Comparison

Tour Tempo vs Dan Grieve Academy

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

Head to head
About

Tour Tempo

Improve your golf swing tempo and rhythm with scientifically proven audio cues. This app helps you synchronize your backswing and downswing to match professional tour players, enhancing consistency and power. It's designed for golfers of all levels, from beginners to professionals.

Highlights
  • Scientifically validated tempo ratios
  • Audio cues for backswing and downswing
  • Long game and short game tempos
  • Syncs swing to professional tour pros
  • Improves consistency and power
  • Easy to learn and use
Features
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Used by beginners through Major Championship winners on the PGA Tour, and validated by an Independent Scientific Study by the Departments of Physics and Biomechanics at Yale University. The Tour Tempo Total Game allows you to learn how to correctly integrate the Tempo of the Tour Pros into your golf swing. Over 100,000 golfers worldwide, including Major Championship winners on the PGA Tour, have improved their games by using Tour Tempo. "In all the reviews I've written for MyGolfSpy (a number now pushing up on 100), I'd only given one perfect score. Now Tour Tempo can be added to that most-elite company. Tour Tempo is scientifically proven, it's easy to use, and it will help you in every facet of the game." — GolfSpy Matt: http://www.mygolfspy.com/tour-tempo-review "It will be the best thing that you will ever do for your game." — Pat Dempsey, 2011 RE/MAX World Long Drive Grand Champion 55+ "You will get better right away! When you synch your swing to that of the Tour Pros with Tour Tempo, you’ll get better right now!" — Dan Rooney, Folds of Honor "The Unified Theory of Tempo" — Golf Digest "No one has ever come up with a way to teach Tempo until now." — Travel + Leisure Golf Based on the international best selling golf book, Tour Tempo. The book outlines and explains the discovery of a specific mathematical ratio regarding the elapsed time of the backswing and the elapsed time of the downswing of the Tour Pros. The Tour Tempo System is simple and easy to learn. All you do is react to three scientifically spaced musical notes. These musical notes alert you to start your takeaway, start your downswing, and then the third note lines you up with impact. It’s just that easy - you literally download the app, turn it on, grab a club and start swinging to the Tempo of the Tour Pros. LONG GAME The Long Game Tones will teach you how to swing with the tempo ratio exhibited by the Tour Pros. We measured the time of their backswings and downswings by counting how many frames of video each part took. The magic ratio on full swings turned out to be three parts backswing to one part downswing. Tones are provided for each of the following frame ratios of Tour Tempo - 18/6, 21/7, 24/8 & 27/9. The Tour Tempo Tones have a clear purpose. They establish the intrinsic tempo of the golf swing in your subconscious mind. Once this is accomplished, you will not have to think about tempo while playing. This is what the Tour Pros have already done. You are about to acquire that same ability. SHORT GAME The Total Game App also contains the Short Game Tones of 14/7, 16/8, 18/9 & 20/10. After the publication of Tour Tempo, John Novosel studied the short game swings of the top touring pros, and discovered that virtually all of them employ a 2 to 1 swing ratio on or around the greens - a different Tempo than the 3 to 1 ratio of the Long Game. This is another reason why the game of golf is so hard to master. TEMPO TRACKS The Tempo Tracks are an easy way to integrate Tour Tempo into your daily routine. One of the best ways to use the Tracks is to listen to them while driving to the course before a round of golf. The more you listen to them, the more the Tour Tempo rhythm will be ingrained into your Golf Swing. FOCUS TRACKS The Focus Tracks are revolutionary relaxation songs that contain the Tones of Tour Tempo. Each Track has a Part II that has binaural tones embedded in the music to get your brain into an optimum state for concentration. This optimum state is more commonly known to athletes as “Being in the Zone.” VIDEOS The videos give a complete explanation of the Tones and how to use them to immediately and dramatically improve your Total Game. DISCOUNT Get a one-time $10 discount code from the Info screen, valid on future purchases at TourTempo.com and TourTempo.eu. TERMS OF USE (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Dan Grieve Academy

Access exclusive golf tips, over 500 coaching videos, and live clinics from a world-class PGA Master Coach. Improve your swing, short game, course management, and mental game. Connect with a community of golfers and receive personalized feedback.

Highlights
  • Academy Forum with tips and Q&A
  • Extensive Video Library (500+ videos)
  • Exclusive Member Content
  • Live Screencast Clinics
  • Golf Fitness Videos
  • Community Meetups and Play
  • Lesson Cancellation Updates
Features
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Become a Dan Grieve Academy Member! The DG Academy offers you an amazing golf experience from one of the best golf coaches in the World, Dan Grieve, PGA Master Coach. Includes the following features: - Academy Forum : This is where Dan share's regular tip's across all area's of the game designed to help golfers of any level to improve. These tip's are designed to help you remember all the key fundamentals you need to lower your scores. You also have the opportunity to ask Dan questions and get a video reply back. - Video Library : gain access to over 500 of Dan's coaching videos from Swing to Short game. You will also enjoy content on course management and the mental game and watch some of the Pro's Dan has taught including Major Champions! These videos will allow you to always keep on top of the fundamentals and coach yourself when you have issues in your game. - Access to exclusive App Member only content such as the popular What Would Dan Do series and in depth analysis of the most viewed Instagram posts. - Live Screencasts: Dan will host live screencast clinics on different areas of the game, you can watch and ask questions for Dan to reply during the live session. - Academy Forum : Join the Forum group where you can post videos/photos and discuss all things golf with other Academy members. - Golf Fitness Group: Videos from renowned Golf Fitness Coach, Jamie Greaves, on how to become 'golf fit'! - Meet & Play Group: Arrange to meet up and play golf with other Academy members across the world. - Lesson Cancellations: Dan will post lesson cancellations for One to One and Short Game School places. All this and much more, including, invites to the DG Invitational events (Golf Days exclusive to DG Academy App Members) and priority booking for the DG Short Game School. For terms of service see - https://dgacademy.disciplemedia.com/onboarding_documents

Screenshots

Tour Tempo4 screens
Dan Grieve Academy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dan Grieve Academy at Free against Tour Tempo's $24.99. Dan Grieve Academy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 63%). Tour Tempo's advantage is chart position (#2 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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

Dan Grieve Academy is free to download; Tour Tempo costs $24.99 up front. Tour Tempo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year and Dan Grieve Academy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $16.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dan Grieve Academy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 96 and 45 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Tour Tempo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dan Grieve Academy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tour Tempo ships an update every 3 weeks, Dan Grieve Academy every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Tour Tempo versus Dan Grieve Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTour TempoDan Grieve Academy
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (96 ratings)5.0 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings96 — better45
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#2 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size409 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTour TempoD G Golf Pro Limited

Customer experience

Tour Tempo

All ratings94 ratings
Positive79.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative30.4%

Dan Grieve Academy

All ratings45 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

User reviews

Tour Tempo

From 96 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✅ Improves swing tempo and rhythm
  • 🚀 Increases clubhead speed and distance
  • 🎯 Enhances ball striking and consistency
  • 💡 Frees up the mind from swing thoughts
  • 👍 Simple and effective training aid

Room to improve

  • 💸 Expensive for some users
  • 🤔 Some users find it just 'music'
  • 🚫 Offline use issues due to forced login
  • 🔄 Some users experienced lost videos after upgrade
  • ⚠️ Tones may not fit all users' natural tempo

Dan Grieve Academy

From 45 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent short game instruction
  • 👍 Clear and understandable content
  • 👍 Improves golf game significantly
  • 👍 Great value for money
  • 👍 User-friendly app interface

Bugs and requests

Tour Tempo

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes or freezes on intro
  • Videos do not load or app crashes when accessing them
  • Lost videos after upgrading
  • Audio difficulties
  • App no longer on Apple Watch
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  • App is glitchy and crashes frequently

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add an OFFLINE button for login timeouts
  • Allow customization of tempo ratios and tones
  • Include more diverse tones and voice cues
  • Add metrics tracking use over time
  • Include a tutorial for the driver
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  • Add real music instead of just tones
  • Randomize spacing between tone sets
  • Include 30/10 and 33/11 tempos on the app

Dan Grieve Academy

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More advanced analytics

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tour Tempo

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$49.99
2 purchases

Dan Grieve Academy

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$16.001 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Tour Tempo free?
Tour Tempo costs $24.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Dan Grieve Academy free?
Dan Grieve Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tour Tempo or Dan Grieve Academy?
Dan Grieve Academy is rated higher. Tour Tempo averages 4.3 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while Dan Grieve Academy averages 5.0 from 45 ratings.
Do Tour Tempo or Dan Grieve Academy have ads?
Neither Tour Tempo nor Dan Grieve Academy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tour Tempo or Dan Grieve Academy?
Tour Tempo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dan Grieve Academy every 5 weeks. Most recently, Tour Tempo was updated on November 10, 2026 and Dan Grieve Academy on November 7, 2026.

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