String GOAT vs String Tension AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
String GOAT
Track your tennis racket strings and sessions with smart watch integration. Get AI-powered recommendations for restringing and string setups based on your play data. Manage your equipment and analyze performance across devices.
- Smart watch session tracking (Apple Watch, Galaxy Watch)
- Predicted string lifespan and restringing reminders
- AI string recommendations and tension advisor
- Detailed racket and string setup management
- Performance feedback and session analysis
- Cloud sync and web dashboard access
- Home screen widget for string status
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Your strings lose tension every day. String GOAT tells you when it matters. Log every restring, track your tennis sessions with Apple Watch or Galaxy Watch, watch your string's predicted lifespan, and get AI string recommendations built on your own play data. Record on your watch, analyze on your phone, manage on the web. From Apple Watch and Galaxy Watch to the web dashboard, your entire stringing workflow flows seamlessly across devices. Built for tennis players who notice a single pound of tension, home stringers who string their own rackets, and coaches and stringers who manage more than one. KEY FEATURES ■ Apple Watch & Galaxy Watch • Start a session right from your watch, with stroke count, heart rate, and calories tracked automatically • GPS route and distance for outdoor sessions • Sessions save to your phone automatically, even when you finish offline ■ Know When to Restring • Predicted string lifespan based on your actual play time • Replacement reminders driven by real usage, not just the calendar • Home screen widget shows string status and replacement urgency at a glance ■ Workout Journal • Session list, details, and calendar view • Heart rate zones and session statistics • Share cards with your own photos ■ String & Racket Management • Full racket specs: brand, model, head size, weight, swingweight, balance, grip size, stiffness (RA) • String setup: brand, model, type, shape, tension, gauge • Hybrid stringing support (separate mains & crosses) • Stringing details like knots and pre-stretch • Racket detail page with per-racket string history and stats ■ Performance Feedback • Rate 6 key areas: Power, Spin, Control, Comfort, Feel, Durability • Add detailed comments for each category • Share your feedback as images on social media ■ Tension & Statistics • Record tension measurements and see how your strings decline over time • Tension history graph (mains vs. crosses) • String type distribution and per-racket analysis ■ AI String Lab • AI string recommendations based on your records and feedback • Hybrid string combo suggestions • Tension advisor tailored to your stringing history • AI chat for personalized stringing advice ■ Cloud Sync & Backup • Sync across devices, with web dashboard access • Cloud backup and restore • Export your records to Excel ■ 13 Languages Supported English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Hindi, Indonesian SUBSCRIPTION PLANS • Free: 1 racket, unlimited string records, 10 AI analyses/month • Pro: AI string recommendations & insights, 500 AI analyses/month, unlimited Apple & Galaxy Watch tracking, unlimited rackets, cloud sync, web dashboard • Premium: Customer management on the web, per-customer racket & string history, 1,000 AI analyses/month, everything in Pro Subscriptions are billed monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
String Tension AI
This app uses your iPhone's microphone to measure the tension of your racquet strings. It tracks tension decay over time, offers personalized restring recommendations, and provides a comprehensive string toolkit for serious players.
- Measure string tension with iPhone microphone
- Track tension decay over time
- Personalized restring recommendations
- String database and player setups
- Playing session tracking
- Cost tracking for restringing
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Measure tennis string tension. Make your next restring count. String Tension AI is an iPhone app for measuring tennis string tension, tracking tension loss and choosing when to restring. Tap your racquet's stringbed near the microphone to get a tension estimate in kg or lb. No external hardware needed. AVAILABLE IN 8 LANGUAGES English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese and Danish. The app follows your iPhone's language, with regional dates, numbers and currency. Choose a different app language in iOS Settings. MEASURE AND TRACK FOR FREE • Take unlimited measurements for one racquet and review your 20 most recent readings. • Get live quality coaching, cross-checks across multiple taps and calibration against a known reference tension. Readings that do not hold up are set aside from guidance. • Follow How to Measure with narration and captions in all eight languages. • Check String Health, tension trends and restring guidance based on usable readings. • Track full beds, hybrids, custom strings and separate main/cross tensions. CONNECT YOUR PLAYING AND STRING HISTORY • Log session duration, intensity and racquet; review the calendar, set goals, build streaks and celebrate milestones. • Review and import tennis workouts from Apple Health for free, with possible duplicates flagged. Optional heart-rate access can suggest intensity without saving heart-rate data. • Open My Stringers from the Strings hub to manage contacts, favorites, archives and restring history for free. • Browse expanded racquet and string catalogs and ATP, WTA and Legends setups. Save favorite strings, add ratings and discover daily tennis facts. • Share visual cards for supported string-health, tension, string-job and achievement highlights. GO FURTHER WITH PRO • Unlimited racquets and string setups, full measurement history and Measurement Insights. • Advanced tension-decay analytics; compare racquets, strings and completed string jobs. • Personalized string and hybrid recommendations using your playstyle, ratings and eligible retention history. • Tension Advisor with What If scenarios for your equipment, game and conditions. • Tension targets, optional alerts and Smart Detection for likely fresh strings or unusual tension changes. • Playing-hours restring forecasts when enough dependable data is available. • Automatic Apple Health import, detailed playing stats, advanced milestone tools and reminders. • Cost Analytics, cost per playing hour, annual budgets, wishlist and stringer Annual Summary with PDF export. • iCloud sync and PDF/CSV reports, including string-job reports for your stringer. ASK STRING AI COACH Ask about your racquet, tension, strings, playing history, restring timing and costs using your saved data. Questions, answers and racquet data stay on device. Available when the app is set to English, on compatible Apple Intelligence devices with iOS 26 or later, a supported system language and an available on-device model. Some questions require PRO. READY WHEN YOU ARE Check String Status widgets on your Home or Lock Screen. Use Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight or the Action button to reach supported actions. Import, inspect and restore backups. Measurement audio is processed on device and never saved or uploaded; imported Health session records stay on your iPhone, outside iCloud sync and session exports. Shared summaries may include their totals. Optional analytics require consent. Enjoy smoother measuring, browsing and sharing, more reliable history, forecasts, reports and sync, plus VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion support. Requires iOS 17 or later. Download free. Learn from every session. Restring with confidence. Terms of Use: https://stringtensionai.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://stringtensionai.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: String Tension AI at 5.0 against String GOAT's 3.8. String Tension AI also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (80% vs 50%). String GOAT's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. String GOAT sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and String Tension AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
String Tension AI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of String GOAT's written reviews are positive against 80% of String Tension AI's.
String GOAT ships an update every 3 days, String Tension AI every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | String GOAT | String Tension AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YOSEOP YOON | Trader Prosperity LLC |
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In-app purchases
String GOAT
- Pro Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium Monthly14 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Pro Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Premium Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
String Tension AI
- Monthly PRO$4.991 Month
- Annual PRO$29.991 Year
- Lifetime PRO$69.99
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