UoW Sport vs LapView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UoW Sport
Easily book fitness classes, view timetables for sports and swimming, and manage your membership. Get instant notifications for news, events, and special offers. Integrates with HealthKit to track activity and encourage fitness.
- Book fitness classes
- View class and swim timetables
- Receive news and offers via push notifications
- Explore and join memberships
- Manage your account
- Integrates with HealthKit
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With the UoW Sport app you always have quick and easy access to book your favourite fitness classes and sporting activities. Get the latest updates, view fitness class timetables, social sport sessions, and our public swim timetable. You can also explore our membership offers and manage your account all in one place. Access everything you need to get active with us today. BOOK FITNESS CLASSES Get real-time access to our fitness class timetable, view class availability, make a booking and store your favourite classes – all on the move! VIEW OUR SWIM TIMETABLE Get real-time access to our swim timetable.. NEWS AND OFFERS Get instantly notified of news, events and special offers via push notifications direct to your phone. With the UoW Sport app, you’ll immediately know when there are new events, classes or great deals you can enjoy, ensuring that you’ll never miss a thing. MEMBERSHIPS AND ONLINE JOINING View our different types of membership to find the one which best suits you and join online. CONTACT US Easily contact us via email or view directions and maps. APPLE HEALTHKIT We also use HealthKit to allow users to share their activity and workout data with the app. This data is used to incentivise users to stay active.
LapView
This swim tracking app offers a clear, large-font display of laps and distance during your workout. It provides haptic feedback for lap completion and detailed post-swim statistics on your phone. High-contrast themes are available for better visibility.
- Large font lap and distance display
- Haptic feedback for lap registration
- Detailed post-session statistics
- Adjustable pool length
- High-contrast themes
- One-touch interface
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LapView offers a simple and intuitive way to monitor swimming sessions in a pool. While you swim, LapView displays current lap and distance in large fonts, making it easier for farsighted people to check their progress. A selection of themes, including high-contrast ones, is available. Furthermore, the app provides haptic feedback at the end of each lap, letting you know the lap has been registered. Once you finish, the app on your phone provides detailed statistics, including lap times, stroke counts and heart rate change during the exercise. Highlights: - Simple, one-touch interface to start a new swim session - Large fonts displaying lap count and distance covered - High contrast themes, aligned with WCAG recommendations - Pool length is adjustable both on the watch and the phone - Details post-session information on the phone The app offers 10 free workouts, after which unlimited workouts can be unlocked through a small, one-off purchase. Terms and Conditions: https://www.instant-ps.com/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.instant-ps.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UoW Sport at none against LapView's 1. UoW Sport also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). LapView's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. LapView sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. UoW Sport asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for UoW Sport against 5.0 for LapView. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UoW Sport has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
UoW Sport ships an update every 2 months, LapView monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UoW Sport | LapView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Warwick | Instant Professional Services Ltd |
In-app purchases
UoW Sport
No in-app purchases
LapView
- Unlimited Laps$4.99
