The Setup Golf vs Apex Golf Performance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Setup Golf
Schedule and log personalized workouts and virtual golf practice sessions. Track your progress and manage individual or group sessions. Book appointments directly within the app.
- Schedule workouts
- Log virtual golf practice
- Track progress
- Book appointments
- Manage group sessions
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Schedule and log your personalized workouts and virtual golf practice from anywhere with "The Setup" app! View your workouts, see upcoming scheduled workouts, book appointments and virtual golf practice sessions inside The Setup app. Track your progress and get the most out of your individual or group workouts and practice! If you enjoy The Setup app, we’d really appreciate if you took a second to leave a nice review because it helps us improve and also helps get the word out. Thank you!!
Apex Golf Performance
This golf-specific fitness app offers structured training programs and daily readiness assessments to optimize your performance on the course. It provides video-coached exercises, custom workouts, and progress tracking, all designed by PGA-tested coaches.
- 11 four-week golf fitness programs
- 425+ video-coached exercises
- Custom Workout of the Day
- Daily Apex Score readiness check-in
- Pre- and post-round routines
- Weight logging with history
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Apex Golf Performance is the golf-specific fitness app built by PGA-tested coaches Gabe Williams and Nick Campanaro. It pairs structured training with daily readiness so you train the right thing on the right day — and walk to the first tee feeling like the athlete underneath the swing. WHAT YOU GET • 17 programs, each built around a specific golf goal: Long Driver, 100mph Club, 10+ Carry, Tournament Ready, Shot Shaper, Fit for 36, Look Good Play Good, Feel Good Play Good, Ageless Golfer, The Conditioned Golfer, Fatigue Free, Going Golfing, All Things Golf, The Home Course, No Weights Club, and — for junior golfers — Built to Play and The Competitive Edge. • 600+ video-coached exercises filmed by Gabe and Nick. Every move has a clear demo so you stop guessing the form. • Custom Workout of the Day generated nightly from your goals + fitness level — separate from the program track. • Per-exercise weight logging with full history. Bodyweight option for sets without a number. • Resume-where-you-left-off card on the home screen, with progress and one-tap re-entry. • Pre- and post-round routines for warm-up and recovery on tournament days. • Daily Apex Score check-in: five 10-second sliders (energy, stiffness, soreness, sleep, hydration) score your recovery, readiness, and consistency. Locked once you submit so it tracks reality, not vibes. BUILT FOR GOLFERS, NOT GENERIC GYM-GOERS The programs are designed by Gabe Williams and Nick Campanaro — both PGA-tested coaches with on-tour experience. Movement selection, supersets, and weekly progression are all keyed to swing speed, mobility, and stamina across 18 holes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No advertising SDKs. No behavioral tracking. Your check-ins, weights, and goals are stored in our secure backend so you can sign in on a new device — and you can delete your entire account, including history, from inside the app. Privacy Policy: https://apexgolfperform.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Setup Golf at none against Apex Golf Performance's 1. The Setup Golf also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Apex Golf Performance's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, rating, 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. Apex Golf Performance sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. The Setup Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Setup Golf against 5.0 for Apex Golf Performance. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
The Setup Golf ships an update every 10 months, Apex Golf Performance every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Setup Golf | Apex Golf Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | John Bergeron | NICHOLAS ATTILIO CAMPANARO |
Customer experience
The Setup Golf
Apex Golf Performance
In-app purchases
The Setup Golf
No in-app purchases
Apex Golf Performance
- Apex Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Month
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