USA Swimming vs Lane Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USA Swimming
This official app provides members and fans with on-the-go access to membership details, event information, and live streaming of competitions. Manage your membership, access resources, and stay updated on the latest swimming news and athlete performances.
- Member card access
- Membership notifications
- Mobile payments
- SafeSport resources
- Find a Team search
- Live stream access
- Event replays
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Built for athletes, coaches, officials, and parents, the official USA Swimming app delivers a personalized experience with instant access to membership information, performance history, rankings, and more. It's time to share your swimming story. SET GOALS AND TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Set goal times for any event and course - Choose a target date and see how many days you have left - View active goals and look back at your goal history - Shape your swimming journey, one goal at a time CELEBRATE WITH ACHIEVEMENT BADGES - Earn badges for participation, improvement, and performance milestones - See your most recent achievements at a glance - Track your progress toward badge collections DISCOVER YOUR SWIMMER ARCHETYPE - Find out what type of swimmer you are, from Versatile to stroke specialist - See how your events break down across IM, freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke, and backstroke YOUR TIMES, YOUR DATA, ONE APP - Search for athletes' times across USA Swimming - View rankings, leaderboards, and time standards - Access your member status and profile Available now in the USA Swimming mobile app and Data Hub.
Lane Timer
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Link up to 9 devices Start on one device. Monitor swimmer and stop on the remote device. All times are synchronized and consolidated on the starting device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lane Timer at 13.0 against USA Swimming's 15.1. 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.
USA Swimming ships an update every 2 months, Lane Timer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USA Swimming | Lane Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (27 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | USA Swimming | Brad Evans |
Bugs and requests
USA Swimming
Reported bugs
13 issues- Login credentials not recognized despite being correct
- 404 errors on dashboard access
- App frequently becomes inaccessible or down
- Users kicked out of sessions unexpectedly
- Registration updates not applying correctly
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- Dropdown selections appearing blank
- Times not loading or updating
- New account creation failing
- Credentials not linking to existing profiles
- Auto-generating duplicate user IDs
- Errors on non-English language devices
- Back navigation returning to login screen
- Slow app performance
Requested features
12 requests- Restore time search functionality
- Display swimmer times and historical data
- Restore goals and patches tracking
- Allow multiple parent accounts per child
- Improve registration process and consolidate family accounts
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- Add landscape mode for iPad/tablet support
- Restore live results viewing
- Add time standards database with Olympic Trials standards
- Implement proper database integration
- Improve overall app architecture and interface design
- Add responsive help articles aligned with actual processes
- Restore SwimCloud-like functionality
Lane Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
USA Swimming
No in-app purchases
Lane Timer
No in-app purchases
