Golf Data Lab vs Banked Golf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Golf Data Lab
This app allows GDL subscribers to record individual golf shots offline. Once your round is finished, it syncs with your online database when a connection is available. It's designed for detailed performance analysis.
- Offline shot recording
- Automatic data upload
- Online database integration
- Individual performance analysis
- Subscriber exclusive access
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For the exclusive use of GDL subscribers only, this App provides offline functionality for our individual shot recording programme. Once the round is completed, it uploads and integrates with your online database when the phone is next on 3G/4G/WiFi.
Banked Golf
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Practice like it matters. Banked Golf turns range time into measurable progress. Built inside an elite university coaching programme, it gives golfers and coaches the tools to track deliberate practice — not just scores. THE BANK - Your 100 yards is your health bar. Hit your numbers or watch your balance drain. Every shot logs distance and lateral miss, club, and wind conditions, benchmarked from Base Line to World Class. SKILLS CHALLENGE - Short irons, Mid irons, and Long irons, each with escalating levels of shot-shaping and proximity targets. YOUR STATS - Shot dispersion, club gapping, accuracy by yardage, progression over time. Filter by indoor/outdoor and wind to see how conditions shape your game. FOR COACHES - Team dashboards, leaderboards, per-player deep dives, and record-on-behalf during squad sessions. Join with your team's access code and start banking better practices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Banked Golf at every 3 weeks against Golf Data Lab's every 14 months. Golf Data Lab's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Golf Data Lab ships an update every 14 months, Banked Golf every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Golf Data Lab | Banked Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Golf Performance Analysis Ltd | Matthew Campbell |
In-app purchases
Golf Data Lab
No in-app purchases
Banked Golf
No in-app purchases









