Junior Golf Academy vs Strike Wedge Wind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Junior Golf Academy
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Junior Golf Academy helps golf clubs run day-to-day operations for their junior members and keep families informed. FOR COACHES AND STAFF • View and manage practice sessions and the academy calendar • Publish notices to the whole academy or specific squads • Track attendance and junior progress • Run polls and share news with members FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS • See what’s coming up for your children • Get clear alerts when a practice is cancelled (with the reason) • Read academy and group notices • Stay connected to your child’s squads and certification progress FOR JUNIOR PLAYERS • Personal dashboard with upcoming sessions and club activity • Certification and coaching programme progress EVERYONE • Academy home with calendar, notices, and updates • No account setup for members - the club does that for you!
Strike Wedge Wind
This app calculates the impact of wind on your golf shots, providing plays-like distances for every club. It offers manual wind input and a printable wind card for phone-free rounds. A pro version offers automatic wind calculation using live data.
- Manual wind speed and direction input
- Plays-like distance for all clubs
- Printable wind card for phone-free rounds
- Automatic live wind calculation
- Considers gusts, temperature, and elevation
- Compass-based wind angle setting
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Strike Wedge Wind tells you what the wind is really doing to your shot. Free, forever: - Manual mode. Set the wind speed and direction yourself, and get the plays-like distance for every club in your bag. - Wind Card. A printable card of your carries at three wind speeds, for rounds where phones aren't allowed. Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription): - Auto mode. Point your phone at the target. The app pulls live wind, gusts, temperature and elevation for where you're standing, and sets the wind angle from the compass. Free for your first week.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Junior Golf Academy at none against Strike Wedge Wind's 1. Junior Golf Academy also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Strike Wedge Wind sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Junior Golf Academy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Junior Golf Academy ships an update every 10 days, Strike Wedge Wind weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Junior Golf Academy | Strike Wedge Wind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MICHAEL BUTLER | Strike wedge pty ltd |
In-app purchases
Junior Golf Academy
No in-app purchases
Strike Wedge Wind
- Strike Wedge Wind Pro$29.99
Questions
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