Lobster grand remote control vs Briffidi SW1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lobster grand remote control
Control your Lobster tennis ball machine with your Apple device. Create, save, and alter custom drills with precise control over ball speed, spin, and feed rate for each shot. Requires a compatible Lobster machine with a Wi-Fi receiver.
- Control all machine features
- Create custom drills
- Save and alter drills
- Program shot sequences
- Assign ball speed, spin, and feed rate
- Compatible with Apple Watch, iPhone, iPod, iPad
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The Lobster grand remote control allows for use of an Apple Watch, iPhone, iPod, or iPad to command every feature of the Lobster grand or phenom tennis ball machines, plus depending on the model, you can create, alter, save or delete drills. On the grand five, grand five le and phenom two, players can create up to 12 custom court drills consisting of six sequential shots with each shot programmed to one of up to 18 possible locations on the court. From there, user can assign an independent ball speed, ball spin, and ball feed rate for each shot within the custom drill and then save it. The options are endless! A set-up guide can be downloaded from the app or from lobstersports.com (on the grand remote for Apple page). The Lobster grand remote control app only works with a grand or phenom machine which has the remote for Apple wi-fi receiver installed. To upgrade your machine, please contact Lobster Sports at 800.526.4041.
Briffidi SW1
This is the companion application for the Briffidi SW1 Swingweight Machine. It enhances the functionality of the physical device.
- Companion app functionality
- Enhances SW1 machine
- Sports training support
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This is the companion app for the Briffidi SW1 Swingweight Machine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Briffidi SW1 at 5.0 against Lobster grand remote control's 2.5. Briffidi SW1 also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 21 months). Lobster grand remote control's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.2 vs 13.2). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Briffidi SW1 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 7 respectively.
Lobster grand remote control ships an update every 21 months, Briffidi SW1 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lobster grand remote control | Briffidi SW1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 13.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lobster Sports, Inc. | Briffidi, LLC |
Customer experience
Lobster grand remote control
Briffidi SW1
In-app purchases
Lobster grand remote control
No in-app purchases
Briffidi SW1
No in-app purchases
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