goal setting and tracking
- Time converter and pace calculator
- Bluetooth pace clock control
- Water polo mode
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Create custom swim practices. Program them into your Swimnerd Pace Clock from your iPhone or iPad. “Programming sets with the app allows me to concentrate on each interval without having to do any math while hypoxic. My swim workouts actually feel easier due to the precision pacing and programmability this clock allows.” – Chris H. “It has changed the way we do workouts for the better. I can run any interval I want. I have my workouts planned and just hit start.” – Arnoldo P. “The fact that you can program a practice in with send offs from your phone makes life very convenient.” – Dean B. WRITING A WORKOUT IS FAST AND EASY • Select between SCY/SCM/LCM • Add any custom number of Rounds, Repetitions, and Intervals • Create Ladder sets, ascending or descending, with just a couple clicks • Choose your Energy Zone (Warm Up, En1, En2, En3, Sp1, Sp2, Sp3, Recovery, Extra Rest) • Save, Edit, and Copy your favorite sets • Upload a picture of your handwritten practice to go with your new digital copy. BLUETOOTH CAPABILITIES • Power On/Off • Count Up/Count Down • Start/Stop/Pause/Reset • Pace Clock Mode (default count up to 59:59 and turn over endlessly) • Real Time Mode (how much long until practice is over?) • Stop Watch Mode (create a shot clock that counts down that can be reset) GOALS • Goal Setting – create and save your goals for all courses (SCY/SCM/LCM) • Countdown the Days until your swim meet by adding the date of your big meet • % of Improvement based on your Personal Best times (PB’s) TOOLS • Connect to Swimnerd Pace Clock • Water Polo • Stop Watch • Time Converter • Pace Calculator
Swimming Timer
This app helps swimmers practice race starts with customizable timers and randomized delays. It also functions as a stopwatch to accurately measure lap and split times during training. Results can be saved and organized by date, with customizable event names and color themes.
- Customizable race start timer
- Randomized start delays
- Lap and split time measurement
- Save and view results by date
- Editable event names
- Customizable color themes
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Starter & stopwatch app for swimming. It can be used for practicing the starting race command or to help you measure your time. ●Basic Functions 1. Starter function You can set the time from TAKE YOUR MARKS to start sound as you like. It is also possible to randomize the time, which is useful for practicing the start. 2. Lap time & Split time Pressing the "Lap" button or "Stop" button after the start sound, the lap time and split time will be measured. If you accidentally press the button to measure a time, you can delete it by swiping the result cell to the left. 3. Saving results Measured times can be saved by pressing the "Save" button. Saved times can be viewed by date. 4. Event setting By tapping the event name under the time, you can freely select an event (e.g. Men's 100m Freestyle). In the initial display, 100m is set. 5. Color settings The background color and timer color can be changed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Swimming Timer at 5.0 against Swimnerd Swimmer's 3.9. Swimming Timer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Swimnerd Swimmer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (18 vs 4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Swimnerd Swimmer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Swimming Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Swimming Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Swimnerd Swimmer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Swimming Timer's.
Swimnerd Swimmer ships an update every 2 months, Swimming Timer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swimnerd Swimmer | Swimming Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Water Monsters, LLC | NAOYA ONO |
Customer experience
Swimnerd Swimmer
Swimming Timer
In-app purchases
Swimnerd Swimmer
- Swimmer Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Swimmer Pro$99.991 Year
- Race Pace Calculator$19.99
Swimming Timer
- Support Developer$0.99
- Remove ads$6.99
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