SwimCount vs SwimPaceTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
SwimPaceTimer
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SwimPaceTimer is an Apple Watch interval timer for the pool. Three settings, that's it: distance, reps, and your send-off cycle. MADE FOR SWIMMERS WHO - are tired of watching the pace clock and counting in their head - just want to hold a send-off without fiddling with settings mid-set WHAT IT DOES - Build a set: distance x reps x send-off cycle (e.g. 25yd x 5 @ 1:30) - Tap start, get 5 seconds on the wall, then push off on the buzz - A heads-up buzz 5 seconds out, then a start buzz - hold your cycle without looking at your wrist - Countdown ring, rep dots, heart rate, split and total time at a glance - Live heart rate on screen while you swim WORKS ALONGSIDE THE WORKOUT APP SwimPaceTimer is a send-off timer, not a tracker. It never takes over a workout you are already recording. Start a pool swim in the built-in Workout app if you want it saved to Health — that also turns on Water Lock for you — then let SwimPaceTimer handle the send-offs. BUILT FOR THE WATER Screens are hard to read and harder to tap when you're wet. Set everything on the wall before you push off, then swim - your wrist tells you when to go. Yards or meters follows your region automatically.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SwimPaceTimer at every 5 days against SwimCount's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SwimCount ships an update fortnightly, SwimPaceTimer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SwimCount | SwimPaceTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Wilson | Kyunghyun Choi |
In-app purchases
SwimCount
No in-app purchases
SwimPaceTimer
No in-app purchases









