FS Short Game vs HackMotion Golf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FS Short Game
Enhance your golf short game with detailed data and video analysis. Create custom lesson recordings with drawing tools and voiceover feedback. Requires a FlightScope X3 radar model.
- Short game data and video analysis
- Custom lesson recordings
- Customizable screen and data display
- Screencast with voiceover commentary
- FocusBand integration
- Video and data comparison
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Paired with the FlightScope X3, the FlightScope Short Game app gives teachers, fitters, and individual users the ability to enhance a major aspect of golf - the short game. This app is completely customizable making it easy to break down each session based on your goals. The trajectory of the putts can be viewed on the left alongside multiple camera views, data, integrations and more. Create custom lesson recordings with access to a variety of drawing tools as well as screencast with voiceover to provide instant, visual and audio feedback. Important: This app can only be used with a FlightScope X3 radar model. Highlights include: - Short game data and video analysis - Custom lesson recordings - Fully customizable screen and data display - Screencast with voiceover commentary - FocusBand integration - Split or multiple screen options for video and data comparison - Equipment selection for precise performance analysis - Data will automatically be uploaded and stored at MyFlightScope.com - Videos can be uploaded and stored to MyFlightScope.com by purchasing a subscription ********************** This version runs on the two latest versions of iOS. Supported device: iPad
HackMotion Golf
This app analyzes your golf swing wrist movements using a wearable sensor. It provides real-time audio feedback and visual data to help improve your game. Track your progress with detailed swing data storage and analysis.
- Wrist flexion/extension tracking
- Wrist radial/ulnar deviation analysis
- Real-time 3D hand model visualization
- Automatic swing detection
- Swing phase detection (address, top, impact)
- Adjustable audio biofeedback
- Wrist data graphs and storage
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HackMotion Golf app is used together with the HackMotion Golf wearable wrist sensor. HackMotion Golf wrist sensor uses motion-tracking technology to capture wrist movements during the golf swing. HackMotion Golf app allows you to visualize HackMotion Golf sensor data and provide real-time audio biofeedback. Main features include: • Wrist flexion/extension • Wrist radial/ulnar deviation • Real-time 3D hand model • Automatic swing detection • Automatic swing phase detection (address, top, impact) • User-adjustable audio biofeedback • Wrist data graphs • Session & swing data storage & database Put on the wrist sensor and power up. Open the HackMotion Golf app, choose training mode, start a new session and calibrate your sensor. The system automatically detects golf swings and stores the information related to the wrist motion. HackMotion wrist sensor is intended for golf coaches and advanced golf players. Note: You need to connect to the HackMotion Golf wrist sensor to use the main features of the app. More info: www.hackmotion.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HackMotion Golf at 4.9 against FS Short Game's 3.0. HackMotion Golf also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (364 vs 2). FS Short Game's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HackMotion Golf holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HackMotion Golf has 364 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FS Short Game ships an update every 2 months, HackMotion Golf every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FS Short Game | HackMotion Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (364 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 77.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 364 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 278 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | EDH US LLC | HackMotion |
Customer experience
FS Short Game
HackMotion Golf
Bugs and requests
FS Short Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HackMotion Golf
Reported bugs
8 issues- Drill practice mode stops recording
- Won't connect after changing phones
- Customer support ignored tickets/emails
- Vibration feedback feature stopped working
- Less swings captured after app updates
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- Swings not being detected
- App currently doesn’t work (No login possible, Internal Error)
- Landscape mode no longer available on iPhone (Version 4.0.0)
Requested features
4 requests- More short game drills
- More drills for anywhere practice
- Putting updates
- More short game drills which can be practiced anywhere
In-app purchases
FS Short Game
No in-app purchases
HackMotion Golf
No in-app purchases
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