EdinLeisure vs Swim.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EdinLeisure
Access local fitness class and public swim timetables, book and manage your sessions, and stay updated on centre news and offers. View membership options and join online. Integrates with HealthKit for activity sharing.
- Fitness class timetables
- Book, amend, and cancel classes
- Public swim timetables
- Centre information and opening times
- News and push notifications
- Membership viewing and online joining
- HealthKit integration
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With the Edinburgh Leisure app you always have your local centres in your pocket with quick and easy access to book your favourite fitness classes. Get up-to-date information, news, fitness class timetables, public swim timetables, offers, events and receive push notifications for important news. FITNESS CLASS TIMETABLES Get real-time access to your centre’s timetable for classes, including times, fitness instructors and class description. FITNESS CLASS BOOKINGS Check availability, make a booking, amend a booking and cancel a booking – all on the move! PUBLIC SWIM TIMETABLES Get real-time access to your centre’s timetable for public swim sessions. CENTRE INFORMATION Find out about our opening times and facilities. NEWS AND PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Instantly get notified of centre news and events direct to your phone. With our app, you’ll immediately know when there are new events or classes, ensuring that you’ll never miss a thing. OFFERS Get push notifications for new offers so you always know about special promotions. MEMBERSHIPS AND ONLINE JOINING View our different types of membership to find the one which best suits you and join online. CONTACT US Easily contact us with site telephone numbers and email addresses or view directions and maps. SHARE THROUGH FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND EMAIL Share fitness classes, news, centre information and offers with your friends and family at the touch of a button. CENTRES COVERED Ainslie Park, Craiglockhart, Dalry, Drumbrae, EICA Ratho, Glenogle, Edinburgh Golf Courses, Gracemount, Jack Kane, Kirkliston, Leith Victoria, Meadowbank, Portobello Swim, Queensferry, Royal Commonwealth Pool, Warrender. For help or to contact us, go to http://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk APPLE HEALTHKIT We also use HealthKit to allow users to share their activity and workout data with the app. This data is used to incentivise users to stay active.
Swim.com
Automatically record and track your swimming workouts with advanced statistics. Compete with friends and other swimmers on global leaderboards, and access thousands of customizable swim workouts.
- Automatic swim recording with Apple Watch
- Advanced swim statistics
- Stroke type and count detection
- Drill Mode for kick tracking
- Global leaderboards and friend competition
- Thousands of customizable swim workouts
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SWIM.COM IS THE ESSENTIAL APP FOR SWIMMERS! Record your swims automatically with your Apple Watch and track your progress with advanced swim stats. Compete on leaderboards, connect with friends and choose a swim workout to challenge yourself. THE BEST SWIM TRACKING APP FOR THE APPLE WATCH. Use the Swim.com app on your Apple Watch to record your swim workouts automatically; no button-pressing required. Detect stroke type, stroke count with the most accurate swimming app available. You can even track kick and other drills with Drill Mode! Swim.com, uses HealthKit to export your Swim.com activities into the Health app and to read swim activity data from other apps such as Apple's Workout app. COMPETE WITH YOURSELF OR WITH THOUSANDS OF POOLS AND CLUBS WORLDWIDE. Motivate yourself by competing with friends in a club or against other swimmers just like you on our global leaderboards. See how you compare to other swimmers at your local club and aim to be the lane leader. SMART WORKOUTS FOR EVERY SWIMMER. Download the app, and get access to thousands of smart swimming workouts for free. Customize and edit workouts using our new workout editor to craft the perfect swim. You can even add your own workouts and share them with our community! Have an issue? ** CONTACT US AT SUPPORT@SWIM.COM **
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swim.com at 41% against EdinLeisure's 2%. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EdinLeisure ships an update every 2 months, Swim.com monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EdinLeisure | Swim.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 1.5% of reviews | 41.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Edinburgh Leisure | Spiraledge |
Customer experience
EdinLeisure
Swim.com
User reviews
EdinLeisure
From App Store reviewsWhat we love
- 👍 Basic booking functionality (golf)
- 👍 Basic booking functionality (fitness classes)
- 👍 Basic booking functionality (swim sessions)
- 👍 Can see pool timetable (Drumbrae)
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is slow and doesn't connect
- 🐛 Login issues (account not recognized)
- 🐛 App is dreadful and useless
- 🐛 Poorly designed
- 🐛 Battery drainer
Swim.com
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate swim tracking
- 🚀 Detailed analytics and metrics
- 💡 Ability to log custom workouts
- 👍 Reliable and consistent performance
- 👍 Great Apple Watch integration
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Inaccurate lap/distance tracking
- 🐛 Unreliable sync between app and Apple Watch
- 🐛 Confusing or unintuitive user interface
- 🐛 Calories tracking issues
Bugs and requests
EdinLeisure
Reported bugs
76 issues- Cannot log on to account from app
- Account not recognized by app
- App doesn't connect to anything
- App is slow
- Calendar doesn't load
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- Cannot find pool timetable
- App is now hopeless
- Update made app worse
- App is a wrapper around the website
- App was clearly not tested
- Payment confirmed but app shows balance outstanding
- App sends user back to App Store
- Cannot log in or upgrade membership
- App won't launch
- Cannot book sessions for son
- Overloaded with useless info
- Cannot find where to book a class
- Login doesn't work
- Cannot book adult lessons, only children's
- Website is also terrible
- User experience is terrible
- App created by a clown, worst ever
- Booking requires full card details, no saved options
- Cannot cancel booking without emailing
- Unusable, lacks synchronization
- No membership card access
- App was clearly never tested
- Autofill not mapped, manual entry required
- Preferred booking site not remembered
- Not user friendly
- Goes down frequently
- Impossible to contact Edinburgh Leisure
- Cannot open or check notifications
- Appalling experience, multiple errors
- Locked out account
- App not fit for purpose
- Payment taken twice
- Inflexible, only book one person
- No refund policy
- Cannot setup password during account creation
- Internal server errors on website
- Worst app ever
- Soft play booking issues
- Constantly logging out
- Broken, logs out when booking
- Truly awful, worst app ever used
- Constantly crashing or not loading
- Cannot cancel sessions
- Lazy execution
- Clunky, badly written
- Not synced with website
- Hardest possible experience
- Poor app design, frustrating
- Cannot book with account
- Glorified web browser, sign in doesn't work
- Arduous registration, cannot book children/families
- Unusable
- Freezes on payment
- Broken online payment system
- Online chat function does not work
- Appalling website design
- Crashes every Thursday night
- Constant error messages
- Bin option greyed out
- Doesn't protect public, forces strangers to meet
- Locked out if password forgotten
- Clunky, needs update/upgrade
- Different venue page layouts
- No virtual member card
- No geo location option for check-in
- Favourites cannot be arranged
- No search function for all venues
- Basic app, useless for finding alternatives
- Time outs on My Bookings
- Works 25% of the time at most
- Blank screen or failure to load
Requested features
25 requests- Add virtual member card for scanning
- Add geo location option for check-in
- Allow arrangement of favourites by date or venue
- Implement search function for all venues
- Add push notifications for waiting list changes
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- Add push notifications for venue opening/closing
- Add button to take open position on waitlist
- Add event push notifications (closures, venue changes)
- Improve search functionality for classes
- Link to learning section without separate login
- Allow management of more account settings
- Add a friends community or share to WhatsApp group
- Add dark mode option
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
- Add course maps/scorecards for golf
- Allow booking for other members (golf)
- Easily see available swim times across all venues
- Standardize venue page layouts
- Improve booking for children/families
- Improve password reset process
- Add PayPal or Apple Pay support
- Allow cancellation of bookings within the app
- Improve sync between app and website
- Allow booking of multiple people for a session
- Enable password saving/autofill for email and password
Swim.com
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashing or freezing during workouts
- Inconsistent lap/distance tracking
- Sync issues between app and Apple Watch
- Inability to properly log or edit workouts
Requested features
5 requests- Improved Strava integration
- Better workout scheduling and notification features
- Ability to track kick sets and drills
- More comprehensive data analysis and visualization
- Seamless sync with Apple Health app
In-app purchases
EdinLeisure
No in-app purchases
Swim.com
No in-app purchases
