Comparison

SmoothSwing vs Ball Knowledge App

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

Head to head
About

SmoothSwing

This app offers a real-time golf shot tracer that visually tracks your ball's flight path. It also provides advanced GPS features, including club distance assistance and slope-adjusted yardage, to help you play smarter on the course.

Highlights
  • Real-time shot tracer
  • 360 Golf GPS
  • Club Assistant
  • PLAYS LIKE Distance (Slope Adjusted Distance)
  • Elevation Change measurement
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SmoothSwing • The Only Golf Shot Tracer That Works Like Magic! • The Original 360 Golf GPS ™ ► GOLF SHOT TRACER • World's First Real-Time Golf Shot Tracer! • Must use white color golf balls. • Exposure to direct sunlight on a hot day for a long period of time can eventually cause device to become warm. UNSUPPORTED DEVICES *iPhone8, *iPhone 8 Plus, *iPhone X ► GOLF GPS • Club Assistant Set how far you hit each club in your bag. Every time you zoom in Club Assistant shows you where you should expect the ball to end up for each club (based on the PLAYS LIKE Distance). • PLAYS LIKE Distance PLAYS LIKE Distance provides a measurement which compensates for uphill and downhill shots. (PLAYS LIKE Distance is also known as Slope Adjusted Distance.) • ↑/↓ Elevation Change ↑/↓ Elevation Change provides a measurement of the vertical distance, up or down, from where you are standing to the target. Terms Of Service https://www.smoothswingapp.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy https://www.smoothswingapp.com/privacy-policy

About

Ball Knowledge App

Test your sports knowledge with daily challenges and multiplayer battles. Compete solo or with friends to climb the ranks and prove you're the ultimate fan. New games are added every day for free.

Highlights
  • Daily sports trivia challenges
  • Multiplayer battles with friends
  • Global leaderboard
  • Rank progression system
  • Easy sharing of games
Features
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Think you know sports? Prove it. Ball Knowledge brings the most addictive games from across the internet — all rebuilt for the sports fan. Daily challenges, multiplayer battles, and games that are dangerously easy to share and impossible to put down. Whether you're settling debates with your crew, grinding the daily solo games, or just proving you know more than your friends — Ball Knowledge is where real fans play. New games. Every day. For free. DAILY GAMES Fresh challenges drop every day. Play solo, track your streak, and see how you stack up on the global leaderboard. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Jump into multiplayer modes and go head-to-head with your crew. Real-time competition, real bragging rights. CLIMB THE RANKS Earn XP, level up from Rookie all the way to Ball Knowledge, and prove you're the most dangerous sports fan in the room. Ball Knowledge. Know the game.

Screenshots

SmoothSwing4 screens
Ball Knowledge App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ball Knowledge App at 100% against SmoothSwing's 49%. Ball Knowledge App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). SmoothSwing's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 12). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SmoothSwing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ball Knowledge App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ball Knowledge App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmoothSwing has 11K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of SmoothSwing's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ball Knowledge App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmoothSwing ships an update monthly, Ball Knowledge App every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SmoothSwing versus Ball Knowledge App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmoothSwingBall Knowledge App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better12
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB40 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperThomas TurnbullChristian Lau

Customer experience

SmoothSwing

All ratings11,294 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews269 reviews
Positive49.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative42.0%

Ball Knowledge App

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SmoothSwing

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Shot tracer not working after purchasing pro version
  • GPS and map features not functioning properly
  • App crashing or freezing during use
  • Inability to track certain ball colors

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to upload and trace pre-recorded videos
  • Landscape mode support
  • More customization options for the shot tracer
  • Improved range finder with clearer visuals

Ball Knowledge App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SmoothSwing

One-time1
  • SmoothSwing Pro$9.99
None

Ball Knowledge App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmoothSwing free?
SmoothSwing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ball Knowledge App free?
Ball Knowledge App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmoothSwing or Ball Knowledge App?
Ball Knowledge App is rated higher. SmoothSwing averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Ball Knowledge App averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do SmoothSwing or Ball Knowledge App have ads?
Neither SmoothSwing nor Ball Knowledge App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmoothSwing or Ball Knowledge App?
SmoothSwing ships an update monthly, and Ball Knowledge App every 5 days. Most recently, SmoothSwing was updated on October 3, 2026 and Ball Knowledge App on September 30, 2026.

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