Encore Gym vs PhD Swim School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Encore Gym
Connect with a gymnastics, tumbling, and dance program for children aged 0-18. Register for classes, view events, track progress, and manage your family account. Receive important announcements and schedule make-up classes.
- Search and register for classes
- View event calendar
- Track earned ribbons, skills, and levels
- Manage family account and payments
- Request make-up classes
- Receive push notifications for announcements
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EncoreGym has been building strong, healthy, happy kids since 1983! Now we are pleased to offer you a way to connect with us anytime on your mobile device! We offer age-appropriate classes for ages 0-18 years in gymnastics, tumbling, and dance. We also offer birthday parties, summer camps, group field trips, Parents’ Night Out, daily Mid-Day Mini-Camps, and many other special events. The EncoreGym app allows you to register for classes, and view our event calendar. APP FEATURES - Have a class in mind? Search by program, age, day, and time. You can register or even place your child on a wait list. - Class openings are updated in real-time. - See which ribbons, skills, and levels your child has earned. - Check your family account balance, update your information, or make a payment. - Check to see if your child has any eligible absences, and message us to request a make-up. - View our events scheduled - Need to know if classes are cancelled due to weather or holidays? Count on the EncoreGym app to let you know, if you set up push notifications for our special announcements.
PhD Swim School
Manage your swim school account conveniently on your smartphone. Register for classes, receive important updates on schedules, openings, and events. Access all services easily on the go.
- Account management
- Class registration
- Receive notifications
- View class changes
- Access announcements
- Event information
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WELCOME TO PhD Swim School The PhD Swim School app allows you to manage your account with ease, register for classes. You'll also receive important notifications about class changes, closings, registration openings, special announcements, and upcoming events. The PhD Swim School app is an easy-to-use, on-the-go way to access everything PhD Swim School has to offer right from your smartphone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PhD Swim School at every 5 weeks against Encore Gym's every 3 months. Encore Gym's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Encore Gym against 5.0 for PhD Swim School. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Encore Gym ships an update every 3 months, PhD Swim School every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Encore Gym | PhD Swim School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mobile Inventor Corp | PhD Swim School |
Customer experience
Encore Gym
PhD Swim School
In-app purchases
Encore Gym
No in-app purchases
PhD Swim School
No in-app purchases
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