Comparison

SwimNow vs Loop Fit +

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

Loop Fit +

Features
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Loop Fit brings nutrition, workouts, body data, and Apple Watch into one connected fitness system. Track meals, water, calories, macros, and key nutrients. Search the food library, scan barcodes, create custom foods, or use photo-assisted AI recognition, then review the results before saving. Plan and record strength or cardio workouts, reuse previous workout data, and stay on pace with rest reminders. Record body measurements and review your progress over time. With your permission, Loop Fit can integrate with Apple Health and Apple Watch, helping keep your fitness and health data together. AI-generated results are estimates and should be reviewed before use. Loop Fit does not provide medical diagnosis, treatment, or professional medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SwimNow4 screens
Loop Fit +4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Loop Fit + at every 2 days against SwimNow's weekly. On price, 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

Both are free to download. SwimNow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year and Loop Fit + sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwimNow ships an update weekly, Loop Fit + every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SwimNow versus Loop Fit +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwimNowLoop Fit +
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB22 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer阳 邹骞 陈

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SwimNow

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

Loop Fit +

Subscriptions3
  • Loop Fit Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Loop Fit Pro Quarterly$6.993 Months
  • Loop Fit Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Loop Fit Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is SwimNow free?
SwimNow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loop Fit + free?
Loop Fit + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SwimNow or Loop Fit + have ads?
Neither SwimNow nor Loop Fit + shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwimNow or Loop Fit +?
SwimNow ships an update weekly, and Loop Fit + every 2 days. Most recently, SwimNow was updated on October 30, 2026 and Loop Fit + on October 25, 2026.

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