Comparison

Vertex Golf vs Banked Golf

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Detailed putting stroke data
  • Personalized explanations and tips
  • Performance comparison
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Motion sensor integration
Features
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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/

About

Banked Golf

Features
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Practice like it matters. Banked Golf turns range time into measurable progress. Built inside an elite university coaching programme, it gives golfers and coaches the tools to track deliberate practice — not just scores. THE BANK - Your 100 yards is your health bar. Hit your numbers or watch your balance drain. Every shot logs distance and lateral miss, club, and wind conditions, benchmarked from Base Line to World Class. SKILLS CHALLENGE - Short irons, Mid irons, and Long irons, each with escalating levels of shot-shaping and proximity targets. YOUR STATS - Shot dispersion, club gapping, accuracy by yardage, progression over time. Filter by indoor/outdoor and wind to see how conditions shape your game. FOR COACHES - Team dashboards, leaderboards, per-player deep dives, and record-on-behalf during squad sessions. Join with your team's access code and start banking better practices.

Screenshots

Vertex Golf4 screens
Banked Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Banked Golf at none against Vertex Golf's 4. Vertex Golf's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Vertex Golf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Banked Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vertex Golf ships an update every 9 days, Banked Golf monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Vertex Golf versus Banked Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVertex GolfBanked Golf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVertex Golf LtdMatthew Campbell

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Vertex Golf

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Elite Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
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  • Elite Yearly$119.991 Year
None

Banked Golf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vertex Golf free?
Vertex Golf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Banked Golf free?
Banked Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vertex Golf or Banked Golf have ads?
Neither Vertex Golf nor Banked Golf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vertex Golf or Banked Golf?
Vertex Golf ships an update every 9 days, and Banked Golf monthly. Most recently, Vertex Golf was updated on October 27, 2026 and Banked Golf on October 10, 2026.

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