Swim.com vs Zygo
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 **
Zygo
Access over 500 guided swim workouts paired with music. Track your progress with lap counting and a tempo trainer. Stay connected with walkie-talkie functionality and manage device settings.
- 500+ guided swim workouts
- Music integration
- Lap counting
- Tempo trainer
- Walkie-talkie feature
- Battery level monitoring
- Firmware updates
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Make the most of your Zygo with our app. In addition to a library of over 500 guided swim workouts paired to music, our app shows your battery levels and counts your laps, and has a tempo trainer and walkie-talkie. It also enables firmware updates for ongoing feature additions and enhancements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Swim.com at none against Zygo's 2. Swim.com also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 135) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Zygo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Swim.com asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Swim.com against 4.2 for Zygo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swim.com has 1.1K ratings behind it against 135, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of Swim.com's written reviews are positive against 43% of Zygo's.
Swim.com ships an update monthly, Zygo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swim.com | Zygo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.2 (135 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 135 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spiraledge | Swimmersive Co |
Customer experience
Swim.com
Zygo
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
Zygo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Swim.com
No in-app purchases
Zygo
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$49.991 Year
