Yardage Lock vs Golf Distance Caddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yardage Lock
This app calculates precise golf shot yardage by adjusting for real-time weather conditions like wind, temperature, and humidity. It offers advanced wind calculation tools and a course-friendly interface designed for use with gloves.
- Real-time weather adjustments
- 14-club physics model
- Magnus-effect spin correction
- Wind calculator with compass lock
- Camera HUD overlay
- Offline functionality
- Gloved-hand friendly interface
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Yardage Lock turns live weather and the wind on your hole into the yardage you actually need to hit. THE PHYSICS, RUN FOR YOU • Real-time wind, altitude, temperature, humidity, and pressure adjustments • 14-club model calibrated against real launch monitor data • Magnus-effect spin and wind-gradient corrections you would do on paper — instantly WIND CALCULATOR (PREMIUM) • Lock your aim with the device compass, see exactly how the wind plays your shot • Sustained + gust math with a clear club recommendation • Camera HUD overlay puts wind data on top of a live view of the flag BUILT FOR THE COURSE • Oversized touch targets for gloved hands • Dark, glare-resistant interface • Works fully offline once weather is cached for the round FREE FEATURES Shot calculator, weather card, club bag, shot history PREMIUM Wind calculator, compass lock, camera HUD SUBSCRIPTIONS Yardage Lock Premium is an auto-renewable subscription offered in monthly and annual options. The subscription title, length, and price are shown in the app on the upgrade screen before any purchase is confirmed. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. The subscription auto-renews for the same period and price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://website-alpha-jet-42.vercel.app/privacy PRIVACY Location and compass data stay on your device — we only send latitude/longitude to the weather provider to fetch conditions. See our privacy policy for details.
Golf Distance Caddy
This app helps golfers improve their game by logging actual club distances for various swing intensities. It provides personalized club recommendations based on your recorded data when you enter the yardage to the pin.
- Log club distances for five swing intensities
- Personalized distance database
- Course Mode for club recommendations
- Works on iPhone and iPad
- Simple and fast interface
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Golf Distance Caddy replaces guesswork with your own numbers. Log how far you actually hit each club at Quarter, Half, Three-Quarter, Full and Custom swings, once, and the app remembers. On the course, open Course Mode, enter the yardage to the pin, and get the exact club and swing to hit it, based on your own proven distances instead of what the manufacturer printed on the shaft. - Fast manual entry for every club at five swing intensities - A personal distance database that grows more accurate every round - Course Mode: enter a yardage, get the club and swing to use - Works on both iPhone and iPad, so your numbers are always with you - Simple, fast interface built for the course, not a spreadsheet No GPS, no course maps, no complicated setup. Just your numbers, ready when you're standing over the ball.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Golf Distance Caddy at none against Yardage Lock's 2. Yardage Lock's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Yardage Lock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Golf Distance Caddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Yardage Lock against 5.0 for Golf Distance Caddy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Yardage Lock | Golf Distance Caddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Taylor Christian Funk | Randy Ross |
Customer experience
Yardage Lock
Golf Distance Caddy
In-app purchases
Yardage Lock
- Wind Calculator + Camera HUD7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Wind Calculator + Camera HUD7 Days trial$69.991 Year
Golf Distance Caddy
No in-app purchases
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