Comparison

Strike Wedge Launch vs CHIP'd Golf

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

Head to head
About

Strike Wedge Launch

Transform your iPhone into a golf launch monitor for wedge shots. Analyze ball speed, launch angle, and carry distance with slow-motion replays and detailed metrics. Compete in daily challenges and track your progress to improve your game.

Highlights
  • Measure ball speed, launch angle, and carry
  • Slow-motion replays with shot data
  • Track performance across different distances
  • Compete in daily global challenges
  • Create and join private challenges
  • Analyze swing mechanics with drawing tools
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Strike Wedge Launch turns your iPhone into a launch monitor for wedge play. Stand the phone in the holder or lean it against anything steady, put a ball down and hit. The camera films every shot at 240 frames a second and reads ball speed, launch angle and carry from the footage. Every shot comes back as a slow motion replay with its numbers. Use it three ways. MEASURE The Range. Hit as many shots as you like: the last ten flights side by side and the spread of your carries, with six metrics to choose from. Every shot is saved with its replay, so you can compare two swings, draw on them and share the clip. TEST The Testing Centre tells you where your wedge game sits. The Wedge Test rates you at six distances, short to long. Distance Caller calls a number and you hit it. Dial In: pick one distance and grind it, with a handicap for that distance after ten shots. Every rated shot feeds one number, your Strike Wedge handicap, on a golf-style scale, rated against published data. The You tab shows the handicap, how it has trended, and the distances you score best and worst at, so you know which shot to work on. COMPETE This is the part that changes practice. You can hit 50 yard shots all afternoon and feel nothing. Then the Daily Challenge hands you the same target as every other player in the world, three shots, one attempt today, and everything changes. You get nervous. You have to get ready. That is what a real round feels like, and it is hard to create on your own. The Daily Challenge, the 3 Hole Challenge, the Daily Flop Off and Best of Three each run on a shared daily clock, with boards for today and yesterday and a season Order of Merit. Every round ends with a clip to share. Leapfrog and Nearest the Pin round it out, and private challenges let you set your own target and field and invite anyone with a link. WHAT IS FREE Unlimited measured shots on the Range, with the replay, Compare and the Library. The Daily Challenge every day, with its global board, the season Order of Merit and your recap clip. Joining any private challenge you are invited to. STRIKE WEDGE FULL ACCESS The 3 Hole Challenge, the Daily Flop Off and Best of Three. Leapfrog and Nearest the Pin. The Testing Centre, with the Wedge Test, Distance Caller and Dial In. Creating your own private challenges. A wedge handicap built from your challenge shots. Strike Wedge owners get their first year included with their serial number. HONEST BY DESIGN Ball speed and launch come straight from the high speed video. Carry comes from a trajectory model fitted to radar data at wedge distances. Flush it and the numbers read true. Catch one thin and the read becomes a rough estimate, and the app says so. Built for the scoring shots from inside 150 yards, which is why it is accurate where scoring happens. WORKS ANYWHERE A net in the garage, the range, the back garden, a towel on the clothes line. The screen faces away while you hit, so a steady torch means ready and the voice reads your shot back. Shot analysis runs entirely on your phone and video stays on it unless you share a clip or put one on a board. Only the leaderboards, optional anonymous shot numbers and the subscription use the network. Built for iPhone by PGA professional Chris Rose and Toby Williams. SUBSCRIPTION Strike Wedge Full Access is $99.00 AUD a year after a 7 day free trial, auto renewing. Prices in other regions are set by Apple. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends, or at confirmation of purchase if no trial applies. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. The subscription renews automatically 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 any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://strikewedge.com/pages/app-privacy

About

CHIP'd Golf

This app provides real-time putting data directly from a smart golf ball. Analyze your performance with detailed insights and track your progress over time to improve your game.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity for smart golf balls
  • Real-time putting data capture
  • Detailed session insights (ball speed, skid, length)
  • Practice history tracking
  • Putter performance comparison
  • Golf ball management and firmware updates
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CHIP’d Golf is the world’s first launch monitor for the putting green, powered by IntelliCore™, our proprietary sensing technology embedded inside a regulation golf ball. Capture real putting data directly from the golf ball and receive instant feedback after every putt — no cameras, no manual input and no guesswork. Key features include: • Connect your CHIP’d golf balls in seconds using Bluetooth. • Measure every putt with real ball data captured by IntelliCore™. • Analyse detailed session insights including ball speed, skid distance, putt length, outcome and more. • Track your complete practice history to monitor improvement over time. • Compare the performance of different putters. • Manage your golf balls, monitor usage, update firmware and keep every ball ready to play. Whether you’re practising at home, on the putting green or working with a coach, CHIP’d Golf helps you understand your putting like never before. Practice with purpose.

Screenshots

Strike Wedge Launch4 screens
CHIP'd Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CHIP'd Golf at none against Strike Wedge Launch's 1. CHIP'd Golf also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Strike Wedge Launch's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Strike Wedge Launch sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $59.00 per year. CHIP'd Golf 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 Strike Wedge Launch against 5.0 for CHIP'd Golf. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strike Wedge Launch ships an update every 11 days, CHIP'd Golf monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Strike Wedge Launch versus CHIP'd Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrike Wedge LaunchCHIP'd Golf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStrike wedge pty ltdChip'd

Customer experience

Strike Wedge Launch

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CHIP'd Golf

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Strike Wedge Launch

Subscriptions1
  • Full Access7 Days trial$59.001 Year
None

CHIP'd Golf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Strike Wedge Launch free?
Strike Wedge Launch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CHIP'd Golf free?
CHIP'd Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Strike Wedge Launch or CHIP'd Golf?
Strike Wedge Launch and CHIP'd Golf are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Strike Wedge Launch or CHIP'd Golf have ads?
Neither Strike Wedge Launch nor CHIP'd Golf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strike Wedge Launch or CHIP'd Golf?
Strike Wedge Launch ships an update every 11 days, and CHIP'd Golf monthly. Most recently, Strike Wedge Launch was updated on November 10, 2026 and CHIP'd Golf on October 31, 2026.

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