Comparison

DECADE powered by BirdieFire vs ShotStat Live

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

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.

Highlights
  • DECADE Strategy access
  • Tour-level course management
  • Statistical profiling
  • Weekly video content
  • Course strategy optimization
  • Strokes lost reduction
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

ShotStat Live

Provides live scoring for golf tournaments managed through ShotStat. Track scores and view real-time updates for participants in official events.

Highlights
  • Live tournament scoring
  • ShotStat tour management integration
  • Real-time score updates
  • Golf event tracking
Features
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Live tournament scoring for golf tours that use ShotStat tour management.

Screenshots

DECADE powered by BirdieFire4 screens
ShotStat Live3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DECADE powered by BirdieFire at 63% against ShotStat Live's 0%. DECADE powered by BirdieFire also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). ShotStat Live's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DECADE powered by BirdieFire sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per 6 months. ShotStat Live asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DECADE powered by BirdieFire holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DECADE powered by BirdieFire has 187 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of DECADE powered by BirdieFire's written reviews are positive against 0% of ShotStat Live's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DECADE powered by BirdieFire ships an update weekly, ShotStat Live every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
DECADE powered by BirdieFire versus ShotStat Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDECADE powered by BirdieFireShotStat Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (187 ratings) — better2.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings187 — better10
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#187 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.110.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBirdieFire LLCShotStat.com LLC

Customer experience

DECADE powered by BirdieFire

All ratings187 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative16.6%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative30.5%

ShotStat Live

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

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

ShotStat Live

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DECADE powered by BirdieFire

Subscriptions3
  • DECADE$49.996 Months
  • DECADE Foundations7 Days trial$124.996 Months
  • DECADE Elite$229.996 Months
None

ShotStat Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DECADE powered by BirdieFire free?
DECADE powered by BirdieFire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShotStat Live free?
ShotStat Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DECADE powered by BirdieFire or ShotStat Live?
DECADE powered by BirdieFire is rated higher. DECADE powered by BirdieFire averages 4.3 out of 5 from 187 ratings, while ShotStat Live averages 2.6 from 10 ratings.
Do DECADE powered by BirdieFire or ShotStat Live have ads?
Neither DECADE powered by BirdieFire nor ShotStat Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DECADE powered by BirdieFire or ShotStat Live?
DECADE powered by BirdieFire ships an update weekly, and ShotStat Live every 2 months. Most recently, DECADE powered by BirdieFire was updated on September 21, 2026 and ShotStat Live on August 16, 2026.

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