Updated November 2026. The DeepSwing launch monitor is live on iPhone in the App Store. The Android version follows as an update.
If you searched for a launch monitor app for Android, you probably noticed the problem already: almost every phone launch monitor is iPhone only. Golfboy, ShotVision, ChipIn Shot Tracker and LiPAR are all App Store apps, and in October 2026 none of them has a version on Google Play.
That leaves Android golfers three real options. You can buy a hardware launch monitor that has an Android app. You can get DeepSwing, whose camera launch monitor is live on iPhone and comes to Android as an update. Or, if speed is all you are after, you can measure clubhead and ball speed from a slow-motion video today.
Below we go through all three, explain why Android is behind (it is not laziness), and show how to check whether your phone is fast enough.
Why camera launch monitors are rare on Android
A camera launch monitor needs about 240 frames per second at a decent resolution, every frame, for several seconds at a time. On iPhones that is a standard camera format that every app can use. On Android it depends on the phone. Google's camera API offers 240 fps only through a special constrained high-speed session, and each manufacturer decides which resolutions, frame rates and controls it allows inside it.
The second problem is the shutter. To freeze a ball flying at 150 mph you want an exposure of about 1/2000 of a second or shorter. Many phones only let the automatic exposure run in high-speed mode, and indoors that settles around 1/240 of a second. At that shutter the ball is not a ball in the picture, it is a smear several ball widths long.
Add hundreds of phone models, different chips and different thermal limits, and it is clear why most developers start on iPhone and stay there.
Option 1: a hardware launch monitor with an Android app
The big launch monitor makers all support Android. You pay more up front, and you get measured data that does not depend on your phone's camera.
| Device | Android app | How it measures | Approximate US price, Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garmin Approach R10 | Garmin Golf | Doppler radar | about $500, optional Garmin Golf membership for courses |
| Rapsodo MLM2PRO | Rapsodo MLM2PRO | Radar plus cameras | about $700, plus a membership for the full feature set |
| FlightScope Mevo and Mevo+ | FS Golf | Doppler radar | from about $1,300 |
| Full Swing KIT | Full Swing Golf | Radar | several thousand dollars |
Prices move often and differ by country. Check the maker's page before you buy. All of these also work as the launch monitor for simulator software on a PC.
Hardware is the right choice if you need spin that is measured, not estimated, or if you want to fit clubs. It is overkill if you mainly want to know how far your 7-iron carries and to play a few holes into a net.
Option 2: DeepSwing's camera launch monitor for Android (coming soon)
DeepSwing is known for its AI swing analysis on Android and is now bringing its iPhone launch monitor to Android phones, with the same measurement and the same 3D range and courses. On iPhone it is live in the App Store. On Android it comes as an update to the same app, so if you install DeepSwing today, the launch monitor arrives on its own.
How it handles the Android problems
The Android version runs the camera at 240 fps in the phone's high-speed mode. Where the phone allows it, the app sets a fast shutter itself after metering the light. Where the phone does not allow it, the app measures the streak the ball leaves in the picture instead of looking for a sharp circle: start, end and width of the streak give speed and direction just as well. The camera also slows down while no ball is in the zone and speeds up again once one is, so the phone stays cooler over a long session.
What it does
- Measures ball speed, launch angle and direction from the video. Carry, total distance, apex, bounce and roll come from the same flight model as on iPhone. Spin is estimated, not measured.
- Plays every shot on a 3D driving range or on full 18-hole courses with weather, plus range games and putting.
- Shows the range on the phone itself, on an Android tablet, or directly on a Google TV. That includes projectors that run Google TV, so a home simulator needs no PC.
One limit to know: Android and iPhone devices do not pair with each other. An Android phone measures for an Android tablet or a Google TV, an iPhone measures for an iPad, a Mac or an Apple TV setup.
Which phones work
You need a phone that films 240 fps through the camera API, ideally at 1080p. Most recent Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy S models do. A quick first check: open your camera app and look at the slow-motion mode. If it offers 240 fps at 1080p, your phone is a good candidate. If it stops at 120 fps, a camera launch monitor will struggle on it.
Two catches. Interpolated "super slow motion" (960 fps on some Samsung phones) does not count, because those extra frames are calculated, not filmed. And some phones, mostly with Samsung firmware, film slow motion in their own camera app but give other apps no high-speed mode at all. DeepSwing checks what your phone really delivers when you start a session and tells you the frame rate it gets.
Get ready: install DeepSwing from Google Play now, film five swings face-on with the rear camera and see your clubhead speed and your most important fix. The launch monitor arrives in the same app with an update. The yearly Pro plan starts with a 7-day free trial.
Option 3: measure swing speed from video, today
If what you really want is your clubhead speed and ball speed, you do not have to wait for a launch monitor. DeepSwing on Android measures both at impact from a face-on video and keeps a speed history per club. Use Record or the hands-free Speed button with the rear camera, which film at a high frame rate. The other Android capture modes film at 60 fps and show no speed. Details are on the golf swing speed page.
Speed from a swing video is not a launch monitor: you get speed, not launch angle, direction and carry. It is a good way to track whether your speed training works, though, and it costs nothing extra on top of DeepSwing Pro.
What about Golfboy on Android?
Golfboy is one of the best known camera launch monitors, and "Golfboy Android" is a common search. As of October 2026 Golfboy is listed only on the App Store. Its listing mentions support for some HUAWEI watches, but not Android phones. The same goes for ShotVision, ChipIn Shot Tracker and LiPAR. If an Android "launch monitor" app on Google Play has no hardware partner and no high-speed camera requirement in its description, be careful. Bay Zero, for example, is a companion app for a launch monitor you already own, as its Play listing says.
Setting up an Android phone as a launch monitor
- Tripod opposite you, on the far side of the ball, about 1.5 meters (5 feet) away, so your follow-through cannot reach it.
- Phone sideways, 1 to 1.5 meters (3 to 5 feet) high, tilted down so the ball sits in the marked zone.
- Measure the lens height above the mat or grass the ball lies on and enter it. One centimeter off is about one percent of ball speed.
- Lay a club on the ground pointing at your target and line the phone up with it.
- Close other apps. 240 fps keeps the camera chip busy, and a phone that runs hot drops frames.
- For long sessions, plug the phone in and keep it out of direct sun.
- For a Google TV or tablet display, put both devices in the same Wi-Fi.
Our recommendation
If you want measured spin or plan to fit clubs, buy a radar unit with an Android app. A Garmin R10 is the cheapest entry. If you want a camera launch monitor with a simulator on your phone, tablet or Google TV, DeepSwing for Android is the one to watch, with 5 free shots every week as on iPhone. And if speed is your goal right now, the speed measurement in DeepSwing already works on your Android phone today.
Start here: grab DeepSwing on Google Play and analyze your first swing today. If you also have an iPhone, get it from the App Store and use the launch monitor right away.
Comparing all options across both platforms? Read the best launch monitor apps in 2026.
FAQ
Is there a launch monitor app for Android phones?
Camera launch monitor apps are almost all iPhone only. DeepSwing's Android version is on the way as an update to the app. Hardware launch monitors like the Garmin R10, Rapsodo MLM2PRO and FlightScope Mevo come with Android apps.
Is there a free launch monitor app for Android?
Not yet one that measures with the camera. The DeepSwing launch monitor comes to Android as an update, with 5 free shots every week as on iPhone. Apps on Google Play that claim to be free launch monitors usually need a hardware device.
Does Golfboy work on Android?
No. As of October 2026 Golfboy is only on the App Store for iPhone.
Can I use my Android phone with GSPro?
Yes, with a hardware launch monitor whose app supports GSPro. On iPhone, DeepSwing's launch monitor sends shots to GSPro too.
Which Android phones can film 240 fps?
Most recent Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy S models film 240 fps at 1080p. Check the slow-motion mode of your camera app; interpolated 960 fps modes do not count.