PING vs Club Trader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PING
This app provides authorized PING club fitters and retailers with a precise tool for tour-level putter fittings. It measures and analyzes five key putting stroke indicators to recommend optimal putter specifications.
- Measures 5 key putting stroke indicators
- Proprietary fitting algorithm
- Guided Fit mode
- Single Putt mode
- Practice session mode
- Live Loft and Lie measurement
- Co-Pilot Mode integration
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The new iPING 2.0 putter app provides authorized PING club fitters and retailers a precise and easy-to-use a tool to ensure golfers experience a tour-level putter fitting from golf’s leader in custom fitting. The patented technology measures and analyzes five key performance indicators in the putting stroke; 1) closing angle; 2) impact angle; 3) tempo; 4) lie angle and 5) shaft lean. These stroke metrics, combined with detailed input from the golfer, are analyzed by a proprietary fitting algorithm which recommends the proper stroke type, length, loft, lie and weight for a PING putter. The iPING 2.0 app offers five modes: 1) Guided Fit: Club fitting professionals recommend putter specifications by considering a variety of metrics; wrist-to-floor measurements, posture, gripping style, miss tendencies, green speed and speed performance in conjunction with hitting five (5) 10 ft. putts. In this mode, putter comparisons can also be made and quantified. 2) Single Putt: Club fitting professionals recommend putter specifications by capturing three (3) 10 ft. putts. Ideal for golf shop settings and quickly classifying a player’s Stroke Type. 3) Practice session: Allows club fitting and teaching professionals to measure single-stroke metrics during a putting lesson. 4) Live Loft and Lie: Allows club fitting and teaching professionals to measure loft and lie in real-time. 5) Co-Pilot Mode: Using PING Co-Pilot on the computer, tablet, or mobile device, this mode will allow fitters to seamlessly pair iPING on iOS to PING Co-Pilot for a new and updated putter fitting experience. At this time, the iPING 2.0 app is intended for use by authorized PING retailers and club fitters only. All technical support and availability of accessories will only be available to authorized PING club fitters and retailers.
Club Trader
This app facilitates the trade-in of used golf clubs for sales representatives and golf professionals. It offers automatic pricing, barcode scanning, and categorized searching for easy club selection. Users can track trade-in order status and access reports directly from their mobile devices.
- Trade-in used golf clubs
- Automatic pricing
- Barcode scanning
- Categorized club search
- Order status tracking
- Organizational reports
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Club Trader is a mobile app for Golf Manufacturer Sales Reps and Golf Pros to Trade in their Used Golf Clubs and receive payment in many forms directly to the rep, pro or organization. The app allows scanning of bar codes and/or categorized searching for simple club selection. Pricing is automatic and your Trade-in order status can be viewed directly from your phone. Multiple reports are also available, which can be used to track returns throughout your organization.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Club Trader at 100% against PING's 31%. Club Trader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1). PING's advantage is ratings volume (94 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Club Trader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PING has 94 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of PING's written reviews are positive against 100% of Club Trader's.
PING ships an update every 3 months, Club Trader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PING | Club Trader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (94 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 94 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PING, Inc. | TGIB Marketing, Inc. |
Customer experience
PING
Club Trader
Bugs and requests
PING
Reported bugs
4 issues- Doesn't register all putts
- Crashes and freezes frequently
- Incompatible with newer iPhones
- Deletes user data after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Allow non-fitters to use the app
- Bring back the old version for public use
- Add more data and analytics for users
- Improve putt registration accuracy
- Provide more guidance on interpreting data
Club Trader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PING
No in-app purchases
Club Trader
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PING free?
Is Club Trader free?
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Do PING or Club Trader have ads?
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