Comparison

GolfBrain vs Tour Strategy Golf

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

Head to head
About

GolfBrain

Features
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Make club choices with carry estimates adjusted for altitude and weather. Enter your normal carry distance for each club and set your home reference altitude. GolfBrain estimates how those distances change where you play, with your stock and adjusted distances side by side. Features: - Your own bag with stock carry distances and the clubs you want to use during play. - Carry adjustments for altitude, temperature, humidity, and wind. - Estimated lateral wind drift relative to your shot direction. - Wind direction and speed, with guidance that follows your phone's orientation. - An Apple Watch companion with compact club, stock distance, adjusted distance, and drift rows. - A round timer you can pause, resume, and finish. - Yards or meters, with temperatures in Fahrenheit or Celsius. No account, subscription, or external sensor is required. Your bag is stored on your device and shared with your paired Apple Watch. Weather is provided by OpenWeather for your location. An internet connection is needed to refresh weather. Location and compass access are needed for the corresponding adjustments. Distances and drift are estimates for recreational use. They do not model your draw, fade, or roll. GolfBrain is free and provided as is. Personalized support and future updates are not promised. This app is licensed under Apple's Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tour Strategy Golf

Features
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Tour Strategy Golf is an ultra-fast and easy to use analysis tool built on your own ball data and dispersion, integrated with new Tour Wind Golf wind data calculations trusted by Ryder Cup caddies and tour players. You will now be able to play any golf course in the entire world with the upcoming wind forecast for the next seven days, or in real time, with your own ball data and dispersion pattern integrated with the new wind data calculations we have collected from some of the best players in the world through Tour Wind Golf. This means you’ll be able to simulate the exact conditions you will be playing in and see how your shots will be affected using our calculations, based on your own ball data. We built this to be extremely rapid and easy to use, meaning you will be able to plan an entire 18-hole round in less than 10 minutes. In the app you’ll have: - Shot dispersion based on your own ball data integrated with the new Tour Wind Golf wind data trusted by Ryder Cup caddies. - 7-day weather forecast plus live conditions, fully integrated, so you can play your round in advance using the effect on your own ball flight, or play live with real-time weather. Every factor that affects your ball flight is calculated using Tour Wind Golf’s latest data. - Make notes on every hole to remember important information like club decisions or wind directions. - Compare different clubs off the tee and into greens. Strokes gained data off tee. - Choose which clubs to compare or use Auto Pick. - Live GPS tracking. - Search for any golf course in the entire world. - Map the entire course in minutes or use it in Free Mode. - Save courses as favorites and add a nickname - Build your bag with your own ball data and shot dispersion. - Import and export your entire bag from Excel. - Supports all measurement units. As we say, we don't like guessing. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tourwindgolf.se/privacy-policy-tour-strategy-golf

Screenshots

GolfBrain4 screens
Tour Strategy Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tour Strategy Golf at every 8 days against GolfBrain's every 15 months. GolfBrain's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. GolfBrain sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year and Tour Strategy Golf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GolfBrain ships an update every 15 months, Tour Strategy Golf every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
GolfBrain versus Tour Strategy Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolfBrainTour Strategy Golf
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlpenlogic LLCM Svensson Management AB

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GolfBrain

Subscriptions1
  • GolfBrain Annual3 Days trial$1.991 Year
4 purchases

Tour Strategy Golf

Subscriptions4
  • Pro monthly$4.991 Month
  • Tour Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
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  • Tour Yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is GolfBrain free?
GolfBrain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tour Strategy Golf free?
Tour Strategy Golf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GolfBrain or Tour Strategy Golf have ads?
Neither GolfBrain nor Tour Strategy Golf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GolfBrain or Tour Strategy Golf?
GolfBrain ships an update every 15 months, and Tour Strategy Golf every 8 days. Most recently, GolfBrain was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tour Strategy Golf on October 31, 2026.

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