TurfPro Mobile vs USGA DEACON®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TurfPro Mobile
This app transforms your mobile device into a turf condition monitoring system. It collects and displays real-time data on soil moisture, salinity, and temperature, providing critical alerts for immediate attention. Data can be uploaded for advanced analysis and shared among users for standardized measurements.
- Real-time turf condition display
- Soil moisture, salinity, and temperature logging
- Critical condition alerts
- Data upload to cloud for analysis
- Multi-user data sharing
- Bluetooth sensor connectivity
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POGO TurfPro Mobile turns your smartphone or tablet into a data acquisition and logging system that collects, displays and logs turf conditions measured by the a Bluetooth-connected POGO Pro+, Pro, Mini or Lite. • The app displays real-time analytics and assessments of turf/soil moisture, salinity and temperature. This allows for timely reaction to conditions that could lead to costly problems. • Critical alerts advise you of conditions measured that require immediate attention while you are on the course. • Easily upload data to POGO TurfPro Cloud and unleash unprecedented insight and analysis • Data and configurations are shared with all other users, allowing a property to be split between multiple people, yet ensuring standardized measurement.
USGA DEACON®
This golf course management system consolidates data from various tools to provide insights for superintendents and agronomists. It helps improve playing conditions, golfer satisfaction, and input management through precise daily readings and web-based analytics.
- Consolidated golf course data
- Insights from GS3 ball and Moisture Meter
- Improved playing conditions
- Enhanced golfer satisfaction
- Efficient input management
- Precise daily readings
- Web interface analytics and reporting
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The USGA DEACON app: the golf course management system that puts all of your data into one place. Offering comprehensive insights and data gathered from tools like the GS3 ball and the new USGA Moisture Meter, the DEACON management system enables superintendents and agronomists to deliver better playing conditions, improve golfer satisfaction and manage inputs efficiently. Record precise, daily readings instantly through the app and view extensive analytics and reporting on the corresponding web interface. Measure what matters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TurfPro Mobile at 5.0 against USGA DEACON®'s 3.9. TurfPro Mobile also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
TurfPro Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
TurfPro Mobile ships an update every 2 months, USGA DEACON® monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TurfPro Mobile | USGA DEACON® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.9 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stevens Water Monitoring Systems, Inc. | United States Golf Association |
Customer experience
TurfPro Mobile
USGA DEACON®
In-app purchases
TurfPro Mobile
No in-app purchases
USGA DEACON®
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TurfPro Mobile free?
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