Comparison

PaceLine Labs vs MakoSwim

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

Head to head
About

PaceLine Labs

This app helps swimmers, divers, parents, and coaches time races, analyze performances, and track progress. It offers features for race timing, split tracking, personal record management, and detailed performance analysis.

Highlights
  • Race timing and split tracking
  • Goal time and personal best comparison
  • Performance analysis and deviation tracking
  • Personal record and dive score tracking
  • Shareable result cards
  • Video analysis and frame-by-frame review
  • Meet scoring and team management
Features
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PaceLine Labs gives swimmers, divers, parents, and coaches one place to time races, evaluate performances, and track progress. Set up a swim in seconds, enter a target time, and record every split from the pool deck or Apple Watch. PaceLine compares the swimmer with the target pace as the race unfolds, then presents the final time, splits, deviations, goal comparison, personal records, and a shareable result card. For swimmers and families: • Race against a goal time or previous best • Review splits and pacing after every swim • Track personal records, dive scores, and progress • Share clear result cards with family and teammates For coaches: • Time athletes during practices and meets • Analyze recorded video frame by frame and compare performances • Score swim meets and diving events • Manage teams and athlete profiles • Create custom time standards • Print practice materials and export results for SwimCloud or Hy-Tek workflows Apple Watch support keeps timing and pacing information accessible on deck. Responsive layouts make the coaching tools easy to use across iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Free includes a clean race stopwatch and shareable results. Plus adds saved race history, personal-record tracking, Race Pulse activity, Apple Watch pacing, Video Analysis, Meet Scoring, and saved dive scores. Pro adds advanced coaching features including AR Camera mode, custom standards, team and athlete management, imports, exports, and deeper race review. PaceLine Labs keeps timing, video analysis, meet scoring, diving, and athlete development together in one deck-ready app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pacelineswim.com/privacy/

About

MakoSwim

This platform helps swimming coaches manage performance, plan seasons, and analyze races with an AI assistant. Athletes can track wellness and view their race history. It offers features for clubs, including multiple teams and a parent view.

Highlights
  • Workout editor with automatic volume and energy zones
  • Season planning with phase tracking
  • Frame-by-frame race analysis with drawing tools
  • Team analytics for volume, load, and attendance
  • Athlete wellness monitoring
  • AI assistant for drafting sessions and plans
  • Parent view for younger swimmers
Features
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MakoSwim is the complete platform for swimming performance management. Plan seasons, write and share workouts, analyze races, track wellness, and coach with an AI assistant that knows your team, and can execute all common workflows for you so you can do what you love -- plan training and coach. FOR COACHES • Write sessions in a purpose-built workout editor with automatic volume, energy zones, and per-group individualization • Plan a full season with phases, weekly targets, and planned vs actual tracking • Analyze races frame by frame with timing, splits, and drawing tools on your race videos • See team analytics for volume, load, attendance, and stroke distribution • Monitor athlete wellness with daily check-ins, trends, and early warnings • Run test sets and leaderboards, and keep results organized meet to meet • Ask MAKO AI to draft sessions, build season plans, and answer questions about your own team data FOR ATHLETES • Daily wellness check-in with streaks and personal trends • Personal race history, results, and goal sheets • Video vault with your races and training clips FOR CLUBS • Multiple teams and training groups, coach and assistant roles, and a parent view for younger swimmers • A private community space for your coaching staff with tutorials and masterclasses MakoSwim accounts are provided through your swim club. Sign in with the account from your coach or club administrator.

Screenshots

PaceLine Labs4 screens
MakoSwim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MakoSwim at none against PaceLine Labs's 4. PaceLine Labs's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. PaceLine Labs sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MakoSwim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PaceLine Labs against 5.0 for MakoSwim. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaceLine Labs ships an update every 5 days, MakoSwim every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PaceLine Labs versus MakoSwim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaceLine LabsMakoSwim
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimothy GallivanMako App Limited

Customer experience

PaceLine Labs

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MakoSwim

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PaceLine Labs

Subscriptions4
  • PaceLine Plus14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • PaceLine Pro14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • PaceLine Plus14 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • PaceLine Pro14 Days trial$79.991 Year
None

MakoSwim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PaceLine Labs free?
PaceLine Labs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MakoSwim free?
MakoSwim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PaceLine Labs or MakoSwim?
PaceLine Labs and MakoSwim are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do PaceLine Labs or MakoSwim have ads?
Neither PaceLine Labs nor MakoSwim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaceLine Labs or MakoSwim?
PaceLine Labs ships an update every 5 days, and MakoSwim every 9 days. Most recently, PaceLine Labs was updated on October 31, 2026 and MakoSwim on November 6, 2026.

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