SwimminglyFan vs Hurdle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SwimminglyFan
Follow live swim meet results and track your favorite swimmers in real-time. Get instant updates on heats, results, and team scores directly from your iOS device. Receive push notifications so you never miss a race.
- Live heat sheet access
- Real-time event/heat tracking
- Live results synchronization
- Live team score updates
- Follow favorite swimmers
- Event push notifications
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Follow your swim meet live. SwimminglyFan gives you real-time access to your swim meet from anywhere. No guessing. No waiting. No missed races. What you can do View the full heat sheet anytime Track events and heats as they happen See results instantly after each race Follow team scores live Track your swimmers with personalized views Stay ahead of the meet Get notified before your swimmer races Know exactly when to be ready Follow progress without asking around Connected to Swimmingly SwimminglyFan syncs directly with Swimmingly. When a heat starts on deck, it updates instantly in the app. No extra volunteers needed.
Hurdle
Manage all your family's activities at fitness studios, gyms, and clubs. Browse and sign up for classes, view your schedule, and handle payments and messaging within one convenient application.
- Browse and register for classes
- View upcoming schedule
- Manage family members
- Securely pay for registrations
- Receive reminders and updates
- Message your organization
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Hurdle is the easy way to stay on top of everything at the places you and your family belong — your fitness studio, wellness center, gym, club, or team. Find and sign up for classes and programs, see your upcoming schedule, manage your family, message your organization, and pay for registrations and memberships — all in one app. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Browse and register for classes, programs, and sessions • See your upcoming schedule and event details • Manage everyone in your household from one account • Pay for registrations and memberships securely • Get reminders and updates so you never miss a thing • Message your organization right from the app Whether you're heading to a workout, a wellness session, or practice, Hurdle helps you and your family show up ready.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SwimminglyFan at 3.0 against Hurdle's 1.0. SwimminglyFan also leads on ratings volume (86 vs 1). Hurdle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. SwimminglyFan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hurdle asks for nothing beyond the download.
SwimminglyFan holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SwimminglyFan has 86 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SwimminglyFan ships an update every 2 months, Hurdle monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SwimminglyFan | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (86 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swimmingly, LLC | Hurdle Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
SwimminglyFan
Hurdle
Bugs and requests
SwimminglyFan
Reported bugs
28 issues- App doesn't update half the time
- Login issues (sometimes can't log in, incorrect password)
- Cannot get into clubhouse
- App crashes on opening or during use
- App closes when clicking on teams/meets
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- Sign up button does nothing
- Cannot search team
- Cannot see scores
- Cannot see events
- Cannot follow own swimmers
- App does not re-rank swimmers based on actual time
- App stubbornly refuses to let me follow my swimmers
- App does not update unless main event iPad app is continuously closed and opened
- Paid features not accessible after purchase
- App not recognizing purchases
- DQ reasons get truncated
- Cannot expand screen by pinching out
- Inconsistent notifications (e.g., 'race starting soon')
- No connection to Apple Watch
- App is behind in scores
- App crashes when trying to open meet for swim times
- App closes and goes to phone Home Screen when clicking on teams/meets
- Button to sign up does nothing
- Cannot get access after paying
- App keeps asking to subscribe after payment
- App seems to always be many heats behind
- Friend bought it multiple times before recognized
- App does not update unless the main event iPad app is continuously closed and opened
Requested features
32 requests- Expand screen by pinching out for font size
- Tap on race to get full DQ information
- Search for team functionality
- See scores functionality
- See events functionality
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- Collapsible feature for 'my swimmers' section
- Automatic alphabetized list in 'my swimmers'
- Check-in feature for meets
- Filter roster by age group and sex
- Ability to declare swimmer for meets in the app
- Bring back ability to track swimmer from meet to meet and compare times
- Automatic alphabetized list in 'my swimmers'
- Check-in feature for meets
- Filter roster by age group and sex
- Ability to declare swimmer for meets in the app
- Bring back ability to track swimmer from meet to meet and compare times
- Improve overall app stability and reliability
- Provide clearer explanations for DQ reasons
- Allow users to zoom in on text
- Implement a history or comparison to previous times feature
- Improve navigation to be less clunky
- Offer a more competitive pricing model or better value for the fee
- Add a dark mode option
- Improve real-time score updates
- Allow viewing of overall heat swimmers, not just team swimmers
- Ensure purchases are recognized promptly
- Make the app update more reliably without manual intervention
- Allow users to follow swimmers more easily and see others in the same event without going back and scrolling
- Add a feature to track swimmer progress and compare times week to week
- Implement a check-in feature for meets
- Allow filtering of the roster by age group and sex
- Consider a more user-friendly monetization strategy
Hurdle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SwimminglyFan
- Week Pass$4.99
- Season Pass$7.99
Hurdle
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SwimminglyFan free?
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