Swim Manager vs LANEWATCH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swim Manager
Manage your UK swimming club's membership, communication, meet entries, and finances from your mobile device. This app is designed to streamline club operations and save you time. Requires an existing Swim Manager club account and login credentials.
- Membership management
- Club communication
- Time management
- Meet entry management
- Financial management
- Mobile club management
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Swim Manager is the best club management software for UK swimming Clubs. The Swim Manager app allows you to manage your Club from the palm of your hand and get your free time back. Designed to make your life easier, Swim Manager allows you to manage membership, communication, times, meet entries, finances and more. Please note: This app requires that your Club is using Swim Manager and that you have a login for your account already.
LANEWATCH
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LANEWATCH is a swim stopwatch canvas built for coaches and athletes/swimmers alike based around real training and racing, whilst on deck. Track lanes, capture splits fast, run interval sets, and do race analysis at the touch of a few buttons. • Multi-lane timing for squads • Quick split capture with a clean, user friendly layout with fast, easily accessible history • Interval sets and repeat timing for structured training - or just separate watches all in one place, with easy splitting and management. • Session memory/history so nothing gets lost • Specific lane watch mode that lets you track and analyse races faster than ever in easy to view charts, including comparison capabilities • Export/share your logs (CSV) for analysis and record keeping • Customisable theming (Pro) and watch control • Fast taps and intuitive interface • Race Schedules for league meets Upgrade to Pro to unlock advanced features and customisable theming (subscriptions available). Support If you have questions or feature requests, contact us via the support link on the product page. For terms of use, please visit: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Find the privacy policy at https://swimlytics.co.uk/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Swim Manager at none against LANEWATCH's 1. LANEWATCH's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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. LANEWATCH sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Swim Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swim Manager ships an update every 4 months, LANEWATCH every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swim Manager | LANEWATCH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Redshaw | Christopher Stothard |
In-app purchases
Swim Manager
No in-app purchases
LANEWATCH
- Lanewatch Pro$1.991 Month
