Comparison

ProSide vs Golf Distance Caddy

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

Head to head
About

ProSide

This app uses your iPhone Pro's LiDAR scanner to map golf greens, calculate ball break, and provide an aim point. It offers multiple viewing modes and a coaching feature to help you analyze and improve your putting accuracy.

Highlights
  • LiDAR green scanning
  • AR break and aim point overlay
  • 2D contour maps
  • 3D green models
  • Coaching mode
  • Accuracy tracking
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Read greens like a tour caddie. ProSide uses your iPhone Pro's LiDAR scanner to map any green, calculate the break, and show you exactly where to aim. Stop guessing. Start making putts. HOW IT WORKS Scan the green. Point your iPhone Pro at the green around your ball and the hole. LiDAR captures slope and elevation in seconds. See the break. ProSide turns the scan into a smooth elevation model and works out how the ball will roll. You get the predicted path, the slope direction, and a clear aim point. Pick your view. Read the green in live AR right where you're standing, or switch to a 2D contour map or a full 3D surface model. Same accurate read, three ways to look at it. Practice and improve. Make your own read first, then compare it to what ProSide calculated. Over time you'll see whether you struggle with downhill putts, sidehill putts, or longer distances — and you can practice exactly where you need to. WHY PROSIDE Built around LiDAR. ProSide was designed from day one for the LiDAR scanner in iPhone Pro and Pro Max. The result is precise, repeatable reads — scan the same putt twice and you get the same answer. No extra hardware. No ball markers, no sensors, nothing to charge or lose. Just your phone. A practice tool, not a tournament aid. ProSide is built for the practice green and training sessions. Always check the rules for your course, league, or tournament before using any electronic aid during a competitive round. REFERRAL PROGRAM Share your unique code from the in-app partner dashboard. Friends get $10 off the annual plan. You earn $10 for every friend who subscribes. FEATURES - LiDAR green scanning - Live AR break and aim point overlay - 2D contour maps with slope indicators - Interactive 3D green models - Coaching mode that compares your read to the calculated break - Accuracy tracking by distance, slope, and break type - Scan history and progress insights DEVICE REQUIREMENTS ProSide needs the LiDAR scanner found only on iPhone Pro and Pro Max: - iPhone 12 Pro / 12 Pro Max - iPhone 13 Pro / 13 Pro Max - iPhone 14 Pro / 14 Pro Max - iPhone 15 Pro / 15 Pro Max - iPhone 16 Pro / 16 Pro Max - iPhone 17 Pro / 17 Pro Max Standard (non-Pro) iPhone models don't have LiDAR and aren't supported, unfortunately. SUPPORT Questions or feedback? https://contact.prosideapp.com/ — we read every message. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.prosideapp.com/privacy-policy

About

Golf Distance Caddy

This app helps golfers improve their game by logging actual club distances for various swing intensities. It provides personalized club recommendations based on your recorded data when you enter the yardage to the pin.

Highlights
  • Log club distances for five swing intensities
  • Personalized distance database
  • Course Mode for club recommendations
  • Works on iPhone and iPad
  • Simple and fast interface
Features
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Golf Distance Caddy replaces guesswork with your own numbers. Log how far you actually hit each club at Quarter, Half, Three-Quarter, Full and Custom swings, once, and the app remembers. On the course, open Course Mode, enter the yardage to the pin, and get the exact club and swing to hit it, based on your own proven distances instead of what the manufacturer printed on the shaft. - Fast manual entry for every club at five swing intensities - A personal distance database that grows more accurate every round - Course Mode: enter a yardage, get the club and swing to use - Works on both iPhone and iPad, so your numbers are always with you - Simple, fast interface built for the course, not a spreadsheet No GPS, no course maps, no complicated setup. Just your numbers, ready when you're standing over the ball.

Screenshots

ProSide4 screens
Golf Distance Caddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Golf Distance Caddy at none against ProSide's 5. Golf Distance Caddy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). ProSide's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. ProSide sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Golf Distance Caddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Golf Distance Caddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ProSide versus Golf Distance Caddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProSideGolf Distance Caddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavis ChappinsRandy Ross

Customer experience

ProSide

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Golf Distance Caddy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

ProSide

Subscriptions3
  • ProSide Tour7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • ProSide Tour7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • ProSide Tour Partner1 Year trial$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • 10 Scans$6.99
  • 30 Scans$14.99
None

Golf Distance Caddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ProSide free?
ProSide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Golf Distance Caddy free?
Golf Distance Caddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ProSide or Golf Distance Caddy?
Golf Distance Caddy is rated higher. ProSide averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Golf Distance Caddy averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ProSide or Golf Distance Caddy have ads?
Neither ProSide nor Golf Distance Caddy shows ads.

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