Comparison

Swim vs Swim Pace Split Timer2026

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

Head to head
About

Swim

This app helps competitive swim teams track swimmer progress and provides motivation through a unique ranking system. It supports multiple event types and offers easy time management tools for coaches, swimmers, and parents.

Highlights
  • Gamified ranking system for swimmers
  • Track best times across 28 events
  • In-app stopwatch for practice timing
  • Import meet results files
  • Manual time entry
  • Accounts for coaches, swimmers, and parents
  • Push notifications for achievements
Features
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SwimWarrior is The Game of Swimming; an app that makes tracking progress and providing motivation easy for competitive swim teams of any size! RANKING SYSTEM SwimWarrior provides 3 types of rankings for every swimmer on a team. Rankings are based on swimmers’ best times in 28 events, with faster times leading to higher ranks. Times can be added from both practice sessions and meet result files. RANKING TYPES -Event Rank: determined based on a swimmer’s best time in an event -Stroke Rank: determined based on a swimmer’s best time in all events of a specific stroke -Overall Rank: determined based on a swimmer’s best time in all events RANKING STRUCTURE The ranking system works very similar to popular competitive, online video games. The ranks and their score ranges are: -Copper: 0-500pts -Bronze: 500-1000pts -Silver: 1000-1500pts -Gold: 1500-2000pts -Platinum: 2000-2500pts -Diamond: 2500-3000pts -Challenger: 3000-3500pts -Master: 3500-4000pts Qualifying times for each rank can be found at www.swimwarrior.com/ranks EVENT SELECTION Choose amongst 28 events for SCY, SCM and LCM to be used to determine rankings: -Butterfly: 25, 50, 75, 100 & 200 -Backstroke: 25, 50, 75, 100 & 200 -Breaststroke: 25, 50, 75, 100 & 200 -Freestyle: 25, 50, 75, 100, 200, 400/500, 800/1000 & 1500/1650 -Medley: 100, 200 & 400 TIMES MANAGEMENT To make the most out of the software, coaches must upload times. It’s incredibly easy to add and manage times in SwimWarrior! -Stopwatch: SwimWarrior features a state-of-the-art, in-app stopwatch feature that allows coaches to easily capture times data from practice in real time. Coaches select the events and swimmers they wish to time and the app autogenerates heats based on the number of lanes the coach wishes to use. The stopwatch is built to be optimized for the experience of coaching on deck, meaning that there is no need to look at the device while timing! -Meet File Import: SwimWarrior supports importing meet results files. After results files are processed, all times are stored automatically in swimmer’s profiles. -Manual Entry: SwimWarrior makes it easy to manually add times on the web and mobile app with a great user experience. ENGAGEMENT TOOL SwimWarrior is a tool for everyone on your team. With accounts for coaches, swimmers and parents, it’s easy to keep everyone updated with the skill level of every swimmer on the team and the progress they are making. When swimmer’s hit a new personal record or rank up, the app sends a push notification to them and their parent.

About

Swim Pace Split Timer2026

Features
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Swim Pace Board is an offline pace tool for swimmers who want to turn goal times into clear split targets and reusable training sets. Core features: 1. Pace calculator: enter distance and time to calculate 50 m, 100 m, and 400 m pace. 2. Goal time reverse calculation: enter target pace and race distance to generate finish time and split tables. 3. Split timing tables: save common sets such as 10x100, 8x50, and 4x400 for quick reuse. 4. Intervals and send-off times: calculate send-off intervals, rest time, and total set duration. 5. Local records: save favorite distances, stroke notes, and training plans without an internet connection. All data is stored only on your device. No login is required, the app does not connect to the internet, and it does not collect personal data.

Screenshots

Swim4 screens
Swim Pace Split Timer20264 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Swim at Free against Swim Pace Split Timer2026's $0.29. On update cadence, ads, 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

Swim is free to download; Swim Pace Split Timer2026 costs $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swim ships an update every 5 weeks, Swim Pace Split Timer2026 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Swim versus Swim Pace Split Timer2026: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwimSwim Pace Split Timer2026
PriceFree — better$0.29
Rating4.4 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSWIMWARRIOR LLCNanjing Yunxiaochuang Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Swim

No in-app purchases

None

Swim Pace Split Timer2026

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swim free?
Swim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swim Pace Split Timer2026 free?
Swim Pace Split Timer2026 costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swim or Swim Pace Split Timer2026 have ads?
Neither Swim nor Swim Pace Split Timer2026 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swim or Swim Pace Split Timer2026?
Swim ships an update every 5 weeks, and Swim Pace Split Timer2026 every 2 months. Most recently, Swim was updated on November 3, 2026 and Swim Pace Split Timer2026 on November 13, 2026.

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