Comparison

Golf Gear vs Rakou

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

Head to head
About

Golf Gear

Organize and track your golf equipment, from clubs to accessories. Get instant valuations based on the used market and manage your entire collection in one place. Ideal for golfers who buy, sell, or simply want to know their gear's worth.

Highlights
  • Scan and organize golf equipment
  • Track equipment value
  • Appraise entire collection
  • Manage bag contents
  • Check fair market value for deals
Features
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Golf Gear: Track, Discover & Upgrade The home for golf gear. Track everything you own, connect with other like-minded players, discover what you're buying next, and never miss the latest equipment drops. Whether you're building your dream bag, hunting for deals, or just curious what your clubs are worth, Golf Gear brings everything together in one place. Built for golfers who love equipment as much as they love the game. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Track your entire collection — clubs, bags, balls, rangefinders, accessories, apparel, and more • Know what it's worth — get real-world market values for individual items and your entire collection • Plan your next upgrade — build a wishlist of the clubs and gear you're after • Find great deals — compare asking prices against market value before you buy, sell, or trade • Stay up to date — discover new equipment releases and gear drops from across the golf world • Join the community — see what other gear heads are gaming and get inspired for your next gear addition • Organize everything — keep your gamer bag, backup clubs, and growing collection in one place Whether you're a casual golfer, collector, club junkie, or always chasing the next upgrade, Golf Gear helps you get more out of your hobby. Terms of Service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pJz5v0ZV_WVlRL2MwfkCspqC9l7KsdRMKqRLv82TSMA/edit?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12RTtZhkiGlJPG7usaTfC3Ci91I0azd8J-Mcbp8uIOIs/edit?usp=sharing Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled. You can manage your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings. Questions or feedback? golfgearapp@gmail.com

About

Rakou

This app uses your phone as a golf club to analyze your swing and putting stroke. It provides detailed feedback, drills, and a full 18-hole course to improve your game. Track your progress and plan your practice sessions.

Highlights
  • Phone as golf club simulation
  • AI swing analysis
  • Putting tempo and stroke reading
  • 18-hole virtual course
  • Practice drills and metronome
  • Posture and swing checkpoint analysis
  • Progress tracking and planning
Features
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Hold your phone like a club, square it to your line and swing for real. The ball starts where its face pointed. 18 holes, a real putting stroke, a streak to keep. THE PHONE IS THE CLUB Hold it like a grip and swing for real. On a full swing, where the phone's face pointed at impact decides where the ball starts and which way it curves, and your hand speed against your own usual sets how far it goes. Open it and it slices. Square it and it flies straight. PUTT LIKE YOU MEAN IT Hold the phone between your palms like a putter grip. No camera, no set-up: after the 3-2-1, putt. Rakou reads your rhythm, whether you accelerated through the ball, how steady the stroke was, and where the phone's face pointed at impact against how you set up. The ball rolls on the hole's green from there. 18 HOLES, PLAYED WITH YOUR OWN SWING Rakou National is 18 holes, each built around a decision golfers get wrong. Pick your club and your target from your own bag, then make the swing. Watch the ball fly across the hole, and finish every hole on a poster of your route, your score and your stats. Clear a hole to open the next. DRILLS THAT MEASURE SOMETHING · The metronome: a smooth 3-to-1 rhythm, timed by the phone in your hand · The mirror: your posture face on, read by the camera · Fix videos for the one thing your swing reading says to work on YOUR SWING, READ Film from behind, on the target line. Rakou finds your address, takeaway, top, downswing and impact, and checks ten points against your own body: hip hinge, knee bend, arm hang, hand path, posture at the top, backswing length, hand depth at the top, downswing path, head at impact and posture through the ball. You get a score out of 10, a replay that stops at every checkpoint, and one clear priority with a drill for it. YOUR GOLF, WORTH SHOWING · A practice streak and every day you practised, on one page · Time practising, holes played and yards of golf, counted for real · Every hole you have cleared, as its painted plate · Share any of it, or save it to Photos YOUR WEEK, PLANNED Pick the days you can practise. Each one has a tee time waiting for you, and at the end of the week you see which days you kept. HONEST BY DESIGN Rakou only shows what your phone can actually measure. In Rakou the phone is the club, so it reads the phone's face, never a real clubface it cannot see. Speed is shown against your own usual, never as a made-up club speed. The ball is simulated. What moves it is measured. YOUR SWING STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Your swing videos stay on your device. No account needed: your username is the only thing you choose to share. RAKOU PRO Rakou is free to download and your first swing reading is free. To keep practising, join Rakou Pro: unlimited swing analysis, every drill, all 18 holes and your practice plan. Choose from: · A weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription · A one-time lifetime purchase (in-app) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before it ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://rakou.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Golf Gear4 screens
Rakou4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rakou at 100% against Golf Gear's 14%. Rakou also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Golf Gear's advantage is ratings volume (138 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Golf Gear sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Rakou sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rakou holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Gear has 138 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Golf Gear's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rakou's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Golf Gear versus Rakou: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolf GearRakou
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (138 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings138 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChurchill Labs, LLCRakou Inc

Customer experience

Golf Gear

All ratings133 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive13.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative81.8%

Rakou

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Golf Gear

Subscriptions6
  • Golf Gear Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Golf Gear Pro Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Golf Gear Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Golf Gear Pro Seasonal$19.993 Months
  • Golf Gear Pro Annual$39.991 Year
  • Golf Gear Pro Annual$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Golf Gear Pro Lifetime$99.99
6 purchases

Rakou

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Rakou Pro$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Rakou Pro$9.997 Days
  • Rakou Pro yearly, half price$39.991 Year
Show 2 more
  • Annual Rakou Pro$49.991 Year
  • Annual Rakou Pro3 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Golf Gear free?
Golf Gear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rakou free?
Rakou is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Golf Gear or Rakou?
Rakou is rated higher. Golf Gear averages 4.3 out of 5 from 138 ratings, while Rakou averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Golf Gear or Rakou have ads?
Neither Golf Gear nor Rakou shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Golf Gear or Rakou?
Golf Gear ships an update every 5 days, and Rakou every 5 days. Most recently, Golf Gear was updated on November 5, 2026 and Rakou on October 31, 2026.

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