Comparison

SwingCast vs PuttView

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

Head to head
About

SwingCast

This camera app helps athletes refine their technique in swing-based sports like golf. It offers AI-powered automatic recording, multi-angle capture, and detailed video analysis tools for performance improvement.

Highlights
  • AI-powered automatic video recording
  • Multi-angle capture with device synchronization
  • Voice navigation and commands
  • Video casting to Chromecast
  • Side-by-side and overlaid video comparison
  • Video editing tools (drawing, cropping)
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SwingCast is a Camera app ideal for perfecting your technique in swing based sports. While primarily designed for capturing the Golf swing, SwingCast also works well with other swing technique based sports with its ability to customize recording lengths, speeds, and iterations. Features of SwingCast include: - Synchronization between multiple iOS devices: Capture your swing from multiple camera angles simultaneously. - AI-powered Automatic Video Recording: Simply start your swing and SwingCast will automatically record it. Triggered by either motion detection (motion-start), face positioning (face-start), or voice commands (voice-start). - Voice Navigation: Utilize voice commands (in addition to manual controls) to navigate the app. This lets you stand away from the device while still controlling the app. - Video casting from one device to another device and/or onto a Google Chromecast. - Customizable instant playback and iterations settings. - Video Analysis: Side-by-Side and overlaid video comparison between any two videos. - Tools for video editing such as drawing and video cropping. SwingCast supports two different modes: Standalone Mode: In standalone mode, the user uses only one device to record and has the option of viewing the video by itself or comparing it side by side with an imported model swing video. The viewer can watch both options on either the device itself or a Google Chromecast. Linked Mode: Uses two devices with one set as the Main Device and the other set as the Extension Camera. In linked mode, you can take footage from both the Main Device and the Extension Camera and watch them side by side on one screen. Alternatively, you can opt to just take video from the Extension Camera and watch it by itself or compare it to a preset model swing (these options are especially useful for putting). Any videos taken in this mode will be displayed on the Main Device screen or casted to a Google Chromecast.

About

PuttView

This app uses your iPhone's LiDAR sensor to scan any golf green and overlay precise, data-based visuals like contour lines, slope arrows, and the ideal putting line. It provides real-time feedback on speed, distance, and break to help golfers improve their putting accuracy.

Highlights
  • AR green scanning with LiDAR
  • Contour lines and slope arrows
  • Ideal putting line visualization
  • Aiming line and point
  • Real-time putt data (speed, distance, break)
  • Works on any real green (indoor/outdoor)
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Never misread a putt again. PuttView shows you exactly why you're missing. The average amateur golfer takes 40 putts per round, while PGA Tour players only take 29. This 11-stroke gap is the most recoverable gap in golf - and PuttView helps you close that efficiently. Instead of just rolling putts, start practice deliberately with immediate and accurate feedback on every putt. Using your iPhone's LiDAR sensor, PuttView scans any green and overlays precise, data-based visuals directly on the surface. Contour lines, slope arrows, the correct putting line, aiming point, and speed and distance data. All in real time. On any real green, indoors or outdoors. No guesswork. No estimation. Just the read. What PuttView shows you: Contour Lines See the exact topography of the green. Scan any surface, with or without a putt lined up. Understand how it breaks before you ever address the ball. Slope Arrows: Instant directional cues showing the fall line at every point on the green. The exact direction the ball would roll downhill. Read the green faster, more accurately. Ideal Line: Not just the optimal line. The correct line, calculated for perfect pace. See exactly where your ball needs to travel from the moment it leaves the putter face until it hits the bottom of the cup. Aiming Line & Aiming Point: A precisely defined start direction and target point. Eliminate alignment guesswork entirely. Putt Info: Speed, distance, and break data for every putt. Build a feel for pace and line grounded in real numbers. Built for golfers who take their game seriously. The PuttView app is not a simulator. It works on any green, outdoors, and indoors. The same technology trusted by tour professionals, elite coaches, and leading training facilities worldwide is now in your pocket. Scan. Read. Putt.

Screenshots

SwingCast4 screens
PuttView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SwingCast at 5.0 against PuttView's 3.5. SwingCast also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). PuttView's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PuttView sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. SwingCast asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SwingCast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SwingCast's written reviews are positive against 71% of PuttView's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwingCast ships an update every 9 months, PuttView fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SwingCast versus PuttView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwingCastPuttView
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better3.5 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better70.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1212
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB175 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJeffrey ZhouViewlicity GmbH

Customer experience

SwingCast

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PuttView

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

SwingCast

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PuttView

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$79.991 Year

Questions

Is SwingCast free?
SwingCast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PuttView free?
PuttView is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SwingCast or PuttView?
SwingCast is rated higher. SwingCast averages 5.0 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while PuttView averages 3.5 from 12 ratings.
Do SwingCast or PuttView have ads?
Neither SwingCast nor PuttView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwingCast or PuttView?
SwingCast ships an update every 9 months, and PuttView fortnightly. Most recently, SwingCast was updated on November 3, 2026 and PuttView on November 9, 2026.

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