Comparison

Putt Maister vs Putt Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Putt Maister

Track your disc golf putting practice with detailed statistics. Monitor your progress and identify trends to improve your game. This app is in its early stages of development, with user feedback encouraged.

Highlights
  • Track putting practice sessions
  • View detailed statistics
  • Monitor putting trends
  • Identify performance improvements
  • User feedback integration
Features
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The app for Disc Golf putting practice stats. Keep track of your putting practices. See the stats, is your putting trends going up or down? Putt Maister is on early stage of development, send feedback to hello@puttmaister.com

About

Putt Buddy

This app uses your iPhone's LiDAR to accurately measure putt distance, speed, and outcome. Track your progress with session and cumulative statistics, and visualize trends with putt trajectories. It also includes a quick measurement tool for precise distances on the green.

Highlights
  • LiDAR-powered distance and speed measurement
  • Automatic putt outcome tracking
  • Session and cumulative statistics
  • Putt trajectory visualization
  • Quick Measure tool for precise distances
  • Intuitive setup and interface
Features
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Putt Buddy unleashes the power of your LiDAR-equipped iPhone to automatically measure the distance, speed, and outcome of your practice putts with astonishing accuracy! With Putt Buddy's simple and intuitive interface, setup is easy and takes under a minute. After a quick walk around the putting area to show Putt Buddy around, just set your iPhone in a stable location, enter the frame, and...start putting! Your location is tracked in real time and in three dimensions, allowing you to putt freely from pretty much anywhere within frame. Each session has its own statistics and photo(s), which you can overlay with your putts' trajectories to visualize trends and identify problem areas. Cumulative statistics and graphs are also provided to track your progress over time! Putt Buddy also includes Quick Measure, a tool that combines the accuracy of a tape measure with the speed of walking it off! Have you ever been on the putting green and wondered whether or not you're inside Circle 1? Or maybe you sunk a huge putt and wished you could know EXACTLY how long it was to properly gloat to your friends? Silly questions, of course you have! With Quick Measure, you'll never have to wonder again. So get out there and brag about that 43.6 foot putt you sank in your solo practice round! Putt Buddy is free for a week and if you like it, it costs the same as a new Tour Series disc from your favorite pro for AN ENTIRE YEAR! And it's way more likely to improve your game, I promise. Plus, your support helps me continue to build and improve on Putt Buddy, because this is only the beginning. Happy putting, and don't forget to enunciate! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Putt Maister4 screens
Putt Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Putt Maister at 100% against Putt Buddy's 0%. Putt Maister also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Putt Buddy's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 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. Putt Buddy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Putt Maister asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Putt Maister holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Putt Maister's written reviews are positive against 0% of Putt Buddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Putt Maister ships an update every 3 months, Putt Buddy fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Putt Maister versus Putt Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPutt MaisterPutt Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (13 ratings) — better2.9 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJanne SaarelaErik Page

Customer experience

Putt Maister

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Putt Buddy

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Putt Maister

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Putt Buddy

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • QuickMeasureOnly$5.99

Questions

Is Putt Maister free?
Putt Maister is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Putt Buddy free?
Putt Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Putt Maister or Putt Buddy?
Putt Maister is rated higher. Putt Maister averages 4.9 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Putt Buddy averages 2.9 from 10 ratings.
Do Putt Maister or Putt Buddy have ads?
Neither Putt Maister nor Putt Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Putt Maister or Putt Buddy?
Putt Maister ships an update every 3 months, and Putt Buddy fortnightly. Most recently, Putt Maister was updated on November 3, 2026 and Putt Buddy on November 3, 2026.

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