Comparison

Stroke Rate Trainer vs USA Swimming Network

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

Head to head
About

Stroke Rate Trainer

This app provides a customizable metronome to help athletes train at specific tempos. It plays audible beeps at a set rate, ideal for practicing swimming strokes or other sports requiring precise timing during workouts.

Highlights
  • Customizable beep rate
  • Set tempo in seconds per cycle
  • Audio output via speaker or headset
  • Useful for swimming and other sports
  • Supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod
Features
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This is a simple metronome app that plays a beep at the selected rate in seconds per cycle. This can be used to train cycle rates in swimming or other sports. Example usage would be playing the rate to an athlete or group of athletes through the phone speaker, bluetooth speaker or headsets before or during a practice repeat so they learn the target tempo they are trying to achieve.

About

USA Swimming Network

Access live and on-demand swimming events, athlete features, and exclusive documentaries. New content is added weekly, offering a constant stream of swimming-related videos for fans.

Highlights
  • Live event streams
  • On-demand race clips
  • Exclusive documentaries
  • Content from influencers
  • New content added weekly
  • Search by swimmer
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The USA Swimming Network is a free live and video-on-demand destination with thousands of videos featuring your favorite athletes and content providers. What you’ll love about the USA Swimming Network: - Live streams of USA Swimming, U.S. Masters Swimming, and YMCA events - New content added weekly so there’s always something new to discover - A variety of on-demand content including race clips, exclusive USA Swimming Productions documentaries and series, and content from swimming influencers - Search for content featuring your favorite swimmer on mobile and tablet devices

Screenshots

Stroke Rate Trainer2 screens
USA Swimming Network4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stroke Rate Trainer at 5.0 against USA Swimming Network's 3.8. USA Swimming Network's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stroke Rate Trainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USA Swimming Network has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stroke Rate Trainer versus USA Swimming Network: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStroke Rate TrainerUSA Swimming Network
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.8 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews—14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings219 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid HeddenConnected Television Group

Customer experience

Stroke Rate Trainer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

USA Swimming Network

All ratings19 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

In-app purchases

None

Stroke Rate Trainer

No in-app purchases

None

USA Swimming Network

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stroke Rate Trainer free?
Stroke Rate Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is USA Swimming Network free?
USA Swimming Network is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stroke Rate Trainer or USA Swimming Network?
Stroke Rate Trainer is rated higher. Stroke Rate Trainer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while USA Swimming Network averages 3.8 from 19 ratings.
Do Stroke Rate Trainer or USA Swimming Network have ads?
Neither Stroke Rate Trainer nor USA Swimming Network shows ads.

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