Vertex Golf vs PutterAce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vertex Golf
This app pairs with a motion sensor device to provide detailed putting stroke data and statistics. It offers personalized explanations and tips to help golfers understand and improve their game. Users can compare their performance to others, including professionals.
- Detailed putting stroke data
- Personalized explanations and tips
- Performance comparison
- Intuitive user interface
- Motion sensor integration
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VERTEX SmartCore is a Motion sensor device that is inserted in to your putter head, giving you the most realistic and detailed putting data & stats available for your putting stroke. The Vertex Golf App (iOS), is designed to be simple and intuitive. To aid you on a daily, monthly or ad-hoc basis to further understand and improve your putting stroke! From simple data grids, to personalised explanations and tips, all focussed on your key target areas for improvement. Compare yourself to fellow golfers and/or professionals. The power is literally in your hands. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PutterAce
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PutterAce – Smarter Putting Made Simple PutterAce is a fast, easy-to-use, ad-free training app designed to help you improve your putting. Based on Marcus Webb’s Advanced Fellow of the Professional Golfers Association proven 3-Step Method for Better Putting, it offers simple guidance to sharpen your judgment and confidence on the greens. Ad-free, subscription only for a distraction-free experience. Works entirely offline in airplane mode – no GPS, sensors, or internet required. Personalized recommendations based on your inputs: green speed, slope, distance, and conditions. Adaptive algorithms that evolve with your skill level. PutterAce helps you build feel, accuracy, and consistency while keeping the focus on your game. All features in PutterAce require a paid subscription. Subscription Details: • Duration: 1 Year • Price: £9.99 / year, auto-renewable Please note: This app requires an active subscription to use any features. Terms & Condition Link--> https://putterace.co.uk/?Website_Terms_and_Conditions Privacy Policy Link --> https://putterace.co.uk/?Privacy_policy
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Verdict
Vertex Golf and PutterAce 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. Vertex Golf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and PutterAce sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Vertex Golf ships an update every 9 days, PutterAce fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vertex Golf | PutterAce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vertex Golf Ltd | Brian Webb |
In-app purchases
Vertex Golf
- Premium Monthly$14.991 Month
- Elite Monthly$29.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
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- Elite Yearly$119.991 Year
PutterAce
- Putterace Premium - Yearly$9.991 Year
