Comparison

18STRONG vs Functional Performance Golf

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

Head to head
About

18STRONG

This app provides golfers with accessible, world-class workouts designed to improve their physical game. Users can easily view upcoming and logged training sessions, watch demonstration videos, and track their progress towards a better performance on the course.

Highlights
  • Golfer-specific workouts
  • Workout logging and tracking
  • Demonstration videos
  • Progress monitoring
  • Mobile access to training plans
Features
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Remember when you could pick up any sport and just play? 18STRONG+ is the Athletic Restoration system for golfers who want to feel like athletes again. As life gets busier, we stop doing the things that made us athletic. Strength, mobility, balance, power, and confidence slowly fade—not because they're gone, but because they've been neglected. Our mission is simple: Help golfers restore their athleticism so they can play more golf and live more life.

About

Functional Performance Golf

Features
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Your complete golf performance coach — mobility, strength, nutrition and swing support, all tailored to you. Functional Performance Golf is built by golf fitness coach Gordon Watson to fix the physical limitations that hold back your swing. Whether you're losing distance, feeling stiff after a round, or want to move like you did ten years ago, the app builds sessions around YOUR body, your equipment and your time. WHAT'S INSIDE MOBILITY WORKOUTS Tailored mobility sessions for golfers. Tell the app how long you've got, what equipment you have and where you feel restricted — it builds the session, with a coaching video for every exercise. MOBILITY MAPPER A guided 4-week onboarding course that maps your body's limitations. Rate each exercise as you go and the app identifies your personal focus areas — so every future session targets what actually needs work. STRENGTH & POWER Golf-specific gym and home workouts built around a proven structure: compound lifts, rotational core work and explosive power. Log your weights each session and the app remembers what you lifted last time. NUTRITION Personalised meal plans built around your goals — lose fat, build strength or fuel performance — plus a ready-made shopping list and on-course fuelling guidance for competition days. CHECK MY FORM Record a movement and get instant feedback on your technique, so you know you're doing each exercise right. SESSION REMINDERS Pick your training days and the app keeps you accountable. WHO IT'S FOR Golfers of every age and level who want to move better, swing faster and play without stiffness or pain. No gym required — every session adapts to bodyweight, bands or full gym equipment. MEMBERSHIP Functional Performance Golf requires a membership, with a 7-day free trial so you can try everything first. Your subscription auto-renews monthly and can be cancelled anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ MEMBERSHIP Functional Performance Golf requires an active membership: £29.99/month, automatically renewed. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your membership renews automatically each month unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID account settings. A 7-day free trial is included for new members; any unused portion of the trial is forfeited when you purchase a membership. Terms of Use: https://functional-performance.co.uk/terms

Screenshots

18STRONG4 screens
Functional Performance Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Functional Performance Golf at every 2 days against 18STRONG's every 7 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. 18STRONG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Functional Performance Golf sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

18STRONG ships an update every 7 months, Functional Performance Golf every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
18STRONG versus Functional Performance Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter18STRONGFunctional Performance Golf
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer18STRONG LLCGordon Watson

In-app purchases

1 purchases

18STRONG

One-time1
  • FOLDS OF HONOR WORKOUT$4.99
1 purchases

Functional Performance Golf

Subscriptions1
  • FP Golf Membership7 Days trial$29.001 Month

Questions

Is 18STRONG free?
18STRONG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Functional Performance Golf free?
Functional Performance Golf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 18STRONG or Functional Performance Golf have ads?
Neither 18STRONG nor Functional Performance Golf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 18STRONG or Functional Performance Golf?
18STRONG ships an update every 7 months, and Functional Performance Golf every 2 days. Most recently, 18STRONG was updated on September 21, 2026 and Functional Performance Golf on September 17, 2026.

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