Comparison

Tour Tempo vs Golf Swing Camera

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

Head to head
About

Tour Tempo

Learn to integrate the tempo of professional golfers into your swing with this scientifically proven app. It uses musical notes to guide your backswing and downswing timing, helping you improve your golf game. Suitable for all skill levels, from beginners to pros.

Highlights
  • Learn professional golf swing tempo
  • Scientifically proven method
  • Musical notes guide swing timing
  • Long game tempo ratios (3:1)
  • Short game tempo ratios (2:1)
  • Improves all facets of golf game
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

Golf Swing Camera

Record and analyze your golf swings with ease. This app automatically captures your motion, allowing for detailed review using slow-motion, frame stepping, and drawing tools. Keep your swing videos private on your device or share them as needed.

Highlights
  • Automatic swing capture
  • Slow-motion playback
  • Frame stepping and looping
  • Drawing and annotation tools
  • Local swing library
  • Import and share videos
Features
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Golf Swing Camera helps players and coaches record, review, and share golf swings on iPhone and iPad. Set up your phone, step into view, and swing when ready. The app watches for swing motion during a continuous practice session, automatically captures each swing, trims the clip, saves it to your library, and opens it for review. Keep practicing without walking back to the camera after every shot. MANUAL RECORDING FOR COACHES Choose Manual on the camera screen to start and stop recording yourself. Film a player, drill, or demonstration and save the full video without automatic swing trimming. Automatic recording remains the default. Set Manual as your default recording mode in Settings if you mainly use the app for lessons. REVIEW EVERY DETAIL Watch swings in slow motion at 0.25x, 0.5x, or full speed. Step through frames, loop key sections, scrub precisely, add swing-position markers, draw lines and angles, and use body-point overlays and suggested checkpoints to study your movement. COMPARE SWINGS SIDE BY SIDE Choose two swings from a session or directly from review. Play them together with synchronized slow motion, pause on matching positions, and scrub both clips precisely to spot changes in setup, sequencing, and impact. CREATE A COACH REVIEW Record a narrated review with synchronized playback, pauses, and timed drawings. Voice processing uses the iPhone's built-in microphone for clear narration, and the finished review can be shared with a student, coach, or friend. BUILT FOR PRACTICE • Automatic swing capture or manual start and stop • Recording up to 240 fps on supported devices • Adaptive frame rates when device conditions require it • Front and rear camera support • Configurable pre-roll and post-roll • Local swing library organized by practice session • Multi-select for comparing or deleting clips • Import swing videos from Photos • Share original, annotated, or Coach Review clips • Optional iCloud library sync over Wi-Fi or cellular PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account is required. Your videos stay on your device by default. If you enable iCloud sync, your library is stored privately in your iCloud account. Golf Swing Camera does not upload your swings to our servers.

Screenshots

Tour Tempo4 screens
Golf Swing Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Golf Swing Camera at Free against Tour Tempo's $24.99. Golf Swing Camera also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 64%). Tour Tempo's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 5) and chart position (#3 vs unranked). On ads, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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

Golf Swing Camera is free to download; Tour Tempo costs $24.99 up front. Tour Tempo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Golf Swing Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Golf Swing Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tour Tempo has 92 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Tour Tempo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Golf Swing Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tour Tempo ships an update every 3 weeks, Golf Swing Camera every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Tour Tempo versus Golf Swing Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTour TempoGolf Swing Camera
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (92 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings92 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#3 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size411 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTour TempoTim Leland

Customer experience

Tour Tempo

All ratings90 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive63.7%
Neutral6.6%
Negative29.7%

Golf Swing Camera

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Golf Swing Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tour Tempo

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$49.99
None

Golf Swing Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tour Tempo free?
Tour Tempo costs $24.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Golf Swing Camera free?
Golf Swing Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tour Tempo or Golf Swing Camera?
Golf Swing Camera is rated higher. Tour Tempo averages 4.3 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while Golf Swing Camera averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Tour Tempo or Golf Swing Camera have ads?
Neither Tour Tempo nor Golf Swing Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tour Tempo or Golf Swing Camera?
Tour Tempo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Golf Swing Camera every 3 days. Most recently, Tour Tempo was updated on October 29, 2026 and Golf Swing Camera on October 29, 2026.

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