SWim vs Swim Practices
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SWim
Track your swimming performance with detailed metrics and insights. Earn badges and medals for achievements, and analyze your progress over time with advanced graphs and comparisons. Integrates with Apple Health for comprehensive data.
- Detailed swim metrics and insights
- Built-in coaching features
- Badges and medals for achievements
- Swimming Score Matrix (SSM)
- Record trends analysis (Determination, Speed, Technique)
- Comparison with past sessions and averages
- Integration with Apple Health
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Swim better every week. SwimWise gives you instant feedback after every swim, lap by lap and stroke by stroke, in a level of detail no other app gives, and then tells you exactly what to work on next. WHAT YOU GET AFTER EVERY SWIM - A headline for the session: the one thing that defined it, backed by your own numbers - What went well and what to improve, each tied to a specific lap, stroke or metric - Drills chosen for your weak spots, with targets taken from this swim - One focus for your next session, so every swim has a purpose - Scores for technique, speed and determination, and medals when you beat your personal best COACHED BY APPLE INTELLIGENCE, PRIVATELY Your coaching runs on your iPhone with Apple Intelligence. Nothing leaves the device, there is no waiting for a server, and your swims stay yours. Requires iOS 26 on iPhone 15 Pro or newer; on other devices the coaching card explains what is needed. THE DETAIL BEHIND THE FEEDBACK - SWOLF, distance per stroke, stroke rp and every stroke style - Freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly analyzed separately in Styles - Lap-by-lap breakdown in Laps, so you and where it flew - Distance and SWOLF charts that animate as your session loads SWIMMER MAP A quality map of your swimming across tency, Pace and Technique. Each petalfills to your current level compared with your own history, not a world ranking, and a short narrative tells you where you are strongest and next. STAY ON TRACK - Journey and Achievements: weekly streaks, lifetime milestones and badges on your Highlight screen - Trends: technique, speed and determi your latest medal in each area - After-swim nudge: a notification after each swim compares it with your usual session, encouraging on shorter days and celebrating the lon WORKS WITH YOUR SWIMS Record your swims with Apple Watch or any app that writes to Apple Health. SwimWise reads them with your permission, and every session is mbered. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Analysis stays on your phone. Your account uses your email or Sign in with Apple. SWIMWISE PRO Pro unlocks the Swimmer Map and Enhanc-renewing subscription, monthly oryearly, with the price shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation; the subscription renencelled at least 24 hours before theend of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://swim-wise.app/ SwimWise provides swimming performance motivation. It is not a medical device and does not give medical advice.
Swim Practices
This intelligent training app helps mid-to-long distance freestyle swimmers improve speed and technique. It provides structured, progressive daily practices with automatic stroke detection and detailed performance history. Fully customizable workouts cater to various pool lengths and swimmer levels.
- Personalized daily freestyle workouts
- Supports 25m, 50m, and 25yd pools
- Automatic stroke detection and breakdown
- Apple Watch integration with heart-rate tracking
- Detailed performance history (stroke, distance, pace)
- Built-in technique drills
- Adaptive difficulty scaling
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Swim smarter, not just longer. The intelligent training app made specifically for mid-to-long distance freestyle swimmers who want to go faster with better technique — without guessing what to swim today. Whether you're training for a 1500 m/1650 yd race, an open-water event, or just want to swim strong 3000–6000 m sessions efficiently, we give you perfectly structured, progressive practices every day. Features swimmers love: Daily personalized workouts focused on distance freestyle Works in both 25-meter, 50-meter and 25-yard pools Automatic stroke detection & breakdown Apple Watch native app with heart-rate tracking and haptics Detailed stroke count, distance, pace, and heart-rate history Technique drills built into every session (catch-up, fingertip drag, etc.) Adaptive difficulty — the app gets harder when you get faster Fully customizable: swap sets, randomize, change equipment (fins, pull buoy, paddles, snorkel) Clean, swimmer-friendly interface — no clutter, no ads What you actually get every day: A complete practice like real coaches write: Warm-up Technique/drill sets Main aerobic or threshold sets Optional kick or pull Cool-down Total volume typically 3000–5800 m/yds, perfectly scaled to your current level. No subscription lock-in Everything is included. No hidden paywalls for basic training. Future premium features will be optional. If you live in the water and breathe freestyle, this is the training partner you've been waiting for. Start swimming faster today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Swim Practices at 5.0 against SWim's 1.0. Swim Practices also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). SWim's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. SWim sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Swim Practices asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swim Practices holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
SWim ships an update monthly, Swim Practices fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SWim | Swim Practices |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YGL LIVING WELL | Mitchell LaBenski |
Customer experience
SWim
Swim Practices
In-app purchases
SWim
- SWim-WiSe Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- SWim-WiSe Yearly$53.991 Year
Swim Practices
No in-app purchases









