SwingDing Golf vs TeeMetrics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SwingDing Golf
This app automatically logs your golf shots using GPS and voice commands, learning your true club distances over time. It provides detailed statistics and club recommendations, allowing for hands-free operation on the course and in-depth analysis at home.
- Hands-free Siri voice commands
- Automatic shot distance calculation
- Learns true club distances
- Club recommendation feature
- View shot data and statistics
- Satellite map view of shots
- Export shot data
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You: "Siri, SwingDing Shot Driver" SwingDing: "Got it!" SwingDing is a super-simple GPS shot tracker that records your shots and learns your true club distances over time. It was designed for minimal interaction on the course and maximal interaction at home. Use with just one hand or go "hands-free" using Siri voice commands. Logging shots on the course is easy: 1) Tell SwingDing when you are about to hit a club 2) Hit the club and walk to your ball 3) Tell SwingDing when you get your ball SwingDing will automatically compute the shot distance and update your club statistics. You can also ask SwingDing for a club recommendation for a given distance to the target. The more you play, the smarter it gets. After a handful of rounds, SwingDing can tell you your typical distance for any club. Other features include: - View shot data for individual clubs, including important statistics like 75th percentile distance - View your shots on a satellite map - Export all shot data for your personal analysis - Customize your bag and distance unit (yards or meters) No sign-up or subscription required. No course maps to download. Takes less than a minute to set up. Give it a shot on your next golf outing!
TeeMetrics
This golf app offers privacy-focused GPS tracking, shot logging, and detailed statistics without requiring an account or displaying ads. It provides on-course tools, scoring, and handicap calculations, with an optional Pro subscription for advanced features. Your golf data remains securely on your device.
- Privacy-first golf GPS and stats tracker
- No account, no ads, no tracking
- Live GPS distance to greens and hazards
- Strokes gained, handicap, and shot tracking
- Apple Watch scoring
- 660+ preloaded courses
- Export data as CSV
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The privacy-first golf GPS and stats tracker. No account. No ads. No tracking. Your golf data stays on your iPhone — where it belongs. 660+ courses preloaded. Live GPS distance to greens and hazards. Strokes gained, handicap, shot tracking, Apple Watch scoring. Built for golfers who want a real tool, not a social network. ▸ GPS RANGEFINDER & ON-COURSE TOOLS Live distance to front, center, and back of every green. Hazard distance HUD shows live yardage to bunkers and water carries. Plays-like distance adjusts for elevation and live wind. Place custom green pins for precise approach yardages. Auto-detects nearby courses when you arrive. ▸ SHOT TRACKING WITH GPS Tap to log every shot with club and GPS position. Auto-measures drive distances, approach yardages, and putt lengths. Build your real per-club averages over time. See your full round shot by shot. ▸ 660+ COURSES + LIVE SEARCH Every course preloaded with multi-tee scorecards, real GPS coordinates, and per-hole par and yardage. Search the full 30,000+ course database online for any course not bundled. Add custom courses hole by hole. ▸ FAST SCORING Quick-score any hole in one tap. Track putts, fairways hit, greens in regulation, sand saves, and up-and-downs. Multi-tee support — your score respects the right par for the tees you're playing. ▸ STATS THAT MATTER Strokes gained breakdown: off the tee, approach, short game, putting. See exactly where you're losing shots. Score trends, fairway and GIR percentages, putting averages — all visualized. Compare any two rounds side by side. Rolling handicap chart tracks your progress. ▸ APPLE WATCH SCORING Score from your wrist with the companion Watch app — syncs live with your iPhone. Tee-aware par calculations. Works through 18 holes on a single charge. ▸ HANDICAP INDEX Automatic USGA-based handicap calculation using your best differentials. Track progress over time with the handicap chart. ▸ GOALS & ACHIEVEMENTS Set your goal: Break 100, 90, 80, or 70. The app tracks your progress every round. Earn 17 achievements from First Birdie to Centurion. Build weekly streaks. ▸ CELEBRATE & SHARE Post-round celebration with animated stats and confetti for personal bests. Generate beautiful round cards for Instagram feed and stories. Export PDF scorecards. Export all data as CSV — your data is always portable. ▸ SIRI SHORTCUTS "Hey Siri, start a round in TeeMetrics." "Hey Siri, what's my handicap?" Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your latest round at a glance. ▸ 6 BAG TEMPLATES Beginner, Standard, Low Handicap, Senior, Women's, or Junior — each with realistic club distances. Fully customizable. ▸ PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY 100% offline-first. No account required. No third-party tracking. No ads ever. Your rounds, scores, and shot data are stored locally on your device. We don't have your data — because we never collect it. ▸ TEEMETRICS PRO Unlock everything: strokes gained, handicap chart, hazard distance HUD, plays-like distance, GPS shot tracking, nearby course weather, post-round celebrations with confetti, and PDF round reports. Yearly: $19.99/yr (launch price) with 3-day free trial Lifetime: $79.99 — pay once, own forever Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Annual subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Lifetime is a one-time purchase with no auto-renewal. Manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID Account Settings. Support: https://johndisalle.github.io/TeeMetrics/support Terms of Service: https://johndisalle.github.io/TeeMetrics/terms Privacy Policy: https://johndisalle.github.io/TeeMetrics/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: SwingDing Golf at free against TeeMetrics's free with in-app purchases. TeeMetrics's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. SwingDing Golf sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and TeeMetrics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SwingDing Golf against 5.0 for TeeMetrics. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
SwingDing Golf ships an update every 2 weeks, TeeMetrics every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SwingDing Golf | TeeMetrics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio Panda Marmot | JOHN TIMOTHY DISALLE |
In-app purchases
SwingDing Golf
- Nice Tip$0.99
- Very Nice Tip$2.99
- Generous Tip$4.99
TeeMetrics
- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$79.99









