Comparison

SwimChamp vs CHEER Official 3D

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

Head to head
About

SwimChamp

Manage a swimmer's career from local meets to world championships. Train realistic athletic characteristics and hone classic swimming skills. Compete in various distances and strokes, and climb leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Swimmer customization
  • Training and upgrades
  • Realistic athletic characteristics
  • Skill sharpening
  • Multiple race distances and strokes
  • Leaderboard climbing
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The ultimate Swimming Simulator! Take your rookie swimmer from the local 25m breaststroke meet all the way up to the world championships in 200IM against the very best on the planet! In-depth simulation with swimmer customization, training and upgrades including realistic athletic characteristics like strength, fitness, stamina and lung capacity, but also all the classic skills you can sharpen through practice: dive, turn, streamline and all strokes techniques. Races include most distances from the 25m all the way up to 200m, in all 4 strokes: FreeStyle, BreastStroke, BackStroke and Butterfly, plus the Medley (IM). Improve your swimmer and technique, and climb your way up the leaderboards and challenge friends in competitions against the very best!

About

CHEER Official 3D

Design and choreograph dynamic cheer routines in a virtual environment. Assemble your dream squad with virtual cheerleaders and compete in championships. Experience the thrill of esports cheerleading.

Highlights
  • Choreograph cheer routines
  • Add virtual cheerleaders
  • Compete in championships
  • Esports cheerleading experience
Features
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Choreograph life like cheer routines in this amazing game! Add cheerleading star Gabi Butler and Tik Tok star Kory Little to your squad! Compete in the Cheer Virtual Championships! We are using Apple's Standard End User License Agreement. BlackSleeve Media, Inc's Terms of Service can be located at: https://blacksleevemedia.com/cheerofficial/PrivacyAndTerms.html

Screenshots

SwimChamp4 screens
CHEER Official 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CHEER Official 3D at Free against SwimChamp's $0.99. CHEER Official 3D also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 40). SwimChamp's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (86% vs 64%). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CHEER Official 3D is free to download; SwimChamp costs $0.99 up front. SwimChamp sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and CHEER Official 3D sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SwimChamp holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CHEER Official 3D has 1.5K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of SwimChamp's written reviews are positive against 64% of CHEER Official 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwimChamp ships an update every 21 months, CHEER Official 3D every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SwimChamp versus CHEER Official 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwimChampCHEER Official 3D
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (40 ratings) — better3.9 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better64.1% of reviews
Number of ratings401.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB887 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJean-Baptiste BolcatoBlackSleeve Media Inc

Customer experience

SwimChamp

All ratings40 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%

CHEER Official 3D

All ratings1,453 ratings
Positive71.0%
Neutral10.9%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews301 reviews
Positive64.1%
Neutral16.3%
Negative19.6%

Bugs and requests

SwimChamp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

CHEER Official 3D

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Routine choreography not saving properly
  • Glitches with basket tosses and stunts
  • Competing feature not working as expected
  • Inconsistent point/coin rewards

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add pyramids and more complex stunts
  • Incorporate dance moves and motions
  • Longer tumbling passes and transition skills
  • Easier way to earn in-game currency
  • More customization options for uniforms and characters

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SwimChamp

One-time3
  • Training Camp$0.99
  • Boot Camp$1.99
  • Intensive Boot Camp$2.99
10 purchases

CHEER Official 3D

Subscriptions3
  • Music Membership Monthly$2.991 Month
  • CHEER Squad Membership Premium1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • CHEER Official Squad Monthly$9.991 Month
One-time7
  • 200 Cheer Coins$4.99
  • Kory Little Avatar$9.99
  • Gabi Butler Avatar$9.99
Show 4 more
  • James Thomas Avatar$9.99
  • Maddy Brum Avatar$9.99
  • Angel Rice Avatar$9.99
  • Jaden Rice Avatar$9.99

Questions

Is SwimChamp free?
SwimChamp costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is CHEER Official 3D free?
CHEER Official 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SwimChamp or CHEER Official 3D?
SwimChamp is rated higher. SwimChamp averages 4.5 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while CHEER Official 3D averages 3.9 from 1.5K ratings.
Do SwimChamp or CHEER Official 3D have ads?
Neither SwimChamp nor CHEER Official 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwimChamp or CHEER Official 3D?
SwimChamp ships an update every 21 months, and CHEER Official 3D every 6 days. Most recently, SwimChamp was updated on November 6, 2026 and CHEER Official 3D on November 3, 2026.

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