StrackaLine vs Yardage Book
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StrackaLine
This golf app provides detailed green topography maps and accurate putt lines, helping golfers of all levels analyze slopes and plan their shots. It uses advanced scanning technology to offer precise data for every hole, revolutionizing the putting game.
- Detailed green topography maps
- Accurate putt line calculations
- USGA Legal pin sheets
- Digital yardage book & range finder
- Slope percentage analysis
- 3D green animations
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StrackaLine is used by Touring Pros, top college programs (Texas, Alabama, OK State, Ohio, Michigan State), and golfers of all ability. Download now and see samples holes and pin sheets from Pebble, Sawgrass, and Torrey. StrackaLine will provide you a pin sheet that is USGA Legal. The App will provide accurate putt lines for you to see the line of the putt before, during, and after your round. The App is the ideal trainer tool for you to learn and understand the green complexes. STRACKALINE GPS & PUTT USERS ● Access your courses ● Digital Yardage Book & Range Finder ● Make Putt and View Fall Lines for any hole location THOUSANDS OF COURSES AVAILABLE NOW Download App Search for your Course HOW DOES THE APP WORK? Using a top of the line laser from the land surveying industry, this advanced technology scans the surface of each green for millions of data points that are accurate to the millimeter to pick up even the most subtle elevation changes. It displays an interactive topography map for each green we've scanned. You can zoom in and out to see the contours and slope percentages, adjust the grid, view a spinning 3D animation, and even calculate your exact putt line (StrackaLine) by setting the hole location and your ball location. Just like a video game, but the information is real! Available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod, using raw X, Y, Z data points, the device: ● Will calculate all the one inch contours of the putting green ● Will calculate the slope percentages for the whole putting green ● Will calculate the Fall Lines for each hole location ● Will show you the approach angle to the green ● Will calculate the target of your putt ● Will allow you to zoom in and out to see more or less detail With our state of the art technology, join us in revolutionizing the most important part of the golf, putting. StrackaLine is protected by copyright and U.S. patents 6,296,579 and 6,638,173 www.StrackaLine.com
Yardage Book
Access detailed course information for thousands of golf courses worldwide. Features include GPS distances to greens, bunkers, and hazards, along with aerial views of each hole that can be zoomed and panned.
- GPS distances to greens, bunkers, and hazards
- Aerial view of each hole
- Zoom and pan functionality
- Access to thousands of courses globally
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Use BlueGolf Yardage Book to tour every hole at thousands of courses across the US and the world - while you play or while you watch the pros! Features: • GPS distance to greens, bunkers and hazards • Aerial view of each hole with zoom and pan
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Yardage Book at none against StrackaLine's shown. Yardage Book also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (61 vs 17). StrackaLine's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 12 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.6 for StrackaLine against 2.6 for Yardage Book. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 61 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 22% of StrackaLine's written reviews are positive against 21% of Yardage Book's.
StrackaLine ships an update every 5 months, Yardage Book every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | StrackaLine | Yardage Book |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (17 ratings) | 2.6 (61 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 21.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 61 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elite Golf Technology LLC | BlueGolf |
Customer experience
StrackaLine
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In-app purchases
StrackaLine
No in-app purchases
Yardage Book
No in-app purchases
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