Nitro Swim vs Penances
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nitro Swim
Track your swimmer's progress, view class schedules, and register for swimming lessons. Receive push notifications to stay updated on class availability and your child's development. Experience a unique approach to learning to swim.
- View class schedules
- Check swimmer progress
- Register for classes
- Push notifications
- Class availability updates
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Others “do” lessons…We TEACH Swimming! Using the Nitro Swim School App, you’ll be able to view class schedules and availability, check up on your swimmer’s progress, even register for classes. Don’t miss a thing – subscribe for push notifications and stay in the loop. The best learn to swim program in the Austin area continues to get better. Our mission is simple: Visible Improvement. Delivered with Passion and Joy. Every Day. Come experience the Nitro Difference today!
Penances
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Penance was made to encourage you to atone for your social media sins. Quit spending too much time on social media and remind yourself to unwind and stop scrolling. For every minute you spend on social media (or other apps of your choice), you owe a quick set of pushups or squats etc. Keep track of your balance, build up a bank of social media minutes for a rainy day, or build yourself into a deficit and climb back out again. Just make sure that in the end you bring yourself back to neutral. Add the widget to your lock screen to see your real-time balance and if you enable notifications you can get pinged whenever your balance hits 0 (time to close the app!) If you're going to waste your minutes at least earn them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Nitro Swim at 3 against Penances's 1. Nitro Swim also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Nitro Swim ships an update every 5 weeks, Penances monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nitro Swim | Penances |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitro Swimming Bee Cave, LLC | Attison |
In-app purchases
Nitro Swim
No in-app purchases
Penances
No in-app purchases
