SwimNow vs Anchor PT Exercise Program
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SwimNow
This app analyzes and tracks swimming data from your Apple Watch and other synced devices. It offers detailed insights into your performance, advanced split views, and trend charts to help you improve your swimming efficiency and achieve your goals.
- Import structured workouts to Apple Watch
- Advanced splits views with more metrics
- Data analysis and trend charts
- Swimming achievement stickers
- Compare two swims
- Set personal goals
- Yearly and monthly summaries
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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. Email: swimnow@outlook.com
Anchor PT Exercise Program
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Welcome to the Anchor PT Exercise Program App! Log on to access your personalized Home Exercise Program on your mobile device. Using this app, you can access your personalized Home Exercise Program with HD Instructional videos. On the 'Messages' tab, you can securely communicate with your Anchor PT Exercise Program provider. As you make progress in your program, you'll earn virtual trophies and achievement badges to celebrate your milestones! Visit the 'Awards' tab to see your achievements and track your progress. On the 'Awards' tab, you can track these items. Prefer a language other than English? Go to the 'More' tab and select 'Languages' to pick another language option. If you need to book an appointment, please go to the 'Appointments' tab for more info. Make sure to select 'Mark as Complete' when doing your exercises to ensure that your provider can keep track of your progress! You must be a Anchor PT Exercise Program patient to gain access. This app integrates with your phone's Motion and Fitness activity framework to read daily step count data allowing your provider to monitor your activity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anchor PT Exercise Program at none against SwimNow's 2. Anchor PT Exercise Program also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.2). On price and ads 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. SwimNow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Anchor PT Exercise Program asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | SwimNow | Anchor PT Exercise Program |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (44 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 阳 邹 | Anchor Physical Therapy |
In-app purchases
SwimNow
- Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$39.99
Anchor PT Exercise Program
No in-app purchases
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