Comparison

Swing Coach vs ShotNotes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Currently charting
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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

About

ShotNotes

This app helps golfers improve their game by tracking every shot, identifying patterns, and providing insights beyond a traditional scorecard. It allows for detailed logging of club, distance, lie, and miss direction to reveal areas for improvement.

Highlights
  • Shot-by-shot tracking
  • Club and distance logging
  • Miss direction analysis
  • Lie type and outcome tracking
  • Personal notes per shot/hole
  • Pattern identification
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Trying to break 90? Turn your last round into a focused practice session. ADD A ROUND RECAP Record your course, 9 or 18 holes, and final score. Add penalty strokes, three-putt holes, or your biggest difficulty when you know them. No need to record every shot to get started. KNOW WHAT TO PRACTICE NEXT Get a focused target or putting drill based on your recap. See which observations informed the recommendation, record attempts and successes, and build a repeatable practice routine. Recommendations are practice suggestions, not swing diagnoses or promises of lower scores. SEE YOUR PROGRESS With Pro, compare scores, recorded penalty strokes, and three-putt holes across rounds of the same length. Review detailed shot outcomes by club and time period. Courses and playing conditions can differ, so comparisons describe your records rather than guaranteed improvement. ALWAYS FREE - Round recaps and your recap history - Your first full recap practice plan - Saved practice results - Basic course notes - One complete shot-by-shot tracked round - Access to your existing shot history SHOTNOTES PRO - Full practice plans for subsequent recaps - Round comparisons and detailed shot-pattern reports - Unlimited shot-by-shot tracked rounds No club sensors or mandatory account. Your rounds, notes, and practice results stay on your device unless you choose to share a summary. Optional weekly practice reminders help you return to your routine. SUBSCRIPTIONS Monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions are available. Current local prices and eligible introductory offers are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation or after an eligible free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://cywinskidigital.com/apps/shotnotes/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://cywinskidigital.com/apps/shotnotes/user-guide.html

Screenshots

Swing Coach4 screens
ShotNotes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Swing Coach at 3.3K against ShotNotes's 1. Swing Coach also leads on chart position (#45 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). ShotNotes's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Swing Coach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and ShotNotes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Swing Coach against 5.0 for ShotNotes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swing Coach has 3.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Swing Coach's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShotNotes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swing Coach ships an update every 3 weeks, ShotNotes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Swing Coach versus ShotNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwing CoachShotNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#45 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size309 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSwing Intelligence, Inc.DANIEL PIOTR CYWINSKI

Customer experience

Swing Coach

All ratings3,260 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.9%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews216 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral4.6%
Negative4.6%

ShotNotes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

ShotNotes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Swing Coach

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$119.991 Year
2 purchases

ShotNotes

Subscriptions2
  • ShotNotes Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • ShotNotes Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Swing Coach free?
Swing Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShotNotes free?
ShotNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Swing Coach or ShotNotes?
ShotNotes is rated higher. Swing Coach averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while ShotNotes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Swing Coach or ShotNotes have ads?
Neither Swing Coach nor ShotNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swing Coach or ShotNotes?
Swing Coach ships an update every 3 weeks, and ShotNotes every 2 months. Most recently, Swing Coach was updated on October 17, 2026 and ShotNotes on October 8, 2026.

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