SwimSet vs the alternatives MySwimPro and Swim.com, compared honestly
Three different answers to the same pool: SwimSet, MySwimPro, and Swim.com, compared on price model, platform, how workouts get logged, privacy, and exports. Updated for 2026.
Disclosure: we make SwimSet. InnovaLabWorks builds and sells SwimSet, so read this as a maker's comparison. Every claim about MySwimPro and Swim.com sticks to their well-known public traits, and their own sites remain the source of truth for their current features and pricing.
Most swimmers searching for a swim app land on one of three shapes of tool. MySwimPro is the coaching app: it tells you what to swim, with guided plans and technique content. Swim.com is the community tracker: it captures swimming from a wearable and adds a social layer. SwimSet, the app we make, is the logbook: you write the workout the way it goes on the whiteboard, 10 x 100 free on 1:30, and the app does the math. Pace per 100, season volume, stroke breakdown, and personal bests. This page lays out where each shape fits.
| Feature | SwimSet | MySwimPro | Swim.com |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free to download. The free tier logs up to 10 workouts with the pace tools and stroke breakdown included. Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase; the App Store shows the current local price before you buy. | Free tier with a subscription for the full training plans and coaching features. Pricing varies; see their site. | Free per their site. See their site for current details. |
| Platform | iPhone and iPad, with iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Pro can send a workout to the SwimSet Apple Watch set board and run the interval clock from the wrist. | iPhone and Android, with strong smartwatch support including Apple Watch, per their site. | iPhone and Android, and pairs with popular swim wearables, per their site. |
| How workouts get logged | You write sets and intervals exactly as swum, in a 25 m, 25 yd, or 50 m pool, or any custom pool length. SwimSet computes pace per 100 for every timed set. | Built around workouts the app prescribes: guided plans with logging attached to the plan. | Built around automatic capture from a wearable, with community features layered on top. |
| Coaching and plans | No prescribed plans by design. SwimSet assumes you or your coach write the workout, and adds a Critical Swim Speed test (400 and 200), training zones, and a Training Rhythm view comparing your last 28 days with the previous 28. | The core strength. Structured training plans and coaching content are the product. | Community challenges and shared swims rather than a personal coaching engine, per their site. |
| Privacy and account | No account, no ads, no tracking. Your logbook stays on your device and in your own private iCloud. | Account-based; your training data lives in their service. See their privacy policy. | Account-based; your swim data lives in their service. See their privacy policy. |
| Export and sharing | Printable PDF workout cards, and CSV export of your log and personal bests for your coach. | Sharing and history inside the app and its connected services, per their site. | Sharing and leaderboards inside their community, per their site. |
The core difference
The three apps disagree about where a workout comes from. MySwimPro starts from a plan the app gives you. Swim.com starts from the watch on your wrist. SwimSet starts from the whiteboard: the set list you or your coach already wrote. That is why its features are logging features. Pool Deck Mode follows one large set at a time with an interval clock. The Workout Library repeats any past session with its complete ordered set list. Personal bests only change after you review and confirm a timed repeat. A season distance goal gets a progress ring and an on pace check.
What SwimSet is built around
SwimSet is built on three decisions. First, the log matches how swimmers actually write workouts: sets and intervals with pace per 100 on every timed set, plus a stroke breakdown across freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, IM, kick, drill, and pull. Second, the record is portable: printable PDF workout cards and CSV export mean your coach can read it without an account anywhere. Third, it is private by design: no account, no ads, no tracking, and a read only Apple Health view that shows completed swims without copying health data into the logbook or iCloud.
When MySwimPro is the right pick
Pick MySwimPro if you want to be told what to swim. Structured plans, coaching content, and guided watch workouts are its core, and if you swim alone without a coach, a plan engine is a real advantage.
When Swim.com is the right pick
Pick Swim.com if you want swimming captured automatically from a wearable and you enjoy a community layer of challenges and shared swims around your training.
When SwimSet is the right pick
SwimSet is the better fit if your workouts are already written by you, your coach, or your masters group, and you want the log to match the whiteboard exactly: sets and intervals as swum, pace per 100, stroke breakdown, personal bests you confirm before they change, printable cards, and CSV for the coach. No account, and the logbook stays yours.
Frequently asked questions
Is SwimSet free to use?
SwimSet is free to download and the free tier logs up to 10 workouts with the pace tools and the stroke breakdown included. SwimSet Pro unlocks unlimited workout history, unlimited personal bests, multiple season goals, printable workout cards, and CSV export, as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. The App Store shows the current local price before you buy.
Does SwimSet have an Apple Watch app?
Yes, for Pro: you can send an existing plan to the SwimSet Apple Watch set board, step through every set, and run the interval clock from your wrist.
Does SwimSet count laps automatically?
No. SwimSet is deliberate logging, not automatic capture: you enter the workout as sets and intervals and the app does the math. A read only Apple Health view shows completed swimming workouts and distance without copying health data into the SwimSet logbook or iCloud.
Where does my swim data live?
On your device and in your own private iCloud, synced across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. There is no account, no ads, and no tracking.
Can I switch from MySwimPro or Swim.com?
SwimSet does not import other apps' formats, but workouts are quick to enter as sets and intervals, so most swimmers are logging their first session within minutes.
Try SwimSet before you decide
SwimSet is free to download. Run it on a real week of use and decide based on the output. The App Store shows the current local price for every upgrade before you confirm.
Try SwimSet on the App Store ↗If you already know what you are swimming and just want it remembered properly, SwimSet is worth the download. The free tier logs ten workouts with the pace tools included, which is enough to know whether it fits before you consider Pro.