Comparison

BroScience vs Swerva

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

Head to head
About

BroScience

Plan and manage your workout sessions with a unique, interactive interface featuring custom anime GIFs. Personalize your sessions and track your progress through a detailed history section.

Highlights
  • Add and manage workout sessions
  • Interactive user interface
  • Custom anime GIFs
  • Select favorite anime characters
  • Fully customizable session interface
  • View past activity in history
Features
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With the help of BroScience, you can add and manage all your workout sessions here, the interactive user interface includes custom anime GIFs as well, you can select from one of your favourite anime characters, each one has it's own set of actions, you can add as many workout sessions as you want with the full version of the app, the user interface for each of the sessions is also fully customisable and users can see their past activity in the history section as well.

About

Swerva

Transform your cardio into an engaging game using your body as the controller. Jump, duck, and lean to navigate dynamic worlds, track your progress, and level up. Enjoy gamified fitness without a treadmill.

Highlights
  • Body motion tracking controller
  • Endless runner game worlds
  • Adjustable intensity levels
  • Progress tracking and leveling
  • AirPlay to TV support
  • Active minutes and calorie tracking
Features
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Swerva turns cardio into a game. Stand a few feet from your iPhone and use your body to play; jump, duck, lean left, and lean right to navigate fast-paced endless-runner worlds. No treadmill. No boring reps. Just move. Why You Keep Coming Back • Your body is the controller: Real-time motion tracking turns your movements into game controls. • Explore exciting worlds: Run through subway cities, dinosaur escapes, jungles, icy canyons, and more. • Choose your intensity: Beginner, Intermediate, or Hard. • Progress and level up: Complete campaign paths, earn XP and coins, build streaks, and climb the leaderboard. • Play on the big screen: AirPlay your workout to your TV while your iPhone tracks your movement and displays your stats. • Track your progress: Monitor active minutes, estimated calories, combos, and your progress across sessions. SWERVA PRO Unlock every world and level, all intensity classes, unlimited runs, full rewards, and new content as it is released. Move more. Sit less. Have fun doing it. Terms of Use: https://cardiosurf.github.io/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://cardiosurf.github.io/privacy.html

Screenshots

BroScience4 screens
Swerva4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BroScience at none against Swerva's shown. Swerva's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 23 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BroScience sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Swerva sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BroScience against 5.0 for Swerva. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BroScience ships an update every 23 months, Swerva fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BroScience versus Swerva: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBroScienceSwerva
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaditya SinghMansoor Samim

Customer experience

BroScience

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

Swerva

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BroScience

One-time1
  • Unlock Full App$3.99
2 purchases

Swerva

Subscriptions2
  • CardioSurf Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
  • CardioSurf Pro (Yearly)$39.991 Year

Questions

Is BroScience free?
BroScience is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swerva free?
Swerva is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BroScience or Swerva?
BroScience and Swerva are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do BroScience or Swerva have ads?
Swerva shows ads; BroScience does not.
Which is updated more often, BroScience or Swerva?
BroScience ships an update every 23 months, and Swerva fortnightly. Most recently, BroScience was updated on November 7, 2026 and Swerva on October 31, 2026.

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