Comparison

Swim.com vs Early Beaver

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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 **

About

Early Beaver

Features
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Early Beaver enforces the bedtime you already know you should keep. At the time you choose, an alarm rings and your distracting apps lock — at the same moment. Both lift at your wake time, when a second alarm rings. WHAT IT DOES • A real alarm before bed — cuts through silent mode and Focus • Locks distracting apps at the same moment, until morning • A wake-up alarm, with snooze if you want it • Three 2-minute passes a night, for when you genuinely need your phone Terms of use: https://www.earlybeaver.rest/terms Privacy policy: https://www.earlybeaver.rest/privacy

Screenshots

Swim.com4 screens
Early Beaver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Swim.com at none against Early Beaver's 2. Swim.com also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. Early Beaver sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Swim.com asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Swim.com versus Early Beaver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwim.comEarly Beaver
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSpiraledgeCaffeine Monday Inc.

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

Early Beaver

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Swim.com

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Early Beaver

Subscriptions2
  • Early Beaver Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Early Beaver Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Swim.com free?
Swim.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Early Beaver free?
Early Beaver is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Swim.com or Early Beaver have ads?
Neither Swim.com nor Early Beaver shows ads.

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