Comparison

TopSwing Analyzer vs Plumb Bob

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

Head to head
About

TopSwing Analyzer

Features
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TopSwing AI — Golf Swing Analyzer Transform your golf swing with AI-powered analysis. Upload any swing video and get instant, professional-grade breakdowns that help you play better golf. What You Can Do: • AI Skeleton Tracking — Automatic pose detection with real-time joint angles (167°, 171°, 177°) and body position analysis • Swing Score — Get an overall percentage score with detailed breakdowns for each body part (Right Arm, Left Arm, Hips, Legs, Spine) • Pro Comparison — Compare your swing side-by-side with professional golfers • Drawing Tools — Annotate your swing with circles, lines, angles, and rectangles to highlight areas for improvement • Swing Phases — Automatic detection of Setup, Backswing, Downswing, Impact, and Follow-Through • Save & Load — Build your personal swing library and track progress over time • Screen Record — Capture your analysis to share with your coach Perfect For: • Golfers looking to lower their handicap • Coaches analyzing student swings • Players recovering from injury • Anyone serious about improving their game How It Works: Record or upload your swing video AI automatically tracks your skeleton and calculates angles Review your swing score and joint angles Use drawing tools to mark up specific areas Compare with pro swings or save for later Download TopSwing AI today and start swinging like a pro. https://topswing.app/terms-ios

About

Plumb Bob

This app transforms your iPhone into a sophisticated golf green reader. It accurately maps slopes, calculates break, and measures green speed, helping you visualize your putt and improve your putting score. Designed for golfers of all levels, it offers offline functionality and integrates seamlessly with iPhone features.

Highlights
  • Vertical line from phone sensors
  • Maps putt slope and break
  • Measures green speed (Stimp)
  • Calculates strokes gained putting score
  • Offline functionality
  • iPhone Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
  • VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support
Features
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Plumb Bob turns your iPhone into a green reader. Golfers have plumb-bobbed putts with a putter shaft for a hundred years. Plumb Bob gives you a truly vertical line from the phone's sensors, maps the slope of the whole putt as you walk from your ball to the cup, and rolls test putts over it at the green's speed. The line, the aim spot and the break appear on the grass in about twenty seconds. BALL. HOLE. PLUMB. • Mark your ball, walk your line to the hole and aim at the cup • Stand behind the ball and hold the phone up: the plumb line shows which way it breaks • See the putting line on the green, where to aim, how much it breaks and how long it plays GREEN SPEED FROM ONE ROLL • Roll any ball 8–15 ft and Plumb Bob measures the Stimp • Roll one back the other way to cancel out slope • Or pick Slow, Medium, Fast or Tour YOUR PUTTING SCORE • Play a round and every putt you read is scored against a tour putter (strokes gained) • Make percentages by distance and by slope, and what to work on • A recap card for every round, ready to share BUILT FOR iPHONE • Haptics you feel as the ball drops • Your round on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Siri, the Action Button and Control Center: straight into a read • Home and Lock Screen widgets • Full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. Everything is worked out on your phone, it works offline, and it collects no data. Try the demo green without going to the course. Measuring green speed is always free. Plumb Bob Pro unlocks unlimited reads, rounds with strokes gained, and stats, with a free week to start. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TopSwing Analyzer4 screens
Plumb Bob4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TopSwing Analyzer at none against Plumb Bob's 2. TopSwing Analyzer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Plumb Bob's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Plumb Bob sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. TopSwing Analyzer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TopSwing Analyzer ships an update every 2 months, Plumb Bob weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TopSwing Analyzer versus Plumb Bob: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTopSwing AnalyzerPlumb Bob
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB18 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMahmoud Ali Abdul Kareem AlafaghaniKATHERINE YVONNE PATTON

In-app purchases

None

TopSwing Analyzer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Plumb Bob

Subscriptions2
  • Plumb Bob Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Plumb Bob Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is TopSwing Analyzer free?
TopSwing Analyzer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plumb Bob free?
Plumb Bob is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TopSwing Analyzer or Plumb Bob have ads?
Neither TopSwing Analyzer nor Plumb Bob shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TopSwing Analyzer or Plumb Bob?
TopSwing Analyzer ships an update every 2 months, and Plumb Bob weekly. Most recently, TopSwing Analyzer was updated on October 9, 2026 and Plumb Bob on October 18, 2026.

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