Comparison

Golf GameShift vs GolfTakt

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

Head to head
About

Golf GameShift

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Improve your golf game with structured training sessions and personalized weekly plans. Choose from a wide range of trainings - from putting and chipping to bunker play - or create your own sessions with your favorite exercises. With weekly training plans, you can keep track of your goals versus your actual progress. Monitor your improvement with detailed statistics and compare your performance from week to week. Connect with friends or with your Golf Pro, discover their trainings, and motivate each other. Features: Browse, create, and complete trainings Personalized weekly plans with goal tracking Performance statistics and weekly comparison Add friends and follow their progress Whether you're just starting out or an experienced golfer - GameShift helps you train consistently and with purpose. --- GameShift Premium – Subscription Information - Title: GameShift Premium - Length: 1 year (auto-renewable), with a 7-day free trial - Price: See App Store listing for current pricing Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://stgameshift.z1.web.core.windows.net/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://stgameshift.z1.web.core.windows.net/privacy.html

About

GolfTakt

Features
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GolfTakt helps golfers understand their pace of play and gives participating clubs a live view of active groups—without creating a GolfTakt account. START YOUR ROUND Find a course in Germany, Austria or Switzerland and start your round directly in the app. No club QR code is required. Your club does not need a GolfTakt subscription for you to use personal pace tracking. KNOW YOUR PACE • Current hole, available par data and elapsed time • Clear green, yellow and red pace indicators • Hole pace and total round time • Automatic hole progression on supported mapped courses • Manual Previous and Next Hole controls • Apple Maps with available course and hole overlays • Round Summary and personal round history • Live Activities during active rounds LIVE GROUPS AT PARTICIPATING CLUBS When you start a round at a participating club, anonymous active-group tracking can appear automatically in GolfTakt Operations for the correct club and course. Club staff can see the live pace situation without identifying individual golfers. GOLFTAKT PLAYER PRO Optional monthly or yearly subscriptions add personal pace insights, detailed analysis, statistics, favorite courses, projected finish time and extended round history. Available features and prices are shown in the app. NO GOLFTAKT ACCOUNT REQUIRED No email or password sign-in is required. Location supports course and hole detection and active-round tracking, including while the screen is locked. English and German are supported. Course coverage, mapping and hole details vary. Manual hole controls remain available where mapping is incomplete. Course information may be incomplete or inaccurate. Course data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL. Map presentation uses Apple MapKit. Player Pro subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled through your Apple Account settings. Privacy: https://golftakt.com/datenschutz Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Golf GameShift4 screens
GolfTakt3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Golf GameShift at 15.0 against GolfTakt's 17.0. 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. Golf GameShift sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.00 per year and GolfTakt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Golf GameShift ships an update weekly, GolfTakt every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Golf GameShift versus GolfTakt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolf GameShiftGolfTakt
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas GassmannBlain Bertrand

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Golf GameShift

Subscriptions1
  • GameShift Premium7 Days trial$49.001 Year
2 purchases

GolfTakt

Subscriptions2
  • GolfTakt Player Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • GolfTakt Player Pro Yearly$22.991 Year

Questions

Is Golf GameShift free?
Golf GameShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GolfTakt free?
GolfTakt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Golf GameShift or GolfTakt have ads?
Neither Golf GameShift nor GolfTakt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Golf GameShift or GolfTakt?
Golf GameShift ships an update weekly, and GolfTakt every 5 days. Most recently, Golf GameShift was updated on October 25, 2026 and GolfTakt on October 25, 2026.

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