Comparison

Podium vs Swing Sensei

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

Head to head
About

Podium

Log and organize your personal and family sports achievements in one place. Track results for various timed races, tournaments, and games to build your digital trophy shelf.

Highlights
  • Personal trophy shelf
  • Digital achievement tracker
  • Log family accomplishments
  • Track timed races
  • Organize sports results
  • Record tournament placements
Features
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Your personal trophy shelf, ribbon wall, and digital achievement tracker—all in one place. Effortlessly log and organize your accomplishments, whether they are yours, your family's, or your friends'. Track results for: - Timed races and place finished - Volleyball tournaments - Wrestling matches - Football games - Baseball scores - Gymnastics meets ...and so much more! Stay on top of your sport achievements, big or small, with Podium! Subscriptions to Podium Pro will renew automatically unless cancelled. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://chadgaul.github.io/podium/privacypolicy.html

About

Swing Sensei

Analyze your golf swing with AI and receive instant feedback to improve your game. This app provides detailed checkpoints, drill videos from a PGA pro, and tracks your progress without uploading your data.

Highlights
  • AI swing analysis with 12 checkpoints
  • Sensei Score out of 10 with detailed feedback
  • 14 PGA-pro drill videos
  • On-device processing for privacy and speed
  • Trend charts for swing improvement
  • Practice sessions with time selector and short game drills
  • Shareable score cards
Features
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Drop strokes without expensive lessons. Swing Sensei scores your swing out of 10 and shows you exactly what to fix — in seconds, on your iPhone. And with Live Range Mode, put your phone on a tripod at the driving range and get spoken feedback after every single swing — like having a coach standing behind you, for the price of a sleeve of balls. Developed with Matt Montecucco, PGA — Junior Program Coordinator at Chambers Bay, host of the 2015 U.S. Open. Used by 60,000+ golfers. 100% on-device. No uploads. No internet required. WHAT YOU GET - Sensei Score out of 10, with detailed feedback on 11 checkpoints — from hip hinge at address to posture at impact - Live Range Mode: real-time voice coaching at the range, every swing scored and saved automatically - Cause-and-effect coaching that explains what's wrong, why it matters, and how to fix it - A PGA-pro drill video for every major fault, filmed by Matt at Chambers Bay - Your Week in Review every Sunday: your trend, your best swing, and the #1 thing to work on - Per-checkpoint trend charts, slow-motion playback (0.25x / 0.5x / 1x), and still frames at all 6 swing phases - Weekly streaks built for real golf schedules — one session a week keeps it alive - Friends, leaderboards, and shareable score cards - Full support for left-handed golfers HOW IT WORKS 1. Film or import a down-the-line swing — or start a live range session 2. Sensei analyzes every checkpoint in seconds 3. Get your score and a personalized fix for your weakest area WHY SWING SENSEI IS DIFFERENT Most AI golf apps upload your video to a cloud server. Swing Sensei does everything on your phone with on-device AI: - No uploads, ever — your video never leaves your device - Works at the range, on the course, anywhere — no signal required - Results in seconds - Privacy by design: we never see your swings, your scores, or your data. We can't. PRICING Free: 3 swing analyses per month. Subscription and lifetime options in the app. Stop guessing what's wrong with your swing. Start fixing it. Built by Colin Tam at UCLA. Drill content by Matt Montecucco, PGA — Junior Program Coordinator at Chambers Bay (host of the 2015 U.S. Open Championship). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ctam21.github.io/The-Swing-Sensei/privacy.html

Screenshots

Podium3 screens
Swing Sensei4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Swing Sensei at 590 against Podium's 1. Swing Sensei also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). 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. Podium sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Swing Sensei sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Podium holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swing Sensei has 590 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Podium ships an update fortnightly, Swing Sensei every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Podium versus Swing Sensei: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPodiumSwing Sensei
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (590 ratings)
Positive reviews—62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1590 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB174 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChad GaulCOLIN TAM

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Podium

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly - All Features$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly - All Features$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Swing Sensei

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$179.99

Questions

Is Podium free?
Podium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swing Sensei free?
Swing Sensei is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Podium or Swing Sensei?
Podium is rated higher. Podium averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Swing Sensei averages 4.8 from 590 ratings.
Do Podium or Swing Sensei have ads?
Neither Podium nor Swing Sensei shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Podium or Swing Sensei?
Podium ships an update fortnightly, and Swing Sensei every 6 days. Most recently, Podium was updated on October 30, 2026 and Swing Sensei on November 9, 2026.

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