Comparison

NoteCaddie vs ShotNotes

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

Head to head
About

NoteCaddie

Create personalized yardage books for any golf course to improve your game. Log detailed notes on every shot, track stats like fairways and greens hit, and utilize GPS distances. Visualize course strategy with drawable greens and Go/No-Go zones.

Highlights
  • Personalized yardage books
  • Detailed shot notes
  • GPS distances to greens
  • Drawable green views
  • Shot tracking and stats
  • GoZones and NoZones
  • Community yardage book sharing
Features
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Ready to shave golf strokes without improving your swing? Build your own personal yardage book for every course you play, and play every course like it's your home course. This app allows you to take efficient and effective notes on the courses you play, like pros and their caddies do, enabling you to play smarter, more disciplined, BETTER golf. It's You vs. the Course - know your adversary with NoteCaddie! Just some of the cool features: *Take easy effective notes on every shot *Take notes over several rounds and keep improving them *Drawable green views so that you can draw the breaks and undulations on the course *Keep track of your score as you play and take notes, tracking fairways, greens, and putts, and then look at your stats later to see how you can/have improved! *GPS of every hole with distances in yards or meters to the front, center, and back of every green, and a distance measuring feature to give you distance to anywhere! *Visual Notes with GoZones and NoZones that are saved directly to the gps screen, allowing you to visually lay down targets and attack the course with a plan. *NoteCaddie Pro Users can upload their notes to the NoteCaddie Community, and see yardage books that others have uploaded. *Review your previous rounds and keep your scorecards! NoteCaddie is designed to get you focused on the things that make you play better - where your ideal miss is (not saying you'll miss!), sticking to your club choices, etc - and away from things that make you play worse (we hide your score from you unless you really want to see it!). Score. Better. with NoteCaddie! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ShotNotes

This app helps golfers improve their game by tracking every shot, identifying patterns, and providing insights beyond a traditional scorecard. It allows for detailed logging of club, distance, lie, and miss direction to reveal areas for improvement.

Highlights
  • Shot-by-shot tracking
  • Club and distance logging
  • Miss direction analysis
  • Lie type and outcome tracking
  • Personal notes per shot/hole
  • Pattern identification
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Trying to break 90? Turn your last round into a focused practice session. ADD A ROUND RECAP Record your course, 9 or 18 holes, and final score. Add penalty strokes, three-putt holes, or your biggest difficulty when you know them. No need to record every shot to get started. KNOW WHAT TO PRACTICE NEXT Get a focused target or putting drill based on your recap. See which observations informed the recommendation, record attempts and successes, and build a repeatable practice routine. Recommendations are practice suggestions, not swing diagnoses or promises of lower scores. SEE YOUR PROGRESS With Pro, compare scores, recorded penalty strokes, and three-putt holes across rounds of the same length. Review detailed shot outcomes by club and time period. Courses and playing conditions can differ, so comparisons describe your records rather than guaranteed improvement. ALWAYS FREE - Round recaps and your recap history - Your first full recap practice plan - Saved practice results - Basic course notes - One complete shot-by-shot tracked round - Access to your existing shot history SHOTNOTES PRO - Full practice plans for subsequent recaps - Round comparisons and detailed shot-pattern reports - Unlimited shot-by-shot tracked rounds No club sensors or mandatory account. Your rounds, notes, and practice results stay on your device unless you choose to share a summary. Optional weekly practice reminders help you return to your routine. SUBSCRIPTIONS Monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions are available. Current local prices and eligible introductory offers are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation or after an eligible free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://cywinskidigital.com/apps/shotnotes/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://cywinskidigital.com/apps/shotnotes/user-guide.html

Screenshots

NoteCaddie4 screens
ShotNotes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ShotNotes at 5.0 against NoteCaddie's 3.9. ShotNotes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). NoteCaddie's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. NoteCaddie sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and ShotNotes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShotNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NoteCaddie has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of NoteCaddie's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShotNotes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NoteCaddie versus ShotNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteCaddieShotNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOviTech Solutions, LLCDANIEL PIOTR CYWINSKI

Customer experience

NoteCaddie

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

ShotNotes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

NoteCaddie

Subscriptions1
  • NoteCaddie Pro - Monthly$5.991 Month
One-time5
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Range Mode$3.99
  • Premium/Community Notes$4.99
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  • 72 Hr Exp Course Request$4.99
  • 24 Hour Expedited Course Req$7.99
2 purchases

ShotNotes

Subscriptions2
  • ShotNotes Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • ShotNotes Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is NoteCaddie free?
NoteCaddie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShotNotes free?
ShotNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NoteCaddie or ShotNotes?
ShotNotes is rated higher. NoteCaddie averages 3.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while ShotNotes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NoteCaddie or ShotNotes have ads?
NoteCaddie shows ads; ShotNotes does not.
Which is updated more often, NoteCaddie or ShotNotes?
NoteCaddie ships an update every 2 months, and ShotNotes every 2 months. Most recently, NoteCaddie was updated on November 2, 2026 and ShotNotes on October 31, 2026.

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