Shot Scope vs The Yips
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shot Scope
Upload and view your golf performance data from anywhere. Track your game seamlessly without needing your phone during play, then enjoy detailed stats post-round. Requires a Shot Scope Performance Tracking System.
- Upload performance data
- View stats anywhere
- Seamless game tracking
- Post-round data analysis
- Connects to tracking system
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Improve your game with Shot Scope. Download the Shot Scope app and unlock powerful tools to help you play better golf. Connect your Shot Scope GPS, rangefinder, or shot tracking device to access GPS course maps, performance statistics (for shot tracking devices), course updates, strategy planning, and more. Apple Watch users Golf with just your Apple Watch using the dedicated Shot Scope Apple Watch app. Access GPS course maps, track your game directly from your wrist, and enjoy 3 free rounds to experience the app before purchasing. Know your game with Shot Scope. The official companion app for Shot Scope GPS, rangefinder, shot tracking devices, and Apple Watch.
The Yips
This app helps golfers improve their mental game by building focus, composure, confidence, and resilience. It offers guided warmups, post-round reflections, and AI-powered insights to overcome performance anxiety and improve scores.
- Pre-round mental warmups
- Post-round reflection logging
- AI-powered performance insights
- Mental game goal setting
- Progress tracking over time
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STOP GETTING IN YOUR OWN WAY The mental game separates good golfers from great golfers. You know your swing. You've taken lessons. You hit it pure on the range. But on the course? You three-putt from nerves. One bad shot ruins three holes. You overthink every swing. You can't shake the anger. The Yips helps golfers build better focus, composure, confidence, and resilience on the course. IMPORTANT The app offers paid premium access through an annual subscription or a lifetime purchase. A purchase is required to access premium features, including guided warmups, AI-powered insights, mental game goals, and advanced progress tracking. WHAT YOU GET Pre-Round Mental Warmup Use a guided mental warmup before your round with breathing exercises, visualization, focus word selection, and a mental check-in. Post-Round Reflection Log your mental game after each round, including focus, composure, confidence, resilience, and what worked or did not work. AI-Powered Insights Premium access includes AI-generated insights that analyze your patterns and highlight opportunities to improve your mental game. Mental Game Goals Premium access includes goal-setting tools to help you work on areas like staying calm after bad shots or trusting your routine. Progress Tracking Premium access includes progress tracking so you can review trends, patterns, and improvement over time. WHO IT'S FOR The Yips is for golfers who want to stop getting in their own way. If you have ever played tight under pressure, stayed stuck on a bad shot, overthought your swing, or let nerves affect your score, this app is for you. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS Premium access is available through: Annual Plan: $29.99/year with 7-day free trial Lifetime Access: $49.99 one-time purchase A purchase is required to access premium features. Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. RESULTS The mental game is trainable. The Yips makes it easier to build better habits on the course. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Yips at 100% against Shot Scope's 42%. The Yips also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Shot Scope's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Shot Scope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Yips sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Yips holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shot Scope has 1.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Shot Scope's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Yips's.
Shot Scope ships an update weekly, The Yips monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shot Scope | The Yips |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shot Scope Technologies Limited | Nathan Thayer |
Customer experience
Shot Scope
The Yips
Bugs and requests
Shot Scope
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when editing rounds
- Sync issues between watch and app
- Missing shots and inaccurate data
- Firmware update problems
- Course data not loading properly
Requested features
5 requests- Handicap tracking and management
- Improved course mapping and updates
- Apple Watch integration
- More customization options
- Easier round editing and data management
The Yips
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shot Scope
- Lifetime Access$149.99
The Yips
- Annual Plan$59.991 Year
- Annual Exit Trail Plan3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$149.99









