Comparison

SmoothSwing vs Range Reps

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

Range Reps

This app helps golfers structure their practice sessions. Create custom templates, log every rep with specific clubs and drills, and track your progress over time. An Apple Watch companion app allows for logging directly from your wrist.

Highlights
  • Structured practice templates
  • Log reps with club and drill
  • Apple Watch logging
  • Session scheduling and reminders
  • Searchable swing thought journal
  • Progress tracking by focus area
Features
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Range Reps turns range time into a practice plan with a result you can see. Pick a program built around what you want to fix. Session 1 records a baseline. Every session after it hands you a drill and a number to beat. The last session runs the same test as the first, so you know whether the work paid off. PROGRAMS - Six to choose from: The Tee Shot Rebuild, The Strike Reset, The Approach Window, The Short Game Reset, The Putting Reset, and The Break 90 Plan - 12 to 24 sessions each, counted by what you finish rather than by the calendar - Every drill produces a score: makes out of 15, carry in yards, a plain count - A before-and-after comparison when you finish, with a share card for the result - The first session of any program is free PRACTICE SESSIONS - Start from a program, a built-in template, or one you build — drills, clubs, suggested balls and minutes per block - Log every block as you go: balls hit, duration, rating, notes, swing thoughts - Your last session's numbers stay in view while you practice - Schedule sessions with reminders so practice actually happens MY BAG - The clubs you carry, named the way you name them - Tap a club, type your carry distance, and it follows you into every template and program HISTORY AND STATS - Browse past sessions in a list or a calendar heat map - Keep a searchable swing thought journal - See where your time goes across Long Game, Irons, Short Game, and Putting ON APPLE WATCH - Log a block without taking your phone out — turn the crown to count balls, tap to rate - Every block has a clock: start it when you step in, dial the balls at the end - Start on your phone, finish on your watch — or the other way around; hand off mid-session - Your practice saves to Apple Health as a Golf workout, so the hour in the bay earns Activity ring credit RANGE REPS PRO - Every session of every program, after the free first one - Unlimited custom templates and additional pro practice templates - Advanced stats, trends, and ratings insights - Capture your numbers — club speed, carry, make % — and track them against targets, from iPhone or the wrist $29.99/year or $2.99/month Your data lives on your device. No account required. iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch — iOS 18+, watchOS 11+. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SmoothSwing4 screens
Range Reps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Range Reps at 100% against SmoothSwing's 50%. SmoothSwing's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (12K vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SmoothSwing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Range Reps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SmoothSwing holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmoothSwing has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of SmoothSwing's written reviews are positive against 100% of Range Reps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmoothSwing ships an update monthly, Range Reps every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SmoothSwing versus Range Reps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmoothSwingRange Reps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas TurnbullEscape Apps LLC

Customer experience

SmoothSwing

All ratings11,294 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews279 reviews
Positive50.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative40.9%

Range Reps

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Range Reps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SmoothSwing

One-time1
  • SmoothSwing Pro$9.99
2 purchases

Range Reps

Subscriptions2
  • Range Reps Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Range Reps Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is SmoothSwing free?
SmoothSwing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Range Reps free?
Range Reps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SmoothSwing or Range Reps?
SmoothSwing is rated higher. SmoothSwing averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Range Reps averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SmoothSwing or Range Reps have ads?
Neither SmoothSwing nor Range Reps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmoothSwing or Range Reps?
SmoothSwing ships an update monthly, and Range Reps every 2 weeks. Most recently, SmoothSwing was updated on November 4, 2026 and Range Reps on October 31, 2026.

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