Comparison

Golf Practice vs ShaftCPM

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

Head to head
About

Golf Practice

This app provides a structured system for golfers to improve their short game. It offers drills, tests, and a personalized practice planner to identify and address weaknesses, ultimately lowering scores. Track your progress with a dynamic handicap and detailed performance metrics.

Highlights
  • 40+ short-game drills
  • 5 benchmark tests
  • Live Short Game Handicap
  • Strokes-gained stats
  • Practice planner
  • Round scorecard logging
Features
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Scoring Zone has been built to improve your short game through drills, challenges and performance tests Focusing on Putting, Chipping, Short Wedges & Distance Wedges Elite lets you record your score on any golf course and see the stats for each part of your game • Pro — $4.99/month or $23.99/year. Unlimited drills and tests, practice planner, and handicap tracking. • Elite — $9.99/month or $39.99/year. Everything in Pro, plus round scorecard logging and the complete Stats suite — overview, rounds, short game, tests, strokes gained. WHAT'S INSIDE • 35+ short-game drills — chipping ladders, pitching gates, lag-putting circles, wedge yardage calibration, bunker escape, more • 5 benchmark tests — Ultimate Short Game Test, Ultimate Putting Test, Century Drill, Chipping Gauntlet, Putt Seeker • A live Short Game Handicap that updates every session, time-weighted so recent reps count more • Strokes-gained stats showing exactly which part of your short game is costing you shots • Round scorecard logging with up-and-down and scramble rates • A practice planner that builds 30-minute sessions around your weakest section HOW IT WORKS 1. Complete 5 drills to get your own Short Game Handicap. That sets your benchmark and your baseline for improvement. 2. Work through the drills with a target and a score to beat. 3. Improve your performance and play under pressure. WHO IT'S FOR Golfers of all levels, from professional to beginner. The app has been designed for all levels — you choose your own benchmark, and the drills are adjusted automatically. WHAT'S FREE, WHAT'S PAID Your first 5 drills are free, then 3 more every month — plus one free attempt at every benchmark test. Go unlimited when you're ready: PRIVACY & CONTROL We don't run ad networks. We don't sell your data. Cancel any time. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Questions or support: scoringzone01@gmail.com Privacy: scoringzone.app/privacy Terms: scoringzone.app/terms

About

ShaftCPM

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ShaftCPM is a spectrum analyzer that measures a golf shaft's natural frequency in CPM (cycles per minute) in real time. You don't attach your phone to the club. Clamp the club to the edge of a desk, lay your iPhone flat on the desk, pluck the shaft, and tap Start. The frequency appears as a large number and a graph. Because nothing is attached to the club, its mass doesn't lower the frequency, giving good absolute accuracy. ■ Features ・Real-time CPM: analyzes the shaft's vibration and shows the natural frequency in large type. ・Spectrum & peak detection: plots the vibration spectrum and automatically detects the peak (natural frequency), with an approximate ± range. ・Desk-placement method: nothing is attached to the club, so its mass doesn't lower the reading. ・Portrait & landscape layouts. ・Japanese / English, following your device language. ■ Great for ・Comparing how stiff or soft your shafts are, as numbers. ・A reference when reshafting or checking specs. ・Measuring frequency easily without dedicated equipment. ■ Please note Readings are approximate. Please use them as a reference, not as exact frequency measurements. They are more than adequate for comparing how stiff or soft your shafts are. This app uses only the accelerometer—no microphone, camera, or location. It collects and transmits no personal information or data.

Screenshots

Golf Practice4 screens
ShaftCPM3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Golf Practice at Free against ShaftCPM's $4.99. Golf Practice also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). ShaftCPM's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Golf Practice is free to download; ShaftCPM costs $4.99 up front. Golf Practice sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. ShaftCPM asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Golf Practice ships an update weekly, ShaftCPM daily. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Golf Practice versus ShaftCPM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolf PracticeShaftCPM
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephen Pickeringkoutarou hayashi

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Golf Practice

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Elite Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
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  • Elite Yearly$59.991 Year
None

ShaftCPM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Golf Practice free?
Golf Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShaftCPM free?
ShaftCPM costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Golf Practice or ShaftCPM have ads?
Golf Practice shows ads; ShaftCPM does not.
Which is updated more often, Golf Practice or ShaftCPM?
Golf Practice ships an update weekly, and ShaftCPM daily. Most recently, Golf Practice was updated on October 11, 2026 and ShaftCPM on October 11, 2026.

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