Range Star Golf vs Swing Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Range Star Golf
Easily purchase golf ball baskets and manage your range account at participating driving ranges. Top up your prepaid account directly through the app, eliminating the need to visit the pro shop. Never forget your range card again by logging in to access your account.
- Purchase golf ball baskets
- Track purchases with range account
- Top-up prepaid accounts
- Access account without range card
- Manage membership
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This easy to use app is a fantastic tool for use with the Range Star system at your local participating golf course/driving range. Use this app to purchase baskets and track your purchases with your range account/membership. Don't have a log in ? Visit a participating course near you and get set up! Did you forget your Range Card? Download and log in to the app and get a basket using your account! Did you want to add money to your prepaid account but don't want to go to the pro shop? Top-up your account in the app!
Swing Coach
Enhance your golf swing with instant voice feedback and AI-powered analysis. Focus on specific areas like swing plane or hip depth, and practice anywhere without special equipment. Compare your performance to professional golfers.
- Instant voice feedback after each swing
- AI-powered swing analysis
- Focus on specific swing metrics
- Practice anywhere, with or without a ball
- No special equipment required
- Compare to professional swings
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Practice with Voice Feedback: Swing Coach is the #1 golf practice app with instant voice feedback on your golf swing, right after each swing. Focus to Improve: You tell Swing Coach what you want to work on, and it gives you real-time voice feedback. Swing Plane, Hand Path, Hip Depth, Spine Stability, Flying Elbow, Shoulder Plane, and more. See how you compare to the best golf swings in the world. Practice Anywhere: Use Swing Coach indoors or outside. With or without a golf ball. At the range or on the course. It’s simple, fast, and accurate. No Special Equipment: Swing Coach uses the latest in AI technology to track your club head and body, with just your phone. No special equipment. No dots. Just setup your phone, and swing. --------------------- Terms of Service: https://swingintelligence.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://swingintelligence.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swing Coach at 91% against Range Star Golf's 33%. Swing Coach also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 3). Range Star Golf's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Swing Coach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Range Star Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swing Coach holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swing Coach has 3.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Range Star Golf's written reviews are positive against 91% of Swing Coach's.
Range Star Golf ships an update every 5 weeks, Swing Coach every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Range Star Golf | Swing Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.9 (3.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 90.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #43 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 309 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | eRange Inc. | Swing Intelligence, Inc. |
Customer experience
Range Star Golf
Swing Coach
Bugs and requests
Range Star Golf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Swing Coach
Reported bugs
1 issue- None reported
Requested features
2 requests- Option to submit swings for personalized coach feedback
- Ability to import swing videos
In-app purchases
Range Star Golf
No in-app purchases
Swing Coach
- Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$119.991 Year
Questions
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