Comparison

British Swim School vs TrackRival

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

Head to head
About

British Swim School

Learn essential water safety and swimming techniques with a fun, gentle approach. This app connects you to classes for all ages, special events, and promotions, making it easy to manage your enrollment and stay informed.

Highlights
  • Water safety instruction
  • Proper swim technique training
  • Classes for ages 3 months to adults
  • Search and register for classes
  • Sign up for special events
  • Make-up lesson requests
  • View promotions and deals
Features
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Saving lives since 1981, British Swim School offers the premier learn-to-swim program in the USA. British Swim School takes pride in ensuring the 'survival of the littlest' by first teaching water safety, and then correct proper swim techniques. Our philosophy has always been to bring a fun, gentle approach to help our students love the water. Our swim instructors have thorough training in our very special program. We ensure children progress at a pace that's best for them. Our warm water indoor pools provide the right environment to develop a lifelong love of the water. We offer classes for learners three months old up to adults! The British Swim School app provides an easy way for new and current customers to connect with our school while you're on the move. It offers full details on classes and enables you to sign up for special events. The app also makes it easier to contact our helpful office staff with any questions. CLASS INFORMATION Looking to enroll or transfer classes? Search the classes we offer by time, day, location and skill level. You can register in a class or even put yourself on a wait-list. All classes listed on the app are up to the minute and accurate. SPECIAL ACTIVITIES Want to be in the know when it comes to special events? Our app provides up-to-date information on practice swims and fun events, and allows you to register directly from your phone or tablet. MAKE-UP REQUEST - (available in selected locations only) Now making up a swim lesson is even easier. Using the app, you can send in your make-up requests from your mobile device. PROMOTIONS The app also provides you with the latest deals and promotions offered by British Swim School! PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Receive push notifications for special announcements, pool closures, registration openings, deals and more.

About

TrackRival

Automatically track your laps and compare your performance against other drivers on the track. Build rivalries by challenging specific users and track your head-to-head records. Get notified when someone beats your time to encourage more track days.

Highlights
  • Automatic GPS lap timing
  • Leaderboards filtered by pace
  • Head-to-head rivalry challenges
  • Real-time performance comparison
  • Notifications for beaten times
Features
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Track days are not solo sessions. Someone at your last event ran the same lap time in a similar car. You just don't know who. TrackRival fixes that. Record. Built-in GPS timing detects your track and counts laps automatically. Show up and drive. See where you stand. Leaderboard filters by all drivers, or by pace — everyone within 2% of your best time regardless of what they drive. Your actual competition, not a GT3 on slicks. Build a rivalry. Challenge a driver. Every track you both run builds your head-to-head record. When they beat your time, you get a notification. That's how you end up booking another track day.

Screenshots

British Swim School4 screens
TrackRival4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TrackRival at 100% against British Swim School's 49%. TrackRival also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). British Swim School's advantage is ratings volume (342 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TrackRival holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: British Swim School has 342 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of British Swim School's written reviews are positive against 100% of TrackRival's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

British Swim School ships an update every 3 months, TrackRival monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
British Swim School versus TrackRival: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBritish Swim SchoolTrackRival
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (342 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings342 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile Inventor CorpPasha Shkaran

Customer experience

British Swim School

All ratings336 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive48.6%
Neutral9.5%
Negative41.9%

TrackRival

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

British Swim School

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Error page instead of messages
  • Cannot go from one page back to the last
  • Absences and make-ups disappear randomly
  • Password needs to be changed almost every time
  • App crashes on login
Show 13 more
  • App not working after recent update
  • App doesn't progress past the title screen
  • App won't load past the first screen
  • App not opening
  • App doesn't open
  • App not loading account/billing
  • Booking issues through app
  • App doesn't work
  • Sign in button does nothing
  • App loads but doesn't go beyond splash screen
  • Cannot log on
  • Cannot get past the opening screen
  • Selected language is German for some reason

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add timeline with pictures/clips of advancement
  • Filter make-up classes by type/level/location
  • Allow users to see more than one week of schedule
  • Display actual class date, not start date
  • Add dark mode option
Show 5 more
  • Improve UI design to be more modern
  • Allow users to easily change assigned pool location
  • Add option to cancel membership
  • Add option to change payment method
  • Add option to remove children from account

TrackRival

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

British Swim School

No in-app purchases

None

TrackRival

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is British Swim School free?
British Swim School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrackRival free?
TrackRival is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, British Swim School or TrackRival?
TrackRival is rated higher. British Swim School averages 4.4 out of 5 from 342 ratings, while TrackRival averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do British Swim School or TrackRival have ads?
Neither British Swim School nor TrackRival shows ads.
Which is updated more often, British Swim School or TrackRival?
British Swim School ships an update every 3 months, and TrackRival monthly. Most recently, British Swim School was updated on November 1, 2026 and TrackRival on November 5, 2026.

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