Swim.com vs My Swim Tracker
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 **
My Swim Tracker
Enhance your lap swimming experience with personalized goals and audio coaching. Track personal records, log all your workouts, and share them with friends. Seamlessly integrates with Apple Health to contribute to your Activity Rings.
- Set lap swimming goals
- Audio coaching and encouragement
- Automatic personal record tracking
- Swim workout logbook
- Share workouts with friends
- Apple Health integration
- Activity Ring contribution
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My Swim Tracker Makes Lap Swimming Fun! Set goals, complete your Activity Rings and enjoy lap swimming with your Apple Watch. You can hear audio coaching and encouragement to reach your goals. Automatically keeps track of your personal records of swim distances, longest swims, etc. All swim workouts are kept in a logbook that you can share with friends. My Swim Tracker integrates with the Apple Health app - you can connect with Apple Health and send your swim workouts into Apple Health. Count your swims towards your Activity Rings and more. (Optional) To get best audio experience, attached your Apple Watch on the H2O Audio Interval.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Swim.com at 4.4 against My Swim Tracker's 1.3. Swim.com also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (41% vs 10%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Swim.com holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swim.com has 1.1K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Swim.com's written reviews are positive against 10% of My Swim Tracker's.
Swim.com ships an update monthly, My Swim Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swim.com | My Swim Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better | 1.3 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews — better | 10.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spiraledge | H2O Audio |
Customer experience
Swim.com
My Swim Tracker
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
My Swim Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Swim.com
No in-app purchases
My Swim Tracker
No in-app purchases
