Birdia vs DeepSwing: Which AI Swing App to Choose?
Quick answer: They have a lot in common: both analyze your swing with the phone camera without uploading your videos. DeepSwing wins on languages (18), Apple Watch, clubhead speed estimated from video and annual price. Birdia, our product in beta, wins on diagnosis from ball flight, cited sources, spoken setup correction and the short game.
Disclosure: Birdia is our product and it is in beta. This comparison uses public DeepSwing data (its website, blog and App Store listing) checked on October 12, 2026. Prices and features change: check them before you pay.
Quick comparison (October 12, 2026)
| Birdia | DeepSwing | |
|---|---|---|
| Phone-camera analysis, no sensors | Yes | Yes |
| Your videos aren't uploaded | Yes, unless you share them | Yes, according to DeepSwing |
| Face-on and down-the-line | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic checks | 5 measured faults; the rest as likely causes | 20+, with a Swing Score |
| Clubhead speed from video | No (hand speed estimate only) | Yes, plus ball speed |
| Apple Watch | No | Yes |
| Voice | Setup correction before you hit, plus voice commands | Live Coach during the session |
| Weekly plan for your goal | Yes, also built from your real faults | Yes, "in three questions" |
| From ball flight to cause | 12 ball-flight problems with cited causes | Explains slice and hook causes on its website |
| Cited sources | Yes | Not stated |
| Chipping, putting and bunkers | Dedicated modes | Not stated |
| Languages | Coach voice in English, Spanish and German | 18 |
| Price month / year | €14.99 / €99 (VAT included) | $9.99 / $59.99 (US App Store); lifetime $149.99 |
Where DeepSwing wins
- Languages. It comes in 18, with the whole website translated. Birdia speaks English, Spanish and German.
- Apple Watch. It has a watch app and widgets. Birdia has no watch app.
- Speed without radar. It estimates clubhead speed and ball speed from the video. Birdia only estimates hand speed.
- Annual price. $59.99 on the US App Store (its blog lists €59.99 as of October 4, 2026) versus Birdia's €99, plus a one-off lifetime option.
- More automatic checks: 20+, with a Swing Score, swing plane and clubhead path.
- Extras: a 3D reference swing to compare against, live voice at the range (Live Coach) and 9- or 18-hole round tracking with every shot tagged to its hole.
- Signs of a living product: it shows its real App Store rating (4.6 from 126 ratings, per its website) and the current app version.
Where Birdia wins
- From ball flight to cause. In "What is your ball doing?" you pick from 12 ball-flight problems and see the likely causes in order, each with its drill. DeepSwing explains on its website why slices and hooks happen and gives you a drill for your biggest fault, but that ball-to-cause chain isn't stated for each swing.
- Cited sources. Every Birdia tip comes from a 47-fault knowledge base with its source (Hogan, Leadbetter, Pelz, TrackMan, TPI, Tour Tempo…). No sources are stated on DeepSwing's website or listing.
- Setup before you hit. Birdia checks knees, posture and stance at address and gives you one spoken correction. DeepSwing's Live Coach talks to you during the session; it isn't stated that it corrects your address before you hit.
- Short game. Chip/pitch, putting and bunker modes, each with its own criteria.
- Measured kept apart from likely. Birdia labels which faults the camera measures and which are likely causes from the doctrine, and if it isn't confident enough, it doesn't give you the fault.
Both measure tempo from video. Birdia's benchmark is John Novosel's (Tour Tempo): roughly three parts backswing to one part downswing.
Which one should you choose?
- Choose DeepSwing if you want the app in your language (one of 18), want to use it with an Apple Watch, want clubhead speed without a launch monitor, or want the cheaper annual plan.
- Choose Birdia if you want to know why your ball flies the way it does, with advice that cites its source, setup corrections out loud before you hit, or work on chipping, putting and bunkers.
- Try them. DeepSwing gives 7 free days with its annual plan and Birdia has a free plan: film the same swing in both and compare what each tells you.
To see both next to GolfFix, Sportsbox 3D, 18Birdies, Swing Coach and OnForm, see the AI golf app comparison.
Sources
- DeepSwing — deepswing.io and its US App Store listing, checked October 12, 2026.
- DeepSwing — official blog, euro prices as of October 4, 2026.
- John Novosel — Tour Tempo.
- Birdia — AI golf app comparison, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSwing or Birdia better?
It depends on what you need. DeepSwing comes in 18 languages, works with Apple Watch, estimates clubhead speed from video and its annual plan is cheaper. Birdia, our product in beta, explains the cause starting from your ball flight with cited sources, corrects your setup out loud and covers the short game.
How much do DeepSwing and Birdia cost?
As of October 12, 2026, DeepSwing costs $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year on the US App Store, with a $149.99 lifetime option; its website doesn't list prices and its blog gives them in euros (€9.99 a month and €59.99 a year as of October 4, 2026). Birdia costs €14.99 a month or €99 a year, VAT included, and has a free plan.
Does either app upload my videos?
According to DeepSwing, its videos aren't uploaded. With Birdia, pose is computed on the phone and the video stays there unless you share it; only the minimum needed for coaching goes to the cloud.
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