Comparison

SwimmerApp vs MakoSwim

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

Head to head
About

SwimmerApp

Features
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A swimming sports mobile application where Swimming Sports Coaches, Parents and Amateur or Professional Swimmers can follow their performance developments, add race and training scores in different swimming branches, and compare them with National and World records.

About

MakoSwim

Features
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MakoSwim is the complete platform for swimming performance management. Plan seasons, write and share workouts, analyze races, track wellness, and coach with an AI assistant that knows your team, and can execute all common workflows for you so you can do what you love -- plan training and coach. FOR COACHES • Write sessions in a purpose-built workout editor with automatic volume, energy zones, and per-group individualization • Plan a full season with phases, weekly targets, and planned vs actual tracking • Analyze races frame by frame with timing, splits, and drawing tools on your race videos • See team analytics for volume, load, attendance, and stroke distribution • Monitor athlete wellness with daily check-ins, trends, and early warnings • Run test sets and leaderboards, and keep results organized meet to meet • Ask MAKO AI to draft sessions, build season plans, and answer questions about your own team data FOR ATHLETES • Daily wellness check-in with streaks and personal trends • Personal race history, results, and goal sheets • Video vault with your races and training clips FOR CLUBS • Multiple teams and training groups, coach and assistant roles, and a parent view for younger swimmers • A private community space for your coaching staff with tutorials and masterclasses MakoSwim accounts are provided through your swim club. Sign in with the account from your coach or club administrator.

Screenshots

SwimmerApp4 screens
MakoSwim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MakoSwim at weekly against SwimmerApp's every 2 months. SwimmerApp's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwimmerApp ships an update every 2 months, MakoSwim weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
SwimmerApp versus MakoSwim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwimmerAppMakoSwim
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB91 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAltug EKERMako App Limited

In-app purchases

None

SwimmerApp

No in-app purchases

None

MakoSwim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SwimmerApp free?
SwimmerApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MakoSwim free?
MakoSwim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SwimmerApp or MakoSwim have ads?
Neither SwimmerApp nor MakoSwim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwimmerApp or MakoSwim?
SwimmerApp ships an update every 2 months, and MakoSwim weekly. Most recently, SwimmerApp was updated on September 25, 2026 and MakoSwim on October 15, 2026.

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