Comparison

Asobu vs ShadowSwing

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

Head to head
About

Asobu

Features
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Asobu is an online sports game hosting platform designed to help players connect, compete, and create their own sporting communities. How It Works: Once users sign up with mobile number and OTP verification, they must agree to Asobu’s Terms and Conditions. The onboarding process captures key details such as: Name, age, and gender Preferred playing location, role and sports Player rating and a short bio Profile photos After onboarding, users land on the Explore section, where they can: Discover and challenge other players or professionals Safety & Moderation: Asobu maintains a secure and positive environment through continuous image and chat moderation. All user-generated content is reviewed by the backend admin system to ensure compliance with community guidelines and safety standards.

About

ShadowSwing

This app transforms your iPhone into a tennis, padel, and pickleball swing trainer. It provides real-time audio feedback on your swing speed and offers guided drills, shot analysis, and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio swing feedback
  • Guided drills and workouts
  • 3D shot analysis replays
  • Sport-specific court visuals
  • Daily swing goals and reminders
  • Practice statistics and progress graphs
Features
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ShadowSwing turns your iPhone into a swing trainer for tennis, padel and pickleball. Grip it like a racket or paddle handle, swing, and hear the ball once the racket head is really moving: the same feedback as a mechanical training stick. A loose wrist and a whip get you there without forcing it; a slow, pushed swing stays silent. Pick your sport in Settings: the replay, the ball-speed estimate and the swing sensitivity all follow it. FREE HITTING Rally mode: no whip, no sound. Groove forehands, backhands, serves, volleys and dinks in your living room, the hotel room or the garage. BALL SPEED The ball speed is an estimate from your racket-head speed and your sport, like a clean hit on a drop feed. When your phone's motion sensor maxes out on a very fast swing, the app shows "≥" rather than a number that is too low. WORKOUTS Guided drills with a coach voice. The coach speaks English, French or Spanish. It calls the stroke and the count — "Forehands. Twenty. Go." — each swing counts a rep, and the rests are timed. Warm-ups, groundstroke ladders, serve days and cardio minutes for tennis, padel and pickleball. The demo includes one guided workout. SHOT ANALYSIS Play one stroke and watch it replayed in 3D — a swept ribbon colored by racket-head speed, ghost frames along the path, the string face, the moment of peak speed, and your estimated ball speed at contact. Orbit it, slow it down, and see exactly where contact belongs. Every replay is kept on your iPhone: open it again later, rename it or star your favorites. The court matches your sport: full tennis lines, a glass-walled padel court, or a pickleball kitchen line. DAILY GOAL Pick 10, 20, 30 or 40 swings a day, or any number with Pro, and a ring on Home fills as you go. Free Hitting and workout swings both count, and it starts empty every morning. Turn on reminders and get one nudge at the time you choose, only on days your ring is still open. Never more than one a day. STATS Your practice adds up: total swings, sessions, workouts, days practiced and your longest streak, all kept on your iPhone. With Pro, graphs show your swings per day, week or month, your ball-speed trend (or racket speed, your pick) for each sport, a practice calendar, your stroke mix and time practiced, and you can scroll back through all of it. SHADOWSWING PRO • Unlimited swings • Unlimited workouts, and build your own • Estimated ball speed and racket-head speed on every swing (km/h or mph), and your all-time record • Progress graphs: swings, speed trend, practice calendar, stroke mix and time practiced • Any daily goal you like • Unlimited Shot Analysis replays • Dynamic hit: real tennis hits, soft to hard, matched to each swing • Every recorded sound, shuffle, and your own sounds • Fine-tune your swing sensitivity ShadowSwing is free to download and comes with a one-time demo on each device: 10 Free Hitting swings, 1 guided workout and 5 Shot Analysis replays. Every feature is open while you try, from ball speed and graphs to the full sound pack, Dynamic hit and the workout builder. The demo does not reset; when a counter runs out, that feature needs Pro. Pro is a subscription, yearly with a 7-day free trial or monthly; the app shows the price for your region. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage them in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shadowswing.app/privacy

Screenshots

Asobu4 screens
ShadowSwing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Asobu at none against ShadowSwing's 4. Asobu also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). ShadowSwing's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ShadowSwing sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Asobu asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Asobu ships an update every 3 days, ShadowSwing daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Asobu versus ShadowSwing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsobuShadowSwing
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASOBU TECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITEDHackem Software

In-app purchases

None

Asobu

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

ShadowSwing

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Pro Annual (first-year offer)1 Year trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Asobu free?
Asobu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShadowSwing free?
ShadowSwing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Asobu or ShadowSwing have ads?
Neither Asobu nor ShadowSwing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Asobu or ShadowSwing?
Asobu ships an update every 3 days, and ShadowSwing daily. Most recently, Asobu was updated on October 30, 2026 and ShadowSwing on October 31, 2026.

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