Swim Note vs Lap Swim
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swim Note
Track your swimming training history with detailed workout and swim meet records. Visualize your progress with graphs and maps, and manage multiple swimmers or teams. Share your achievements and export data for further analysis.
- Workout and training record management
- Swim meet record management
- Training status visualization on a map
- Graph view of workout and time records
- Multiple swimmer and team management
- Workout and swim meet statistics
- Calendar view
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Swim Note is a swim training log designed for swimmers. Track your workouts, swimming distance, and race results. Over time, you can clearly see your progress and achievements. Swim Note is used by a wide range of swimmers including masters swimmers, fitness swimmers, and parents managing their children's swim meet results. ** Training Log Easily record your swim workouts with a swim-focused input system. • Log swim sets with stroke, distance, repetitions, and interval • Simple mode for recording total distance only • Save frequently used workouts as templates • Duplicate previous workouts to save time • Entries are automatically saved while editing ** Training Goals & Dashboard Set weekly, monthly, or yearly training goals and track your progress. The dashboard shows: • Workout count • Total swimming distance • Progress toward your goals ** Where am I? – Distance Map Visualize your cumulative swimming distance on real-world routes. For example: • Baltic Sea • New York Bay Watch your progress as you swim further along the route. ** Race Results Track swim meet results and personal bests. • Record race results for each meet • Lap time recording • Personal best charts by event • Separate records for short course, long course, and open water You can also set target times for each event. ** Statistics Analyze your training history with graphs. • Monthly and yearly distance charts • Total swimming distance • Training frequency Your progress becomes clearer the more you train. ** Other Features • Manage up to 5 swimmers (great for families or teams) • Attach photos to records • Share workouts • CSV export (add-on) === Swim Note Add-On Subscription === ** Add following functionalities. - Remove Ads - Export CSV file of Workouts and Swim Meet records ** Payment Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. ** Price and Period Please check the in-app purchase screen. ** About Auto-Renewing Subscription The upgrade contract will be automatically renewed. You can stop the auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the term. Your Apple ID account will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period. ** Manage and Cancel Subscription You can check the timing of the next renewal or cancel the auto-renewal by going to your AppStore account settings. ** Notes If you turn off auto-renewing you will have access to your subscribed content until the end of the current period. You will be charged to your Apple ID account once the purchase is confirmed. ** Privacy Policy https://works.sabitori.com/swim-note-privacy-policy-en/ ** Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Lap Swim
This app automatically counts laps and tracks swim times on your Apple Watch. It detects stroke type and count, and graphs your performance on a paired iPhone. Enjoy a large font display for easy viewing during your workout.
- Automatic lap counting
- Stroke detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke)
- Kickboard lap detection
- Large font display
- Stopwatch function
- Workout graphing on iPhone
- Health and Activity app integration
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Automatic Lap Counter with Stopwatch and LARGE FONTS; Lap Swim is an Apple Watch (Series 2 and later) App that automatically detects, displays, records and graphs the lap count and elapsed time of a swim session. Detects and displays the type of stroke and stroke count during each lap. - Detects and displays the lap direction and lap count while swimming using the gyroscope in the Apple Watch - LARGE FONT display of time and lap count - Stopwatch function while swimming - Auto start/stop mode detects swimming and automatically starts (or stops) the stopwatch - Lap counter counts up from 0 or counts down from preset lap goal - Senses and displays freestyle strokes, backstrokes, and breaststrokes - Detects and counts kickboard laps - Records and graphs (on the paired iPhone) the following: ------ Date and time of a swim session ------ Time for each lap and of entire swim session ------ Number of laps ------ Average speed and speed for each lap ------ Stroke count and type of stroke (freestyle, back, breast or kick board) ------ Distance in meters or yards - Enters workout information into the Health and Activity apps Lap Swim uses the gyroscope and accelerometer in the Apple Watch to detect the type of stroke and the orientation of the swimmer. Using this information it displays the lap count of a swim session. Lap Swim also has a standard stopwatch function. The swim session information is transmitted to the paired iPhone and displayed on both a table and a graph. Lap Swim is free and fully functional for the first 250 laps. After that, Lap Swim continues to function but it requires a low cost IAP to display the lap count. Screenshots: -Apple Watch: 1) Large 2 line display - Swimming return half of 51st lap after 49:35 2) 3 line display - returning on lap 10 after 9:10; 11 breaststrokes taken this half lap 3) 3 line display - after turning and starting lap 11; showing last half lap stroke count (11) and elapsed time (34.6) 4) 3 line display - going out on lap 12; this lap you have taken 3 freestyle strokes, 2 backstrokes, 5 breaststrokes, and over 15 seconds using a kickboard 5) Starting a Workout Session in 2 second and turning on water lock. 6) Lap length set to 25 yards. 7) Settings options - 2 or 3 line display, split times half or full lap, automatic or manual start/stop, set lap length. -iPhone: 1) Home screen also showing the app on the Apple Watch 2) Graph of the average speed in over 200 swim sessions from 12/16 to 7/20. 3) Graph of the total times in over 200 swim sessions from 12/16 to 7/20. 4) Data collected in a single swim session available for editing. ----
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Swim Note at 4.7 against Lap Swim's 3.2. Swim Note also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (68% vs 59%). Lap Swim's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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. Swim Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lap Swim sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Swim Note holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Swim Note's written reviews are positive against 59% of Lap Swim's.
Swim Note ships an update every 11 days, Lap Swim every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Swim Note | Lap Swim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (11 ratings) — better | 3.2 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews — better | 59.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sabitori works | Peter Kramer |
Customer experience
Swim Note
Lap Swim
In-app purchases
Swim Note
- Swim Note Add-on$4.99
Lap Swim
- upgrade from 250 laps to unlimited laps$1.99








