Comparison

PuttingAce vs Fairvue

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

Head to head
About

PuttingAce

Improve your golf game by tracking putting stats on the course and during practice. Analyze your performance by distance to identify strengths and weaknesses, and focus your training effectively. Includes free practice games and optional lifetime access to advanced features.

Highlights
  • On-course putt tracking
  • Strokes Gained analysis
  • Structured putting practice games
  • Performance analysis by distance
  • Hole-by-hole round review
  • Customizable round cards and Scorebugs
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Know your putting. Practice with purpose, track your putting stats on the course, and see where you gain and lose strokes. Designed by a professional golfer, PuttingAce brings structured putting practice, on-course putt tracking, and Strokes Gained analysis together. Build a baseline, understand your performance by distance, and use your results to decide what to practice next. PRACTICE WITH PURPOSE Start with PuttingAce 9 and PuttingAce 18, included free. Play scored putting games, compare your results with Tour Par benchmarks, and make your next session measurable. Full Access adds practice games and tests for short putting, mid-range putting, lag putting, and scoring distances. Record scores with a tap and review your session results. TRACK YOUR PUTTING ON COURSE With Full Access, log putts during 9- or 18-hole rounds. Record distances, holed putts, and miss/result locations. Choose Casual, Tournament, or Qualifying rounds and start from the hole that matches your round. Review completed rounds, hole-by-hole results, and putting Strokes Gained to understand how you performed on the course. UNDERSTAND YOUR PUTTING PERFORMANCE Full Access includes Performance Analysis for a clearer view of your practice and on-course putting results. Explore Strokes Gained by distance, make rates, three-putt avoidance, performance trends, and strengths and weaknesses across short, mid-range, and long putts. Use recommended practice focus areas to give your next session a purpose. REVIEW AND SHARE YOUR RESULTS Revisit saved practice sessions and on-course rounds. Full Access unlocks complete practice and round history, deeper analysis, and premium sharing. Create branded round cards or transparent Scorebugs for your own golf photos and videos. FREE TO START. LIFETIME FULL ACCESS. Download free and start with PuttingAce 9 and PuttingAce 18. Full Access is an optional one-time lifetime purchase that includes all practice games and tests, Performance Analysis, complete history, On-Course Putting, premium sharing, and premium account features. No subscription. Existing Full Access and Founding Player users keep their access permanently. Built for competitive golfers, serious amateurs, and anyone who wants to understand their putting and practice with purpose.

About

Fairvue

Features
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Fairvue helps junior golfers cut through the guesswork of college recruiting. Instead of wondering where you stand or spending hours digging through outdated team rosters and tournament results, Fairvue gives you real clarity on where your game fits at the college level — and the coach contacts to start the conversation. BUILD YOUR PROFILE Log your tournament results and academic info so your recruiting profile reflects where your game actually is. SEE WHERE YOU FIT Get matched to college programs at your athletic and academic level, so you can focus on the schools where you have a realistic shot. REACH THE RIGHT COACHES Get direct contact info for matched programs and skip the endless roster searches. Fairvue is built for junior golfers who want to take control of their recruiting — with real data instead of guesswork. Lifetime access. No subscriptions. --------------------- Subscription and In-App Purchase Information Fairvue Premium privileges are required to unlock full access to features. These privileges are granted through a one-time in-app purchase granting full lifetime access (see Terms of Use for definition of "lifetime") to Fairvue features, or a monthly subscription that is automatically renewed unless turned off in iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current billing period ends. Terms of Use: https://fairvuegolf.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://fairvuegolf.app/privacy

Screenshots

PuttingAce4 screens
Fairvue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PuttingAce at none against Fairvue's shown. Fairvue's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. PuttingAce sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Fairvue sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PuttingAce ships an update weekly, Fairvue every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PuttingAce versus Fairvue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuttingAceFairvue
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJL Golf, LLCNicolas Rossi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PuttingAce

One-time1
  • PuttingAce Full Access$12.99
3 purchases

Fairvue

One-time3
  • Founding Member Access$0.99
  • Early Access$9.99
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is PuttingAce free?
PuttingAce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fairvue free?
Fairvue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PuttingAce or Fairvue have ads?
Fairvue shows ads; PuttingAce does not.
Which is updated more often, PuttingAce or Fairvue?
PuttingAce ships an update weekly, and Fairvue every 3 days. Most recently, PuttingAce was updated on November 10, 2026 and Fairvue on November 10, 2026.

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