Comparison

SwimNow vs Speedo iQ

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

Head to head
About

SwimNow

This app provides detailed analytics for swimming workouts, tracking laps, pace, distance, and advanced metrics like SWOLF and stroke efficiency. It integrates with Apple Health and offers features for setting goals, comparing swims, and analyzing long-term trends to help swimmers of all levels improve their performance.

Highlights
  • Seamless Apple Watch integration
  • Advanced splits with detailed metrics
  • Comprehensive data analysis and trend charts
  • Personal goal setting and PB tracking
  • Swimming achievement stickers
  • Compare two swims for technique refinement
  • Yearly and monthly progress summaries
Features
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THE ULTIMATE APPLE WATCH SWIM TRACKER SwimNow is the essential swim app designed specifically for Apple Watch. It empowers you to seamlessly track, analyze, and optimize every swimming workout right from your wrist. By integrating directly with the Apple Health App, SwimNow transforms your standard pool and open water swims into professional-grade analytics—capturing everything from laps, pace, and distance to advanced metrics like SWOLF and stroke efficiency. Whether you are a beginner aiming for general fitness or a competitive swimmer chasing a new Personal Best, this app provides the deep data insights you need to train smarter. Discover the best alternative to the native Fitness app and make every meter count! ► Import Structured Workouts to Apple Watch Easily edit your swimming plan on your phone and seamlessly import it to Apple Watch.(Need iOS 18 & WatchOS 10) ► Data View swimming data recorded by your Apple Watch native app in various formats, including calendar and list views. ► Advanced splits views Compared to the native app, the splits view offers more metrics, including stroke count, stroke efficiency, SWOLF, heart rate, and more. Helps you understand the details of each swim lap better. ► Swimming Achievement Stickers Unlock a variety of fun achievement stickers. Place them freely to record your growth and show off your unique swimming style. ► Compare Two Swims Compare technical metrics between two swimming sessions to help you spot differences and continuously refine your technique. ► Data Analysis Provide comprehensive swimming statistics, including swim time, distance, pace, stroke count, stroke rate, calories burned, heart rate, and more, with detailed breakdowns for each interval and lap. ► Trend, Charts, Graph Select time periods, filter by swimming style, pool length, and distance. With comprehensive technical metrics and multidimensional statistics, generate detailed trend charts that help you easily track and analyze long-term swimming data, identify progress and areas for improvement, and enhance your performance. ► Set Goals Set personal goals and cultivate swimming habits to achieve your objectives. ► PB Personal best in different distances. like 100m, 200m, 1000m, 1500m... ► More Metrics Additional metrics such as METs and training impulse. ► Yearly Recap A cool yearly recap that highlights every bit of your persistence and progress throughout the year. ► Monthly & Weekly Summaries Crystal-clear summaries that make every bit of your progress easy to track. ► Distance Correction Fixed an issue where Apple Watch recorded incorrect distances during Open Water Swims (caused by breaststroke). You can edit stroke types and adjust distance for all laps at once, making it easier to correct missed laps or inaccurate swim data recorded by Apple Watch during pool workouts. ► Training Notes Add personalized notes to each training session to track progress and key details. ► AI Analysis Analyzes swimming data within your monthly summaries to optimize your training plans. ► Sharing Features Easily share your swim data with long screenshots, cards, or text. Download SwimNow now and start your swimming data analysis journey, making every meter count! SwimNow offers both a one-time payment option and an annual subscription. The subscription includes an auto-renewal feature. This means it will automatically renew unless you manage your subscription in your account settings. After purchase, you can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your account settings in the App Store. Terms of Use (EULA): https://swimnow.app/termsofuse Email: swimnow@outlook.com

About

Speedo iQ

This app analyzes your swimming technique, providing clear insights into your performance. It highlights areas for improvement and suggests drills to help you swim more efficiently, whether for fitness or competition.

Highlights
  • Automatic sync with connected swim goggles
  • Technique feedback on breathing, stroke, and turns
  • Drill suggestions for targeted improvement
  • Session history and performance tracking
  • Clear, easy-to-understand swim insights
Features
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Speedo iQ' is the companion app for 'Vanquisher 3.0 Track with Speedo iQ technology' connected swim goggles. Built to help swimmers understand their technique and swim more efficiently, session by session. After each swim, your data syncs automatically to the app, where it’s turned into clear, easy to understand insights. You’ll see how you swam, where you’re strong, and where small changes could make a real difference in the water. Speedo iQ focuses on the details that matter most to your swim technique, highlighting specific areas to work on and recommending drills to help you improve efficiently. - Track and improve key elements of your technique: - Breathing angle and breathing timing - Head position through the stroke - Distance per stroke and overall efficiency - Turn carry angle and turn time Each metric is presented clearly, so you don’t need to be an expert to understand what’s going on. The app shows how small adjustments can lead to smoother, more efficient swimming and gives you practical drills to try in your next session. Whether you’re training for performance or swimming for fitness, Speedo iQ helps you focus on how you swim, not just how far. Key features: - Automatic sync with Speedo iQ goggles - Technique feedback across breathing, stroke, and turns - Drill suggestions for targeted improvement - Session history and performance tracking over time - A clean, intuitive experience designed for swimmers Speedo iQ turns swim data into actionable insight - so you can spend less time analysing, and more time mastering your technique.

Screenshots

SwimNow4 screens
Speedo iQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speedo iQ at none against SwimNow's 2. SwimNow's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (44 vs 2). On price, rating, ads 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. SwimNow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Speedo iQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for SwimNow against 5.0 for Speedo iQ. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SwimNow has 44 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwimNow ships an update weekly, Speedo iQ every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SwimNow versus Speedo iQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwimNowSpeedo iQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (44 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB165 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer阳 邹Flipper Inc.

Customer experience

SwimNow

All ratings44 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral9.7%
Negative13.9%

Speedo iQ

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SwimNow

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99
None

Speedo iQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SwimNow free?
SwimNow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speedo iQ free?
Speedo iQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SwimNow or Speedo iQ?
Speedo iQ is rated higher. SwimNow averages 4.9 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Speedo iQ averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SwimNow or Speedo iQ have ads?
Neither SwimNow nor Speedo iQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwimNow or Speedo iQ?
SwimNow ships an update weekly, and Speedo iQ every 2 months. Most recently, SwimNow was updated on October 30, 2026 and Speedo iQ on October 30, 2026.

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