Comparison

Swim Plus vs Tide

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

Head to head
About

Swim Plus

Features
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Swim Plus Manage your swim school experience – all in one place. The new Swim Plus app makes it easy to stay connected with your swim school. Whether you're booking swim lessons, managing make-ups, or handling payments; everything you need is right at your fingertips. With the new Swim Plus app, you can: - Book swimming lessons, aquarobics, and lap swimming sessions - Mark absences and schedule make-up classes - View and pay your fees quickly and securely - Stay in the loop with updates from the centre - Perfect for families with kids learning to swim, regular lap swimmers, or anyone looking to stay organised with their swimming schedule. No more phone calls or emails – just simple, convenient access whenever you need it. Download our new Swim Plus today and take control of your swim school experience.

About

Tide

Features
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Tide is a breathing timer, built around your own rhythm. Build a pattern from scratch: set your own hold times, chain together repeatable step sets, and choose whether a session ends after a set number of rounds or after a fixed length of time. Once it's saved, it works exactly like any other pattern in the app. Not sure where to start? Three patterns are ready to go: Box breathing (4-4-4-4): used to reset under pressure. Equal parts inhale, hold, exhale, hold. 4-7-8: a technique for unwinding. A long exhale that signals to your nervous system that it's safe to slow down. Calm (3-2-5-2): a gentle everyday pattern. Slightly longer exhale than inhale, designed for quiet moments and transitions. Tide also runs on Apple Watch. Start a session from your wrist with quick-start presets and rounds mode. Chime and haptic settings sync automatically between your phone and watch. No narration. No scores. Just the rhythm you choose. Tide is made by Quiet Leaf LLC. See what else we're building at quietleaf.dev.

Screenshots

Swim Plus4 screens
Tide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Swim Plus at 15.1 against Tide's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swim Plus ships an update monthly, Tide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Swim Plus versus Tide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwim PlusTide
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiClassPro IncQuiet Leaf LLC

In-app purchases

None

Swim Plus

No in-app purchases

None

Tide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swim Plus free?
Swim Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tide free?
Tide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swim Plus or Tide have ads?
Neither Swim Plus nor Tide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swim Plus or Tide?
Swim Plus ships an update monthly, and Tide every 2 months. Most recently, Swim Plus was updated on September 10, 2026 and Tide on September 20, 2026.

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