Updated October 2026 for DeepSwing 3.3 on iPhone and 1.4 on Android.
Swing Profile and DeepSwing both let you put the phone on a tripod and just hit balls. Neither makes you walk back to press record, and both cut the clip to the swing on their own. The difference is what happens next. Swing Profile plays your swing back in slow motion before you have teed up the next ball and leaves the judging to you. DeepSwing analyzes it, scores it, tells you the one thing to change and measures your speed.
That is a real choice, not a ranking. Some golfers want a mirror, others want a coach. The Swing Profile facts below come from its App Store listing (version 15.3.10 of 3 October 2026), its pricing page and FAQ and its Google Play listing, as of 4 October 2026.
In one sentence: Swing Profile is the better instant replay machine, DeepSwing is the better teacher. If you want to try the teacher, DeepSwing is on the App Store and Google Play, and the yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial.
At a glance
Swing Profile | DeepSwing | |
Core idea | Capture and instant replay | Analysis, priority and training |
Hands-free capture | Auto capture, 2-second trim, auto slow-motion replay | 1 Swing and Multi Swing, automatic trim, background analysis |
Automatic visuals | Swing plane lines, ball tracking, sway, swing sequence | Swing trails, plane and over the top from the clubhead path |
Tells you what is wrong | No | Swing Score, 20+ checks with bands, most important fix |
Spoken feedback | No | Live Coach between balls |
Speed | No | Clubhead and ball speed from video |
Coach tools | Coach and School plans, lockers, voice-over, directory | Overlay export, live stream to a second device (iPhone) |
On the course | No | Golf rounds with a Swing Score per hole |
Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android |
Paid plan (Oct 2026) | Elite 7.99 USD a month or 79.99 USD a year (App Store text) | 9.99 EUR a month, 59.99 EUR a year, 149.99 EUR lifetime |
Capture on the range
Where Swing Profile is excellent
Swing Profile has been on the App Store since 2015, and its hands-free capture feels mature. It notices the swing, keeps two seconds around it and plays it back in slow motion automatically, so you see the last swing while you are still holding your finish. It recognizes face-on and down-the-line by itself, records up to 240 fps on phones that allow it, and an optional impact sound trigger ignores practice swings that never hit a ball. Version 15, a full rebuild released in September 2026, added two-camera recording on iPad with an external camera and a hand gesture to mark a video.
For a golfer who mainly wants to see every swing right away, nothing on the market is smoother.
What DeepSwing does
DeepSwing's 1 Swing mode recognizes the view (or you lock it), arms itself once you stand still at the ball, records without a countdown, stops after the finish, trims and starts the analysis. Multi Swing is built for a whole bucket: pick the view and club once, then keep hitting. Every swing becomes its own entry, recordings without a real swing are thrown away, and the analysis runs in a background queue so nothing slows you down. The panel shows your last score and your average as you go. On iPhone every mode films at 120 or 240 fps, and the Apple Watch can start and pause the session.
The honest difference: Swing Profile replays the swing instantly, DeepSwing gives you a score and a fix. If you use Live Coach, DeepSwing also replays the swing after each ball, together with the fixes.
Analysis: a mirror or a diagnosis
Swing Profile draws helpful things automatically. Swing plane and reference lines, ball tracking, sway detection for head and spine (new in version 15), a Golf Digest style swing sequence, and two swings synced side by side. You can fine-tune key positions and lines by hand. What it doesn't do is name a fault, score the swing or suggest a drill. Its listing promises no sensor and no fuss; the judging is left to you or your coach.
DeepSwing finds the six phases and runs more than 20 checks, each with a measured value and a default band. Take sway, which both apps look at. Swing Profile shows you that your head and spine moved. DeepSwing tells you, for example, that your hips slid 0.52 shoulder widths away from the target in the backswing against a limit of 0.40, marks it as the most important fix if it costs you the most points, and opens the drill for it. Swing plane, over the top, shaft lean and casting come from the detected clubhead path, and the swing trail colors the backswing blue, the downswing yellow and the follow-through violet, so an over-the-top move is visible at a glance. From down-the-line it also checks early extension, which the Titleist Performance Institute describes as one of the most common swing characteristics: you fail once you lose more than 0.18 shoulder widths of hip depth on the way down.
The Swing Score has a breakdown of where points were won and lost, and the analysis links the pattern to the ball flight it usually causes: slice, hook, push, pull, fat or thin. That link follows the modern ball flight laws, where the face-to-path relationship decides the curve and the face angle mostly decides the start line. Our down-the-line analysis page shows which checks need which camera angle.
Feedback between balls
Swing Profile's feedback is the replay. DeepSwing's Live Coach talks: after each swing it says the score, the most important fix with one thing to try on the next ball, and up to two short tips, in plain words and with your real left and right. On iPhone you also get haptics, and you can stream the session to a second iPhone or iPad, which a coach standing behind you will like.
Speed
Swing Profile doesn't measure speed. DeepSwing measures clubhead and ball speed at impact from a face-on video, no radar, and keeps a history per club. On iPhone that works in every capture mode. On Android, use Record or the hands-free Speed button with the rear camera (the other Android modes film at 60 fps). Details on the golf swing speed page.
Coaches and schools
Here Swing Profile is clearly ahead. Its Coach plan has unlimited students and voice-overs, student video lockers, chat on every shared video, groups, a broadcast function and a listing in its coach directory. The new School plan lets up to five coaches share students and materials. If you teach, Swing Profile is built for you.
DeepSwing is built for the player. You can export a slow-motion overlay video with lines, angles and coach remarks and send it to anyone, and on iPhone a coach can watch a Live Coach session live on a second device. There is no coach directory or student management.
On the course
Swing Profile is a range and lesson tool. DeepSwing added golf rounds in iPhone 3.3 and Android 1.4: start 9 or 18 holes, find the course by GPS or type it in, choose how many practice swings to skip, and every real shot is saved, analyzed in the background and filed under its hole with a Swing Score per hole and per round. The Lock Screen (iPhone) or a notification (Android) shows hole and score, one tap opens the camera, and the camera stays off between shots.
That is the test most range tools can't give you. Get DeepSwing for iPhone or Android, do one Multi Swing session on the range, play nine holes with a round running, and compare the scores.
Android
Swing Profile supports Android phones from a Galaxy A10 up. Its Google Play listing doesn't mention ball tracking, sway detection or the two-camera mode, so check those before you count on them. DeepSwing's Android app has 1 Swing, Multi Swing, Live Coach, golf rounds, the training plan and speed through Record or the Speed button. The watch app, widgets and live streaming are iPhone only. More on the Android swing analyzer page.
Privacy
Swing Profile has user accounts, and automatic cloud backup is part of the Elite plan (5 GB). Sharing uploads the video. Its privacy policy and the App Store label list precise location and email as linked to you. DeepSwing analyzes on the phone and doesn't upload your videos for it.
Price
Swing Profile's free tier keeps your 3 latest recordings, with limits on auto replay sessions and voice-overs. According to the current App Store text, Elite costs 7.99 USD a month or 79.99 USD a year, Coach 15.99 USD a month, School 19.99 USD a month. The website shows other numbers (for example Elite at 49.99 USD a year as a discount), so check the store before you buy.
DeepSwing's eurozone reference prices in October 2026: 59.99 EUR a year with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers, 9.99 EUR a month, or 149.99 EUR once for Lifetime. Recording and the analysis run free; the full results, Live Coach, rounds, compare and export need Pro. For a single golfer the two are in the same price range, and DeepSwing gives you the analysis, speed and training plan on top.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Swing Profile if you mainly want to see each swing instantly in slow motion and judge it yourself, you work with a coach who reviews your clips, or you teach and need student management.
Pick DeepSwing if you want the app to tell you what is wrong and what to do about it, want numbers you can track over weeks, want clubhead and ball speed without a radar, like a voice cue before the next ball, or want to check your swing on the course.
Try it on your next range visit: install DeepSwing from the App Store or Google Play, start the trial, and hit 20 balls with Multi Swing from down-the-line. Afterwards, open the session in History and look at the most important fix. For more options, see the best golf swing analyzer apps in 2026 or our V1 Golf vs DeepSwing comparison.
FAQ
Does Swing Profile analyze my swing automatically?
It draws automatic visuals (swing plane lines, ball tracking, sway, a swing sequence), but it doesn't score the swing or name your faults. DeepSwing does both and adds a drill for the main fault.
Is Swing Profile free?
There is a free tier that keeps your 3 latest recordings, with hourly and monthly limits on replays and voice-overs. Unlimited capture and cloud backup need Elite.
Which app is better for a range session?
If you want to watch each swing immediately, Swing Profile. If you want to leave the range knowing your biggest fault, your score trend and your speed, DeepSwing with Multi Swing.
Can DeepSwing ignore practice swings?
Multi Swing discards recordings that hold no real swing. In a golf round you set how many practice swings to skip before each shot (0 to 5), and only the shot after them is saved and analyzed.