Comparison

Polar Team vs SwimBETTER

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Polar Team

This app helps coaches monitor individual player effort in real-time during indoor team sports. It provides objective performance data after training sessions, allowing for personalized coaching and future session planning. Share detailed reports with players and staff to optimize team performance.

Highlights
  • Real-time heart rate monitoring
  • Individual and team coaching guidance
  • Player performance comparison
  • Post-training objective data
  • Shareable performance reports
  • Heart rate zone tracking
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** Polar Team is ranked among the top 10 Health and Fitness apps in 18 countries! Polar Team allows coaches and trainers of any indoor sports team – basketball, ice hockey, indoor tennis, volleyball and more – to see exactly how hard each team member is working. This allows you to coach each of them individually, in real time. It also provides information to see who is tiring, who needs to work on their fitness, and who may have energy left in the tank. To coach with Polar Team, you’ll need an iPad and a compatible Polar heart rate sensor or a sport watch for each player.* Follow the performance of your whole team or concentrate on one player at a time. Spot the differences and guide your players at once. Compare several players on screen in real time. Motivate your players by showing them their effort on the go during training. After the training Polar Team reveals objective data on your players’ performance and shares reports with your players and coaching staff. Use the data to plan your next session. *Compatible devices: https://support.polar.com/en/support/FAQs/Compatibility_and_Requirements_Polar_Team_app Key features: -Follow your team’s heart rates on screen in real time (in beats per minute and percentage of maximum heart rate, and by target heart rate zone) -Guide and motivate your players at once, as a team or individually -Compare chosen players on screen during training -See objective data on the effort of the whole team and each player individually after the training (average and maximum heart rate per session, calorie consumption, accumulated time in heart rate zones, heart rate curve, weekly training overview) -Share this data with your team and coaching staff via email as a pdf summary Coach your team to the top with Polar Team. Discover more about Polar Team sports solutions at: http://www.polar.com/en/b2b_products/team_sports Note: We recommend using the app in indoor team sports only due to limitations in the Bluetooth Smart transmission range. The maximum line-of-sight coverage for Bluetooth Smart transmission is around 60 meters (66 yards).

About

SwimBETTER

Quantify your swimming technique with a palm-sized device that measures hand force in multiple directions. This innovative tool offers a game-changing approach to improving swimming performance directly from the pool deck.

Highlights
  • Quantify swimming technique
  • Measure hand force
  • Six directional force measurement
  • Palm-sized device
  • Pool deck usability
Features
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Accurately quantify your swimming technique right on the pool deck! With eo SwimBETTER you can measure the applied force of your hands in up to six directions with a device small enough to fit in your palm. It’s a game-changing moment for the sport.

Screenshots

SwimBETTER4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SwimBETTER at 100% against Polar Team's 30%. SwimBETTER also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Polar Team's advantage is ratings volume (318 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SwimBETTER holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polar Team has 318 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Polar Team's written reviews are positive against 100% of SwimBETTER's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polar Team ships an update every 2 months, SwimBETTER monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Polar Team versus SwimBETTER: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolar TeamSwimBETTER
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (318 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings318 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolar Electroeolab

Customer experience

Polar Team

All ratings294 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative56.7%

SwimBETTER

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Polar Team

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Emailing reports to coaches and participants is glitchy
  • Consistency in readings is still an issue
  • App crashes constantly
  • App will not open after deleting demo players
  • Does not sync
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  • External projection feature no longer supported
  • No AirPlay
  • Cannot display heart rate on external monitor
  • External screen mirroring has been removed
  • Screen mirroring turned off
  • Disallowing external screen sharing
  • Cannot AirPlay live stats on TV
  • New update has ruined my business
  • Crashing
  • Cannot start this app
  • Constantly crashes

Requested features

10 requests
  • Solution for small businesses not $$$/month
  • More user-friendly software
  • Allow AirPlay
  • Export heart rate data in HRM or XML format
  • Handle multiple teams and players
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  • More than one team stored in the app
  • Ability to add additional teams
  • Fix crashing issues
  • Improve external projection feature
  • More communication about update changes

SwimBETTER

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Polar Team

No in-app purchases

None

SwimBETTER

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Polar Team free?
Polar Team is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SwimBETTER free?
SwimBETTER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Polar Team or SwimBETTER?
SwimBETTER is rated higher. Polar Team averages 4.6 out of 5 from 318 ratings, while SwimBETTER averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Polar Team or SwimBETTER have ads?
Neither Polar Team nor SwimBETTER shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Polar Team or SwimBETTER?
Polar Team ships an update every 2 months, and SwimBETTER monthly. Most recently, Polar Team was updated on November 11, 2026 and SwimBETTER on November 7, 2026.

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