An honest comparison · 1 November 2026
Arccos alternatives
Arccos logs every shot on its own, with sensors on the clubs or with Arccos Air, and turns the data into club distances, AI Strategy and strokes gained. People look for alternatives because of the hardware and the yearly membership, or because the data still needs someone to turn it into practice. Each row comes from the app's own listing or store.
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Ask MorrisBy Morris, by Badgie Golf · Updated
Arccos and the alternatives at a glance
| App | What it does | Free | Paid | Devices and languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arccos | Automatic shot tracking with Arccos Air (no club sensors) or a sensor on every club, AI Strategy (club and target for each shot), AI round summaries, strokes gained in four areas, practice plans, dispersion, green maps and Apple Watch. | Nothing without the hardware | Air $349.99 or Smart Sensors $249.99, each with the first year of membership, then $199.99/year | iPhone, Apple Watch and Android. English, Japanese and Korean |
| Golfshot | GPS to the centre of the green, scorecard and stats, Handicap Index linking (GHIN) and tee times through GolfNow. Pro adds front, back and hazard distances, «Smart Caddy» club recommendations, automatic shot tracking and Swing ID swing analysis with the Apple Watch, strokes gained and games. Over 47,000 courses in 169 countries, by its listing. | GPS to the centre of the green, scorecard, stats | Pro, with a 7-day trial: $4.99/week, $14.99/month or $69.99/year by its description | iPhone, Apple Watch and Android. 11 languages |
| Hole19 | GPS to the front, centre and back of the green, a scorecard with putts, fairways and greens, Apple Watch distances without the phone and live leaderboards. Premium adds plays-like distances, shot tracking, club recommendations, an AR view and a handicap calculator; Intelligence adds an AI caddie («Otto»), AI round reports and strokes gained. Over 42,000 courses in 201 countries, by the company's count. | GPS, scorecard, hole preview, Watch distances, leaderboards | Premium Pro $6.99/week, $12.99/month, $49.99 for six months or $69.99/year; Intelligence $99.99/year | iPhone, Apple Watch and Android. 14 languages |
| 18Birdies | GPS with distances to greens, hazards, layups and carries, scorecard and handicap tracking, stats, shot tracking, instant swing replay, games (Scramble, Best Ball, Skins, Wolf), leagues and Apple Watch. Premium adds plays-like distances, club recommendations, 3D greens, strokes gained and an AI Swing Analyzer. Over 45,000 courses, by its listing. | Rangefinder, scorecard, handicap, stats, basic shot tracking, Watch | Premium $9.99 or $19.99/month, $69.99 or $99.99/year, $7.99/week (several prices listed) | iPhone, Apple Watch and Android. English, Japanese and Korean |
| Morris (Badgie Golf) | An AI golf coach on WhatsApp, nothing to download, plus the Morris app for iPhone and Android. He reviews your swing from a video (one priority, one feel, one drill), looks the Rules up in the official text and gives you the rule number, tells you which club from your Garmin distances, reads your rounds and strokes gained, and brings the official RFEG handicap for players federated in Spain. He answers in your language. Same account, Badgie Golf: GPS on mapped courses, live scorecard, games with friends and Apple Watch. | Free to start and no message limit today; the web swing analyzer is free with no account | Nothing to start | WhatsApp, iPhone, Android and Apple Watch (Badgie Golf). Answers in 12 languages |
What Arccos does well
Data without effort. Once the sensors or Air are set up, every shot is logged, and the app builds your real club distances, AI Strategy for each shot, AI round summaries, strokes gained in four areas, practice plans and green maps. If you want the most complete record of your game with no typing, that is what it is for. For a closer look, read whether Arccos is worth it.
Why golfers look for another
The cost has two parts: the hardware and, after the first year, $199.99 a year. And strokes gained says where the shots go, not how to fix them. If you already wear a Garmin, you may have most of the data: strokes gained explained shows what you need to read it.
Pick by the job
- 1
Tracking from the wrist
Golfshot Pro on the Apple Watch: automatic shot tracking and Swing ID.
- 2
GPS and strokes gained, no hardware
Hole19 Intelligence or 18Birdies Premium.
- 3
You already have a Garmin
Connect it in Badgie Golf and Morris reads your rounds with GPS shots and the median of each club.
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Turning data into practice
Morris gives you one priority from your rounds and your swing video, with one feel and one drill.
Try Morris
Upload a swing to the free swing analyzer, check your numbers against the club distance chart, or get the app at morris.golf/download.
The other comparisons
Each one with the same rule: what every app says about itself, with its source and the date it was read.
Sources
- Arccos — App Store listing (US) — Features, hardware and the company's figures. Read on 1 November 2026.
- Arccos — US store — Prices of Air and Smart Sensors and the renewal. Read on 1 November 2026.
- Arccos — tienda europea — Prices in euros, VAT included. Read on 1 November 2026.
- Golfshot — ficha de la App Store (EE. UU.) — Free and Pro features, courses and the prices in its description. Read on 1 November 2026.
- Hole19 — ficha de la App Store (España) — Prices in euros, courses and languages. Read on 1 November 2026.
- Hole19 — ficha de la App Store (EE. UU.) — Free, Premium and Intelligence features, and prices in dollars. Read on 1 November 2026.
- 18Birdies — App Store listing (US) — Free and Premium features, courses and prices. Read on 1 November 2026.
- 18Birdies — ficha de la App Store (España) — Prices in euros. Read on 1 November 2026.
- Morris — morris.golf — What Morris does and what it costs to start. Read on 1 November 2026.
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Questions about Arccos and its alternatives
How much does Arccos cost?
On its US store, Arccos Air is $349.99 and Smart Sensors $249.99, each with the first year of membership, then $199.99 a year. On its European store, Air is €359.99 and Smart Sensors €269.99, VAT included (1 November 2026).
Is there an Arccos alternative without sensors?
Golfshot Pro tracks shots automatically from the Apple Watch, Hole19 Intelligence detects shots automatically, and 18Birdies has shot tracking in its app. Arccos Air itself needs no sensors on the clubs. With a Garmin watch, Morris reads your rounds with GPS shots and the real distance of each club.
Which alternative gives strokes gained?
Hole19 Intelligence, Golfshot Pro and 18Birdies Premium all list strokes gained. Morris computes it from your scorecards and tells you which part of the game costs you most and what to practise.
What does Arccos do that the others do not?
Log every shot with no input once the hardware is set up, then build smart club distances, AI Strategy for each shot and strokes gained in four areas from that data. It says it is the official game tracker of the PGA TOUR.
A golf coach, not another app
No downloads, no passwords: you text him on WhatsApp and Morris helps with your game, using everything he knows about you.
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