SmoothSwing vs Arrow Optimizer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Arrow Optimizer
This app transforms archery practice into actionable data. It analyzes arrow impact, sight movement, and equipment tuning to help archers improve their scores. Features include detailed arrow performance tracking, sight calibration, and progress monitoring.
- Log arrow impacts digitally or via target photos
- Analyze real vs. predicted scores and group size
- Quiver Dispersion Tuning for arrow performance
- Sight calibration and prediction for distances
- Plunger tension tuning for accuracy
- Save and manage equipment sets
- Track progress over time
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Arrow Optimizer turns your practice into data. Log every end, and the app tells you which arrows are actually costing you points, how your sight really moves, and where your equipment needs tuning — no spreadsheets, no guesswork. ARROW OPTIMIZATION Record each arrow's impact by tapping a target photo or entering shots digitally. Every session tracks real vs. predicted score, group size (σx/σy), and World Archery line-cutter scoring that accounts for your exact shaft diameter. Pro tools go further: Quiver Dispersion Tuning shows which named arrows are shooting loose, Arrow Ballistics Data breaks down each shaft's own bias, and the Combination Analyzer tests every possible subset of your quiver to find your tightest, highest-scoring group. CROSS-SESSION POOLING A single session rarely has enough arrows per shaft to trust the numbers. Pool the same named arrow's shots across every session you've logged for a far larger sample, or run an A/B comparison to see whether a new rest or shaft change actually helped — or was just noise. SIGHT CALIBRATION Find your sight's real mm-per-click ratio by shooting a base group, dialing in a known adjustment, and shooting an adjusted group. Every calibration — and every regular practice end where you log a click change — sharpens one shared, ever-improving ratio per distance. A built-in virtual target shows the suggested correction visually. SIGHT MARKS & PREDICTION Save your elevation and windage settings at each distance you shoot, then let the predictor interpolate a starting sight mark for any distance you haven't logged yet. PLUNGER TUNING Sweep plunger tension in steps around your base setting, log a group at each one, and see which tension gives the tightest, best-centered result. EQUIPMENT SETS Save named bow/arrow configurations — arrow type, limb, riser, bow weight, plunger, brace height, tiller, arrow diameter, sight hardware — and tag every session, sight mark, and calibration with the exact rig you shot. Switch between an indoor and outdoor setup, or two different bows, without losing track of which sight settings belong to which. PROGRESS Watch your practice volume, group tightness, and round scores trend over time, across every distance you shoot. YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL Back up every session, calibration, target photo, and equipment set to iCloud Drive or your device, and restore it anytime. Available in English, German, Ukrainian, Spanish, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, Russian, and French. Free to log sessions, calibrate your sight, and track sight marks. Unlock Pro for the full optimization engine: Quiver Dispersion Tuning, Arrow Ballistics Data, the Combination Analyzer, and cross-session A/B comparison — the tools that find the fraction of a millimeter separating placings at competitive levels. Download Arrow Optimizer and start shooting your best arrows today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Arrow Optimizer at every 4 days against SmoothSwing's monthly. SmoothSwing's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 1). On price, rating, 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. SmoothSwing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Arrow Optimizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Arrow Optimizer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. 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.
SmoothSwing ships an update monthly, Arrow Optimizer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmoothSwing | Arrow Optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Turnbull | Sergei Volzhanin |
Customer experience
SmoothSwing
Arrow Optimizer
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
Arrow Optimizer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmoothSwing
- SmoothSwing Pro$9.99
Arrow Optimizer
- Arrow Optimizer Pro$14.99







