Swing Coach vs SmartBeam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swing Coach
Enhance your golf swing with instant voice feedback and AI-powered analysis. Focus on specific areas like swing plane or hip depth, and practice anywhere without special equipment. Compare your performance to professional golfers.
- Instant voice feedback after each swing
- AI-powered swing analysis
- Focus on specific swing metrics
- Practice anywhere, with or without a ball
- No special equipment required
- Compare to professional swings
Read full descriptionHide full description
Practice with Voice Feedback: Swing Coach is the #1 golf practice app with instant voice feedback on your golf swing, right after each swing. Focus to Improve: You tell Swing Coach what you want to work on, and it gives you real-time voice feedback. Swing Plane, Hand Path, Hip Depth, Spine Stability, Flying Elbow, Shoulder Plane, and more. See how you compare to the best golf swings in the world. Practice Anywhere: Use Swing Coach indoors or outside. With or without a golf ball. At the range or on the course. It’s simple, fast, and accurate. No Special Equipment: Swing Coach uses the latest in AI technology to track your club head and body, with just your phone. No special equipment. No dots. Just setup your phone, and swing. --------------------- Terms of Service: https://swingintelligence.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://swingintelligence.com/privacy-policy
SmartBeam
Read full descriptionHide full description
Companion app for Curling Tools SmartBeam laser timing system. Order your SmartBeam hardware at www.curling.tools/smartbeam Privacy policy: https://curling.tools/privacy License agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartBeam at none against Swing Coach's 2. Swing Coach's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and chart position (#44 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Swing Coach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. SmartBeam asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swing Coach ships an update every 3 weeks, SmartBeam every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swing Coach | SmartBeam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #44 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 309 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swing Intelligence, Inc. | Andrew Flemming |
Bugs and requests
Swing Coach
Reported bugs
1 issue- None reported
Requested features
2 requests- Option to submit swings for personalized coach feedback
- Ability to import swing videos
SmartBeam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Swing Coach
- Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$119.991 Year
SmartBeam
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Swing Coach free?
Is SmartBeam free?
Do Swing Coach or SmartBeam have ads?
Which is updated more often, Swing Coach or SmartBeam?
Other comparisons
