Comparison

Windy Golf vs |Trackside|

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

Head to head
About

Windy Golf

This app provides real-time wind calculations and GPS data to help golfers adjust their shots and lower scores. It features dynamic wind adjustments, a live activity tracker, and score history synchronization. Choose your preferred units and weather sources for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Dynamic wind calculations
  • Real-time compass
  • Lightweight GPS for distance measurement
  • Score history synchronization
  • Manual wind adjustment
  • Live activity tracker
  • Imperial/Metric unit options
Features
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A real-time wind caddie in your pocket helps you lower scores and take the mystery out of wind! * Get dynamic wind calculations to calculate accurate yardage adjustments. Save strokes off every round played in windy conditions. * Real time compass calculates wind adjusted distance on the fly. * Free GPS maps available for many golf courses. * Free Apple Watch app (beta) - works standalone or as companion to iPhone * Stats dashboard helps spot areas for game improvement. * Keep score for every round and maintain complete score history sync'd to your iCloud account. * Option to manually adjust wind direction and speed. * A live activity tracker on your lock screen provides up to date information and quick access to the app. * Choose between Imperial and Metric units for distances and wind speed. * For advanced users, you can also choose from a variety of weather sources and favorite weather stations near you. * An iOS widget displays wind information from your favorite weather stations. TERMS OF USE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

|Trackside|

Access a comprehensive training inventory designed like college coaching programs. Features warm-ups, drills, strength circuits, and contingency plans with demonstrations for proper exercise execution. Search for drills using various terminology.

Highlights
  • College coach-style training layout
  • Warm-up protocols
  • Sprint drill progressions
  • General strength circuits
  • Contingency plans
  • Exercise demonstrations
  • Searchable drill inventory
Features
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The training inventory is laid out the way college coaches actually run their teams: warm up protocols, sprint drill progressions, general strength circuits, and contingency plans. Athletes always have the training items handy with demos to ensure proper execution of each exercise. Use our established inventory for acceleration and max velocity drills, hurdle mobility, multi jumps and multi throws, general strength, medicine ball work, and multiple warm up series that hold it all together. Search works in whatever words your coach uses; the same drill answers to all its names.

Screenshots

Windy Golf4 screens
|Trackside|4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: |Trackside| at none against Windy Golf's 3. |Trackside| also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Windy Golf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. |Trackside| asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Windy Golf against 5.0 for |Trackside|. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Windy Golf versus |Trackside|: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindy Golf|Trackside|
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHormazd RomerCurtis Beach

Customer experience

Windy Golf

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

|Trackside|

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Windy Golf

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Birdie Annual1 Month trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$129.00
None

|Trackside|

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Windy Golf free?
Windy Golf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is |Trackside| free?
|Trackside| is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Windy Golf or |Trackside|?
Windy Golf and |Trackside| are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Windy Golf or |Trackside| have ads?
Neither Windy Golf nor |Trackside| shows ads.

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