Chirrp vs Kinapod
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chirrp
This app connects to a putting system to record and analyze every putt. Improve your golf game with detailed feedback on your performance. It offers continuous updates and new features to enhance practice.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Putt recording and analysis
- Performance feedback
- Continuous feature updates
- Companion app for putting system
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The Chirrp app is a free companion app for use with a Chirrp Putting System. The app pairs seamlessly via Bluetooth with your putting mat so that every putt you take on the mat is recorded and analyzed to help you get better. We've added a number of new features since the initial release and are always striving to improve the app.
Kinapod
This app helps disc sports enthusiasts measure and improve their throwing technique. It uses AirPods to provide real-time audio feedback on spin rate, speed, and airborne time, with detailed session summaries and progress tracking.
- Spin rate and revolutions per throw
- Release speed and airborne time
- Nose and hyzer release angles
- Session totals and GPS distance
- Voice feedback via AirPods
- Progress tracking with charts
- Strava export
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One AirPod. Eight sports. Kinapod turns an AirPod into a motion sensor inside your flying disc, inside your bowling ball, on your running shoe, on your bicycle wheel, under your swim cap, in your golf grip, or on your shuttlecock, measuring what no phone or watch can see. DISC SPORTS: DISC GOLF & FRISBEE 1. Secure an AirPod in a mount at the centre of your disc 2. Start a session and throw 3. Hear each throw's stats spoken aloud, no need to look at the phone • Spin rate (rpm) and revolutions per throw • Release speed • Airborne time per throw • Nose and hyzer release angles • Play catch with a partner: throws credited to each player automatically, with catch verdicts and rally streaks • Game mode for ultimate: lay the phone on the sideline and get a live stall count, completions vs turnovers, hang time, and your backhand/forehand split on a big spectator scoreboard. A disc toss even decides which team starts BOWLING Drop an AirPod into the thumb hole and plug it with a piece of sponge. Every roll is measured: • Ball speed and release rev rate • Roll time, spin-axis tilt and axis rotation (hook potential) • 3D replay of the ball spinning about its measured axis • Up to 4 players sharing one ball, rolls credited by turn order RUNNING: TREADMILL & OUTDOOR Tuck an AirPod under your shoelaces and it becomes a footpod: • Cadence, ground contact time, vertical oscillation, running power • Outdoors, GPS adds pace, distance and your route map • Upload runs to Strava, form metrics included, like a dedicated footpod CYCLING Strap the AirPod securely around your wheel hub, the same spot dedicated speed sensors use, or wear it on your leg as a cadence sensor. Your ears stay free while you ride: • True ground speed and distance from the wheel itself, immune to GPS drift • A customizable bike computer screen: swipeable pages, pick any metric for any tile • Bluetooth power meters and heart-rate straps connect directly • Rolling power averages, Normalized Power, TSS, laps, auto-pause • Optional wind gauge showing wind direction relative to where you ride SWIM Slip the AirPod into a small waterproof pouch under your cap: • Laps, distance and pace per length, counted automatically • Live distance and pace on the phone at the lane edge • Water lock ignores splashes on the screen • Upload swims to Strava with the pace graph GOLF Tuck the AirPod into the end of the grip: • Tempo (backswing over downswing) with the raw times • Backswing and follow-through length in degrees • Face rotation for putts, measured against your own address • Estimated club speed for every club, custom clubs included • 3D replay of every stroke with the measured arcs drawn on it JIANZI Strap the AirPod to the shuttlecock base, feathers up: • Rallies counted automatically, from first kick to landing • Kicks per rally, airborne time, average hang per kick • Kicking tempo and idle time TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Every session saved, with per-throw, per-roll, per-stroke and per-rally charts • Live heart rate during every workout (AirPods Pro 3 in-ear, or any Bluetooth heart-rate monitor), with session averages and Strava export • Shareable session summary image • Strava upload for runs, rides and swims • Voice feedback through your phone speaker or AirPods • Report a problem straight from any session REQUIREMENTS Requires AirPods with a built-in motion sensor: AirPods Pro (any generation), AirPods (3rd generation or later). All motion processing happens on your device. AirPods is a trademark of Apple Inc. The cycling wind gauge uses Apple Weather.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Kinapod at none against Chirrp's shown. Kinapod also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). Chirrp's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kinapod holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Chirrp ships an update monthly, Kinapod every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Chirrp | Kinapod |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 246 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stone Umbrella Corporation | DataPattern Labs Inc. |
Customer experience
Chirrp
Kinapod
In-app purchases
Chirrp
No in-app purchases
Kinapod
No in-app purchases









