Swim.com vs OpenSwim
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 **
OpenSwim
This app provides swimmers with over 1000 guided workouts and multi-week training plans created by certified coaches. It offers smart watch integration for data syncing and direct session transfer, along with activity history and community features to track progress and stay motivated.
- Over 1000 swimming workouts
- Multi-week training plans
- Smartwatch compatibility (Garmin, Apple, Suunto, etc.)
- Activity history and progress tracking
- Community challenges and groups
- HealthKit integration
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OpenSwim, the swimming workout app designed for swimmers by swimmers. SWIMMING WORKOUTS Over 1000 workouts available, adapted to every level, created by our certified coaches. SWIMMING PLANS Choose one of our training plans, over several weeks, to perfect your skills. Let yourself be guided each week, follow the suggested workouts and reach your goals. SMARTWATCHES Do you swim with a smartwatch? Are you an avid Strava user? The OpenSwim app is compatible with the sport watches Garmin, Apple, Suunto, Coros, Polar and Strava. Connect your watch and sync all your data! You can even directly send your session on your watch with Garmin, Suunto or Apple. APP CUSTOMIZABLE Set your level, your favorite stroke, your goals and your swimming location and we will take care of the rest. STAY MOTIVATED Access your activity history, with your data from each workouts and measure your progress over time. By syncing your watch, you will find even more data (speed, heart rate...) and graphs to help you understand your performance. COMMUNITY Discover our Community section and share experiences with other swimmers. Take part in our virtual challenges, join an event or create a group with your friends. OpenSwim, your personal coach on a daily basis. Swimming and improving your skills have never been so easy with OpenSwim! For your information, we integrate the Health app (Health Kit) to read and log your swimming data and then show them to you. Link to our Terms of services: https://open-swim.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/OpenSwim_Terms_of_Service_15_04_2026.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OpenSwim at 5.0 against Swim.com's 4.4. OpenSwim also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 41%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Swim.com's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. OpenSwim sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Swim.com asks for nothing beyond the download.
OpenSwim holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swim.com has 1.1K ratings behind it against 3, 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 76% of OpenSwim's.
Swim.com ships an update monthly, OpenSwim fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swim.com | OpenSwim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spiraledge | SSO ACTIVE |
Customer experience
Swim.com
OpenSwim
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
OpenSwim
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Swim.com
No in-app purchases
OpenSwim
- OpenSwim Premium 1 month14 Days trial$12.991 Month
- OpenSwim Premium 1 month$12.991 Month
- OpenSwim Premium 1 year14 Days trial$69.991 Year
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- OpenSwim Premium 1 year$69.991 Year








