Comparison

Dialed vs Swing School

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

Head to head
About

Dialed

This app helps golfers improve their short game by simulating real course conditions with varied distances and pressure. Practice becomes more engaging and effective by breaking repetitive habits and focusing on critical shots.

Highlights
  • 9 or 18-hole practice formats
  • Indoor and outdoor modes
  • Pre-designed course layouts
  • Detailed scoring and statistics
  • Performance metrics
  • Round history
Features
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Traditional practice often fails because repeating the same shot creates artificial comfort that vanishes on the course. Dialed breaks this pattern by introducing varied distances and the subtle pressure of recording every shot. This approach mirrors actual play conditions, where you face different shots each time and every stroke counts. Practice becomes more engaging and meaningful when it genuinely reflects the challenges of a real round. FEATURES • Select 9 or 18-hole practice formats for both indoor and outdoor settings • Choose from a variety of pre-designed course layouts • Detailed scoring and statistics tracking • Performance metrics to identify patterns and weaknesses • Round history with complete scorecards INDOOR AND OUTDOOR MODES • Indoor mode: Practice putts from 2.5 to 10 feet on a putting mat • Outdoor mode: Complete chip-to-putt sequences from 10 to 40 yards at a practice green * Coming soon: Build practice routines tailored to your own setup The short game is where strokes are saved. Dialed helps you focus your practice time on the shots that matter most.

About

Swing School

Features
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Stop guessing your way through your golf game. Swing School is focused video lessons from real PGA instructors, plus 1-on-1 coaching for members who work with a coach. One simple idea: learn the right way once, then own it for good. WHAT'S INSIDE Start free. Two full courses are open to everyone the moment you sign in, no purchase required. When you want more, unlock a single program on its own, or get The Pass for the entire catalog. Today that's three in-depth courses spanning fundamentals, sliceless ball-striking, and a practice-time playbook from coaches Ed and Patrick. New courses are added regularly, and once you own The Pass, every future course is included at no extra cost. No subscription, no upgrade tier, no surprise charge. WORK WITH A COACH Some Swing School members work one on one with a coach. If that is you, your coaching lives right in the app. Send your swing for a personal video review and get feedback with your coach's voice and on-screen markup, showing you exactly what to work on. Message back and forth in a private space, and search it all later. Coaching is available to members working with a Swing School coach. Everyone else gets the full lesson library above. GUIDES YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE Every program comes with its own written guide, and you read it right here in the app as clean text that grows with your text size setting. Work through a checklist, tick off each drill as you go, and your place is saved for next time. TRACK YOUR PRACTICE Swing School isn't just video, it's a practice companion. Tap start when you hit the range and the timer logs the session against your daily goal. Your practice calendar fills in day by day, so you can see your consistency at a glance and build a streak. Look back at any day to review what you worked on with your own session notes. Sessions, days practiced this month, and your current streak all update live, and you earn achievements as you complete lessons, hold streaks, and finish programs. DESIGNED FOR THE RANGE AND THE COURSE Every lesson streams in 1080p over Wi-Fi or cell. Heading somewhere without signal? Tap the cloud icon on any lesson and download it for offline playback at the range, on the course, or on the plane. Wi-Fi-only downloading is on by default so you don't burn data by accident. Your lesson keeps playing in its own small window while you move around the app, and your watch progress follows you, so you always pick up where you left off. WHO IT'S FOR Every skill level, from first-timers to seasoned players. New to the game? You get the fundamentals in the right order, no guesswork. Coming back after a long break? Pick up where your body left off. Been playing for years? Keep a reference library you can rewatch a hundred times to catch the one habit that crept into your swing. The lessons meet you where you are, and nobody is locked out by skill. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT - Real coaching from a real person, not an algorithm, if you work with a Swing School coach - Start free, then pay once for lifetime access, not a monthly bill that compounds - Future courses included automatically with The Pass, no add-on packs - Buy a single program if that's all you need - Written guides you read in the app and tick off as you practice - Built-in practice tracking: timer, calendar, streaks, and achievements - Built for offline practice, not just couch viewing - A short, focused catalog instead of an endless scroll of clips - Honest refund policy through Apple, no hoops Sign in with your phone number, then start free, unlock a single program, or get The Pass for everything. Restore your purchases anytime on the same Apple ID.

Screenshots

Dialed4 screens
Swing School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dialed at none against Swing School's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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 School sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Dialed asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dialed ships an update every 10 days, Swing School every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dialed versus Swing School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDialedSwing School
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSam PochylyLuminary, LLC.

In-app purchases

None

Dialed

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Swing School

One-time2
  • No More Slices$29.99
  • Swing School Pass$197.99

Questions

Is Dialed free?
Dialed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swing School free?
Swing School is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dialed or Swing School have ads?
Neither Dialed nor Swing School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dialed or Swing School?
Dialed ships an update every 10 days, and Swing School every 8 days. Most recently, Dialed was updated on October 9, 2026 and Swing School on October 16, 2026.

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