Swim.com vs Legacy TriDot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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 **
Legacy TriDot
This app uses big data and advanced analytics to optimize your future training and race results. It seamlessly auto-syncs with popular fitness tracking devices.
- Big data analytics
- Optimized future training
- Race result prediction
- Seamless auto-sync
- Garmin integration
- Polar integration
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TriDot’s triathlon training app isn’t just another app to track and monitor your past training. Its big data and advanced analytics optimize your future training and race results. It seamlessly auto-syncs with Garmin, Polar and other services. Subject to the Apple License agreement found at the following URL https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Legacy TriDot at 97% against Swim.com's 41%. Legacy TriDot also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Swim.com's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 263). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Legacy TriDot sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Swim.com asks for nothing beyond the download.
Legacy TriDot holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 263 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Swim.com's written reviews are positive against 97% of Legacy TriDot's.
Swim.com ships an update monthly, Legacy TriDot fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swim.com | Legacy TriDot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) | 4.7 (263 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews | 97.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 263 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spiraledge | Predictive Fitness, Inc. |
Customer experience
Swim.com
Legacy TriDot
User reviews
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
Legacy TriDot
From 263 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Personalized training plans
- 👍 Easy to use and follow
- 🚀 Customized to user's fitness level
- 🚀 Efficient training with less time
- 👍 Injury-free training
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional app performance issues
- 🔍 Steep learning curve for some features
- 🔍 Limited manual workout customization
Bugs and requests
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
Legacy TriDot
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login issues
- Syncing problems with third-party apps
Requested features
2 requests- Perceived effort tracking
- More flexibility in workout scheduling
In-app purchases
Swim.com
No in-app purchases
Legacy TriDot
- Lifestyle$14.991 Month
- Essentials$39.991 Month
- Complete$99.991 Month
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- Mark Allen Edition$149.991 Month
- Premium$249.991 Month
