Comparison

Stroke Rate Trainer vs Swim Standards

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

Swim Standards

This app provides competitive swimmers, parents, and coaches with USA Swimming time standards, rankings, and performance tracking tools. Analyze progress, set goals, and understand qualification requirements to reach the next level.

Highlights
  • USA Swimming motivational standards
  • Championship qualification tracking
  • Swimmer personal best times and meet history
  • IMX score breakdown
  • Create and track swimmer time goals
  • Time conversion and power points calculators
Features
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Swim Standards is a fast, reliable reference for USA Swimming time standards, rankings, swimming records, swimmer goals, and performance tracking tools. Built for competitive swimmers, parents, and coaches, Swim Standards helps you check cuts, track progress, explore swimming records, and analyze performance — all in one place. Time Standards & Qualification • USA Swimming motivational standards by level • National, Zone, and LSC cuts • Championship qualification tracking • See swimmer times next to every standard • Compare progress across multiple saved standards Swimmer Profiles • Personal best times and meet history • Event progression tracking • National, Zone, LSC, and team rankings • IMX score breakdown Records Explorer • Browse and search national, world, Olympic, NCAA, and other swimming records • Search swimming records by record holder • Compare records across events and record lists • Explore NCAA top performers and record progression Goals & Progress Tracking • Create swimmer Time Goals from personal bests or saved standards • Track goal progress from the latest meet results • Build IMX Goals with target scores and needed times • View baseline vs. current progress • Archive and manage completed goals Premium Features • Unlimited saved swimmers • Unlimited swimmer goals • Compare up to 5 swimmers side by side • Advanced ranking filters by level, age group, and event • Multi-Standards Check for comparing multiple standards at once • Full team rosters and team records • PDF export for IMX goal plans Swim Tools • Time conversion calculator • Power Points calculator • FINA points calculator • IMX calculator • Relay builder Swim Standards helps you understand where you stand, explore the records at the top of the sport, and see what it takes to reach the next level. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Stroke Rate Trainer2 screens
Swim Standards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stroke Rate Trainer at none against Swim Standards's 2. Stroke Rate Trainer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Swim Standards's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 2). 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. Swim Standards sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swim Standards has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stroke Rate Trainer versus Swim Standards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStroke Rate TrainerSwim Standards
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews—60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings223 — better
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid HeddenDeni Apps LLC

Customer experience

Stroke Rate Trainer

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

Swim Standards

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stroke Rate Trainer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Swim Standards

Subscriptions2
  • Swim Standards Premium$3.991 Month
  • Swim Standards Premium$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Stroke Rate Trainer free?
Stroke Rate Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swim Standards free?
Swim Standards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stroke Rate Trainer or Swim Standards?
Stroke Rate Trainer is rated higher. Stroke Rate Trainer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Swim Standards averages 4.6 from 23 ratings.
Do Stroke Rate Trainer or Swim Standards have ads?
Neither Stroke Rate Trainer nor Swim Standards shows ads.

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