Comparison

Golf Practice vs Golf Wind

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

Golf Wind

This app provides accurate wind forecasts at the height your golf ball flies, not just at ground level. It offers two visual modes for reading wind data and includes a tournament mode that adheres to golf rules.

Highlights
  • Wind forecast at ball height
  • Arrow view with speed and plays-like distance
  • Map view with satellite imagery and wind arrows
  • Tournament mode adhering to golf rules
  • No accounts, tracking, or ads
  • Location-based forecasting
Features
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Golf Wind shows you the wind at the height your ball actually flies — not the wind on your face. Every forecast blends the surface reading with the wind higher up, where a well-struck shot spends most of its time. That's usually stronger, and often from a different direction than what you feel standing over the ball. TWO WAYS TO READ IT Arrow view — a single glance shows the wind relative to where you're aiming, with speed and a plays-like distance ladder. Map view — satellite imagery with wind arrows drifting across the hole, so you can see what's happening before you get there. BUILT AROUND THE RULES OF GOLF Wind from a forecast is permitted during a round. Plays-like distances are not. Tournament mode hides them and shows wind only, so the same app works for a casual four-ball and a card-and-pencil round. NO ACCOUNTS, NO TRACKING, NO ADS Golf Wind doesn't ask for your email, doesn't have a login, and doesn't track you between sessions. It reads your location to fetch the forecast and nothing else. Full detail in the privacy policy, linked below. Free, with no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Golf Practice4 screens
Golf Wind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Golf Wind at none against Golf Practice's 4. Golf Wind also leads on ads (none vs shown). Golf Practice's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Practice sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Golf Wind asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Golf Practice against 5.0 for Golf Wind. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Practice has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Golf Practice ships an update weekly, Golf Wind every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Golf Practice versus Golf Wind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolf PracticeGolf Wind
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephen PickeringSAM JOHN FALAISE

Customer experience

Golf Practice

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Golf Wind

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Golf Wind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Golf Practice free?
Golf Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Golf Wind free?
Golf Wind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Golf Practice or Golf Wind?
Golf Practice and Golf Wind are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Golf Practice or Golf Wind have ads?
Golf Practice shows ads; Golf Wind does not.
Which is updated more often, Golf Practice or Golf Wind?
Golf Practice ships an update weekly, and Golf Wind every 2 weeks. Most recently, Golf Practice was updated on October 11, 2026 and Golf Wind on October 8, 2026.

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