Swim Practices vs SwimCount
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swim Practices
This intelligent training app helps mid-to-long distance freestyle swimmers improve speed and technique. It provides structured, progressive daily practices with automatic stroke detection and detailed performance history. Fully customizable workouts cater to various pool lengths and swimmer levels.
- Personalized daily freestyle workouts
- Supports 25m, 50m, and 25yd pools
- Automatic stroke detection and breakdown
- Apple Watch integration with heart-rate tracking
- Detailed performance history (stroke, distance, pace)
- Built-in technique drills
- Adaptive difficulty scaling
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Swim smarter, not just longer. The intelligent training app made specifically for mid-to-long distance freestyle swimmers who want to go faster with better technique — without guessing what to swim today. Whether you're training for a 1500 m/1650 yd race, an open-water event, or just want to swim strong 3000–6000 m sessions efficiently, we give you perfectly structured, progressive practices every day. Features swimmers love: Daily personalized workouts focused on distance freestyle Works in both 25-meter, 50-meter and 25-yard pools Automatic stroke detection & breakdown Apple Watch native app with heart-rate tracking and haptics Detailed stroke count, distance, pace, and heart-rate history Technique drills built into every session (catch-up, fingertip drag, etc.) Adaptive difficulty — the app gets harder when you get faster Fully customizable: swap sets, randomize, change equipment (fins, pull buoy, paddles, snorkel) Clean, swimmer-friendly interface — no clutter, no ads What you actually get every day: A complete practice like real coaches write: Warm-up Technique/drill sets Main aerobic or threshold sets Optional kick or pull Cool-down Total volume typically 3000–5800 m/yds, perfectly scaled to your current level. No subscription lock-in Everything is included. No hidden paywalls for basic training. Future premium features will be optional. If you live in the water and breathe freestyle, this is the training partner you've been waiting for. Start swimming faster today.
SwimCount
This app provides a simple, distraction-free lap counter and swim timer. It allows users to track splits and elapsed time in real-time, assign sessions to different swimmer profiles, and add notes. Review your complete swim history with detailed split times, filtered by swimmer.
- Real-time lap counter
- Split and elapsed time tracking
- Multiple swimmer profiles
- Session notes
- Detailed session history
- Screen stays awake during sessions
- Haptic feedback
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SwimCount is a fast, distraction-free lap counter and swim timer. Start a session, tap Lap to record splits, and track your elapsed time in real time — down to the centisecond. Assign sessions to swimmer profiles, add notes, and review your full history with split times, filtered by swimmer. Built for coaches, parents, and swimmers who want a simple tool that works poolside without the bloat. Features: • Real-time lap counter with split and elapsed times • Swimmer profiles — track multiple swimmers separately • Session notes — record workout type, conditions, or how you felt • Session history with expandable lap details • Filter and group history by swimmer • Auto-records final lap so you never lose the last split • Screen stays awake during active sessions • Haptic feedback for tactile confirmation • No account required — all data stays on your device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Swim Practices at 4 against SwimCount's 1. SwimCount's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Swim Practices against 5.0 for SwimCount. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swim Practices | SwimCount |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mitchell LaBenski | Brandon Wilson |
Customer experience
Swim Practices
SwimCount
In-app purchases
Swim Practices
No in-app purchases
SwimCount
No in-app purchases








