Swimming Splits vs PaceLine Labs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
PaceLine Labs
This app helps swimmers, divers, parents, and coaches time races, analyze performances, and track progress. It offers features for race timing, split tracking, personal record management, and detailed performance analysis.
- Race timing and split tracking
- Goal time and personal best comparison
- Performance analysis and deviation tracking
- Personal record and dive score tracking
- Shareable result cards
- Video analysis and frame-by-frame review
- Meet scoring and team management
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PaceLine Labs gives swimmers, divers, parents, and coaches one place to time races, evaluate performances, and track progress. Set up a swim in seconds, enter a target time, and record every split from the pool deck or Apple Watch. PaceLine compares the swimmer with the target pace as the race unfolds, then presents the final time, splits, deviations, goal comparison, personal records, and a shareable result card. For swimmers and families: • Race against a goal time or previous best • Review splits and pacing after every swim • Track personal records, dive scores, and progress • Share clear result cards with family and teammates For coaches: • Time athletes during practices and meets • Analyze recorded video frame by frame and compare performances • Score swim meets and diving events • Manage teams and athlete profiles • Create custom time standards • Print practice materials and export results for SwimCloud or Hy-Tek workflows Apple Watch support keeps timing and pacing information accessible on deck. Responsive layouts make the coaching tools easy to use across iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Free includes a clean race stopwatch and shareable results. Plus adds saved race history, personal-record tracking, Race Pulse activity, Apple Watch pacing, Video Analysis, Meet Scoring, and saved dive scores. Pro adds advanced coaching features including AR Camera mode, custom standards, team and athlete management, imports, exports, and deeper race review. PaceLine Labs keeps timing, video analysis, meet scoring, diving, and athlete development together in one deck-ready app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pacelineswim.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PaceLine Labs at 100% against Swimming Splits's 50%. PaceLine Labs also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.5). Swimming Splits's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On 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
PaceLine Labs is free to download; Swimming Splits costs $0.99 up front. PaceLine Labs sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Swimming Splits asks for nothing beyond the download.
PaceLine Labs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Swimming Splits's written reviews are positive against 100% of PaceLine Labs's.
Swimming Splits ships an update every 2 months, PaceLine Labs every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swimming Splits | PaceLine Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AXEL computer, spol. s.r.o. | Timothy Gallivan |
Customer experience
Swimming Splits
PaceLine Labs
In-app purchases
Swimming Splits
No in-app purchases
PaceLine Labs
- PaceLine Plus14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- PaceLine Pro14 Days trial$9.991 Month
- PaceLine Plus14 Days trial$29.991 Year
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- PaceLine Pro14 Days trial$79.991 Year









