Comparison

Stroke Rate Trainer vs Swimlytics

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 metronome for athletes to train stroke rates in swimming and other sports. It allows users to set tempos, use event presets based on real data, and offers features designed for use on a pool deck, including offline functionality and large controls.

Highlights
  • Adjustable tempo slider and fine-tuning buttons
  • Event presets based on NCAA data
  • Tap to set tempo functionality
  • Offline functionality
  • Large, one-handed controls
  • Background operation with screen lock
Features
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Rate Trainer is a simple metronome app that plays a beep at the selected tempo, in seconds per stroke cycle. Use it to train stroke rates in swimming or other sports. For example, play the tempo to an athlete or a group of athletes through the phone speaker, a Bluetooth speaker or headphones, before or during a practice repeat, so they learn the target tempo they are trying to achieve. On Apple Watch, feel the tempo as a tap on your wrist, or use the Pace mode to set a pace to hold with countdown ticks. SET THE TEMPO - Slider from 0.20 to 3.00 seconds per cycle, with plus and minus buttons for fine adjustments of 0.01 - ÷2 and ×2 buttons to switch between one beep per pull and one beep per full cycle - Change the tempo while the beeps are playing - Take Rate: tap along with an athlete's stroke and the app sets the tempo from your taps EVENT PRESETS AND TARGET RANGES - Pick an event on the wheel to set the tempo to a preset for that event - Presets are based on the average stroke rate of the top 8 swimmers in each event in the 2024 NCAA data (short course yards) - The Target Ranges screen shows the fastest to slowest stroke rate among those top 8 swimmers for each event - Rename events, change their tempos, and add, delete or reorder them in Settings BUILT FOR THE POOL DECK - Steady, evenly spaced beeps that stay on tempo while you adjust it - Beeps keep playing when the screen locks or the silent switch is on, or if music is playing - Choose a low, medium or high beep pitch; high carries best across a noisy pool - Large controls and a dark design that are easy to use with one hand - Works on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch - No account, no ads, and works fully offline APPLE WATCH - Works on its own, with no iPhone needed - Set the tempo with the Digital Crown or the plus and minus buttons, then tap Start to get a tap on your wrist (and a beep, if you want one) with every stroke cycle - Pace mode: a tap every 8 to 59.9 seconds, to hold a lap pace such as 12 seconds per 25 - Optional Countdown Ticks: three light taps, one second apart, before each Pace tap - Turn the beep sound off for silent wrist taps only - Taps keep going with your wrist down and with a workout running Stroke rate data courtesy of Russell Mark of ASCA.

About

Swimlytics

This app analyzes competitive swim results, providing performance insights for swimmers, parents, and coaches. Track progress, compare swimmers, and understand trends across events and seasons. Premium features offer deeper analysis and full history.

Highlights
  • Automatic competitive swim result population
  • Performance insights and trend analysis
  • Swimmer progress tracking across events and seasons
  • Side-by-side swimmer comparisons
  • Team and LSC ranking context
  • IMR/IMX progress tools
Features
Currently charting
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Swimlytics is automatically populated with competitive swim results to help swimmers, parents, and coaches turn meet data into clear performance insights. Search for swimmers, save favorites, review best times, browse meet results, and follow progress across events, courses, and seasons from one streamlined app. Track top events and latest meet activity, monitor time standards and power points, and explore swim history in a way that makes trends easier to understand. Swimlytics brings important performance context together so you can quickly see where a swimmer is improving, where they are most competitive, and what to watch next. Dive deeper with side-by-side swimmer comparisons, team and LSC ranking context, and IMR/IMX progress tools designed to make long-term development easier to follow. Whether you are tracking one swimmer or comparing multiple athletes, Swimlytics gives you a clearer view of competitive progress. Swimlytics Premium unlocks exact times, full swim history, performance charts, deeper rankings, and expanded swimmer comparisons. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://splitsecondinsights.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Stroke Rate Trainer4 screens
Swimlytics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stroke Rate Trainer at none against Swimlytics's 2. Stroke Rate Trainer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Swimlytics's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 34 months) and chart position (#139 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Swimlytics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Stroke Rate Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stroke Rate Trainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swimlytics has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stroke Rate Trainer ships an update every 34 months, Swimlytics every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Stroke Rate Trainer versus Swimlytics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStroke Rate TrainerSwimlytics
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings215 — better
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#139 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid HeddenSplit Second Insights, LLC

Customer experience

Stroke Rate Trainer

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

Swimlytics

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stroke Rate Trainer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Swimlytics

Subscriptions2
  • Premium access7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium access7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Stroke Rate Trainer free?
Stroke Rate Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swimlytics free?
Swimlytics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stroke Rate Trainer or Swimlytics?
Stroke Rate Trainer is rated higher. Stroke Rate Trainer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Swimlytics averages 4.7 from 15 ratings.
Do Stroke Rate Trainer or Swimlytics have ads?
Neither Stroke Rate Trainer nor Swimlytics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stroke Rate Trainer or Swimlytics?
Stroke Rate Trainer ships an update every 34 months, and Swimlytics every 2 weeks. Most recently, Stroke Rate Trainer was updated on November 7, 2026 and Swimlytics on November 12, 2026.

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