Comparison

MySwimApp vs White Lights

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

Head to head
About

MySwimApp

Track USA Swimming athletes in real-time, from live meet updates to personal bests and qualifying times. Organize your race day, view college recruitment targets, and share swimmer achievements instantly.

Highlights
  • Real-time meet updates
  • Live Activities for lock screen notifications
  • Organized meet-day plans with target splits
  • Visual progress tracking for cuts and PBs
  • Comprehensive swimmer profile and event history
  • College recruiting time targets
  • Shareable achievement cards
Features
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MySwimApp is the fastest way to follow USA-Swimming athletes — your kid, their teammates, anyone you care about. Search by name, follow with one tap, and we'll surface every swim, every cut, and every PB the moment they happen. LIVE AT THE POOL Real-time meet updates show event number, heat, and lane the second your swimmer takes the blocks. Pinned to your lock screen with Live Activities, so you never miss a race even when the app is closed. MEET-DAY PLAN Know exactly when each swim is, the heat and lane, the target splits to hit, and how far the next cut is — your whole race day organized, so you always know when to be on deck. CUTS AND PROGRESSION See exactly where every swimmer stands on the motivational ladder — B, BB, A, AA, AAA, AAAA — plus regional, sectional, futures, and national qualifying times. Color-coded progress bars show how close they are to the next cut. EVERY TIME, EVERY MEET Search across millions of results from thousands of meets. Open any swimmer's profile to see their full event history, best times, PR drops, and meet schedule. Built on the same official USA Swimming data coaches and officials use. COLLEGE OUTLOOK See the exact times college programs want — by event and age — and finally know what it takes. Pick a goal: D1, D2/D3, NCAA scoring, the Ivies, or the majors — or target one specific school, ranked by where it finishes at NCAAs. Track several goals at once, each with a clear on-track or gap-to-go readout. Honest by design: official cuts where they exist, estimated ranges where they don't — never a made-up number. A guide, not a recruiting or placement service. CELEBRATE THE MOMENT Turn any cut or PR into a share-ready card — pick your line, add a GIF, and send it in a tap. Sign in with Apple for instant access. Made for parents, coaches, swimmers, and anyone who lives at the pool deck. Terms of Use (EULA): https://myswimapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://myswimapp.com/privacy

About

White Lights

Features
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Your powerlifting career is already in the record. White Lights makes it useful. Search the public OpenPowerlifting archive, choose your career, and turn years of competition results into one personal Passport. YOUR COMPLETE CAREER • Every published result in one timeline • Attempts and placing for each competition • Progress across total, squat, bench, and deadlift • Results kept separate when class or meet rules change • Shareable career, meet, chart, rival, and check-in cards GET READY FOR THE NEXT MEET Browse upcoming competitions, save the ones that matter, add them to Calendar, and build a private meet plan. Optional location access helps surface events near you. ATHLETE STUDIO Athlete Studio turns your archive into an active competition dashboard. Ask plain questions about your career, set meet and lift goals, compare rivals, watch nearby challengers, review more charts, and check in on meet readiness. Optional Apple Health access can bring bodyweight, sleep, resting heart rate, heart-rate variability, and strength workouts into a private dashboard on your iPhone. FOLLOW THE FIELD Save careers, build rival comparisons, and use Comp Watch to follow athletes near your level. White Lights only calls a comparison fair when the class and meet rules line up. Broader career views stay clearly labeled. MADE TO SHARE Share Studio lets you move through backgrounds, data, words, and sizes to build a card that feels like yours. Nothing is posted until you choose where it goes. White Lights is free to explore. Athlete Studio is an optional auto-renewing subscription available monthly or annually. Pricing is shown before purchase. White Lights uses the public-domain OpenPowerlifting dataset and visibly credits the source. It is an independent career archive, not a live-results service, official federation record, coaching service, or medical tool. New results appear after the source publishes them. Mara Voss and her demo rivals are clearly marked fictional examples created by White Lights. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MySwimApp4 screens
White Lights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MySwimApp at every 2 days against White Lights's every 3 weeks. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MySwimApp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and White Lights sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MySwimApp ships an update every 2 days, White Lights every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MySwimApp versus White Lights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMySwimAppWhite Lights
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFoxtide LLCDeadBeet LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MySwimApp

Subscriptions2
  • MySwimApp Plus — Monthly$4.991 Month
  • MySwimApp Plus — Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

White Lights

Subscriptions2
  • Athlete Studio$4.991 Month
  • Athlete Studio$39.991 Year

Questions

Is MySwimApp free?
MySwimApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is White Lights free?
White Lights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MySwimApp or White Lights have ads?
Neither MySwimApp nor White Lights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MySwimApp or White Lights?
MySwimApp ships an update every 2 days, and White Lights every 3 weeks. Most recently, MySwimApp was updated on October 24, 2026 and White Lights on October 24, 2026.

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