GroundWorx vs TurfRad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GroundWorx
This platform provides real-time soil and weather data for golf course management. It offers a comprehensive view of conditions to help optimize course maintenance and protect against diseases.
- Soil and weather monitoring
- Alerts on vital readings
- Holistic data view
- Course and task management
- Disease outbreak protection
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GroundWorx® is a Ground & Weather Intelligence Platform as a Service that monitors and alerts on vital soil & weather readings. GroundWorx® gives golf course General Managers and Superintendents a holistic view of golf course soil and weather data points, allowing for better course and tasks management, a uniform playing surface and the ability to protect their courses from certain funguses and potential disease outbreaks.
TurfRad
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TurfRad allows users to configure and manage TurfRad devices locally, providing quick access to essential settings and system parameters.
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Verdict
GroundWorx and TurfRad are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
GroundWorx ships an update every 6 weeks, TurfRad every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GroundWorx | TurfRad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gravity Technologies LLC (U.S.) | TerraRad Tech AG |
In-app purchases
GroundWorx
No in-app purchases
TurfRad
No in-app purchases
