PlaySmart Golf vs My Swing Thoughts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlaySmart Golf
This AI-powered golf caddie provides strategic advice for every shot, helping you play smarter and make confident decisions on the course. It offers real distances, wind-adjusted aim lines, and personalized insights to improve your game.
- AI Caddie on Every Shot
- Voice-Driven Coaching
- Full Course Intelligence
- Personalized Dispersion Zone
- Distance Control for Clubs
- Apple Watch Companion App
- Detailed Performance Insights
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PlaySmart is your AI-powered golf caddie — built to help you play smarter, manage every shot, and make more confident decisions on every hole. Whether you're a single-digit player or working towards breaking 100, PlaySmart gives you the kind of strategic input a tour caddie provides: real distances, wind-adjusted aim lines, dispersion zones tailored to your bag, and clear advice on the smartest shot for the situation. KEY FEATURES - AI Caddie on Every Shot — Get tailored advice for every hole, every lie, every wind. - Voice-Driven Coaching — Ask your caddie a question on iPhone or Apple Watch and get an instant answer. - Full Course Intelligence — Aerial views, yardages to pin and to hazards, slope, wind, and elevation factored in. - Your Dispersion Zone — See exactly where your shots are likely to land based on your real distances. - Distance Control — No more guessing carries. Every club's average distance tracked and stored. - Shot Setup Analysis — Optional AI-checked posture and swing setup, on iPhone and Watch. - Goal-Based Coaching — Tell PlaySmart you want to break 90, 80, or 70 — and get advice tuned to that goal. - Apple Watch Companion — Yardages, scoring, and voice caddie on your wrist. - Detailed Performance Insights — See where you're losing strokes and what to work on between rounds. - Stats That Matter — Strokes gained, scrambling, fairways, GIRs, putts — broken down so you can act on them. Built by golfers, for golfers. PlaySmart turns your phone and Watch into the most useful playing partner you've ever had. Subscribe to unlock full caddie advice, advanced stats, and unlimited course access. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/76199241/full-legal Terms of use: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/76199241
My Swing Thoughts
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Most golf advice is forgotten by the next round. My Swing Thoughts is different: an AI golf coach that remembers every swing thought you've ever had — and helps you turn the ones that work into a mental game that actually holds up. Capture a thought the moment it clicks — on the range, after a lesson, mid-round — by voice, in seconds. The app transcribes and files it automatically. Then open the chat: your coach already knows every thought, session and focus cue you've logged, and uses all of it to help you make sense of your own game. HOW IT WORKS • Capture — Tap, talk for a few seconds, done. No typing. Your thought is transcribed, cleaned and filed. • Coach — Chat with an AI that has the full context of everything you've logged. It refines your thinking, surfaces patterns and asks the right questions. • Play — Set one focus thought for your round. Capture more as you play. Debrief with your coach afterwards. • Compound — Thoughts prove themselves over time, moving from New to Promising to Holding Up to Trusted, so what works for your swing rises to the top. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • A coach that remembers. Every thought and session is context your coach uses on every reply — the longer you use it, the sharper it gets. • Voice-first capture. Built for the exact moment a thought hits, when typing is the last thing you want to do. • Thoughts that earn their place. Your library becomes a personal playbook of what's actually working for you — not a generic tip feed. ALSO INSIDE • Active round mode — one focus cue, a calming breathing pulse and a capture button. Nothing else. • Round debriefs — your coach turns each round into a clear takeaway and a focus for next time. • Practice plans — personalised, multi-week plans built from your own thoughts and goals. • Drill library — save the drills your coach suggests and pull them up at the range. WHO IT'S FOR Golfers trying to get better — who take the odd lesson, watch tips online, and have a swing thought that works for two rounds and then vanishes. If you've ever wished you could remember what was working, this is for you. WHAT IT ISN'T No scorecard, no GPS, no yardages, no swing-video analysis. My Swing Thoughts is about your mental game and the thoughts that drive it — not stats or course management. MEMBERSHIP My Swing Thoughts is a premium app with a free trial, then an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or annual). Cancel anytime in Settings or the App Store. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Service: https://myswingthoughts.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://myswingthoughts.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PlaySmart Golf at every 3 days against My Swing Thoughts's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. PlaySmart Golf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and My Swing Thoughts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PlaySmart Golf ships an update every 3 days, My Swing Thoughts every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | PlaySmart Golf | My Swing Thoughts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Play Smart Golf Ltd | Lewis Clayton |
In-app purchases
PlaySmart Golf
- Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro Annual$99.991 Year
My Swing Thoughts
- My Swing Thoughts Pro1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- My Swing Thoughts Pro1 Month trial$29.991 Year
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