Comparison

SwimNow vs EveryRide

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 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.

Highlights
  • 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
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. Email: swimnow@outlook.com

About

EveryRide

Features
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EveryRide is the ultimate cycling companion that turns your Apple Health cycling data into beautiful, actionable insights. TRACK EVERY RIDE Automatically syncs all your cycling workouts from Apple Health — outdoor rides, indoor trainer sessions, and everything in between. See your distance, duration, speed, heart rate, power, cadence, and calories for every ride. POWERFUL STATISTICS Dive deep into your cycling performance with detailed stats across custom time periods. View speed trends, cardio analysis, ride type breakdowns, and personal records. Track your weekly and monthly progress with clear, intuitive charts. CYCLING-SPECIFIC METRICS Full support for power meters and smart trainers. View average and max power, cadence, FTP (Functional Threshold Power), and power zones. See how your fitness is evolving over time. BEAUTIFUL CALENDAR VIEW See your entire ride history at a glance with color-coded calendar entries. Tap any day to see detailed ride information. Monthly summaries keep you motivated. WEEKLY & MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS Get automatically generated ride highlights that celebrate your achievements and show trends in your cycling. GOALS & STREAKS Set weekly distance and time goals, track your riding streaks, and stay motivated with progress tracking. WIDGETS Add home screen widgets to see your weekly progress, last ride, and current streak at a glance. TRAINING INSIGHTS Monitor your training load with acute-to-chronic workload ratio (ACWR). Get personalized ride recommendations based on your history. PRIVACY FIRST EveryRide reads data only from Apple Health. Your data stays on your device and syncs via iCloud. No accounts, no tracking, no ads. PREMIUM FEATURES Unlock unlimited ride history, advanced charts, all-time statistics, detailed highlights, notifications, and training recommendations with a one-time purchase.

Screenshots

SwimNow4 screens
EveryRide4 screens

Verdict

The call

SwimNow and EveryRide are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 and EveryRide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwimNow ships an update weekly, EveryRide every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SwimNow versus EveryRide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwimNowEveryRide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer阳 邹PragmaTec

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SwimNow

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

EveryRide

One-time1
  • EveryRide Premium$2.99

Questions

Is SwimNow free?
SwimNow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EveryRide free?
EveryRide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SwimNow or EveryRide have ads?
Neither SwimNow nor EveryRide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwimNow or EveryRide?
SwimNow ships an update weekly, and EveryRide every 4 days. Most recently, SwimNow was updated on October 25, 2026 and EveryRide on October 19, 2026.

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