Comparison

Strokes Gained Training vs Data Driven Golf

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

Head to head
About

Strokes Gained Training

This app helps golfers measure, understand, and improve their game using real performance data. Track practice sessions, analyze stats, and identify areas for improvement to lower scores. Features include focused practice sessions, challenging shot tests, and detailed performance analysis.

Highlights
  • Performance data tracking
  • Practice session creation
  • Course mode for full game tracking
  • Random shot tests
  • Strength and weakness analysis
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Train smarter. Improve faster. Strokes Gained Training helps you measure, understand, and improve your game using real performance data. Track your practice, analyze your stats, and focus on what truly lowers your scores. SESSIONS Create focused sessions for Tee, Approach, or Putting practice — or use Course Mode to track every shot from tee to green in one seamless session. TESTS Challenge yourself with random shot tests. Generate Approach, Putting, or Combined Tests that simulate real on-course pressure and measure your consistency. STATS See exactly where you gain and lose strokes. Discover your strengths, identify weaknesses, and make every minute of practice count. Practice with purpose. Track your progress. Play your best golf yet. Download Strokes Gained Training today. Privacy Policy: https://strokesgainedtraining.com/app-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://strokesgainedtraining.com/terms/

About

Data Driven Golf

This app helps golfers improve by tracking their performance based on their individual handicap. It analyzes every shot to show where strokes are gained or lost, providing personalized practice recommendations. Users can log shots easily, view real-time stats, and access detailed round summaries and trends.

Highlights
  • Hole-by-hole shot logging
  • Real-time strokes gained analysis
  • Personalized handicap calibration
  • AI round recaps
  • Performance trends and charts
  • Course catalog with yardage
  • Friend sharing and public links
Features
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Data Driven Golf tells you exactly where your game gains and loses strokes, calibrated to YOUR handicap instead of a PGA Tour baseline. Most strokes gained tools compare every shot to tour pros. Interesting, but it doesn't tell a 12-handicap what to practice this week. Data Driven Golf calibrates expected strokes to your target handicap, so every number answers one question: did that shot help or hurt against the golfer you're trying to become? HOW IT WORKS - Log each shot in seconds with the hole-by-hole wizard. Lie and distance is all it takes. - See strokes gained on every shot in real time as you play. - Off the tee, approach, short game, putting: find out which part of your game actually costs you strokes. WHAT YOU GET - Round summaries with a full strokes gained breakdown, scorecard, and best/worst shot highlights - AI round recaps that read like a caddie's notes on your day - Trends across rounds: rolling averages, par 3/4/5 splits, performance by lie and by distance - Charts benchmarked against PGA, scratch, 10 and 20 handicap curves, so you can see exactly where you sit - A 25,000+ course catalog with tee-by-tee yardage, rating, and slope, plus manual course entry - Friends: share your rounds, stats, and charts with your regular group - Public share links for any round YOUR DATA IS YOURS Export every round to CSV anytime. No lock-in. Data Driven Golf is free and built in the open with a small community of golfers whose feedback shapes every release. Questions or ideas? drew@datadriven.golf gets read by an actual human named Drew.

Screenshots

Strokes Gained Training4 screens
Data Driven Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Data Driven Golf at 100% against Strokes Gained Training's 57%. Data Driven Golf also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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. Strokes Gained Training sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Data Driven Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Data Driven Golf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Strokes Gained Training's written reviews are positive against 100% of Data Driven Golf's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Strokes Gained Training versus Data Driven Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrokes Gained TrainingData Driven Golf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeremy FreiburghausANDREW DOMINIC VARANO

Customer experience

Strokes Gained Training

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Data Driven Golf

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Strokes Gained Training

Subscriptions2
  • Player Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Player Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Player Pro Lifetime$79.99
None

Data Driven Golf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Strokes Gained Training free?
Strokes Gained Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Data Driven Golf free?
Data Driven Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Strokes Gained Training or Data Driven Golf?
Data Driven Golf is rated higher. Strokes Gained Training averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Data Driven Golf averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Strokes Gained Training or Data Driven Golf have ads?
Neither Strokes Gained Training nor Data Driven Golf shows ads.

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