Golfmetrics vs DECADE powered by BirdieFire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Golfmetrics
This app helps golfers improve their game by tracking key performance metrics. It is designed for ease of use, even for time-pressed competitive players.
- Strokes Gained tracking
- Performance metric analysis
- Usability expert design
- Competitive golf focus
- Simple and easy to use
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Start improving today! Developed with usability experts and golfers to be simple and easy, for the time-pressed reality of competitive golf. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
DECADE powered by BirdieFire
Learn proven course management strategies used by top golfers to improve your game. Access tour-level insights, statistical profiling, and weekly video content. Optimize your strategy to reduce lost strokes and achieve better results on the course.
- DECADE Strategy access
- Tour-level course management
- Statistical profiling
- Weekly video content
- Course strategy optimization
- Strokes lost reduction
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You can't play the odds if you don't know the odds Stop Wasting Shots & Get The Results You Deserve Harness the DECADE strategy that is used by: -5 World #1's -PGA Tour Winners -Web.com Winners -NCAA Champions -USGA Champions Through the DECADE app, you get access to the proven and revolutionary DECADE Strategy. Tour Level Course Management and Statistical Profiling at your fingertips, anywhere. Learn how tournament winners manage their game by optimizing course strategy. Also, unlike other tools on the market, DECADE will constantly bring you fresh new video content on a weekly basis, due to work with our PGA Tour players and top college programs. Its not about Strokes Gained as much as it’s about reducing Strokes Lost. DECADE FOUNDATIONS SUBSCRIPTION Since launching the DECADE App three years ago we have learned many things, not the least of which is that it can quickly make virtually anyone a much better player, and it’s a lot for younger or less experienced players to consume. The Elite version of the DECADE App was designed to replace the live DECADE Seminar which is over four hours long and intended for elite players. We did not anticipate all the interest it would generate with junior golfers and mid-handicap players. I guess we should have. With that in mind we have created DECADE Foundations to replace our Lite product to better serve that audience. Junior will drastically slow down the avalanche of information within the App. This will more appropriately match the Golf IQ of our subscribers. Over the course of six months the content within the App will walk a player through the basics of course management and mindset slowly morphing into the Elite version of strategy over time. The statistics portal will also start slow and build into a robust and easy to use portal DECADE ELITE SUBSCRIPTION required for GPS Stats Entry, Peer Strokes Gained Comparison and Custom Tailored Yardage Books. **DECADE account required to access content 6 Month DECADE Foundations Subscription available through App Store for $99.99 which is charged to your iTunes account upon purchase. The subscription auto-renews unless turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current 6 month period. You can manage your payment details or cancel your membership in user's Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.birdiefire.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.birdiefire.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DECADE powered by BirdieFire at 64% against Golfmetrics's 16%. DECADE powered by BirdieFire also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.9) and chart position (#98 vs unranked). Golfmetrics's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Golfmetrics sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and DECADE powered by BirdieFire sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DECADE powered by BirdieFire holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 128 and 189 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Golfmetrics's written reviews are positive against 64% of DECADE powered by BirdieFire's.
Golfmetrics ships an update fortnightly, DECADE powered by BirdieFire weekly. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Golfmetrics | DECADE powered by BirdieFire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (128 ratings) | 4.3 (189 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.1% of reviews | 63.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 128 | 189 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #98 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Golfmetrics LLC | BirdieFire LLC |
Customer experience
Golfmetrics
DECADE powered by BirdieFire
User reviews
Golfmetrics
From 128 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📊 Detailed strokes gained analytics and insights
- 👍 Simple and intuitive data entry (old version)
- 🎯 Accurate performance metrics and handicap breakdown
- 📈 Helpful practice suggestions and improvement tracking
- 🗺️ GPS features for shot placement accuracy
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 😤 Data loss after rounds submitted
- 🔄 Requires constant re-entry of shot data
- ❌ Login and authentication issues
- 📱 Cumbersome new visual shot entry system
DECADE powered by BirdieFire
From 189 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Revolutionary course management strategy based on math and statistics
- 📊 Effective stat tracking and strokes gained analysis
- 🎓 Comprehensive educational content with detailed videos
- ⛳ Proven scoring improvements (multiple users report 2-4 stroke reductions)
- 🧠 Mental game and expectation management framework
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing issues
- 📱 Poor mobile responsiveness on iPhone and iPad
- 🎨 Outdated UI/UX design (described as Windows 98-era)
- 🎬 Video playback problems and black screen issues
- ⚙️ Clunky navigation and confusing interface
Bugs and requests
Golfmetrics
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes on startup or during round entry
- Missing holes after round submission
- Cannot place shots on first hole
- App freezes during initial setup and login
- Endless login loop with email already in use error
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- Cannot edit rounds or access edit round feature
- Home screen stuck on loading circle
- Crashes when clicking on previous rounds
- Crashes when selecting scorecard holes
- Subscription paywall not functioning
- Password reset functionality broken
- Login credentials not saved between sessions
- Incorrect course hole yardages (900K yards)
- Strokes gained calculations don't add up correctly
- Data syncing issues between iPhone and iPad
- Course data not persisting after app updates
- App requires reinstall to function
- Overlapping and misplaced UI icons
- Home course selection crashes app
Requested features
18 requests- Restore old manual data entry method as option
- Bring back legacy app version
- Add detailed putting statistics by distance
- Include handicap breakdown by shot distance
- Add make percentage and 3-putt statistics
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- Enable practice round data entry
- Implement round filtering by date range
- Add time series analytics and trend analysis
- Include shot miss characteristics (left/right/short/long)
- Allow offline GPS functionality
- Add ability to select specific rounds for analysis
- Implement easy hole editing after advancement
- Support satellite map view instead of cartoonish maps
- Add recovery shot designation option
- Enable tournament golfer mode (phone-free entry)
- Allow manual yardage entry option
- Add session save functionality to avoid re-login
- Support multiple tee box viewing
DECADE powered by BirdieFire
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes when entering rounds or using driving target tool
- Video player freezes and won't load content
- Yardage books fail to download
- Login screen shows infinite loading wheel
- Tee shot feature red dot misalignment with club selection
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- Yardage calculation errors
- App freezes on startup screen after updates
- Driving targets tool crashes on specific courses
- Cannot add strokes gained data
- Rounds not saving without phone restart
- Videos missing audio
- Progress tracking shows incorrect completion status
- Putting simulation fields disappearing
- Embedded web pages display too small
- Constant app crashes on iPad and iPhone
Requested features
12 requests- Unified single app (currently requires three separate apps for coaches)
- Ability to edit or delete entered rounds
- Better video organization and progress tracking
- Support for nine-hole courses
- Improved course database coverage
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- Dark mode option
- Background audio playback for videos
- Better progress bar positioning in video player
- Clearer FAQs and onboarding tutorials
- GIR percentage tracking in base version
- Side of green miss tracking
- Improved driving tool functionality
In-app purchases
Golfmetrics
- Individual Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Coach Lite Monthly7 Days trial$49.991 Month
- Coach Pro Monthly7 Days trial$69.991 Month
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- Individual Premium Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Coach Academy Monthly7 Days trial$199.991 Month
- Coach Lite Yearly7 Days trial$299.991 Year
- Coach Pro Yearly7 Days trial$499.991 Year
DECADE powered by BirdieFire
- DECADE$49.996 Months
- DECADE Foundations7 Days trial$124.996 Months
- DECADE Elite$229.996 Months
Questions
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