Arvo vs SWIFTR.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Arvo
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Arvo is the home of London's sport, fitness and wellness community. Discover run clubs, fitness classes and wellness events near you โ then book, pay and manage everything in one place. DISCOVER Browse events across sport, fitness and wellness โ from weekly run clubs to one-off experiences. Filter by activity, location and date to find what suits you, then reserve your spot and pay securely in seconds. No redirects, no third-party sites โ everything happens inside the app. CONNECT Follow the clubs and communities you love. See what your friends are attending, discover new people who share your interests, and never miss a reason to show up together. CREATE Running a club or hosting events? Arvo gives organisers the tools to create events, manage bookings and grow their community โ all from their phone.
SWIFTR.
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Strava is your training log. Swiftr is the sport. Connect Strava once and every run you post is scored into a Swiftr Rating out of 99 โ speed, endurance and consistency, built from what you actually run. There is nothing to log and nothing to upload. RACE ANYONE Go on the radar, pick a distance from 1 to 50km, and you are matched with a runner who asked for the same race. Or scan somebody's code to race the person standing next to you. Both of you go and run it; Swiftr reads the result off Strava and settles it. RUN FOR A CLUB Every kilometre you run counts towards your club's week, and the clubs race each other for it. Join one of the clubs already on Swiftr or start your own. SEE WHERE YOU SIT World and club leaderboards by rating, weekly distance and wins โ and your own row is always shown, whether or not it is on the page. POST IT Your rating card and any run you have done export as a graphic made for a story โ the route, the splits, the climb, the fastest 5K hiding inside a training run. Swiftr requires a free Strava account. SWIFTR PTS are a virtual score used to enter races; they cannot be bought and have no cash value.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SWIFTR. at every 2 days against Arvo's every 5 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Arvo ships an update every 5 days, SWIFTR. every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arvo | SWIFTR. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Arvo App LTD | JA Software Solutions Limited |
In-app purchases
Arvo
No in-app purchases
SWIFTR.
No in-app purchases








