Comparison

PuttView vs Yard Buddy

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

Head to head
About

PuttView

This app uses your iPhone's LiDAR sensor to scan any golf green and overlay precise, data-based visuals like contour lines, slope arrows, and the ideal putting line. It provides real-time feedback on speed, distance, and break to help golfers improve their putting accuracy.

Highlights
  • AR green scanning with LiDAR
  • Contour lines and slope arrows
  • Ideal putting line visualization
  • Aiming line and point
  • Real-time putt data (speed, distance, break)
  • Works on any real green (indoor/outdoor)
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Never misread a putt again. PuttView shows you exactly why you're missing. The average amateur golfer takes 40 putts per round, while PGA Tour players only take 29. This 11-stroke gap is the most recoverable gap in golf - and PuttView helps you close that efficiently. Instead of just rolling putts, start practice deliberately with immediate and accurate feedback on every putt. Using your iPhone's LiDAR sensor, PuttView scans any green and overlays precise, data-based visuals directly on the surface. Contour lines, slope arrows, the correct putting line, aiming point, and speed and distance data. All in real time. On any real green, indoors or outdoors. No guesswork. No estimation. Just the read. What PuttView shows you: Contour Lines See the exact topography of the green. Scan any surface, with or without a putt lined up. Understand how it breaks before you ever address the ball. Slope Arrows: Instant directional cues showing the fall line at every point on the green. The exact direction the ball would roll downhill. Read the green faster, more accurately. Ideal Line: Not just the optimal line. The correct line, calculated for perfect pace. See exactly where your ball needs to travel from the moment it leaves the putter face until it hits the bottom of the cup. Aiming Line & Aiming Point: A precisely defined start direction and target point. Eliminate alignment guesswork entirely. Putt Info: Speed, distance, and break data for every putt. Build a feel for pace and line grounded in real numbers. Built for golfers who take their game seriously. The PuttView app is not a simulator. It works on any green, outdoors, and indoors. The same technology trusted by tour professionals, elite coaches, and leading training facilities worldwide is now in your pocket. Scan. Read. Putt.

About

Yard Buddy

Features
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Yard Buddy shows you one thing: how far you are from the green. Front, center and back, from exactly where you stand. Nothing to set up. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT No ads. Not on the course, not between holes, not ever. Works without signal. Courses are saved to your phone the first time you open them. After that a dead zone changes nothing. Bunkers and water. Tap the yardage for every bunker and water ahead: how far to reach it and how far to carry it. The watch works on its own. Yard Buddy on Apple Watch is not a mirror of your phone. It holds the course itself and measures from your wrist. Leave the phone in the cart. Say it out loud. Tap the speaker and it reads the distance, so you can keep your glove on and your eyes on the shot. Keep score. Tap the score box and pick the number. Strokes only, kept on your phone. HOW IT WORKS Pick your course from the ones nearest you. Walk. The hole changes by itself as you move up the course. COURSES 19,000+ courses with full yardages in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Spain, South Korea, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, ZA, DK, FI, AT, CH, MX, NO, MY, TH, PT, Japan, BE and ID, and growing every week. Pick a country, then a course, or search by name, town or street. 9,000+ more courses in 180+ countries open on a satellite photo: tap the green to see how far it is. Yards or meters, your choice. SUBSCRIPTION Full yardages need a subscription. One subscription covers iPhone and Apple Watch. - Yearly: 1 month free for new subscribers, then billed once a year. - Monthly: billed each month from the day you subscribe. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://yardbuddygolf.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://yardbuddygolf.com/privacy

Screenshots

PuttView4 screens
Yard Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Yard Buddy at weekly against PuttView's fortnightly. Yard Buddy also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. PuttView sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Yard Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PuttView ships an update fortnightly, Yard Buddy weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PuttView versus Yard Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuttViewYard Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperViewlicity GmbHOAHU MERCHANT SERVICE LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PuttView

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$79.991 Year
2 purchases

Yard Buddy

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PuttView free?
PuttView is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Yard Buddy free?
Yard Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PuttView or Yard Buddy have ads?
Neither PuttView nor Yard Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PuttView or Yard Buddy?
PuttView ships an update fortnightly, and Yard Buddy weekly. Most recently, PuttView was updated on November 7, 2026 and Yard Buddy on November 6, 2026.

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