Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Fairway Live App

Features
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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

Strike Wedge Wind4 screens
Fairway Live App4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Strike Wedge Wind sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fairway Live App asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Strike Wedge Wind versus Fairway Live App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrike Wedge WindFairway Live App
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB188 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStrike wedge pty ltdJustin Hash

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Strike Wedge Wind

One-time1
  • Strike Wedge Wind Pro$29.99
None

Fairway Live App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Strike Wedge Wind free?
Strike Wedge Wind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fairway Live App free?
Fairway Live App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Strike Wedge Wind or Fairway Live App have ads?
Neither Strike Wedge Wind nor Fairway Live App shows ads.

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