Comparison

Performance Golf AI Swing Fix vs Golf Journal

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

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About

Performance Golf AI Swing Fix

Improve your golf game with AI-powered swing analysis and personalized coaching. Master your swing, sharpen your short game, and track your progress with a comprehensive system designed for golfers of all levels.

Highlights
  • AI golf swing analyzer
  • Personalized swing reviews
  • Strategic Improvement System
  • 100+ training programs
  • Results tracking
  • Golf Masterclasses
Features
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Lower your handicap, fix your swing, and train like a pro with Performance Golf - the leading golf improvement coaching and training app built for players of all skill levels. PG1 delivers our most personalized golf improvement experience yet. With smarter AI swing analysis, guided practice, personalized drills, refreshed training content, and easier GPS score tracking, PG1 helps you understand what to work on next and improve with purpose. Whether you struggle with consistency, distance, or accuracy, Performance Golf gives you a step-by-step system to improve your swing, sharpen your short game, and lower your scores. The Strategic Improvement System combines personalized coaching, targeted training, and AI-powered swing analysis to identify the root flaw of your biggest issues and recommend the right next steps. A SMARTER, MORE PERSONALIZED PATH TO BETTER GOLF - NEW & IMPROVED SWING SCAN AI: Get instant 3D swing analysis that identifies the root cause of your swing issues and delivers personalized guidance to help you improve faster. - SMART PATH: Follow a personalized journey with coaching, drills, lessons, and recommendations based on your goals and progress, delivered at the right time. - UPDATED TRAINING EXPERIENCE: Explore 100+ training programs, lessons, tips, and training content from some of the world’s best golf coaches in a refreshed training hub. - PERSONALIZED SWING REVIEWS: Get personalized swing reviews and feedback from certified PGA instructors. - GPS SCORE TRACKING: Track scores faster, gain performance insights, and measure progress across every part of your game, including practice, coaching, and on-course performance. WHY ATHLETES TRUST PERFORMANCE GOLF COACHING - STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT SYSTEMS that helps you improve every area of your game and shave 5+ strokes off your handicap in 30 days - ACCELERATOR TRAINING gives you the most effective drills and lessons, hand-picked by top coaches and organized in the order you would learn them on the range - SKILL CHALLENGES let you test and apply each technique in real on-course situations for maximum impact on your game - SWING SCAN AII uses your smartphone camera and 3D motion-capture to analyze 17 swing data points, pinpoint flaws, and provide drills to fix them - GOLF MASTERCLASSES & TRAINING LIBRARY giving you instant access to learn from world-class instructors anytime, anywhere. - COMMUNITY CLUBHOUSE connects you with golfers for motivation, learning, and accountability. UNLOCK THE NEW PG1 PREMIUM EXPERIENCE - 1-ON-1 COACHING: Work with certified golf instructors who review your swing, create training plans, and guide your improvement. - UNLIMITED ACCESS: Explore an expanding library of lessons, masterclasses, and drills. - PG1 MEMBERSHIP: Join a community of dedicated golfers for learning, challenges, and accountability. HERE’S HOW IT WORKS! 1. Answer a few questions about your game so our coaches can understand your goals 2. Choose to get your swing reviewed for personalized feedback from a pro—this is the fastest and most effective way to improve 3. Select a specific area of your game to improve and follow the personalized plan Forbes magazine claims we are "flattening the instructional curve in golf" and INC named us the fastest-growing online golf instruction company in the world. SUPPORT Don’t see your course in our database, have a question, or want to share feedback? Email support@performancegolf.com. PAYMENT INFORMATION All subscriptions automatically renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the selected subscription period. For more information, review the Performance Golf Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. TERMS OF SERVICE https://www.performancegolf.com/terms-of-service

About

Golf Journal

Track your golf performance with this app, logging rounds, practice sessions, scores, and media. Analyze your game with performance graphs and iCloud syncing. Ideal for golfers of all levels aiming to improve.

Highlights
  • Round diary and score tracking
  • Practice session documentation
  • Photo and video gallery
  • Performance graphs
  • iCloud syncing
Features
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Golf Journal is a golf diary for your rounds, your practice and your handicap. Log a round from its total in about 20 seconds, or hole by hole, and watch your handicap estimate move as you play. ROUNDS • Log the total, or score hole by hole: strokes, putts, fairways, greens in regulation and penalties. • Out and In totals, and a scorecard with your birdies, bogeys and doubles marked. • Notes, a feel rating, photos and videos for every round. • Scan a paper scorecard: take a photo and the hole scores are read on your iPhone for you to check. • Golf workouts recorded with the Workout app on Apple Watch show up ready to become rounds, with the date filled in. HANDICAP ESTIMATE • Uses the World Handicap System formula: the best 8 of your last 20 rounds, with nine-hole rounds paired. • See your trend, which rounds count, which one drops out next and what score would bring your estimate down. • Course handicap for each set of tees, net score and Stableford points. • Have an official Handicap Index from your club? Enter it and Golf Journal uses it for course handicap, net and Stableford. It's an estimate to follow your game, not an official Handicap Index. COURSES • Tees with course rating, slope, par and yardage, and a scorecard with par and stroke index for every hole. • Look up courses near you or by name. Course data comes from OpenStreetMap. • Your average and best score at each course. PRACTICE • Log practice sessions: range, putting, chipping, bunker, on course, lessons and more, with time, balls and notes. • Keep your swing cues and drills from one session to the next. • Start the practice timer and fill in the rest when you finish. • Turn a round's notes into a plan for your next session. INSIGHTS • How often you make birdie, par, bogey and worse, and how you score on par 3s, 4s and 5s. • Your hardest holes, your scoring by course and by month, and where your practice time goes. • Set a goal, such as breaking 90 or getting down to 15, and see how far off it you are. ON ALL YOUR DEVICES • iCloud sync between your devices. No account to create; your diary stays on your devices and in your iCloud. • Widgets for your handicap estimate and your last round. • Siri and Shortcuts: "Log round", "Log practice", "What's my handicap". • A reminder when you haven't logged a round for a while. • Yards or meters. GOLF JOURNAL PRO Golf Journal is free for up to 3 rounds, 3 practice sessions and 2 courses. Golf Journal Pro removes the limits and adds export: your rounds as a spreadsheet (CSV) and a printable season report (PDF). Pro is available as a subscription or a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.mygolfjournal.app/posts/privacy

Screenshots

Performance Golf AI Swing Fix4 screens
Golf Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Golf Journal at none against Performance Golf AI Swing Fix's shown. Performance Golf AI Swing Fix's advantage is ratings volume (5K vs 12) and chart position (#146 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Performance Golf AI Swing Fix sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $39.00 per month and Golf Journal sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Performance Golf AI Swing Fix against 4.8 for Golf Journal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Performance Golf AI Swing Fix has 5K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Performance Golf AI Swing Fix ships an update fortnightly, Golf Journal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Performance Golf AI Swing Fix versus Golf Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerformance Golf AI Swing FixGolf Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5K ratings)4.8 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings5K — better12
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#146 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerformance GolfGruffydd Johnston

Customer experience

Performance Golf AI Swing Fix

All ratings4,817 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews231 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative20.8%

Golf Journal

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Performance Golf AI Swing Fix

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • AI swing analysis often fails to register swings
  • Unexpected charges and subscription add-ons

Requested features

4 requests
  • Better pricing transparency and package options
  • Improved AI swing analysis reliability
  • More practical drills and training suggestions
  • Seamless access to all purchased programs

Golf Journal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Performance Golf AI Swing Fix

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial2 variants$39.001 Month
  • Scratch Club Monthly$39.001 Month
  • Champions Pass$39.001 Month
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  • Personalized Swing Reviews$99.001 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial2 variants$199.001 Year
  • Yearly Scratch Club$199.001 Year
  • Champions Pass$299.001 Year
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$299.001 Year
One-time9
  • Score Slashing Short Game$27.00
  • Putting Mastery$27.00
  • Reverse Slice Sequence$47.00
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  • The Distance Code$47.00
  • The Distance Quadrant$47.00
  • One Shot Slice Fix$47.00
  • Simple Strike Sequence$47.00
  • Pure Impact Program$47.00
  • Champions Pass$499.00
5 purchases

Golf Journal

Subscriptions4
  • Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Performance Golf AI Swing Fix free?
Performance Golf AI Swing Fix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Golf Journal free?
Golf Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Performance Golf AI Swing Fix or Golf Journal?
Golf Journal is rated higher. Performance Golf AI Swing Fix averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while Golf Journal averages 4.8 from 12 ratings.
Do Performance Golf AI Swing Fix or Golf Journal have ads?
Performance Golf AI Swing Fix shows ads; Golf Journal does not.
Which is updated more often, Performance Golf AI Swing Fix or Golf Journal?
Performance Golf AI Swing Fix ships an update fortnightly, and Golf Journal weekly. Most recently, Performance Golf AI Swing Fix was updated on October 27, 2026 and Golf Journal on October 25, 2026.

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