PinFlag compared

For strokes gained you can use before the shot, PinFlag: it prices any target you pick, on the hole you are playing, with your own dispersion and the lie read from the course map, logs a shot in two taps with nothing to buy, draws your real pattern on the hole with Shot Cloud, and then gives you a post-round breakdown that runs from Score Killers to proximity by band and club. Sensor systems automate the logging and report afterward; PinFlag is the app for the golfer who wants the number while the decision is still open.

Arccos captures shots automatically from sensors you buy and reports strokes gained after the round. PinFlag needs no hardware, prices any target before you swing with your own dispersion and the lie read from the course map, draws your real pattern on the hole with Shot Cloud, logs a shot in two taps, and works with no signal. Arccos tells you what happened; PinFlag tells you what the shot in front of you is worth.

A GPS app answers "how far is it". PinFlag answers "what is this shot worth": the strokes gained of the target you are considering, with your lie and your dispersion priced in, plus the distance. Many golfers use both, one for yardage on the wrist and one for the decision in the pocket, and PinFlag is the one that changes the decision.

PinFlag. It runs on your iPhone with nothing to buy, charge or attach to a club, logs each shot in two taps on the map, and prices every target before you swing. Your dispersion comes from launch monitor imports and your own logged rounds, so the numbers get more personal the more you play.

The calculators on pinflag.io are free with no account. The app is a subscription: PinFlag Golfer is $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year with a 14-day trial on the annual plan through the App Store; Coach is $80 a month covering the coach and up to ten students; Facility is $299 a month by request. Every plan gets every feature: the number before the swing, Shot Cloud, launch monitor import and Insights; the difference is how many golfers it covers. The strokes gained, handicap and club distance calculators on pinflag.io are free and need no account.

PinFlag prices the shot before you hit it and needs nothing on your clubs; a sensor system records shots automatically and reports afterwards. Because you place the target before the swing, PinFlag measures where you aimed as well as where the ball finished, so your dispersion is built from real rounds, and the number for the target in front of you is there while the decision is still open. Golfer is $14.99 a month with no hardware to buy.