Comparison

PuttLab vs Quintic Ball Roll

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

Head to head
About

PuttLab

This app allows you to remotely control your SAM PuttLab system using your iPad or iPhone over Wi-Fi. It offers features like one-touch calibration, data storage, and sharing of reports, photos, and videos.

Highlights
  • Remote control via Wi-Fi
  • One-touch calibration
  • Store datasets on device
  • Share reports and media
  • Record audio comments
Features
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** This app version requires SAM PuttLab (5.1 or 6) software for full functionality *** * If you don't have PuttLab 5.1 or 6 you can use a demo mode to test the app * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Control your SAM PuttLab with your iPad or iPhone and the SAM PuttLab software. PuttLab 6 is available from October 2017 PuttLab 5.1 is available from August 2015. Please contact info@scienceandmotion.com if you are interested in a software update for your SAM PuttLab system. FUNCTIONS: - Control of your SAM PuttLab with your iPad or iPhone over WIFI - Easy and fast one-touch calibration - Store datasets directly on your iPad - Share your reports via Facebook, Twitter, Email and Dropbox - Take photos and videos and upload them to your PuttLab software - Record audio comments to your sessions and share them with your students Enjoy SAM PuttLab on your device and unleash additional features...

About

Quintic Ball Roll

This app uses your phone's camera to analyze your golf putting stroke. It measures ball speed, launch angle, and spin for the first 12 inches of the putt. Optimize your putter design, fitting, and swing mechanics with objective data.

Highlights
  • Golf ball tracking
  • Measures ball speed, launch angle, and spin
  • Putter design and fitting analysis
  • Swing mechanics improvement
  • High-speed camera integration
  • Adjustable camera settings
  • Player summaries and data saving
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The putter… the most used club in the bag so often the most ‘overlooked’ part of the average golfer’s practice. Golfers around the world are using the technology available in today’s market to help analyze and improve their golf swing. Technology has transformed golf tuition and club fitting, offering golfers three-dimensional frame-by-frame swing analysis, high-speed video, and precise spin rates and launch angles that apply to the golf ball after impact. However, when it comes to putting, rather than analyzing what the putting stroke and the ball are doing in detail, more often than not we simply opt to try another putter with little more than hope as to whether it will truly improve our putting performance. Factors such as length, lie, loft, head style, color, head weight, swing weight, overall weight, grip style, and swing weight can all affect how the putter and golf ball interact and therefore how the golf ball interacts with the putting surface. Quintic utilizes the high-speed camera of the phone(see note1 below) to track the golf ball over the first 12 inches (30cm) of the putt. Quintic gives you the chance to now objectively measure; ball speed, launch angle, and spin, allowing you to make informed decisions on putter design, putter fitting, and putter swing mechanics. Position the camera between 9-12” (23-30cm) from the ball to the target line depending on the type of phone camera. The camera will rotate to the correct position. The camera should be parallel to the target line with the camera lens close to the ground. Please align the camera parallel with the ball to the target line. There are several camera options including Composite Delay, Manual Recording, Focus, Shutter, and ISO along with 3 presets for ease of use: (i) Indoor - Optimise camera settings for indoor environment (ii) Outdoor (overcast) Optimise camera settings for outdoor overcast weather conditions (iii) Outdoor (sunny) Optimise camera settings for outdoor sunny weather conditions Once the software detects the golf ball the yellow circle will turn green and you will hear an audio beep. For a right-handed golfer, the ball must be hit from the left-hand side of the screen, and from the right-hand side of the screen for a left-hander. When you have the final ball position, it is a good idea to mark the spot on the putting surface where you will be hitting the golf ball for multiple putts. The software will calculate the ball speed, launch angle, and Spin. To measure spin (Forward, Neutral, or Backward) please draw a thick black line across the ball. Please align the black line vertically when at the address. If there is no black line present on the golf ball, the software will not give a Spin result. The composite image produced after a successful putt is the positions of the ball all combined to make a new image. The image is saved into Photos, Quintic Album, and Players Folder. It is also possible to create a Players Summary where all the putts are saved and displayed in the Players Summary. They are dated and time-coded: morning, afternoon, or evening. Average, Standard Deviation, and Range are displayed. note1:- Quintic app requires 1080p recording @ 240 FPS for best results. If your device doesn't support 1080p @ 240 FPS then you may see unexpected results. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.quinticballroll.com/Quintic_Ball_Roll_Privacy_Policy.html

Screenshots

PuttLab4 screens
Quintic Ball Roll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PuttLab at none against Quintic Ball Roll's 3. PuttLab also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). Quintic Ball Roll's advantage is rating (1.4 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Quintic Ball Roll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. PuttLab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quintic Ball Roll holds the better App Store score, 1.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quintic Ball Roll has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PuttLab ships an update monthly, Quintic Ball Roll every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PuttLab versus Quintic Ball Roll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuttLabQuintic Ball Roll
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)1.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB136 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScience & Motion SportsQuintic Consultancy Limited

Customer experience

PuttLab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Quintic Ball Roll

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

PuttLab

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Quintic Ball Roll

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Subscription$12.991 Month
  • 1 Year Subscription$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$250.00

Questions

Is PuttLab free?
PuttLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quintic Ball Roll free?
Quintic Ball Roll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PuttLab or Quintic Ball Roll?
Quintic Ball Roll is rated higher. PuttLab averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Quintic Ball Roll averages 1.4 from 5 ratings.
Do PuttLab or Quintic Ball Roll have ads?
Neither PuttLab nor Quintic Ball Roll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PuttLab or Quintic Ball Roll?
PuttLab ships an update monthly, and Quintic Ball Roll every 5 weeks. Most recently, PuttLab was updated on October 7, 2026 and Quintic Ball Roll on October 14, 2026.

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