HackMotion Golf vs Yard Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HackMotion Golf
This app analyzes your golf swing's wrist movements using a connected wearable sensor. It provides real-time audio feedback and detailed data visualization to help you improve your game. Track your progress with automatic swing detection and storage.
- Wrist movement tracking
- Real-time audio biofeedback
- 3D hand model visualization
- Automatic swing detection
- Swing phase detection
- Data storage and database
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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
Yard Buddy
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Yard Buddy shows you one thing: how far you are from the green. Front, center and back, from exactly where you stand. Nothing to set up. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT No ads. Not on the course, not between holes, not ever. Works without signal. Courses are saved to your phone the first time you open them. After that a dead zone changes nothing. Bunkers and water. Tap the yardage for every bunker and water ahead: how far to reach it and how far to carry it. The watch works on its own. Yard Buddy on Apple Watch is not a mirror of your phone. It holds the course itself and measures from your wrist. Leave the phone in the cart. Say it out loud. Tap the speaker and it reads the distance, so you can keep your glove on and your eyes on the shot. Keep score. Tap the score box and pick the number. Strokes only, kept on your phone. HOW IT WORKS Pick your course from the ones nearest you. Walk. The hole changes by itself as you move up the course. COURSES 19,000+ courses with full yardages in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Spain, South Korea, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, ZA, DK, FI, AT, CH, MX, NO, MY, TH, PT, Japan, BE and ID, and growing every week. Pick a country, then a course, or search by name, town or street. 9,000+ more courses in 180+ countries open on a satellite photo: tap the green to see how far it is. Yards or meters, your choice. SUBSCRIPTION Full yardages need a subscription. One subscription covers iPhone and Apple Watch. - Yearly: 1 month free for new subscribers, then billed once a year. - Monthly: billed each month from the day you subscribe. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://yardbuddygolf.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://yardbuddygolf.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HackMotion Golf at none against Yard Buddy's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Yard Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. HackMotion Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.
HackMotion Golf ships an update every 5 days, Yard Buddy weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | HackMotion Golf | Yard Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (420 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 420 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 234 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HackMotion | OAHU MERCHANT SERVICE LLC |
Bugs and 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
Yard Buddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HackMotion Golf
No in-app purchases
Yard Buddy
- Monthly$7.991 Month
- Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
Questions
Is HackMotion Golf free?
Is Yard Buddy free?
Do HackMotion Golf or Yard Buddy have ads?
Which is updated more often, HackMotion Golf or Yard Buddy?
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