Comparison

Mr Smooth Pro vs GoSwim

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

Head to head
About

Mr Smooth Pro

Visualize and improve your freestyle swimming technique with detailed animations. Explore different viewing angles, slow-motion playback, and adjustable speeds to refine your stroke. Includes expert articles and stroke style comparisons.

Highlights
  • 8 viewing angles
  • Slow motion and frame-by-frame playback
  • Remove water effect
  • Adjustable swimming speed
  • Synchronized views
  • Two stroke styles
Features
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Meet Mr Smooth and Miss Swinger - two freestyle (front crawl) stroke animations showing you great stroke technique! Watch the animations just before going for a swim to help you visualise improving your own technique for faster and more efficient swimming. If you struggle with any part of your stroke from swallowing water to low sinky legs to developing your catch, then this insightful tool will be invaluable to you. Features include: - 8 viewing angles including directly overhead and underneath - Slow motion, pause and frame by frame forward/rewind* - Remove the water from view for extra clarity - Control of swimming speed (strokes per minute) - Synchronised views across all angles (so you can pause and see that same position from any angle) - Two fundamentally different but efficient styles of stroke, select the one that best suits you as an individual * Hold your finger on the screen to bring up the jog wheel and rotate it to speed up or slow down the animations. Or when paused, rotate the jog wheel to forward and rewind frame by frame This extensive app also includes three full articles on using the animations to improve your technique and a full comparison of the two stroke styles on view - 'The Swinger' and 'The Smooth'. Find out why each one is a great stroke technique and how to make it work best for you. About Swim Smooth: Swim Smooth is an innovative coaching company focusing on improving your individual stroke technique based on your height, build, gender and swimming experience. We have coaching bases in Australia and the UK, and in 2011 we were selected by British Triathlon to write their swimming coaching curriculum. All triathlon coaches in the UK now follow our swim coaching methods. Find out more about us at https://www.swimsmooth.com

About

GoSwim

This app offers a comprehensive library of swimming technique videos, developed with Olympic athletes and coaches. It combines educational content with performance data to recommend personalized learning paths for swimmers of all levels. Improve your skills with expert-led instruction and data-driven insights.

Highlights
  • Extensive video library on swimming technique
  • Content developed with Olympic athletes
  • Personalized video recommendations based on data
  • Staged approach to learning fundamentals
  • Expert instruction from coaches and former athletes
  • Official Technique Video App for United States Swimming
Features
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Since 2001, GoSwim.tv has produced over 3,000 videos on swimming technique. We have worked with more than 60 Olympic athletes as well as beginning-level swimmers and all levels in-between. In that time, GoSwim was honored with the Paragon Award from the International Swimming Hall of Fame and became the Official Technique Video App for United States Swimming. THERE’S A REASON USA SWIMMING USES GOSWIM Learning the details of swimming is a search, a process with a path toward general improvement, and the need for the individual to follow specific steps suited only to them. GoSwim has produced content that not only follows progressions, patterns, and more general paths, but we’ve also produced content that serves the content that can help the individual learn their specific needs. Because of the vast content library, created over the past 20 years, USA Swimming uses GoSwim videos in its Athlete Development Module for online education. No platform has created as many teaching options for customized learning as GoSwim. WHY YOU SHOULD USE GOSWIM Simply put, we’re real education. Education is now combined with your performance data to recommend the most appropriate videos based on your data. Get the videos you need when you need them the most. Our goal is to help you become the best swimmer you can be. This means a staged approach to learning the fundamentals of swimming. There are things you MUST do to have the CHANCE to reach your potential in swimming. We’ll be honest about how the process takes time,and about how spending more time learning the fundamentals will help you create a better experience long term. There are no shortcuts, just as there are no shortcuts in learning how to play an instrument or learning martial arts. You must mast a step before moving to the next,or the next step won’t be as effective. In other words, we’re honest about the process. WHY DOES GOSWIM UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS SO WELL We’ve lived the process as athletes, coaches, and educators. Co-Founders Glenn Mills and Barbara Hummel had extensive competitive careers. Glenn won the US Olympic Trials, Finaled at World Championships, won the Division 1 NCAA Championships, and has set Masters Swimming World Records. Barbara swam in 2-Olympic Trials, has set Masters World Records, and has been coaching for the past 25 years. Taking a very logical approach to swim, both Glenn and Barbara take an honest approach to teaching, workout creation, and swimmer evaluation. Glenn spent more than 16 months in an RV, traveling the United States. Visiting more than 80 teams and filming more than 10,000 lengths of swimming, he learned the typical problems swimmers have, but more importantly, how to fix them. WHAT SHOULD YOU UNDERSTAND First, knowledge acquisition,or learning a new skill, does take time. Swimming is a complex series of movements that must be coordinated with a balanced body and an understanding of the sequenced timing of each stroke. By creating courses that walk you through the step-by-step building blocks of each stroke, you can take each skill and learn it independently of all the others and master it more completely. Rushing through the process can leave you frustrated with the final result, so we encourage you to take small steps and focus on one skill at a time. While we won’t restrict you from jumping around in the app, most content will follow a learning progression. This means we want you to watch and practice a skill more than just a few times before clicking the “I own it. Ready to move on.” button. You’ll notice you’ll get credit for completing a lesson,and we hope that by the time you finish 100% of the lessons in a course,you’re a better and more knowledgeable swimmer Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase https://www.goswim.tv/terms_of_use
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Screenshots

Mr Smooth Pro4 screens
GoSwim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GoSwim at Free against Mr Smooth Pro's $1.99. GoSwim also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (44 vs 13). Mr Smooth Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On review sentiment, ads 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

GoSwim is free to download; Mr Smooth Pro costs $1.99 up front. GoSwim sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Mr Smooth Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mr Smooth Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 44 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Mr Smooth Pro's written reviews are positive against 63% of GoSwim's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mr Smooth Pro ships an update every 35 months, GoSwim every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mr Smooth Pro versus GoSwim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMr Smooth ProGoSwim
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better4.2 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1344 — better
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSwim Smooth LtdGo Swim Productions, LLC

Customer experience

Mr Smooth Pro

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral23.1%
Negative19.2%

GoSwim

All ratings44 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mr Smooth Pro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

GoSwim

Subscriptions3
  • GoSwim Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • GoSwim Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Goswim Coach Annual7 Days trial$124.991 Year

Questions

Is Mr Smooth Pro free?
Mr Smooth Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GoSwim free?
GoSwim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mr Smooth Pro or GoSwim?
Mr Smooth Pro is rated higher. Mr Smooth Pro averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while GoSwim averages 4.2 from 44 ratings.
Do Mr Smooth Pro or GoSwim have ads?
Neither Mr Smooth Pro nor GoSwim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mr Smooth Pro or GoSwim?
Mr Smooth Pro ships an update every 35 months, and GoSwim every 5 weeks. Most recently, Mr Smooth Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and GoSwim on November 3, 2026.

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