Swing Catalyst vs FS Short Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swing Catalyst
Record and analyze your golf swings in high definition with slow-motion playback and frame-by-frame analysis. Compare and synchronize multiple videos, access free tour swings, and share your progress with other users and instructors. Securely back up your videos to the cloud.
- Full HD swing capture
- Slow-motion and frame-by-frame playback
- Video comparison and synchronization
- Drawing tools for analysis
- Downloadable tour swings
- Cloud backup and sharing
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Award winning training aid used by many of the best golfers and instructors in the world. - Capture swings in full HD - Playback in slow motion speed and frame-by-frame - Multiple drawing tools - Analyze videos frame by frame - Compare two videos - Synchronize two videos for more accurate comparison - Download free tour swings - Share videos with other Swing Catalyst users and instructors - Upload to cloud storage for secure backup - Download and view Swing Catalyst video lessons - Buy tour swings from professional tour players View the app tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgxA3IJv2lfRFrLziU5OIgAvUpaQTpYhM
FS Short Game
Enhance your golf short game with detailed data and video analysis. Create custom lesson recordings with drawing tools and voiceover feedback. Requires a FlightScope X3 radar model.
- Short game data and video analysis
- Custom lesson recordings
- Customizable screen and data display
- Screencast with voiceover commentary
- FocusBand integration
- Video and data comparison
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Paired with the FlightScope X3, the FlightScope Short Game app gives teachers, fitters, and individual users the ability to enhance a major aspect of golf - the short game. This app is completely customizable making it easy to break down each session based on your goals. The trajectory of the putts can be viewed on the left alongside multiple camera views, data, integrations and more. Create custom lesson recordings with access to a variety of drawing tools as well as screencast with voiceover to provide instant, visual and audio feedback. Important: This app can only be used with a FlightScope X3 radar model. Highlights include: - Short game data and video analysis - Custom lesson recordings - Fully customizable screen and data display - Screencast with voiceover commentary - FocusBand integration - Split or multiple screen options for video and data comparison - Equipment selection for precise performance analysis - Data will automatically be uploaded and stored at MyFlightScope.com - Videos can be uploaded and stored to MyFlightScope.com by purchasing a subscription ********************** This version runs on the two latest versions of iOS. Supported device: iPad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Swing Catalyst at 3.8 against FS Short Game's 3.0. Swing Catalyst also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). FS Short Game's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 52). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Swing Catalyst sells 23 one-off in-app purchases. FS Short Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swing Catalyst holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swing Catalyst has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Swing Catalyst ships an update monthly, FS Short Game every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swing Catalyst | FS Short Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (13 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Initial Force AS | FlightScope |
Customer experience
Swing Catalyst
FS Short Game
In-app purchases
Swing Catalyst
- Justin Rose4 variants$0.99
- Kevin Streelman6 variants$0.99
- Russell Knox4 variants$0.99
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- Suzann Pettersen2 variants$0.99
- Beatriz Recari4 variants$0.99
- Brian Gay4 variants$0.99
- Dylan Frittelli - Driver$0.99
- Caroline Martens3 variants$0.99
- Stuart Appleby5 variants$0.99
- Michael Bradley$0.99
- Joe Ogilvie2 variants$0.99
- Lauren Coughlin - Driver - FR$0.99
- Josh Koch, Driver$0.99
- Kyle Berkshire, 4 iron$0.99
- Ian Poulter / 7 Iron$0.99
- Richy Werenski$0.99
- Ian Poulter / Driver$0.99
- Justin Bolli3 variants$0.99
- Roberto Castro2 variants$0.99
- Matt Kuchar / 9.5º Driver$0.99
- Lucas Glover2 variants$0.99
- Kyle Berkshire, Long Drive$0.99
- Kevin Na - 7Iron$0.99
FS Short Game
No in-app purchases
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