Swimlytics vs Anchor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swimlytics
This app analyzes competitive swim results to provide performance insights for swimmers, parents, and coaches. Track progress, compare swimmers, and understand trends across events and seasons. Premium features offer deeper analysis and full history.
- Automatic competitive swim result population
- Performance insights and trend analysis
- Swimmer progress tracking across events and seasons
- Side-by-side swimmer comparisons
- Team and LSC ranking context
- IMR/IMX progress tools
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Swimlytics is automatically populated with competitive swim results to help swimmers, parents, and coaches turn meet data into clear performance insights. Search for swimmers, save favorites, review best times, browse meet results, and follow progress across events, courses, and seasons from one streamlined app. Track top events and latest meet activity, monitor time standards and power points, and explore swim history in a way that makes trends easier to understand. Swimlytics brings important performance context together so you can quickly see where a swimmer is improving, where they are most competitive, and what to watch next. Dive deeper with side-by-side swimmer comparisons, team and LSC ranking context, and IMR/IMX progress tools designed to make long-term development easier to follow. Whether you are tracking one swimmer or comparing multiple athletes, Swimlytics gives you a clearer view of competitive progress. Swimlytics Premium unlocks exact times, full swim history, performance charts, deeper rankings, and expanded swimmer comparisons. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://splitsecondinsights.com/privacy/
Anchor
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Anchor is private swim coaching, made simple. Connect with real swim coaches — book a session, message your coach, and track progress, all in one app. For Swimmers & Parents: - Browse verified swim coaches by location and price - Book sessions in seconds — no calls, no back-and-forth texts - Message your coach directly in-app - Track progress with session recaps after every lesson - See your swimmer's development over time, not just a schedule For Coaches: - Set your own pricing and availability - Get discovered by families actively looking for a swim coach - Manage bookings, payments, and messaging in one place - Build your reputation with every session Whether you're training for a meet, learning to swim, or looking for consistent, quality coaching — Anchor makes it easy to find the right fit. More sports coming soon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anchor at none against Swimlytics's 2. Swimlytics's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and chart position (#124 vs unranked). On price and ads 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. Swimlytics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Anchor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swimlytics ships an update every 2 weeks, Anchor monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swimlytics | Anchor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Best chart rank | #124 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Split Second Insights, LLC | Myo Paing |
In-app purchases
Swimlytics
- Premium access7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium access7 Days trial$14.991 Year
Anchor
No in-app purchases








