SLT vs SwimJim
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SLT
Book and manage fitness classes directly from your phone. View studio schedules, purchase class packages, and access your account information. Stay connected with the studio through social media links.
- Book classes
- View studio schedules
- Purchase class packages
- Manage account
- View reservations
- Find studio locations
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This is the official App for SLT NYC. With this App, you can find and book your SLT classes, view studio locations and schedules, buy and book your classes, as well view your existing reservations and manage your account. Find us on Instagram at @sltnyc and check out our site at sltnyc.com.
SwimJim
This app provides swimming lessons and water safety education for children, developed by experienced educators. It focuses on skill development, comfort in the water, and making swimming enjoyable for all children, including those with special needs. Learn about programs, teachers, and the benefits of aquatic activities.
- Swimming curriculum
- Water safety education
- Skill development
- Comfort in water
- Special needs support
- Experienced teachers
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SwimJim's classes gives you and your kid real skills and knowledge about swimming, safety and fun. We use a real curriculum developed by real educators and experts. Our students are the greatest ambassadors of our success. We invite you to learn about our programs, our teachers and our generations of alumni. Our hallmark is loving dedication with focus skill development. We get children comfortable and competent in the water. We make the most of your time and their energy and focus. Forty years of experience have taught us how to work with your kid’s behavioral and developmental patterns. We make swimming enjoyable and help fear and exuberant kids alike. We deeply enjoy helping with children with special needs and development issues. They are some of our favorite and best students! The aquatic environment can provide every kid with a unique athletic experience that you can't find in other sports. We bring self-esteem, safety and an essential life skill to thousands of children every week. Jump in with us! We'll see you poolside in New York and Houston.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: SLT at 3.3K against SwimJim's 3. SwimJim's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SLT against 5.0 for SwimJim. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SLT has 3.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SLT ships an update every 4 weeks, SwimJim monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SLT | SwimJim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3.3K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mariana Tek Corporation | Main Street Swim School |
Customer experience
SLT
SwimJim
In-app purchases
SLT
No in-app purchases
SwimJim
No in-app purchases
