Comparison

Arccos Golf vs SpringPadel

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

Head to head
About

Arccos Golf

This AI-powered golf app provides automatic shot tracking, personalized practice plans, and advanced analytics to help golfers improve their game. It offers features like shot dispersion charts, AI round summaries, and a smart rangefinder for precise yardage. The app aims to offer actionable recommendations and a deeper understanding of your performance on the course.

Highlights
  • AI-powered automatic shot tracking
  • Personalized practice plans
  • Shot dispersion charts
  • AI round summaries
  • Smart Laser Rangefinder
  • Strokes Gained analytics
Features
Read full description

PLAY SMARTER GOLF Arccos is the Official Game Tracker of the PGA TOUR. AI-powered game tracking and Smart Laser Rangefinder trusted by pros including Matt Fitzpatrick, and golfers at every level. Now improved with greater depth, personalization, focus, and actionable recommendations. THE NEW ARCCOS APP — NOW ROLLING OUT ON iOS The biggest update we've ever made. Every tab rebuilt. New AI features throughout. The app now tells you exactly what to do — not just what happened. WHERE TO FOCUS — YOUR PERSONAL PRACTICE PLAN Your Player tab pinpoints exactly where your next stroke is hiding across all four facets — Driving, Approach, Short Game, and Putting — using Strokes Gained analysis. Lock in a focus area and get personalized drill recommendations built from your own data. A real plan, for your game. SHOT DISPERSION — SEE WHERE YOUR SHOTS ACTUALLY GO Visual dispersion charts for every club. See where your shots land relative to target — consistency, miss tendencies, weapons vs. liabilities. The clearest scope of your ball-striking you've ever had. AI ROUND SUMMARIES — YOUR ROUND, TOLD LIKE A STORY After every round: an AI-generated summary of what actually happened. Skill Score, Club MVP, PGA Tour Quality Shots, Round Arc, and a Practice Focus with specific drills to work on before your next tee time. COURSES — YOUR GOLF PASSPORT A global map of every course you've ever played. Tap any course for hole-by-hole Strokes Gained, AI Course Insights, and Hole Highlights showing exactly which holes have been costing you strokes. PRE-ROUND WARMUP — SHOW UP READY A personalized 15, 30, or 60-minute range routine, generated based on your recent data and current focus. Specific clubs, specific drills. Practice with purpose. ARCCOS AIR — FIRST YEAR FREE No sensors required. Slip the Air AI wearable into your pocket and play. AI trained on 1.5 billion shots automatically detects every shot with Tour-level accuracy. Or add Smart Sensors for definitive club-by-club analysis. Your choice, every round. Link Pro users upgrade automatically — no purchase required. SMART LASER RANGEFINDER — FIRST YEAR FREE Know it's 176 yards to carry the bunker. Slope-only rangefinders capture just 19% of distance adjustments. Smart Laser factors in slope, wind, temperature, humidity, and altitude to capture it all, often making a club’s difference. Auto pin-setting syncs the flag to your app automatically. AI STRATEGY & GREEN MAPS — ALL iOS SUBSCRIBERS Recommended club and optimal target every shot, based on your tendencies, course layout, hazards, and conditions. The same strategy Matt Fitzpatrick used to win his major. Green Maps: LiDAR-mapped to 1mm precision across 9,000+ courses in the US, 3,000+ worldwide. See slopes, breaks, and exact pin position. AUTOMATIC GAME TRACKING Every shot tracked across 18 holes on 40,000+ courses worldwide. Strokes Gained Analytics. Smart Club Distances — your real numbers, not your best guesses. RESULTS New Arccos members lower their handicaps by 25% on average in the first year. Hit approach shots 14.9 feet closer and sink more birdies. With lower scores, you’ll have more to celebrate and share at the 19th hole. - Official Game Tracker of the PGA TOUR - 1.5 billion shots, 4 trillion data points - Works with Arccos Air, Smart Sensors, Smart Laser, Link/Link Pro, Apple Watch - Fast Company World's Most Innovative Companies — #3 in Sports - Partners: PGA TOUR, PING, Cobra Golf, Club Champion, Golf Digest Stop guessing. Start knowing. Play better golf.

About

SpringPadel

Features
Read full description

SpringPadel keeps score so you can keep playing. Tap the team that won the point on your Apple Watch and SpringPadel handles the rest – games, sets, tie-breaks, Golden Point and switching ends – while the live score follows you on iPhone and courtside. NEW: PLAY TOGETHER • Host a shared match for up to four players – two per team. • Friends join with a six-digit code or by scanning a QR code. • Everyone sees the live score on their own iPhone and Apple Watch. Only the host changes the score, so there's never any doubt about who pressed what. • When the match ends, the result is saved to every player's history and stats. SCORE FROM YOUR WRIST • One tap per point on Apple Watch. • Start a match on iPhone and SpringPadel opens on your Apple Watch automatically and starts a workout. • Players who join get their own workout on their own Apple Watch. • Add the SpringPadel complication to your watch face for one-tap launch. COURTSIDE SCOREBOARD • Turn your iPhone into a large landscape scoreboard that stays awake for the whole match. • Spectators scan the match QR code to follow the live score in any browser – no app or account needed. EVERY FORMAT • Best of 3, Best of 3 with super tie-break, Best of 5, Single Set, Pro Set and Custom. • Golden Point or Advantage scoring. • Switch-ends reminders. YOUR HISTORY, BACKED UP • Sign in with Apple to create your SpringPadel account. • Back up your match history and restore it on a new iPhone. • Upgrading from Version 1? Your existing matches stay on your iPhone, and you can back them up to your account. • Delete your account from inside the app at any time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Workout and health data stay on your own devices. They are never uploaded. Redesigned for iOS 26 with Liquid Glass. Available in English, Spanish, Italian and Swedish. PRICING Free download with three complete matches included. After that, a one-time purchase unlocks unlimited matches – no subscription. Each player who joins a shared match needs Full Access.

Screenshots

Arccos Golf4 screens
SpringPadel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arccos Golf at none against SpringPadel's 1. Arccos Golf also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, 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. SpringPadel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Arccos Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arccos Golf ships an update every 10 days, SpringPadel every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Arccos Golf versus SpringPadel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArccos GolfSpringPadel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (33K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings33K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size318 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArccos Golf LLCDOWO Digital

Bugs and requests

Arccos Golf

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes during rounds
  • Incorrect hole and shot tracking
  • Unreliable sensor connectivity

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to view round stats on mobile app
  • Better course mapping and layout visualization
  • Improved handling of penalties and missed shots
  • Integration with other golf apps and platforms

SpringPadel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Arccos Golf

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SpringPadel

One-time1
  • SpringPadel Unlimited$6.99

Questions

Is Arccos Golf free?
Arccos Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpringPadel free?
SpringPadel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arccos Golf or SpringPadel have ads?
Neither Arccos Golf nor SpringPadel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arccos Golf or SpringPadel?
Arccos Golf ships an update every 10 days, and SpringPadel every 4 weeks. Most recently, Arccos Golf was updated on November 1, 2026 and SpringPadel on October 24, 2026.

Other comparisons