Buoy by Budy · A swim coach
You always meant to learn to swim. Here’s your next step.
Buoy is a swim coach in your pocket. A quick check finds where you are, whether you’re nervous in the shallow end or stuck at one length. Then, every swim, Buoy gives you one clear thing to practise and shows you each step.
Coming to the App Store for iPhone and Apple Watch, and to Google Play for Android phones.
US$0.99 a month, or free with any Budy plan.
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What you’ll see at the pool
Made for wet hands 
Find what’s going wrong 
A path built around you 
Nervous in water? Start calm
You always know what to practise next.
Buoy knows 145 swimming skills across 8 levels, from getting in to turns and dives. You don’t have to. After a quick check, it picks today’s one thing and plans a 20, 30 or 45-minute swim around it.
- A warm-up with something you can already do, today’s skill, a check, then an easy finish.
- Every drill comes with a starting amount: tries, holds or lengths of your pool.
- Not there yet? “Getting there” counts, and your next swim aims a step further.
Made for wet hands at the pool’s edge.
- Pool mode
- The screen stays on, the type is big and half the screen is a Next button.
- See each step
- An animated swimmer shows the step you’re on, right above it.
- Your pool, your lengths
- Set your pool’s length and distances become lengths.
- No signal needed
- The coaching runs on your device, so it works at the pool without a connection.
Leave your phone in the locker.
With an iPhone and an Apple Watch, today’s swim goes with you on your wrist. Each step shows with its amount and a big Next, the watch counts your lengths and distance, and a tap on the wrist tells you when it’s time to move on.
Nervous in the water? Start calm.
- You set the pace
- The calm track takes small steps in the order that builds trust, with a calm-down reset. You decide when to move on, and you can stop any time.
- Find what’s going wrong
- Quick yes-or-no checks find the real cause of a problem, such as swallowing water when you breathe, and give you the fix to practise.
- A coach, not a lifeguard
- Buoy can’t see you in the water. Swim where a lifeguard or a buddy is watching.
Free with any Budy plan.
Buoy is made by the team behind Budy, the AI fitness coach. Any Budy plan includes Buoy at no extra cost. Without a Budy plan, Buoy is US$0.99 a month. The quick check, the plan it makes, the problem checks and the Safety section are free for everyone.
Your swimming stays yours.
Buoy doesn’t ask you to create an account. Your answers, your plan, the skills you’ve learned and your swim log stay on your device and aren’t sent to us. Buoy shows no ads and doesn’t track you. If Budy is signed in on the same phone, each swim of 10 minutes or more counts in your own Budy account, and you can turn that off in Buoy’s settings.
Buoy in the privacy policy (section 2.10)Questions about Buoy
What is Buoy?
Buoy: Swim Coach is a personal swim coach from Budy Labs, the company behind Budy: AI Fitness Coach. It knows 145 swimming skills across 8 levels, picks one clear thing for you to practise each swim, and shows you each step.
Where can I get Buoy?
Buoy isn’t in the stores yet. Coming to the App Store for iPhone and Apple Watch, and to Google Play for Android phones.
How much does Buoy cost?
US$0.99 a month, or nothing extra with any Budy plan. The quick check, the plan it makes, the problem checks and the Safety section are free.
Do I need to be able to swim already?
No. A quick check finds where you are, and the calm track is there if you’re nervous in the water: small steps, and you decide when to move on.
Do I need an Apple Watch?
No. Buoy works on your phone at the pool’s edge. With an iPhone and an Apple Watch, you can follow the swim on your wrist and leave your phone in the locker.
Does Buoy need a connection at the pool?
No. The coaching runs on your device. The example videos, the leaderboards and the store need a connection.
Does Buoy replace a swim teacher or a lifeguard?
No. Buoy guides your practice, and it can’t see you in the water. Swim where a lifeguard or a buddy is watching.
Your lane is waiting.
Coming to the App Store for iPhone and Apple Watch, and to Google Play for Android phones. Any Budy plan will include it.
