Swim.com: Swim Tracker

Name: Swim.com: Swim Tracker
Rating: 4.4 (1096 reviews)
Author: Spiraledge

Swim Training and Workout App

Free · Designed for iPhone

1.1K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Health & Fitness
Developer

Spiraledge
Language

EN
English
Size

182.9
MB

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 **

Ratings & Reviews

4.4

out of 5

1.1K Ratings

Improved tracking but data analysis still weak
10/15/2018

ENC iOS Reviews
After using this app for two years on a Pebble watch, it was hit or miss. Moving on to an Apple Watch 2, the interface was better but motion tracking and distance recording was only slightly better. Recent updates under iOS 12 and WatchOS 5 give much better tracking in the pool. I still get occasional phantom laps added but overall, length tracking is very good.The app still cannot distinguish my breaststroke from freestyle. So frustrating. I wish the app allowed better data analysis of multiple workouts over a period of months, like being able to chart swolf for all of my swims. I’m not a competitive swimmer so many of the apps features don't appeal to me. I just don't understand why I cant look at the pace of all my freestyle sessions over time and see if I’m improving.

Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback. We recently released version 2.3.2 which fixed the tracking issue for Apple Watch users. In addition, we recently (Friday of last week) completed revision of our technology roadmap and feature set. Expect to see several changes implemented over the next 60 days. These changes will significantly enhance our analytics capabilities including more detailed breakdown by different parameters. Please keep sharing your feedback and ideas for enhancement. We are listening and engaging with our users to help develop our roadmap and beta test changes.
Improved tracking but data analysis still weak
10/15/2018

ENC iOS Reviews

After using this app for two years on a Pebble watch, it was hit or miss. Moving on to an Apple Watch 2, the interface was better but motion tracking and distance recording was only slightly better. Recent updates under iOS 12 and WatchOS 5 give much better tracking in the pool. I still get occasional phantom laps added but overall, length tracking is very good.The app still cannot distinguish my breaststroke from freestyle. So frustrating. I wish the app allowed better data analysis of multiple workouts over a period of months, like being able to chart swolf for all of my swims. I’m not a competitive swimmer so many of the apps features don't appeal to me. I just don't understand why I cant look at the pace of all my freestyle sessions over time and see if I’m improving.
Developer Response 12/04/2018
Thank you for your feedback. We recently released version 2.3.2 which fixed the tracking issue for Apple Watch users. In addition, we recently (Friday of last week) completed revision of our technology roadmap and feature set. Expect to see several changes implemented over the next 60 days. These changes will significantly enhance our analytics capabilities including more detailed breakdown by different parameters. Please keep sharing your feedback and ideas for enhancement. We are listening and engaging with our users to help develop our roadmap and beta test changes.
It has potential, but still needs work.
07/23/2019

永魅礼の月明かり兎
Strictly from an App Design standpoint, it breaks several of Apple’s UI Design Recommendations. For instance, when searching for a location, the “X” should clear out the text in the search field, because that is the standard for this UI, but in this case, it closed the location settings all together. There are lots of other clunky and unpolished UI decisions that make it hard for me to want to engage with the app as well. In functionality, my pool isn’t listed so all of the leaderboard functionality is not going to work for me. I’m surprised that it asked to read my health data, but didn’t go ahead and import all of the swims that are already recorded into their application, especially when it claims that breaststroke is my least swam stroke (it’s actually fly).Lastly, this has a very social media feel to it in some places, especially as I was going through the privacy settings, so if that isn’t your thing (like it isn’t for me), make sure you turn your profile to private.

Developer Response
Thanks for the critical feedback. We are always looking to improve the app and make it a better experience for our users. Here are some quick replies:- Search design issue: great point and it's something we've discussed. Your input has prompted us to move this to 'top of the stack' so it will be addressed in our next sprint.- Pool: we have tens of thousands of pools but we do occasionally miss some. You can add your pool by going to the Swim.com (desktop version), clicking on pools and then "Add a Pool".- Health Data: can you drop us a line at support@swim.com so we can looking into what's going on?- Privacy: we take our user's privacy very seriously and provide those settings so that users can control the visibility of their profile, participation on leaderboards and more. Let us know if you feel something is off here.
It has potential, but still needs work.
07/23/2019

永魅礼の月明かり兎

Strictly from an App Design standpoint, it breaks several of Apple’s UI Design Recommendations. For instance, when searching for a location, the “X” should clear out the text in the search field, because that is the standard for this UI, but in this case, it closed the location settings all together. There are lots of other clunky and unpolished UI decisions that make it hard for me to want to engage with the app as well. In functionality, my pool isn’t listed so all of the leaderboard functionality is not going to work for me. I’m surprised that it asked to read my health data, but didn’t go ahead and import all of the swims that are already recorded into their application, especially when it claims that breaststroke is my least swam stroke (it’s actually fly).Lastly, this has a very social media feel to it in some places, especially as I was going through the privacy settings, so if that isn’t your thing (like it isn’t for me), make sure you turn your profile to private.
Developer Response 07/30/2019
Thanks for the critical feedback. We are always looking to improve the app and make it a better experience for our users. Here are some quick replies:- Search design issue: great point and it's something we've discussed. Your input has prompted us to move this to 'top of the stack' so it will be addressed in our next sprint.- Pool: we have tens of thousands of pools but we do occasionally miss some. You can add your pool by going to the Swim.com (desktop version), clicking on pools and then "Add a Pool".- Health Data: can you drop us a line at support@swim.com so we can looking into what's going on?- Privacy: we take our user's privacy very seriously and provide those settings so that users can control the visibility of their profile, participation on leaderboards and more. Let us know if you feel something is off here.
Good, but a little wonky with stroke detection
04/25/2023

Boymom4367
They’ve made some good improvements to the app over the last few years. I like the drill setting, and how it’s easy to edit workouts. However, stroke detection needs work. I’m a pretty experienced swimmer, with really good form, but it still thinks my butterfly is freestyle, and sometimes thinks my backstroke is breaststroke. I’m not sure if this is a bug with Apple Watch 8 (stroke detection was better on my series 5). It is good with lap count, but could be improved in recognizing sets better…even tho I do flip turns and long sets, it still divides sets into smaller sets. Still, I do like the improvements they’ve made in the last few years. Keep working on it.

Developer Response
Hello Boymom4367. We appreciate your feedback and would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused by Swim.com's stroke detection feature. It is possible that the algorithm may incorrectly identify a butterfly stroke as freestyle due to differences in individual stroke technique and arm movements.We are actively investigating this issue and working to enhance the accuracy of our stroke detection system. We recommend trying alternative wrist placement and adjusting your stroke technique to determine if it results in better detection accuracy. Thank you for using Swim.com, and please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any additional questions or concerns.
Good, but a little wonky with stroke detection
04/25/2023

Boymom4367

They’ve made some good improvements to the app over the last few years. I like the drill setting, and how it’s easy to edit workouts. However, stroke detection needs work. I’m a pretty experienced swimmer, with really good form, but it still thinks my butterfly is freestyle, and sometimes thinks my backstroke is breaststroke. I’m not sure if this is a bug with Apple Watch 8 (stroke detection was better on my series 5). It is good with lap count, but could be improved in recognizing sets better…even tho I do flip turns and long sets, it still divides sets into smaller sets. Still, I do like the improvements they’ve made in the last few years. Keep working on it.
Developer Response 04/27/2023
Hello Boymom4367. We appreciate your feedback and would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused by Swim.com's stroke detection feature. It is possible that the algorithm may incorrectly identify a butterfly stroke as freestyle due to differences in individual stroke technique and arm movements.We are actively investigating this issue and working to enhance the accuracy of our stroke detection system. We recommend trying alternative wrist placement and adjusting your stroke technique to determine if it results in better detection accuracy. Thank you for using Swim.com, and please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any additional questions or concerns.
Use it for motivation
07/28/2020

cupcake-maker
At 70 yo I sometimes ( no, all the time) need motivation in these times to get up and do something healthy Keeping track of my daily yardage and checking cumulative weekly, monthly and annual yards against others in similar age groups keeps me getting up early and driving daily to the Y. Having just learned to swim last year i can keep track of how my speed has been increasing. I’m still a tortoise but it’s getting better. Really place a lot of credit for keeping with this new hobby on this app. Just wish the app was better able to discern between my backstroke and breaststroke. Looks like I do a lot of breaststroke ( which I never do); preferred stroke is backstroke which I do a lot of. Other than that I have very few complaints bout this app.

Developer Response
You are an inspiration to all of us! Please reach out to us at marketing@swim.com as we'd love to learn more about your story.
Use it for motivation
07/28/2020

cupcake-maker

At 70 yo I sometimes ( no, all the time) need motivation in these times to get up and do something healthy Keeping track of my daily yardage and checking cumulative weekly, monthly and annual yards against others in similar age groups keeps me getting up early and driving daily to the Y. Having just learned to swim last year i can keep track of how my speed has been increasing. I’m still a tortoise but it’s getting better. Really place a lot of credit for keeping with this new hobby on this app. Just wish the app was better able to discern between my backstroke and breaststroke. Looks like I do a lot of breaststroke ( which I never do); preferred stroke is backstroke which I do a lot of. Other than that I have very few complaints bout this app.
Developer Response 07/30/2020
You are an inspiration to all of us! Please reach out to us at marketing@swim.com as we'd love to learn more about your story.

Bug fixes and performance improvements

Version 6.0.14

Sep 28

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