SWPSA vs Comrades
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SWPSA
This app serves as a central portal for the South African water polo community, offering access to information and resources related to the Annual Inter Provincial Tournament. It aims to connect participants and enthusiasts with key tournament details.
- Tournament portal
- Community access
- Inter Provincial Tournament information
- Official app
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The Schools Water Polo South Africa App is the tool that provides the South African water polo community with a portal to the Annual Inter Provincial Tournament
Comrades
Follow the world's greatest Ultra Marathon with real-time updates on participant times, paces, and places. Track multiple runners, view interactive course maps, and receive push notifications for progress. Stay informed with event details and leaderboards.
- Real-time participant tracking
- Interactive course map
- Live map tracking
- Multi-participant tracking
- Push notifications
- Live leaderboards
- Social sharing
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This is the official Comrades Marathon App, containing the latest updates on the world’s greatest Ultra Marathon. App Highlights: • Participant times, paces, estimates, and places in real-time; • Interactive Course Map & Live Map Tracking; • Easy tracking of multiple participants at the same time; • Push Notifications as progress is made on course; • Event Info and Messaging; • Live Leaderboards; • Social Sharing;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Comrades at 4.9 against SWPSA's 4.3. Comrades also leads on ratings volume (55 vs 16) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). SWPSA's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Comrades holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 55 respectively.
SWPSA ships an update monthly, Comrades every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SWPSA | Comrades |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) | 4.9 (55 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 55 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | House Of Yireh Pty Ltd | Dilltree Inc |
Customer experience
SWPSA
Comrades
Bugs and requests
SWPSA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Comrades
Reported bugs
3 issues- Difficulty seeing elevation on map
- Slight lag in updates
- Can't easily switch between general results and followed friends
Requested features
11 requests- More visuals of athletes
- Improve accuracy of estimated time
- Add km marker splits
- Show kilometres at key route points
- Easier switching between general results and followed friends
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- History of runner's previous times
- Layout of end-stadium with club tents
- Ability to live stream
- Live video cams at major cutoff points
- Automatically show user's location when tracking
- Hybrid satellite view
In-app purchases
SWPSA
No in-app purchases
Comrades
No in-app purchases
