Comparison

Golf Improve vs PracticeBud

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

Head to head
About

Golf Improve

Features
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Turn your shot data into meaningful insights. Stop guessing. Start improving. Track your shots easily and get post-round AI insights into how you can save shots in your golf game. Golf Improve turns your round stats into tour-level coaching. Simple tracking with distances to the green, in one clean screen. No noise. After each shot, choose type and quality. Done. Post-round AI insights – our model crunches the data and surfaces exactly where you’re losing strokes. Easy to view after your round. Personalised Training Plan – Cuts through the noise and tells you exactly what to practise. Spend less time guessing, more time shaving strokes. Deep-dive analysis and premium insight cards that uncover patterns you never knew existed. Designed by golfers, powered by AI. Because better data beats “swing harder” every time. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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PracticeBud

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PracticeBud turns golf practice into something you can see, repeat, and improve on — instead of just beating balls on the range. Built for serious golfers and the coaches who work with them, PracticeBud gives every drill and test a real structure: log results shot by shot, build a history of what you've worked on, and track whether you're actually getting better. PRACTICE WITH PURPOSE - Run structured drills and tests for every part of your game - Log results shot by shot — not just "done / not done" - Build a practice history you can look back on - Keep a practice journal to capture what worked and what didn't - Set weekly practice goals and keep your streak alive - Build your own drills and tests — set distances, scoring, and targets to match how you practice SEE WHAT'S ACTUALLY IMPROVING - Strokes gained on supported putting drills, measured against tour benchmarks - Results broken down by distance, so you know which putts are costing you - Score trends across every time you've run a drill - Compare today's session against your own history, not a generic average PRACTICE WITH PEOPLE WHO PUSH YOU - Add friends and follow what they're working on - Compare results on the drills you both practice - Challenge a friend on a drill and settle it with real numbers BUILT FOR PLAYERS AND COACHES TOGETHER - Share your practice with your coach for review - Coaches see your drill and test history in one place - Work with more than one coach around the same practice record FOR ACADEMIES AND TEAMS - A shared layer for academies, schools and college programs to support players and coaches in one place PracticeBud is practice-first by design — a dedicated home for the work that happens off the course. The rounds you play are the result of the practice you put in.

Screenshots

Golf Improve4 screens
PracticeBud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PracticeBud at none against Golf Improve's 1. Golf Improve's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Golf Improve sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. PracticeBud asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Golf Improve ships an update every 6 days, PracticeBud fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Golf Improve versus PracticeBud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolf ImprovePracticeBud
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB45 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDaybeamFilip Dahlfors

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Golf Improve

Subscriptions1
  • Insights - Pro$12.991 Month
None

PracticeBud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Golf Improve free?
Golf Improve is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PracticeBud free?
PracticeBud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Golf Improve or PracticeBud have ads?
Neither Golf Improve nor PracticeBud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Golf Improve or PracticeBud?
Golf Improve ships an update every 6 days, and PracticeBud fortnightly. Most recently, Golf Improve was updated on September 30, 2026 and PracticeBud on September 22, 2026.

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