iWanamaker vs Sparrow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iWanamaker
Track live scores and view real-time leaderboards for golf events and tournaments. Easily enter your scores during a round to keep spectators and competitors updated on your progress.
- Live leaderboards
- Tournament scoring
- Real-time updates
- Easy score entry
- Mobile and desktop integration
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iWanamaker combines desktop and mobile application technology to allow golfers to view live leaderboards during events and tournaments. On game day, just enter your scores into our easy-to-use scoring interface to let spectators and competitors keep track of your round in real time.
Sparrow
This app uses advanced AI to analyze your golf swing in real-time, providing personalized feedback and drills. Track your progress and compare your swing to professionals to lower your handicap.
- Real-time AI swing analysis
- Automatic swing detection
- Personalized swing feedback
- PGA Pro swing comparison
- Drill video library
- Swing progress tracking
- SparrowScore for improvement
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ELEVATE YOUR GAME Sparrow has the most advanced real-time A.I. swing analysis tech in the world! AI SWING ANALYSIS Sparrow auto-detects your swing in real time (you don't even have to press record!) and then provides you personalized feedback, instantly. DROP THAT HANDICAP Sparrow's swing advice is based on years of research on the biomechanics of the golf swing. You can compare your swing to a PGA Pro and have access to our extensive library of drill videos. SWING AT YOUR OWN PACE On the range, Sparrow automatically detects when you swing and you can swing up to 5 times in a row! TRACK YOUR IMPROVEMENT You can store your past swings to track your progress. See your SparrowScore go up as your swing improves! SOMETHING TO TELL US? Want to suggest a feature? Could something be working better? Connect with us at contact@sparrowup.com SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK Love Sparrow? Give us a review in the App Store! Thanks. TERMS OF SERVICE https://www.sparrowup.com/tos
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sparrow at 4.5 against iWanamaker's 2.7. Sparrow also leads on ratings volume (3.6K vs 63) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). iWanamaker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and review sentiment (41% vs 28%). On price and ads 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. Sparrow sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. iWanamaker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sparrow holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sparrow has 3.6K ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of iWanamaker's written reviews are positive against 28% of Sparrow's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iWanamaker ships an update every 6 weeks, Sparrow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iWanamaker | Sparrow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (63 ratings) | 4.5 (3.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews — better | 28.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63 | 3.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #157 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 649 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wanamaker Corporation | Sparrow Vision, Inc. |
Customer experience
iWanamaker
Sparrow
Bugs and requests
iWanamaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sparrow
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes during swing analysis
- Inability to register or login
- Incorrect swing detection and feedback
- App freezing and becoming unusable
Requested features
4 requests- Add ball tracker and shot info
- Allow uploading of pre-recorded videos
- Improve joint and club head detection
- Provide more customization options
In-app purchases
iWanamaker
No in-app purchases
Sparrow
- Monthly Pro Access7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Monthly Pro Access7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Month
- Annual Pro Access7 Days trial$71.991 Year
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- Annual Pro Access7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Annual Pro Access7 Days trial2 variants$119.991 Year
- Annual Pro Access7 Days trial$149.991 Year
- Annual Pro Access7 Days trial2 variants$179.991 Year
- Annual Pro Access7 Days trial$239.991 Year
Questions
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