Comparison

SwimNow vs Gaitor

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

Gaitor

Features
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See how you actually run. Gaitor turns a short phone video of your run into a clear breakdown of your running form. Film yourself for a few seconds and Gaitor's pose analysis measures the biomechanics that matter — cadence, stride length, ground contact, posture, knee drive, arm swing and more — then turns them into a simple score and plain-English coaching cues. No wearables, no lab, no treadmill required. Just your phone. WHY RUNNERS USE GAITOR • Spot the form habits that slow you down or lead to injury • Track cadence, stride and posture over time • Get specific, easy-to-action cues — not just numbers • See your progress run after run HOW IT WORKS 1. Film a few seconds of your run (side-on works best) 2. Gaitor analyses your gait automatically 3. Review your score, your metrics and what to work on next Whether you're chasing a PB, coming back from injury, or just want to run more efficiently, Gaitor gives you the kind of running-form insight that used to require a sports lab. Your videos stay private — we don't share or sell them. Run smoother. Run stronger. Gaitor.

Screenshots

SwimNow4 screens
Gaitor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gaitor at none against SwimNow's 2. Gaitor also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.2). On price, 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. Gaitor asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SwimNow versus Gaitor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwimNowGaitor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer阳 邹TODO Engineering

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SwimNow

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

Gaitor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SwimNow free?
SwimNow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gaitor free?
Gaitor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SwimNow or Gaitor have ads?
Neither SwimNow nor Gaitor shows ads.

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