Comparison

Swimming Timer vs SwimPods

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

Head to head
About

Swimming Timer

This app helps swimmers practice race starts with customizable timers and randomized delays. It also functions as a stopwatch to accurately measure lap and split times during training. Results can be saved and organized by date, with customizable event names and color themes.

Highlights
  • Customizable race start timer
  • Randomized start delays
  • Lap and split time measurement
  • Save and view results by date
  • Editable event names
  • Customizable color themes
Features
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Starter & stopwatch app for swimming. It can be used for practicing the starting race command or to help you measure your time. ●Basic Functions 1. Starter function You can set the time from TAKE YOUR MARKS to start sound as you like. It is also possible to randomize the time, which is useful for practicing the start. 2. Lap time & Split time Pressing the "Lap" button or "Stop" button after the start sound, the lap time and split time will be measured. If you accidentally press the button to measure a time, you can delete it by swiping the result cell to the left. 3. Saving results Measured times can be saved by pressing the "Save" button. Saved times can be viewed by date. 4. Event setting By tapping the event name under the time, you can freely select an event (e.g. Men's 100m Freestyle). In the initial display, 100m is set. 5. Color settings The background color and timer color can be changed.

About

SwimPods

Features
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SwimPods is your personal swim training companion — designed by a swim parent, for swim parents and athletes. Key Features: • Weekly Training Plans — AI-generated or template-based plans matched to your skill level and training tier • Daily Focus Areas — Pick 1-2 technique areas from structured stroke progressions covering freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly • CSS Tools — Critical Swim Speed testing and zone pace calculation to optimize your interval training • Training Timer — Set-based interval timer with configurable work/rest • PB Tracker — Log race times and visualize your progression over time • HRV & Fatigue Tracking — Monitor recovery readiness and avoid overtraining • Technique Trees — Structured progressions with external focus cues backed by motor learning research SwimPods is built for swimmers who want purposeful training sessions and parents who wants to get deeply involved— whether you're coaching your own child or managing your own competitive journey.

Screenshots

Swimming Timer4 screens
SwimPods4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SwimPods at none against Swimming Timer's shown. Swimming Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Swimming Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and SwimPods sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Swimming Timer versus SwimPods: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwimming TimerSwimPods
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNAOYA ONO鸣宇 钟

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Swimming Timer

One-time2
  • Support Developer$0.99
  • Remove ads$6.99
1 purchases

SwimPods

One-time1
  • Advanced Features$24.99

Questions

Is Swimming Timer free?
Swimming Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SwimPods free?
SwimPods is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Swimming Timer or SwimPods have ads?
Swimming Timer shows ads; SwimPods does not.

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