Comparison

Loop vs SKAFT.

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

Head to head
About

Loop

Features
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Most golfers don't improve too slowly because they practice too little. They improve too slowly because they train in a way that prevents skill from transferring to the course. Loop fixes the training. Not the swing. Constraint-based practice. No sensors. No equipment. Just your phone. Most practice is instruction-based: watch a video, copy a position, repeat a drill. It feels productive. It rarely transfers. Loop is built on a different model. Each drill gives you a specific constraint — a condition that forces your brain and body to find a solution. That's how skill forms. That's what holds up on the course, under pressure, when it counts. Driven by your data. Not your best guess. Log your rounds hole by hole — fairway, GIR, putts, strokes. One screen per hole, simple taps. Loop scores your putting, approach, and driving — and identifies where you're actually losing shots. Every session is built around your biggest leaks. No technique tips. Drills are assigned, not browsed. Loop tells you what to train. You train it. Who it's for. Loop is built for independent golfers who've already tried tips, YouTube, and the occasional lesson — and hit diminishing returns. Practicing alone, wanting to improve without thinking about their swing more. If that's you, Loop will feel like a relief. If you're looking for swing fixes or technique content, this isn't it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SKAFT.

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SKAFT. is an independent practice tracker built for golfers who want to turn range time into real handicap movement. WHAT YOU GET (free) • Log every practice session: drills, scores, notes, indoor / outdoor, weather, duration. • Browse a library of 196 built-in drills across putting, short game, approach, tee shots, and bunker. • Author your own drills (up to 3 on the free tier) and share them with the community. • See your streak, session history for the last 30 days, and a live handicap progression chart. • Watch photos and videos other users have attached to any drill, or contribute your own. • Add friends and enter free competitions. SKAFT. PRO (monthly or yearly subscription) • Unlimited custom drills and full session history. • Advanced statistics: score progress per drill, personal-best markers, a "how you compare" card against peer-handicap and pro averages, weather-impact breakdowns. • Create competitions with your friends. • Weekly AI insight: a Claude-generated summary of your last two weeks of practice with concrete suggestions. Fully opt-in; requires your explicit consent before the first insight is produced. • PDF export of your sessions and statistics. SKAFT. PRO COACH (separate coach-tier subscription) • Everything in SKAFT. Pro, plus tools to coach other SKAFT. users. • Invite students by username; on their acceptance you get a read-only dashboard over their practice data. • Message each student directly, or talk to a whole group in a group chat. • Write private coach notes (general or session-attached). • Push drill assignments with a due date. • Create competitions across your student roster without needing to be friends first. • Organise students into private groups. FREE ACCESS Every new account can activate 14 days of free Pro access by tapping "Try Pro free for 14 days" inside the app. No payment details are collected and nothing renews automatically. When the free period ends your account simply returns to the free tier. Subscribing to SKAFT. Pro is a separate, full-price purchase. Pro Coach has no free period; it is a paid tier from day one. PRIVACY SKAFT. does not sell your data, does not use it for ad targeting, and does not train AI models on it. Practice content sent for translation and weekly insights is not used to train the sub-processor's models (Anthropic commercial API terms). Full privacy policy at skaftgolf.com/legal/privacy. Made in Iceland by an independent golfer and developer, not a corporation. Privacy Policy: https://skaftgolf.com/legal/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://skaftgolf.com/legal/terms Subscription Terms: https://skaftgolf.com/legal/subscription-terms

Screenshots

Loop4 screens
SKAFT.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Loop at fortnightly against SKAFT.'s every 5 weeks. 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. Loop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and SKAFT. sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loop ships an update fortnightly, SKAFT. every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Loop versus SKAFT.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopSKAFT.
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTinywave ABViktor Tumi Valdimarsson

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Loop

Subscriptions2
  • Loop Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Loop Season Pass (6 months)1 Month trial$39.996 Months
3 purchases

SKAFT.

Subscriptions3
  • SKAFT. Pro$5.991 Month
  • SKAFT. Pro Coach$12.991 Month
  • SKAFT. Pro$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Loop free?
Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SKAFT. free?
SKAFT. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Loop or SKAFT. have ads?
Neither Loop nor SKAFT. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loop or SKAFT.?
Loop ships an update fortnightly, and SKAFT. every 5 weeks. Most recently, Loop was updated on September 22, 2026 and SKAFT. on September 29, 2026.

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