Comparison

Swimming Splits vs Lane Timer

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

Head to head
About

Swimming Splits

This app helps swimmers and coaches calculate optimal race splits for various events. It recommends target times for each segment of a race based on scientific principles, allowing for pre-race strategy discussion and post-race analysis.

Highlights
  • Calculate optimal swim splits
  • Set target race times
  • Analyze actual vs. recommended splits
  • Supports various swim events
  • Based on scientific discoveries
  • Discuss strategy with coaches
Features
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The app is intended for swimmers and their coaches. Using the app is pretty straightforward. The user picks the swim event of their choosing and the target time for that event and the app recommends optimal splits for that time. Though the algorithm for recommending splits is simple (using percentage of speed for each part of a race), it is not really possible to calculate the times during a swim meet without a tool like this app. The swimmer and his coach can then discuss the splits before the race. After the race they can compare the recommended splits with the actual splits from the race. There is an optimal split ratio for middle-distance and long-distance swimming events based on the current scientific discoveries. The first quarter of the race should generally be the fastest. The second quarter of the race should be the slowest and the third and the fourth quarter should be slightly faster then the preceding quarter of the race because of the increasing amount of energy supplied by the anaerobic energy system. The difference between quarters of the race also depends on the stroke as butterfly is the most exhausting and strokes change during the medley events.

About

Lane Timer

Features
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Link up to 9 devices Start on one device. Monitor swimmer and stop on the remote device. All times are synchronized and consolidated on the starting device.

Screenshots

Swimming Splits3 screens
Lane Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lane Timer at Free against Swimming Splits's $0.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Lane Timer is free to download; Swimming Splits costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swimming Splits ships an update every 2 months, Lane Timer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Swimming Splits versus Lane Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwimming SplitsLane Timer
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAXEL computer, spol. s.r.o.Brad Evans

In-app purchases

None

Swimming Splits

No in-app purchases

None

Lane Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swimming Splits free?
Swimming Splits costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lane Timer free?
Lane Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swimming Splits or Lane Timer have ads?
Neither Swimming Splits nor Lane Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swimming Splits or Lane Timer?
Swimming Splits ships an update every 2 months, and Lane Timer every 3 months. Most recently, Swimming Splits was updated on October 13, 2026 and Lane Timer on September 27, 2026.

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