SwimUp: Swimming Workouts App

4.3
iOSApp Store

What it actually doesSwimUp provides personalized swimming workout plans with progress analytics and instructional videos, but suffers from critical data synchronization issues, app crashes, and unstable Apple Watch integration.

45%Marketing ≈ reality35%Stability74%Live project

Actually does

  • Workout tracking80% of reviews
  • Progress Tracking70% of reviews
  • Exercise Library60% of reviews
  • Персональные планы тренировок50% of reviews
  • watchOS support70% of reviews
  • Heart rate20% of reviews
  • Тренировки по стилям плавания (кроль, брасс, баттерфляй, спина)40% of reviews
  • Customer Support20% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

  • Sync across devices
  • Тренировки для триатлона

Common complaints

  • Frequent app crashes and startup errors33% of mentions

    «You open the program and see "Something went wrong!". In the last 2 months, this error has happened 3 times. I have an active subscription, but the program is unusable!»

  • Workout sync between phone and Apple Watch doesn't work40% of mentions

    «There's no workout sync! Swam twice and nothing synced! Now workouts won't even open because of this»

  • Apple Watch malfunctions: freezing, incorrect data tracking, calories not recorded37% of mentions

    «The workout freezes on the first exercise on Apple Watch. Calories are not being tracked - the results always show 0.»

  • Paid training sessions don't unlock despite active subscription13% of mentions

    «I activated my subscription, but the paid training sessions won't unlock! It says I need to activate the subscription, but it's already activated»

  • Mandatory 8-hour intervals between workouts seem incorrect10% of mentions

    «Next workout in 8 hours makes absolutely no sense! If you actually designed a workout schedule, I could understand that»

What people praise

  • High-quality and diverse personalized training plans

    «Interesting and diverse plans. You can upload workouts to garmin. I've been training with the app for half a year and I like it—no need to come up with exercises on my own»

  • Helpful educational videos on swimming technique

    «The educational videos helped me refresh my technique. The first workout was just the right intensity.»

  • Convenient and clear progress analytics

    «Convenient interface. The analytics work great.»

  • Intuitive and convenient app interface

    «The app is convenient. Everything is clear and simple.»

  • Good Apple Watch integration (when it works)

    «Works well with Apple Watch. I swim with the watch and the exercises are all clear.»

Where to install

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