Comparison

BaroTool vs Tour Wind Golf

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

Head to head
About

BaroTool

Measure altitude differences with this accurate altimeter. It can detect even small changes in height, allowing you to reset the zero level for new measurements. Requires a device with a barometer.

Highlights
  • Accurate altitude difference measurement
  • Detects small height changes
  • Reset to zero level function
  • Requires device barometer
Features
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Want to know at what level a hill is or a tower? Check this very accurate altimeter from a reference level. Capable to measure the difference even if you just raise the device from your waist to your eyes. You may reset to zero level and start a new session. Please note your device must have a barometer. Such as iPhone 6 and later, iPhone SE excluded. Or latest models of iPad (mini 4 or Pro)

About

Tour Wind Golf

This app helps golfers calculate the impact of wind and environmental factors on their shots. It provides real-time wind forecasts and allows manual adjustments for accurate shot planning.

Highlights
  • Real-time wind impact calculation
  • Upcoming 5-hour wind forecast
  • 4-day wind forecast
  • Manual environmental factor adjustment
  • Compass view for wind direction
  • Supports metric and imperial units
  • Apple Watch beta support
Features
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"I can ensure you, if you’re a professional at the highest level or an amateur golfer, you are very much behind if you don’t have the app or their charts. It’s the best wind tool and calculations in the world directly in your phone.” - Edoardo Molinari "Fantastic app." - Golf Digest, USA Welcome to the original Tour Wind Golf app, developed by the professional golfer Marcus Svensson. We are striving to be the worlds best data-driven system to help competitive golfers calculate how wind and other environmental factors affects golf shots, directly in your phone. Currently active in more than 35 countries and trusted on a weekly basis by numerous players on PGA-Tour, amateurs on all levels and professional caddies worldwide. Official training app and partner to the Swedish National Golf Team. This is how it works: 1. Simply aim your phone towards your intended target line. 2. Type in how far away you are from the target (supports meters and yards) and choose your intended ball fight. 3. See instantly exactly where the wind comes from and how much it will affect your shot in real-time. Our app connects in real time to world-leading weather services and calculates how the ball will be affected by wind, temperature, and elevation. All calculations are based on extensive ball-monitor testing, ensuring high accuracy and reliability. The accuracy of our app has been independently tested on multiple occasions and is recommended by Ryder Cup caddies. More features: - Upcoming wind forecast for the next 5 hours. - 4-Day wind forecast at the exact same spot – perfect for checking tee boxes during practice rounds and seeing how conditions may play out on tournament days. - You can manually adjust wind direction, windspeed, temperature and sea height level to simulate different conditions and see the effect on the ball. - Wind direction includes a compass view for better orientation. - Unit switching: choose between meters/kmh/°C or yards/mph/°F. Supports all measurement units and seamlessly switch to your own preference. - See all the metrics with windspeed, gust, wind direction, head/tail, cross and altitude. - Now also works with Apple Watch as we have released a beta. As we usually say, we don't like guessing.

Screenshots

BaroTool2 screens
Tour Wind Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tour Wind Golf at 100% against BaroTool's 0%. Tour Wind Golf also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 33 months). BaroTool's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $29.99) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

BaroTool costs $0.99 and Tour Wind Golf $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BaroTool ships an update every 33 months, Tour Wind Golf weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BaroTool versus Tour Wind Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaroToolTour Wind Golf
Price$0.99 — better$29.99
Rating—4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperdomesticusdevelopL8er

Customer experience

BaroTool

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Tour Wind Golf

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BaroTool

No in-app purchases

None

Tour Wind Golf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BaroTool free?
BaroTool costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tour Wind Golf free?
Tour Wind Golf costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do BaroTool or Tour Wind Golf have ads?
Neither BaroTool nor Tour Wind Golf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BaroTool or Tour Wind Golf?
BaroTool ships an update every 33 months, and Tour Wind Golf weekly. Most recently, BaroTool was updated on October 20, 2026 and Tour Wind Golf on October 28, 2026.

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