Comparison

ELEMENT | 08 vs Swimlog

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

Head to head
About

ELEMENT | 08

Features
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ELEMENT | 08 is a training, logging and analysis system for freedivers. TRAIN WITH INTENTION Build custom Static and Breathwork tables with CO2 and O2 progressions, custom rest, hold, and recover blocks, and full audio announcements. Follow structured progressions toward new breath-hold times, or build a full Season Plan with periodized phases for depth and pool competition prep. YOUR DIVE LOG, PROPERLY DONE Sessions save automatically. Log dives by hand or import them from your dive computer (Garmin and Suunto FIT, UDDF, and more), keeping your full training history in one place. INSIGHTS THAT MATTER Long-term trends across breath hold, equalization, and dive data. Depth bands, SpO2 exposure zones, mouthfill factor, and more. Connect a Bluetooth pulse oximeter for live SpO2, heart rate, and detailed post-session analysis. ASK ABOUT YOUR DIVING A built-in AI assistant answers questions about your own logged data in plain language. Ask how your depth is trending, compare two dives, or dig into a single session, and get answers grounded in your real numbers, with charts drawn right on your device. Only your question and the summary figures needed to answer it are sent to generate the response. Your raw dive logs, full profiles, and location never leave your device. SHARE YOUR DIVES Turn a depth dive into a Dive Reel: an animated overlay of your depth, time, and stats, on your own footage or a clean background. Pick a template, line it up with your clip, and export a video made for stories and reels. TRAIN WITH YOUR COACH Coach Mode links you and your coach. Pair with a code, receive training plans that land straight in your Today view, and share your logged dives so your coach can follow your progress. BUILT FOR FREEDIVERS, BY A FREEDIVER Local-first by default: your data lives on your device. Create an optional account to back it up to the cloud and restore it on a new phone. The core app is free, with no subscription required to train seriously. TRAIN SAFELY Breath-hold training carries real risks. Never train in or near water without a trained buddy supervising you directly, and never alone. ELEMENT | 08 supports your training. It does not replace certified instruction or medical advice. More at element08.io Terms of Use: https://element08.io/terms.html

About

Swimlog

This app helps competitive swimmers meticulously log their training sets, track season-long progress, and manage race performance. It allows for detailed capture of workouts, analysis of training volume and intensity, and team collaboration features. Built for serious swimmers, it supports various strokes and course types.

Highlights
  • Structured set logging with shorthand
  • Scan coach's whiteboard into editable sets
  • Import Apple Watch pool swims
  • Track training volume, intensity, and stroke mix
  • Manage upcoming meets and personal bests
  • Team log for shared training volume and collaboration
Features
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Every set. Every race. One season. Swimlog is the training log for competitive, college, masters and committed swimmers. Capture practice in the shorthand swimmers already use, preserve the full structure of every set, and turn months of training into a season you can actually read. CAPTURE THE WORK • Type structured sets in swimming shorthand • Scan the coach’s whiteboard into editable sets • Build and edit complete workouts set by set • Import compatible Apple Watch pool swims through Apple Health Every capture opens as a draft first. Review it, correct it and log only what you actually swam. READ THE SEASON Follow training volume, active days, stroke mix, intensity and equipment across your history. Open any workout to see the complete set list, then search the logbook by title, stroke, note or date. OWN YOUR RACING Keep upcoming meets, events and seed times close. Record results and follow the personal bests that moved your season forward. TRAIN WITH YOUR LANE Create or join a team, follow the chronological Team Log and see shared training volume. React, comment and open teammate workouts without turning practice into a casual leaderboard. TAKE YOUR DATA WITH YOU Export workout summaries and detailed sets as CSV, or workouts, personal bests and meets as JSON. Save your history to a file for spreadsheets and your own progress dashboard. BUILT FOR SERIOUS SWIMMING • SCY, SCM and LCM courses • Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, IM, kick, drill and pull • Send-offs, rest, effort, equipment, notes and repetition times • Local-first logging with cloud sync • Optional reminders • No ads Swimlog requires a Swimlog Pro monthly or yearly subscription after account setup. Eligible users may receive a 7-day free trial. Prices and eligibility are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://swimlog.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://swimlog.dev/privacy

Screenshots

ELEMENT | 084 screens
Swimlog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Swimlog at every 3 days against ELEMENT | 08's weekly. ELEMENT | 08's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, 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. ELEMENT | 08 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Swimlog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ELEMENT | 08 ships an update weekly, Swimlog every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
ELEMENT | 08 versus Swimlog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterELEMENT | 08Swimlog
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB80 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPhilipp HeinzelmannEdward Baltaza

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ELEMENT | 08

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Pro$3.991 Month
  • AI Assistant Add-on (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • AI Assistant Add-on (Loyalty)$12.991 Year
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  • Season Pro$14.991 Year
  • ELEMENT 08 Pro (Annual)$22.991 Year
  • AI Assistant Add-on (Annual)$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • Lifetime Founder$29.99
  • lifetime_early$39.99
  • Lifetime Regular$59.99
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  • ELEMENT 08 Lifetime$59.99
3 purchases

Swimlog

Subscriptions2
  • Swimlog Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Swimlog Pro Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Swimlog Pro Lifetime$169.99

Questions

Is ELEMENT | 08 free?
ELEMENT | 08 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swimlog free?
Swimlog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ELEMENT | 08 or Swimlog have ads?
Neither ELEMENT | 08 nor Swimlog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ELEMENT | 08 or Swimlog?
ELEMENT | 08 ships an update weekly, and Swimlog every 3 days. Most recently, ELEMENT | 08 was updated on September 19, 2026 and Swimlog on September 23, 2026.

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