Comparison

SKAFT. vs Range Diary Golf Practice

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

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About

SKAFT.

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SKAFT. is an independent practice tracker built for golfers who want to turn range time into real handicap movement. WHAT YOU GET (free) • Log every practice session: drills, scores, notes, indoor / outdoor, weather, duration. • Browse a library of 196 built-in drills across putting, short game, approach, tee shots, and bunker. • Author your own drills (up to 3 on the free tier) and share them with the community. • See your streak, session history for the last 30 days, and a live handicap progression chart. • Watch photos and videos other users have attached to any drill, or contribute your own. • Add friends and enter free competitions. SKAFT. PRO (monthly or yearly subscription) • Unlimited custom drills and full session history. • Advanced statistics: score progress per drill, personal-best markers, a "how you compare" card against peer-handicap and pro averages, weather-impact breakdowns. • Create competitions with your friends. • Weekly AI insight: a Claude-generated summary of your last two weeks of practice with concrete suggestions. Fully opt-in; requires your explicit consent before the first insight is produced. • PDF export of your sessions and statistics. SKAFT. PRO COACH (separate coach-tier subscription) • Everything in SKAFT. Pro, plus tools to coach other SKAFT. users. • Invite students by username; on their acceptance you get a read-only dashboard over their practice data. • Message each student directly, or talk to a whole group in a group chat. • Write private coach notes (general or session-attached). • Push drill assignments with a due date. • Create competitions across your student roster without needing to be friends first. • Organise students into private groups. FREE ACCESS Every new account can activate 14 days of free Pro access by tapping "Try Pro free for 14 days" inside the app. No payment details are collected and nothing renews automatically. When the free period ends your account simply returns to the free tier. Subscribing to SKAFT. Pro is a separate, full-price purchase. Pro Coach has no free period; it is a paid tier from day one. PRIVACY SKAFT. does not sell your data, does not use it for ad targeting, and does not train AI models on it. Practice content sent for translation and weekly insights is not used to train the sub-processor's models (Anthropic commercial API terms). Full privacy policy at skaftgolf.com/legal/privacy. Made in Iceland by an independent golfer and developer, not a corporation. Privacy Policy: https://skaftgolf.com/legal/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://skaftgolf.com/legal/terms Subscription Terms: https://skaftgolf.com/legal/subscription-terms

About

Range Diary Golf Practice

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Range Diary is the dead-simple practice diary for driving-range golfers. Most people hit a bucket and remember nothing. Range Diary gives every session a clear structure — borrowed from a working instructor's bilingual lesson notes — so you actually improve. THE 30-SECOND LOG • Date fills in automatically. • Tap your ball count (50 / 100 / 150 / 200 or your own number). • Tap the clubs you worked on. • Write one line on what you worked on, and rate the feel 1–5. TODAY'S FOCUS, NEXT TIME Each session ends with one focus line for next time. It surfaces automatically at the top of the app when you arrive at the range, so you always practice with a plan. SWING VIDEO ANALYZER Record a swing in the app or import one from your camera roll, then break it down like a coach: • Frame-accurate slow motion (down to 0.1x), frame-by-frame stepping, pinch to zoom and pan, and an A/B loop to replay the move. • A full telestration toolkit — freehand, straight lines, an angle tool that shows degrees, circles and rectangles — in five colours and three widths, with move-to-adjust, undo/redo, and a reference grid. • Your drawings pin to the exact frame and save with the session, so you can compare week to week. Share an annotated frame in a tap. Videos stay on your device — nothing is ever uploaded. ON-COURSE ROUNDS Take it to the course: log your score, putts, how it felt, and notes (by voice if you like). A light season summary tracks your rounds, average and best. PROGRESS — IS YOUR PRACTICE WORKING? (Premium) This is what a scorecard app or a swing app alone can't do: Range Diary connects your range practice to your scores. See your practice volume, feel, and scoring trends — and get plain-language insights like "in weeks you practiced 3+ times, you averaged 6 strokes better." Finally, proof your practice is paying off. GOALS & REMINDERS Set a weekly practice goal, watch your progress ring, and get a gentle reminder on the days you choose so the habit sticks. VOICE NOTES Tap the mic and talk — Range Diary turns your spoken notes into text right on your device (nothing is uploaded). Perfect for jotting a thought mid-round without stopping to type. STREAK & HISTORY A practice heat calendar shows your active days at a glance, with your balls and sessions for the month. DRILL LIBRARY Targeted drills tagged by the fault they fix — slice, early extension, topping, fat shots, and distance. BUILT FOR EVERYONE Defaults to a comfortable dark theme, with large and extra-large text sizes for easy reading at the range. FREE & PREMIUM Free forever: unlimited sessions, three saved videos, and drill previews. Premium unlocks unlimited videos, the full drill library, and iCloud sync across your devices. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Your practice stays yours. PREMIUM (AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTION) • Monthly plan: ¥800 / month • Yearly plan: ¥6,000 / year • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. • You can manage or cancel in the iOS Settings app under your Apple Account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://rangediary.netlify.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://rangediary.netlify.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

SKAFT.4 screens
Range Diary Golf Practice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Range Diary Golf Practice at fortnightly against SKAFT.'s every 5 weeks. SKAFT.'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SKAFT. sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Range Diary Golf Practice sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SKAFT. ships an update every 5 weeks, Range Diary Golf Practice fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
SKAFT. versus Range Diary Golf Practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSKAFT.Range Diary Golf Practice
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViktor Tumi ValdimarssonKentaro Kusumoto

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SKAFT.

Subscriptions3
  • SKAFT. Pro$5.991 Month
  • SKAFT. Pro Coach$12.991 Month
  • SKAFT. Pro$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Range Diary Golf Practice

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is SKAFT. free?
SKAFT. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Range Diary Golf Practice free?
Range Diary Golf Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SKAFT. or Range Diary Golf Practice have ads?
Neither SKAFT. nor Range Diary Golf Practice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SKAFT. or Range Diary Golf Practice?
SKAFT. ships an update every 5 weeks, and Range Diary Golf Practice fortnightly. Most recently, SKAFT. was updated on September 29, 2026 and Range Diary Golf Practice on September 11, 2026.

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