Comparison

PuttView vs Plumb Bob

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 directly on the surface. It provides real-time contour lines, slope arrows, the correct putting line, and aiming point to help golfers improve their putting accuracy.

Highlights
  • AR green scanning with LiDAR
  • Contour line visualization
  • Slope arrow indicators
  • Ideal putting line overlay
  • Aiming line and point
  • Real-time putt data (speed, distance, break)
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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

Plumb Bob

This app transforms your iPhone into a sophisticated golf green reader. It accurately maps slopes, calculates break, and measures green speed, helping you visualize your putt and improve your putting score. Designed for golfers of all levels, it offers offline functionality and integrates seamlessly with iPhone features.

Highlights
  • Vertical line from phone sensors
  • Maps putt slope and break
  • Measures green speed (Stimp)
  • Calculates strokes gained putting score
  • Offline functionality
  • iPhone Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
  • VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support
Features
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Plumb Bob turns your iPhone into a green reader. Golfers have plumb-bobbed putts with a putter shaft for a hundred years. Plumb Bob gives you a truly vertical line from the phone's sensors, maps the slope of the whole putt as you walk from your ball to the cup, and rolls test putts over it at the green's speed. The line, the aim spot and the break appear on the grass in about twenty seconds. BALL. HOLE. PLUMB. • Mark your ball, walk your line to the hole and aim at the cup • Stand behind the ball and hold the phone up: the plumb line shows which way it breaks • See the putting line on the green, where to aim, how much it breaks and how long it plays GREEN SPEED FROM ONE ROLL • Roll any ball 8–15 ft and Plumb Bob measures the Stimp • Roll one back the other way to cancel out slope • Or pick Slow, Medium, Fast or Tour YOUR PUTTING SCORE • Play a round and every putt you read is scored against a tour putter (strokes gained) • Make percentages by distance and by slope, and what to work on • A recap card for every round, ready to share BUILT FOR iPHONE • Haptics you feel as the ball drops • Your round on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Siri, the Action Button and Control Center: straight into a read • Home and Lock Screen widgets • Full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. Everything is worked out on your phone, it works offline, and it collects no data. Try the demo green without going to the course. Measuring green speed is always free. Plumb Bob Pro unlocks unlimited reads, rounds with strokes gained, and stats, with a free week to start. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PuttView4 screens
Plumb Bob4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Plumb Bob at 5.0 against PuttView's 3.5. Plumb Bob also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%). PuttView's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Plumb Bob sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plumb Bob holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PuttView has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of PuttView's written reviews are positive against 100% of Plumb Bob's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PuttView ships an update every 2 weeks, Plumb Bob weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PuttView versus Plumb Bob: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuttViewPlumb Bob
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (12 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperViewlicity GmbHKATHERINE YVONNE PATTON

Customer experience

PuttView

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%

Plumb Bob

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PuttView

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

Plumb Bob

Subscriptions2
  • Plumb Bob Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Plumb Bob Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is PuttView free?
PuttView is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plumb Bob free?
Plumb Bob is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PuttView or Plumb Bob?
Plumb Bob is rated higher. PuttView averages 3.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Plumb Bob averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PuttView or Plumb Bob have ads?
Neither PuttView nor Plumb Bob shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PuttView or Plumb Bob?
PuttView ships an update every 2 weeks, and Plumb Bob weekly. Most recently, PuttView was updated on October 20, 2026 and Plumb Bob on October 18, 2026.

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