Comparison

I.Swim vs MakoSwim

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

Head to head
About

I.Swim

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Not every swimmer needs a smartwatch to know they're getting faster. This app is for the pool regulars who prefer to log their sessions by hand — after the swim, with a clear head, when the numbers actually mean something. Distance covered, time in the water, how each stroke felt. The pace calculates itself. Personal bests update on their own. Over weeks and months, the picture becomes clear. Which strokes are improving. Where the plateaus are. What a good training period actually looks like compared to a slow one. No wearable required. No automatic tracking. Just an honest record of the work you're putting in.

About

MakoSwim

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

I.Swim4 screens
MakoSwim4 screens

Verdict

The call

I.Swim and MakoSwim are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
I.Swim versus MakoSwim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI.SwimMakoSwim
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSven BoerMako App Limited

In-app purchases

None

I.Swim

No in-app purchases

None

MakoSwim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is I.Swim free?
I.Swim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MakoSwim free?
MakoSwim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do I.Swim or MakoSwim have ads?
Neither I.Swim nor MakoSwim shows ads.

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