Comparison

CaddyGo vs PreSwing

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

Head to head
About

CaddyGo

This app transforms your Apple Watch into a smart golf caddie, offering real-time GPS distances, hole-by-hole scoring, and access to over 40,000 courses worldwide. Play a full round directly from your wrist with interactive hole maps and essential shot-making data.

Highlights
  • Real-time GPS distances
  • Hole-by-hole scoring
  • Interactive hole maps
  • 40,000+ global courses
  • Apple Health integration
  • Wind speed and direction
Features
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CaddyGo turns your Apple Watch into a smart golf caddie. Designed watch-first, CaddyGo lets you play a full round from your wrist. Get real-time GPS distances to the green, keep score hole by hole, and access more than 40,000 golf courses across 175+ countries. PLAY FROM YOUR WRIST CaddyGo is built for Apple Watch from the start. Select a course, send it to your watch, and play with the essentials right on your wrist. REAL-TIME GPS DISTANCES Get live distances to the front, center, and back of the green while you play. Your position updates in real time on the hole map, so you can make faster decisions on every shot. FAST AND SIMPLE SCORING Keep score directly from Apple Watch with quick tap controls. Track every hole, compare your score to par, and stay focused on your round. INTERACTIVE HOLE MAPS View detailed hole maps with fairways, bunkers, water hazards, trees, greens, and tee boxes. Use the Digital Crown to adjust the distance ring and judge carries, layups, and landing zones at a glance. 40,000+ COURSES IN 175+ COUNTRIES Access a large worldwide golf course catalog with accurate GPS course data, official scorecards, hole information, and broad international coverage. ADDITIONAL FEATURES • Favorites and quick access to saved courses • Scoring history • Wind speed and direction in real time • Apple Health integration for golf workouts • Always-On Display support ——————————————— Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.eigeninsight.io/caddygo/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://www.eigeninsight.io/caddygo/privacy-policy.html

About

PreSwing

Enhance your golf game with expert coaching and precise GPS distances delivered directly to you before each shot. Build personalized routines, access PGA Tour pro tips, and track your performance with AI-driven recaps for better scores.

Highlights
  • Expert coaching from PGA Tour pros
  • Personalized pre-swing routines
  • Precise GPS distances to greens
  • AI-powered round recaps
  • Apple Watch and Siri integration
  • Shot tracking and scorekeeping
Features
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Most golfers step up to the ball unprepared. Fifty different thoughts racing through their head, no clear focus, no commitment. That's where shots are lost. PreSwing fixes that. Right before you hit, PreSwing delivers the right thought and the right number at the moment that counts most. Expert coaching and precise GPS distances in your ear, simple, clear, and perfectly timed, so you can commit to the shot and execute with confidence. SMYLIE KAUFMAN, YOUR PGA TOUR PRO IN YOUR EAR PGA TOUR winner and golf analyst Smylie Kaufman is a PreSwing partner. His personal tips are built into the app, recorded specifically for PreSwing and organized by Skill. Choose his tip for your Driver, Irons, Wedges, Putting, and more. Hear a PGA TOUR winner's voice right before you swing. That's something no other golf app can offer. YOUR PRESWING ROUTINE, PERSONALIZED Skills are the heart of PreSwing. Build a repeatable PreSwing routine for every part of your game. Store your own notes, audio reminders, and lesson videos by shot type. Use Smylie's tips, your personal coach's voice, or your own recorded reminders. Over time your Skills become a system you trust before every single shot. GPS DISTANCES Get accurate front, middle, and back distances to the green across more than 45,000 courses worldwide. Use the layup slider to measure distance to any point on the hole, hazards, corners, or landing zones. APPLE WATCH & SIRI Access distances and Skills from your wrist. Ask Siri for yardage hands-free. PreSwing keeps coaching and GPS in your workflow without interrupting your rhythm or pace of play. AI ROUND RECAP Track shots, keep score, and add hole notes during your round. After every round PreSwing generates an AI-powered recap based on your data, so you know exactly what to work on next. Longer shots. Lower scores. Better golf. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CaddyGo3 screens
PreSwing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PreSwing at 100% against CaddyGo's 50%. PreSwing also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. CaddyGo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and PreSwing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CaddyGo ships an update every 5 days, PreSwing every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CaddyGo versus PreSwing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaddyGoPreSwing
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.618.6
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEigenInsightPreSwing Golf, LLC

Customer experience

CaddyGo

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

PreSwing

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CaddyGo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$8.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$69.991 Year
2 purchases

PreSwing

Subscriptions2
  • PreSwing Premium - Monthly$15.001 Month
  • PreSwing Premium - Yearly$90.001 Year

Questions

Is CaddyGo free?
CaddyGo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PreSwing free?
PreSwing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CaddyGo or PreSwing have ads?
CaddyGo shows ads; PreSwing does not.
Which is updated more often, CaddyGo or PreSwing?
CaddyGo ships an update every 5 days, and PreSwing every 2 days. Most recently, CaddyGo was updated on October 12, 2026 and PreSwing on October 7, 2026.

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