SwingU: Golf GPS Range Finder 4+

Handicap, Scorecard, Watch app

Swing by Swing Golf, Inc.

Designed for iPad

    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

Description

SwingU is the top-performing, free golf GPS rangefinder & scorecard app in the world, with more than 7 million users around the globe!

The SwingU app is FREE FOR LIFE and extremely accurate, reliable, and battery-efficient – rivaling any other golf GPS app or expensive golf GPS handheld or watch on the market!

WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DOWNLOAD
• GPS rangefinder that works on every course in the world with distances to greens and hazards
• Digital scorecard that easily tracks your score & putts and auto advances hole-to-hole
• Free handicap estimate after posting just 9-holes
• Track your shots and gain insights on how far you hit your clubs
• Tap the flag on any hole and get distances to 5+ tiers of the green
• Daily golf instruction tip from our team of top-100 instructors
• Apple Watch – get distances and keep score for you and your friends
• HealthKit features have been included when using the Watch on the course; e.g. track calories burned

WHY DO MILLIONS OF GOLFERS USE OUR APP?
• Reliable and easy to use – one tap and you’re playing
• Constantly improving with new functionality and new technology
• Commitment to user satisfaction with quick, reliable customer service
• The only golfer community-verified course database in the world

UPGRADE TO PLUS FOR A COMPLETE DIGITAL CADDIE EXPERIENCE

Upgrade to SwingU Plus, our AI-powered digital caddie platform with the following:

• “Plays like” yardages using live wind speed & elevation
• Club recommendations based on your club distances, shot tracking, wind speed & elevation
• Green Maps for over 13,000 courses powered by StrackaLine
• Hole insights – your hole stats vs. all SwingU golfers, showing your tendencies for strategic decision making
• Hole notes – record notes / reminders per hole and reference those notes next time you play the course
• Enhanced scorecard & stats – record your score, putts, driver accuracy, bunker play, and penalty tracking and get detailed round summaries revealing strengths and weaknesses
• On-the-course games – handicap-adjusted scoring including Stroke Play, Skins, Stableford, Match Play & Nassau.

UPGRADE TO PRO FOR ELITE GOLFER PERFORMANCE & TRAINING

Upgrade to SwingU Pro to access our elite golfer game-improvement platform, including the following:

• SwingU Versus, the world’s easiest-to-use strokes gained statistics platform, used by more than 50 active tour players and 100+ active college golfers
• Stats & performance comparison vs. your target handicap (ranging from +6 to 30 handicaps)
• Relative handicap for every facet of the game: driving, approach, short game, bunker play & putting
• Post-round #1 game-improvement priority & prescriptive drill from a top-100 teacher revealing where you should focus your practice time
• Anytime, anywhere access to 600+ lessons or drills from top-100 teachers
• All features of SwingU Plus

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OTHER INFO

Monthly and yearly subscription upgrades are available. Payment for in-app subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by you, and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.

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Despite years of optimizing the app, constant use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life.

Full terms and the EULA are available at:
• swingu.com/terms-of-service/
• clubhouse.swingu.com/eula/

What’s New

Version 8.5.0

Introducing an ALL-NEW Apple Watch Experience! This release includes significant improvements to performance and a modernized look-and-feel making for the best Apple Watch in golf.
* Completely Revamped Interface: Experience a brand new look and feel with new data screens and a unified action menu
* Unbreakable Connection: Enjoy rock-solid connectivity and accuracy
* Effortless Scoring: Redesigned score entry interface makes keeping score faster and easier
* Track Your Shots Like a Pro: Learn your distances with advanced shot tracking
* Strokes Gained on Watch: For the first time ever, you can input SG scores directly on your watch
* Fitness at Your Fingertips: Monitor your output with a dedicated fitness tracking screen
* End Your Round in Style: Finish your round directly from your watch

Ratings and Reviews

4.7 out of 5
112.9K Ratings

112.9K Ratings

CCrunk ,

Good Phone App, Horrible Watch App

The phone version of the SwingU app is pretty good. It tracks your handicap, it has an intuitive interface to input scores, and is pretty accurate on distances on the course. The club tracking is nice and the stat tracking is really informative on how you have played over several rounds too.

However, my issue with the app is mainly through the Apple Watch version. I’ve played 90 rounds with this app and the watch version FREEZES EVERY SINGLE TIME. I’ve even tried keeping my phone in my pocket while playing too, which is not very comfortable, and it still freezes. Restarting the app when this happens sometimes fixes the issue, but not for long. I even went out and bought the cellular version of the Apple Watch recently because I thought that it might help. No luck. It is very frustrating because I enjoy the phone app itself and get use out of many of the features. I just wish I could use the watch version more on the course and didn’t have to go to my phone after leaving every green to input my scores.

If the developers could figure out how to solve the Apple Watch bugs, this would be a perfect golf app. But for now 3/5.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for the review and feedback regarding the Apple Watch. We would be happy to work with you to improve your experience if you could please email support@swingu.com. Please keep in mind that currently the watch pulls all information from the phone, so you need to keep it on your person during the round, as we do not take any GPS data from the watch itself.

ec jb ,

Quit working on my Apple Watch

I really liked the app and all the funtionality. The overhead satellite shots and distance calculation seems to be second to none. It had a really great interface with my watch, and gave me front middle and back of green distance. Also incredibly easy to enter in scores and know where you are in the round. Recently I found that a local course did not match up with my scorecard. I went on the website to edit the golf course, and they did have the correct information on their website. However, in my app the back nine was incorrect for nearly every hole. Their support got back to me quickly, but something is not right between the scorecard on my app and what they show on the website. For the last three weeks, I have not been able to use my Apple Watch with the app. I work for a company that uses Apple exclusively, and I’m all up-to-date with the latest technology. I’ve gone online and spent half an hour going through mediocre instructions on how to set up the watch. It is all to no avail. It’s very frustrating having to pull out your phone all the time and not be able to use your watch. I am going to try GolfLogix. If the watch functionality works, it has five stars. Without the watch, three stars at best. To be clear, I used this for a year and a half with no problems, then all of a sudden around the beginning of June my watch no longer worked with the app.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for the review and feedback and we would be happy to assist you further if you could please email support@swingu.com

Taylormade Dad ,

Great and easy to use FREE version

Have been using this app all summer. Works great and has detailed course layouts. Have found that the distances are pretty accurate for hazards and lies. Was able to find all of my local Northern Nevada courses. Calculated my handicap after three full rounds and has adjusted it as I’ve entered info. The ONLY issue I have, is that there are a few courses in Tahoe that have a smaller par (66, 68). Playing those didn’t recognize the par score there being smaller instead of the standard 72. So shooting a 78 on a par 66 calculated it in relation to a 72 and drastically lowered my handicap. I had to exclude it from my calculation, which surprisingly was possible through the app. Just wish it would recognize those scores for what they were rather than in relation to 72. But otherwise an amazing app that I use every time I go out.

The paid version would allow for better distance calculations, such as “plays like” and “club recommendations”. But for me the free version has been fantastic. Having the accurate course layouts has taken some real strokes off my game. I’m so close to breaking 80.

Developer Response ,

Thank you so much for the amazing review!

App Privacy

The developer, Swing by Swing Golf, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Used to Track You

The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

  • Location
  • Identifiers

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

  • Location
  • Identifiers

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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