How we stack up, honestly.
Head To Head
Feature by feature, fee by fee.
Based on public pricing pages and feature lists, correct at time of writing. Spot something outdated? Tell us and we'll fix it.
| Feature | OctoSwim | Soakly | ClassForKids | LoveAdmin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||||
| Monthly price (200 swimmers) | £80 | £108 | £35 + fees | £29 + fees |
| Cut of your bookings | None | None | 3.1% | 3.95% |
| Free trial without a card | ||||
| No contract, cancel anytime | ||||
| Bookings & money | ||||
| Public booking page | ||||
| Taster / trial lessons | ||||
| Targeted slot offers (no broadcast waitlists) | ||||
| Next-day Stripe payouts | 3–5 days | 3–5 days | ||
| Monthly reconciliation reports | ||||
| Poolside & progress | ||||
| Full-screen Poolside Mode | Basic register | Basic register | ||
| SEND-aware intake & briefings | ||||
| Five-stage skill ratings | Pass / fail | Pass / fail | ||
| Automatic certificates | ||||
| Comms & AI | ||||
| Lifecycle email engine | Basic | Basic | Basic | |
| AI assistant for parents & staff | ||||
| AI-assisted CSV import | ||||
Included Partial (noted) Not offered
Switching
Moving is a Tuesday afternoon, not a project.
Export, then drop it in
Export your families and swimmers from your current platform as CSV. Splashy's AI maps the columns for you - even the weird ones.
Run both for a fortnight
Your 14-day trial is long enough to run OctoSwim alongside your current tool with real classes and real parents. Nothing to lose.
We're on the side of the pool
Stuck mid-migration? Email or chat and a human who has actually run a swim school answers. No ticket queue theatre.
Bring the spreadsheet. I love a messy spreadsheet.
Try both. Keep the better one.
Fourteen days free alongside your current platform. We're confident.
I'd say may the best octopus win, but I'm the only octopus.