FS Golf vs Playgrounds & Pitches
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FS Golf
Enhance your golf practice with detailed shot analysis and video recording. Pair with a FlightScope radar for accurate data and visual feedback on your performance. Track progress and improve your game with customizable data displays and training tools.
- Accurate data and video recording
- Customizable data overlay
- 3D trajectory analysis
- Shot grouping by club
- Data Margins for performance targets
- Apple Watch integration
- Social media sharing
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Improve your game and bring your practice to a new level with the FlightScope Golf mobile app. Pair your device with a FlightScope radar to record training sessions providing accurate data and automatically trimmed video. FS Golf provides various ways of displaying data so you can choose your favourite and focus solely on aspects you want to improve. Designed for players of all skill levels, from professionals to beginners, in order to enhance their training sessions. Hone your skills with purpose by using Data Margins – choose parameters and pick their minimal and maximum values to get visual feedback when your shot meets set requirements. Record your sessions assisted by the FS Golf app on your Apple Watch. You can choose out of six different layouts to display selected parameters of recorded shots. Use your device to review shots and easily change clubs without stopping the session or reaching out for your smartphone. Our Apple Watch app also allows you to check the radar’s status so you will always know when it is ready for the next shot. Features: Recording videos with customizable data overlay – choose displayed parameters and put them in an order that suits you. 3D trajectory, top and side views – analyze your shot trajectories from different angles and perspectives. Grouping shots – review shots grouped by the club you have used. Data Margins – you can assign margins to any parameter or set of parameters. Results are highlighted green when they are within those values or red when they are outside the scope. Social Media – share your recorded videos with a customizable data blocks overlay. Apple Watch – choose one out of six layouts and display selected parameters instantly on your smartwatch, review your shots, switch clubs quickly and easily, and check when the radar is ready for the next shot, all on your wrist. Compatible with radar models: Mevo+, X3, Xi Series, X2, and X2 Elite. Parameters for Mevo+ : Carry Distance, Club Head Speed, Ball Speed, Vertical Launch Angle, Spin Rate, Smash Factor, Apex Height, Angle of Attack, Spin Loft, Horizontal Launch Angle, Spin Axis, Roll Distance, Lateral, Shot Type. Additional parameters for the X3: Club Path, Face to Path, Face to Target, Dynamic Loft, Vertical Descent Angle, Vertical Swing Plane, Horizontal Swing Plane, Low Point, Curve. Additional parameters for Xi Series, X2, and X2 Elite: Club Path, Face to Path, Face to Target, Dynamic Loft, Vertical Descent Angle, Vertical Swing Plane, Horizontal Swing Plane, Low Point. Please note: In order to function properly, this app requires to be connected to the FlightScope radar device: Mevo+, X3, Xi, Xi+, Xi Tour, X2, or X2 Elite. You can order your X3 or Mevo+ unit at www.FlightScope.com or www.FlightScopeMevo.com This version requires an iPhone supporting the two latest versions of iOS and watchOS 5.0 or later. The HealthKit is only used to run the FS Golf app on the Apple Watch. The app will collect your health data with each shot.
Playgrounds & Pitches
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The Playgrounds & Pitches app is the user-friendly app for operating Wireless Value equipment. All our devices for measuring and testing play area surfaces and sports fields can be operated with this app, whereby the data, together with the location data, is synchronised with our data portal in real time or retrospectively. The data portal is where the database is ultimately built up, including all information relating to the measurements, such as tables, graphs and photos. Reports can also be generated from the portal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Playgrounds & Pitches at 13.0 against FS Golf's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FS Golf | Playgrounds & Pitches |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (197 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 197 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.1 GB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FlightScope | Wireless Value b.v. |
Bugs and requests
FS Golf
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login/authentication failures
- Trajectory view freezing
- Inconsistent club data readings
- Firmware update failures
- Unreliable shot tracking
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to export session data
- Custom data metric display options
- Green/target view for indoor practice
- Improved Apple Watch integration
- Firmware update process streamlining
Playgrounds & Pitches
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FS Golf
No in-app purchases
Playgrounds & Pitches
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FS Golf free?
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Do FS Golf or Playgrounds & Pitches have ads?
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