Mental Golf Type vs Short Game Chef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mental Golf Type
This app provides a centralized platform to access and manage your golf training videos. Save your favorite content for quick retrieval and enjoy a streamlined experience without needing to remember multiple passwords.
- Access all videos in one place
- Password-free video access
- Save favorite videos
- Streamlined user experience
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Inside the Mental Golf Type app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Short Game Chef
Master your golf short game with expert-led video tutorials and drills. Learn techniques to improve skills, lower scores, and have more fun on the course. Join a community of dedicated golfers.
- Expert PGA Tour winner coaching
- Comprehensive video library
- Techniques for various shots
- Practical, hands-on drills
- Community of golf enthusiasts
- Lower your golf scores
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I’ve taken my experiences as a PGA Tour winner and top short game coach and created a simple and easy way for you to dramatically improve your game. We've created the most comprehensive library of videos, tutorials, and drills, you can learn techniques for various shots, improve your skills, and lower your scores. We really focus on practical, hands-on coaching and fostering a community of golf enthusiasts dedicated to playing better golf and having more fun. Our app offers auto-renewing subscriptions. You'll receive unlimited access to content on all your devices. Payment is charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. Pricing varies by location and is confirmed prior to purchase. Subscription automatically renews each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period, or the trial period (when offered). Cancel anytime in Account Settings. Terms of Service: https://shortgamechef.com/pages/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://shortgamechef.com/pages/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mental Golf Type at none against Short Game Chef's 1. Mental Golf Type also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Short Game Chef's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Short Game Chef sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $99.00 per month. Mental Golf Type asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mental Golf Type against 5.0 for Short Game Chef. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Mental Golf Type's written reviews are positive against 100% of Short Game Chef's.
Mental Golf Type ships an update fortnightly, Short Game Chef every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mental Golf Type | Short Game Chef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mental Golf Type LLC | Short Game Chef |
Customer experience
Mental Golf Type
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In-app purchases
Mental Golf Type
No in-app purchases
Short Game Chef
- App Subscription$99.001 Month
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