Comparison

Swimlog vs Swim Tracker Me

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

Head to head
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 swim. One logbook. Swimlog is the training log for competitive, college, masters and committed swimmers. Capture practice in swimming shorthand, preserve the structure of every set, and see how your training builds over time. LOG YOUR WORKOUTS • 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 Review your draft, correct it and log what you actually swam. Open a previous workout to edit it or reuse its sets for your next swim. KEEP YOUR HISTORY CLOSE Browse your swims in a clear native logbook. Search by title, stroke, note or date, then open a workout to see its complete sets, duration, effort and notes. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Explore training through charts for distance, swim days, recorded time, stroke mix, effort and equipment. Choose a week, month, three months or a year, browse earlier periods, and tap a chart to explore the details. Missing time and effort stay clearly marked. TRAIN WITH YOUR GROUP Create or join a team, share workouts and browse your group's training. React, comment and reuse a teammate's sets for your own session. TAKE YOUR DATA WITH YOU Export workout summaries and detailed sets as CSV, or your complete training data as JSON, for spreadsheets and your own analysis. 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 Explore the preview before creating an account. 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

About

Swim Tracker Me

Features
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Swim Tracker Me reads your swims from Apple Health and turns them into a clear recap: meters, laps, time, pace and heart, right out of the water. The app doesn't measure, it interprets: the data comes from your Apple Watch, the reading is on us. TODAY, YOUR SWIM • Your last session with distance, laps, time, pace /100 m and HR. • Mini charts for pace and heart to see how it went. EVERY LAP, UNDER THE LENS • Intensity per lap: your heart's effort zone, lap by lap. • Pace per lap and grouped sets, to spot fatigue. MONTH BY MONTH, STROKE BY STROKE • History by weeks and months, with pace and volume for every stroke. INSIGHT • Active calories, average HR and the night-before sleep. • Sleep vs pace across your last 10 swims: recovery shows up in the pool. APPLE WATCH • In the water: stopwatch, meters, laps, pace and heart at a glance. • True pause, optional Water Lock and an end-of-swim recap with SWOLF. SWIM TRACKER ME PRO • Pace per lap, heart zones Z1-Z5, comparison with your history. 7 days free, then a monthly or yearly subscription. PRIVACY Your data stays on your device, in Apple Health. No account, no ads. Native, fast, essential. Enjoy the pool.

Screenshots

Swimlog4 screens
Swim Tracker Me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Swimlog at every 3 days against Swim Tracker Me's every 5 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. Swimlog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Swim Tracker Me sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swimlog ships an update every 3 days, Swim Tracker Me every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Swimlog versus Swim Tracker Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwimlogSwim Tracker Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdward BaltazaNORIS TALABAN

In-app purchases

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
2 purchases

Swim Tracker Me

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Swim Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro Swim Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Swimlog free?
Swimlog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swim Tracker Me free?
Swim Tracker Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Swimlog or Swim Tracker Me have ads?
Neither Swimlog nor Swim Tracker Me shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swimlog or Swim Tracker Me?
Swimlog ships an update every 3 days, and Swim Tracker Me every 5 weeks. Most recently, Swimlog was updated on October 9, 2026 and Swim Tracker Me on October 12, 2026.

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