Comparison

The Simple Health Method vs Shelly's Swim

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

Head to head
About

The Simple Health Method

This app offers nutritionist-led strategies for busy mothers to improve energy and health. It provides personalized meal plans, family-friendly recipes, and daily habit tracking to help users break free from dieting cycles.

Highlights
  • Personalized calorie and macro targets
  • Weekly meal plans with family-friendly recipes
  • Automatic shopping list generation
  • Dietary swap options (gluten-free, vegan)
  • Daily habit tracking and check-ins
  • Apple Watch integration for meal logging
Features
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As a Certified Nutritionist and mum, I know how difficult it can be to want more energy and a healthier body while feeling overwhelmed by where to start. The Simple Health Method helps busy mums break the diet cycle with practical, nutritionist-led strategies that fit real life. What you get: • A weekly meal plan built around your personalised calorie and macro targets • Real food the whole family will eat, like taco bowls, creamy pea and butter bean pasta, and chocolate protein pancakes • Swap any meal you don't like for one that still fits your targets • A shopping list that builds itself from your plan, organised by aisle • Simple swaps to make recipes gluten free, vegetarian, vegan and more • Daily habits and regular check-ins to keep you on track • An Apple Watch app to see today's calories, tick off meals and log habits from your wrist Made for mums at every stage, including pregnancy and breastfeeding. Membership is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or annually. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://thesimplehealthmethod.com/privacy-policy

About

Shelly's Swim

Features
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The Shelly's Swim app is your self-managed personal portal for access to Shelly's Swim programs, learn to swim School, and facilities, at both Yeronga and Dunlop Park Pools. Designed to make managing yours, and your family's swimming journey simple and convenient, the app provides easy access to bookings, payments, schedules, memberships and account information, all from your mobile device. Simply log in using your Shelly's Swim account details to connect to your profile and manage your activities. The Shelly's Swim School App allows users to: • Book and manage weekly swimming lessons • Book make-up lessons • View lesson schedules and attendance • Purchase visit passes and memberships • Manage direct debit and payment information • Update personal and family account details • Receive important notifications and updates • Access program and facility information • View invoices, statements and receipts • Manage enrolments and bookings The app is intended for current and prospective customers of Shelly's Swim, at Yeronga and/or Dunlop Park Memorial Pools and provides secure access to services offered through Shelly's Swim facilities and programs. Privacy Shelly's Swim School is committed to protecting the privacy and security of customer information. Personal information collected through the app is managed in accordance with the Shelly's Swim School Privacy Policy and applicable Australian privacy legislation.

Screenshots

The Simple Health Method4 screens
Shelly's Swim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shelly's Swim at none against The Simple Health Method's 4. Shelly's Swim also leads on ads (none vs shown). The Simple Health Method's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. The Simple Health Method sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.00 per month. Shelly's Swim asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Simple Health Method ships an update every 2 weeks, Shelly's Swim every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 5 level
The Simple Health Method versus Shelly's Swim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Simple Health MethodShelly's Swim
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrendan HodgkinsonZappasoft Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

4 purchases

The Simple Health Method

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$6.001 Month
  • Annual Membership$49.001 Year
One-time2
  • Healthy Habits Program (Member)$99.00
  • Healthy Habits Program$129.00
None

Shelly's Swim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Simple Health Method free?
The Simple Health Method is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shelly's Swim free?
Shelly's Swim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Simple Health Method or Shelly's Swim have ads?
The Simple Health Method shows ads; Shelly's Swim does not.
Which is updated more often, The Simple Health Method or Shelly's Swim?
The Simple Health Method ships an update every 2 weeks, and Shelly's Swim every 2 months. Most recently, The Simple Health Method was updated on October 15, 2026 and Shelly's Swim on October 12, 2026.

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