Puttguru vs Fairway Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puttguru
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Mit der Puttguru App können Sie bequem Ihren Golfunterricht buchen und Ihre Kundendaten verwalten.
Fairway Journal
Track your golf rounds, visualize your playing history on an interactive map, and collect digital representations of courses played. Compare your performance with friends and global leaderboards, and create wishlists of dream courses.
- Digital ball collection for played courses
- Interactive map of played courses
- Bucket list and top-10 course features
- Global and friends leaderboards
- Effortless round entry and trend charts
- Course import and creation
- Tournament trophy tracking
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Fairway Journal Your personal golf collection, all in one place. Golf is more than a score. It’s the courses you’ve played, the rounds you remember, and the collection you build over time. Collect. Track. Relive. • Collect Digital Golf Balls Every course you play becomes a golf ball in your personal digital collection. • Build Your Course Gallery Turn every played round into a growing gallery of places, memories, and milestones. • Interactive Map See where you’ve played and discover new courses around you. • Rounds & Performance Track scores, follow trends, and understand your game. • Friends & Leaderboards Compare your stats and share your journey with others. • Bucket List & Favorites Plan your next rounds and highlight your best experiences. • Photos & Memories Capture every moment with photos and notes. Designed for golfers who want to remember more than just a score. Fairway Journal helps you build your personal digital golf story. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Puttguru at none against Fairway Journal's 8. Puttguru also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 18.0). Fairway Journal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 32 months). On price, 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. Fairway Journal sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Puttguru asks for nothing beyond the download.
Puttguru ships an update every 32 months, Fairway Journal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puttguru | Fairway Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 94.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cntrc.me International Ltd. | Lucas Rapp |
In-app purchases
Puttguru
No in-app purchases
Fairway Journal
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
- Championship 2026 – Aronimink$0.99
- Rydercup 2025 Team Europe$0.99
- Rydercup 2025 Team USA$0.99
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- Golfball US Open 2025$0.99
- 2. Major 2025 – Ball$0.99
- Pro Version$19.99
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