Strike Wedge Wind vs Fairway Live App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Fairway Live App
Read full descriptionHide full description
Fairway Live is a live-scoring app built for junior golf families. A scorer on the course logs every shot by tapping the map, and family back home follows along on a live, updating view — scores, shot locations, and the full scorecard as it happens. FOR SCORERS • Tap the map to log each shot's location and club • Adjust strokes, switch holes, and mark penalties in seconds • Track fairway hits, greens in regulation, and putts (Advanced Scorer) • Keep-screen-on toggle so the phone stays awake during the round • Works on any course — just set the course and start FOR SPECTATORS • Follow any public round live from anywhere • See the live scorecard, shot pins, and the player's current position • Follow multiple players at once • Auto-refresh keeps the view current without pulling to refresh ROUND HISTORY • Every round is saved with a full shot map and scorecard • Generate a shareable PDF round report • AI-written narrative recaps of each round • Filter by your rounds, players you follow, or all public rounds COURSE DATA • Search for courses or build one yourself • Enter pars, handicaps, and tee yardages • Course data is shared so every scorer benefits Fairway Live is free to download. A Pro subscription unlocks advanced stats, AI round recaps, and PDF exports. Built for junior golf families — follow every swing.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fairway Live App at none against Strike Wedge Wind's 1. Fairway Live App also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Strike Wedge Wind sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fairway Live App asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Strike Wedge Wind | Fairway Live App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Strike wedge pty ltd | Justin Hash |
In-app purchases
Strike Wedge Wind
- Strike Wedge Wind Pro$29.99
Fairway Live App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Strike Wedge Wind free?
Is Fairway Live App free?
Do Strike Wedge Wind or Fairway Live App have ads?
Other comparisons















