Comparison

PoolMate vs Ruya

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

Head to head
About

PoolMate

This app syncs with compatible smartwatches to record detailed swim metrics like laps, strokes, speed, and distance. It allows you to upload your swim data to a web platform for analysis and logging. Requires an iPhone 7 or above with NFC enabled.

Highlights
  • Records swim data (laps, strokes, speed, distance)
  • Syncs with PoolMate smartwatches
  • NFC data transfer
  • Uploads data to mypoolmate.com
  • Swim analysis and logging
Read full description

The PoolMateSport and PoolMatePlus watches record your swim data. They give information such as Laps, strokes per lap, speed, distance, calories, efficiency, duration and more. You can upload this data to our swim analysis and logging platform mypoolmate.com with the app. This app and watch use NFC (near field communication) to transfer the data from the watch to the phone. You need to make sure your phone is an iPhone7 or above so it has suitable NFC capabilities. NFC needs to be turned on in your iPhone settings before use. You'll need to set up an account at mypoolmate.com prior to use and enter your account details in the settings page in the app. An internet connection is required.

About

Ruya

This app helps you journal dreams, daily experiences, and life events to gain self-understanding. It offers free journaling tools, articles on dreams and sleep, and AI-powered interpretation with premium features.

Highlights
  • Dream journaling
  • Daily diary
  • Voice journaling
  • AI dream interpretation
  • Weekly analysis
  • Create a journal book
Features
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Dreams and daily life, turned into insight Ruya is your personal space to journal dreams, daily experiences and important life events. Write freely, reflect clearly and notice patterns that help you better understand yourself. Built around the habit of daily journaling, Ruya helps you turn both night and day into meaningful insight. Free journaling Keep a dream journal, a daily diary and a record of important life events — all in one calm, focused place. Set custom reminders so journaling becomes a habit, not a chore. Prefer talking to typing? Voice journaling turns your spoken words into written entries. • Dream journal • Daily diary • Life event tracking • Voice journaling • Custom reminders • Simple and focused design Free articles Explore a growing library of articles about dreams, sleep and the mind — and listen to them like a podcast when you're on the go. AI dream interpretation (Ruya Plus) Go deeper with guided, conversational interpretation sessions. Ruya asks thoughtful questions about your dream and life context before offering an interpretation, and you choose the lens: Psychology Cognitive, Jungian symbols and archetypes, existential meaning, narrative therapy and lucid dream exploration Spiritual Signs and synchronicities, spirit guides and angels, energy and chakras, shamanic dreamwork Religious Christian (Biblical) and Islamic interpretation Your answers are remembered as personal context (if you choose), so every interpretation becomes more accurate and personal over time. Switch methods without repeating yourself — Ruya keeps your answers at the dream level. Weekly analysis (Ruya Plus) Discover recurring themes, symbols and patterns across your dreams and diary entries over time. Create your book (Ruya Plus) Transform your journals into a beautifully designed book you can keep, share or print. Available in 62 languages and dialects Journal and explore your dreams in your own language. Journaling always stays free. Ruya Plus is for going deeper — understanding what your dreams are trying to tell you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PoolMate4 screens
Ruya4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ruya at 100% against PoolMate's 0%. Ruya also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0). PoolMate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (3 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. Ruya sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PoolMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ruya holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PoolMate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ruya's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PoolMate versus Ruya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoolMateRuya
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSwimovate LtdLifetoweb

Customer experience

PoolMate

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Ruya

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

In-app purchases

None

PoolMate

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Ruya

Subscriptions2
  • Ruya Plus Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Ruya Plus Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • One interpretation$1.99

Questions

Is PoolMate free?
PoolMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ruya free?
Ruya is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PoolMate or Ruya?
Ruya is rated higher. PoolMate averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Ruya averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PoolMate or Ruya have ads?
Neither PoolMate nor Ruya shows ads.

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