Comparison

Workouts X vs Whale Tail

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

Whale Tail

This app helps parents manage their children's enrollment and progress at a swimming academy. It provides updates on schedules, attendance, performance reports, and academy announcements, keeping everything in one convenient place.

Highlights
  • Kid registration
  • Attendance tracking
  • Progress monitoring
  • Schedule updates
  • Performance reports
  • Academy announcements
Features
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Whale Tail is a management app for a swimming academy in Egypt, designed for young learners and children. Parents can register their kids, track attendance, and monitor progress through the app. Stay updated with schedules, performance reports, and academy announcements—all in one place!

Screenshots

Workouts X4 screens
Whale Tail3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Whale Tail at none against Workouts X's 3. Whale Tail also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Workouts X's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, 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. Workouts X sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whale Tail asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Whale Tail holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workouts X has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Workouts X's written reviews are positive against 100% of Whale Tail's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workouts X ships an update every 5 weeks, Whale Tail fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Workouts X versus Whale Tail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkouts XWhale Tail
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBruce GarlandMohamed Hurab

Customer experience

Workouts X

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

Whale Tail

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

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

Whale Tail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workouts X free?
Workouts X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Whale Tail free?
Whale Tail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Workouts X or Whale Tail?
Whale Tail is rated higher. Workouts X averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Whale Tail averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Workouts X or Whale Tail have ads?
Neither Workouts X nor Whale Tail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workouts X or Whale Tail?
Workouts X ships an update every 5 weeks, and Whale Tail fortnightly. Most recently, Workouts X was updated on September 23, 2026 and Whale Tail on September 8, 2026.

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