Comparison

Workouts X vs Swim

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

Head to head
About

Workouts X

This application helps swim coaches create, modify, and run custom workouts. It features a built-in pace clock that can be projected onto a screen, displaying the set list for swimmers. Advanced set options allow for interval adjustments after each repeat.

Highlights
  • Create and modify swim workouts
  • Customizable terminology
  • Built-in pace clock
  • Projectable pace clock display
  • Advanced interval adjusting sets
  • Designed for age group to college teams
Features
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This app is designed for swim coaches to enter and run workouts. It is designed specifically for the iPad and iPhone to make it easy to create and modify workouts and is highly customizable so a coach can use their own terminology and descriptions to setup a workout. One of the really cool features of the app is the built in pace clock that can run the workout that you designed. Hook it up to a projector or large TV at the pool and you have a pre-programmed pace clock that is setup for your workout. It even shows the set list so the swimmers know what they are doing. Another advanced feature in this app is the ability to define sets that adjust the interval after each repeat. With this feature, it is easy to design a set of 10x100 on 1:20 minus 0:02 each repeat (1:20, 1:18, 1:16, …). This type of set would be difficult to keep track of with a normal pace clock, but with the built-in pace clock it is easy to know the current send off. This application has been designed and tested by a number of coaches from age group to college teams. I hope you find this app useful for setting up and running practices for your own team. Complete privacy policy and terms of use can be found here: https://sites.google.com/site/bigfishsoftware/privacypolicy

About

Swim

This app helps competitive swim teams track swimmer progress and provides motivation through a unique ranking system. It supports multiple event types and offers easy time management tools for coaches, swimmers, and parents.

Highlights
  • Gamified ranking system for swimmers
  • Track best times across 28 events
  • In-app stopwatch for practice timing
  • Import meet results files
  • Manual time entry
  • Accounts for coaches, swimmers, and parents
  • Push notifications for achievements
Features
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SwimWarrior is The Game of Swimming; an app that makes tracking progress and providing motivation easy for competitive swim teams of any size! RANKING SYSTEM SwimWarrior provides 3 types of rankings for every swimmer on a team. Rankings are based on swimmers’ best times in 28 events, with faster times leading to higher ranks. Times can be added from both practice sessions and meet result files. RANKING TYPES -Event Rank: determined based on a swimmer’s best time in an event -Stroke Rank: determined based on a swimmer’s best time in all events of a specific stroke -Overall Rank: determined based on a swimmer’s best time in all events RANKING STRUCTURE The ranking system works very similar to popular competitive, online video games. The ranks and their score ranges are: -Copper: 0-500pts -Bronze: 500-1000pts -Silver: 1000-1500pts -Gold: 1500-2000pts -Platinum: 2000-2500pts -Diamond: 2500-3000pts -Challenger: 3000-3500pts -Master: 3500-4000pts Qualifying times for each rank can be found at www.swimwarrior.com/ranks EVENT SELECTION Choose amongst 28 events for SCY, SCM and LCM to be used to determine rankings: -Butterfly: 25, 50, 75, 100 & 200 -Backstroke: 25, 50, 75, 100 & 200 -Breaststroke: 25, 50, 75, 100 & 200 -Freestyle: 25, 50, 75, 100, 200, 400/500, 800/1000 & 1500/1650 -Medley: 100, 200 & 400 TIMES MANAGEMENT To make the most out of the software, coaches must upload times. It’s incredibly easy to add and manage times in SwimWarrior! -Stopwatch: SwimWarrior features a state-of-the-art, in-app stopwatch feature that allows coaches to easily capture times data from practice in real time. Coaches select the events and swimmers they wish to time and the app autogenerates heats based on the number of lanes the coach wishes to use. The stopwatch is built to be optimized for the experience of coaching on deck, meaning that there is no need to look at the device while timing! -Meet File Import: SwimWarrior supports importing meet results files. After results files are processed, all times are stored automatically in swimmer’s profiles. -Manual Entry: SwimWarrior makes it easy to manually add times on the web and mobile app with a great user experience. ENGAGEMENT TOOL SwimWarrior is a tool for everyone on your team. With accounts for coaches, swimmers and parents, it’s easy to keep everyone updated with the skill level of every swimmer on the team and the progress they are making. When swimmer’s hit a new personal record or rank up, the app sends a push notification to them and their parent.

Screenshots

Workouts X4 screens
Swim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Swim at none against Workouts X's 3. Workouts X's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (80% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Workouts X sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Swim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Workouts X holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Workouts X's written reviews are positive against 67% of Swim's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Workouts X versus Swim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkouts XSwim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better4.4 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings89 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBruce GarlandSWIMWARRIOR LLC

Customer experience

Workouts X

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Swim

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Workouts X

Subscriptions3
  • WorkoutsX Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$1.491 Month
  • Loyalty User6 Months trial$1.491 Month
  • WorkoutsX Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$14.991 Year
None

Swim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workouts X free?
Workouts X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swim free?
Swim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Workouts X or Swim?
Workouts X is rated higher. Workouts X averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Swim averages 4.4 from 9 ratings.
Do Workouts X or Swim have ads?
Neither Workouts X nor Swim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workouts X or Swim?
Workouts X ships an update every 5 weeks, and Swim every 5 weeks. Most recently, Workouts X was updated on September 23, 2026 and Swim on June 1, 2026.

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