Comparison

Finns SwimLog vs MARKS

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

Head to head
About

Finns SwimLog

This app automatically imports Apple Watch swim data, providing detailed analysis of strokes, heart rate, pace, and more. It offers a visual diary of your swims, tracks personal bests, and includes gamified elements like medals and an evolving avatar.

Highlights
  • Automatic Apple Watch swim import
  • Multi-chart synchronized timeline
  • Heart-rate zone analysis with notes
  • 240 medal tiers for progression
  • Evolving avatar with unlockable items
  • Comprehensive analytics dashboard
  • Swim personality classification
Features
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A swim log that imports the workouts your Apple Watch recorded and analyzes them: 3D stroke motion, per-stroke form, heart rate, pace and SWOLF. ■ 3D stroke reconstruction The motion sensors in your Apple Watch record your wrist path. One stroke cycle is rebuilt in 3D so you can rotate it and view it from the side, top and front. ■ Per-stroke form analysis Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly are analyzed separately: high elbow versus straight arm, wrist direction at entry, and the acceleration profile across catch, pull, push and recovery. ■ Coach report Each session is scored against eight movement patterns right after it ends. Thresholds shift with your level — beginner, intermediate, advanced — and the report names the drill to try next. ■ Calibration Enter your arm length once and the trajectory calculation becomes more accurate. ■ Multi-chart timeline Stroke, heart rate, pace and lap distance are aligned on one time axis. Drag the scrubber to read the values at any point in the session. ■ Automatic import and sorting Swim workouts stored on your iPhone are imported with no manual entry. Lessons and free swims are labeled automatically from time-of-day and weekday patterns, and sensor gaps caused by wall turns and underwater phases are merged back into a single lap. ■ Analytics dashboard Pace, distance, heart-rate trend, SWOLF by stroke, and time-of-day and weekday patterns, by week, month, year or all time. ■ Personal bests A PB is tracked for every stroke and distance combination, shown together with its average pace. ■ Swimmer profile Your accumulated data is classified as endurance, sprinter, technique or power. ■ 240 medals 30 categories across 8 tiers: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master, Grandmaster, Legend. ■ Avatar and collection A character that grows through six stages with your swim volume, plus a collection of swimsuits, caps, goggles, watches and gear. Requirements · iPhone, and an Apple Watch to record the swim workouts · Health (HealthKit) access — to read swim workouts and heart rate · Location access (optional) — to find nearby pools Data handling All swim data is analyzed and stored on your device. What leaves the device is exactly what the App Privacy label lists.

About

MARKS

Features
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The moment you step on the block, your record begins. MARKS is a record-keeping and training app for youth and student swimmers — and their parents. Bring scattered race results and meet schedules into one place, and watch your progress take shape. ■ Records Personal bests are organized automatically by event. Log times by meet and date, long course or short course, and see exactly how much you have dropped. ■ Analysis Review training volume and recovery, and catch early signs of overtraining. (All guidance is for reference only and is not medical advice.) ■ Goals Set a target time for your next meet, check the gap from your current PB, and shape your training around it. ■ Meets Nationwide swim meet schedules, organized for age-group and masters swimmers, with links to official sources — answer "what meets are on this year?" on one screen. ■ Growth Ask the AI coach about training, nutrition, and technique, and get a weekly plan that fits you — built on training principles used by world-class swimmers. — Your data is yours. Export or delete it anytime. — Users under 14 require guardian consent. Take Your Mark. Your Record Starts Here.

Screenshots

Finns SwimLog4 screens
MARKS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MARKS at 15.0 against Finns SwimLog's 18.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Finns SwimLog versus MARKS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinns SwimLogMARKS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB301 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyumyung Hwangrina kim

In-app purchases

None

Finns SwimLog

No in-app purchases

None

MARKS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Finns SwimLog free?
Finns SwimLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MARKS free?
MARKS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Finns SwimLog or MARKS have ads?
Neither Finns SwimLog nor MARKS shows ads.

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