Open ShotNotes
Launch the app from your iPhone home screen. The dashboard shows your round history and a summary of recent shot patterns.
User guide
ShotNotes: Golf
A complete manual for starting a round, logging shots, reading miss patterns, managing your Pro subscription, and troubleshooting the most common issues.
Quick start
From download to your first logged round in under five minutes.
Tap the + button
Tap the + button on the home screen to create a new round. Enter the course name, date, and which tees you’re playing from.
Select a hole
Once your round is started, tap a hole number to open that hole’s shot log. You can move forward and backward between holes freely.
Tap Add Shot
For each shot, choose your club, estimate the distance, select the lie, pick a miss direction (left, right, straight, long, short), and mark the outcome. Add a note if anything is worth remembering.
Complete the round
When you’ve logged every hole, tap Complete Round. The round is saved to your history and the dashboard updates with your new shot data.
Review your patterns
After a few rounds, visit the dashboard to see which clubs are costing the most strokes, where your misses trend, and what your game looks like hole by hole.
Pro subscription
How to upgrade, restore, and manage ShotNotes Pro.
ShotNotes Pro is managed entirely through your Apple ID. Cywinski Digital does not have access to your payment information.
Upgrade to Pro
Tap the Pro banner on the dashboard or go to Settings inside the app. Choose monthly ($9.99) or annual ($59.99) and confirm through your Apple ID.
Restore a purchase
If you reinstalled the app or switched devices, tap Restore Purchase in the app’s settings. Your subscription status will be restored from your Apple ID.
Cancel your subscription
Go to iPhone Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions, find ShotNotes, and tap Cancel Subscription. Access continues until the current period ends.
Family Sharing
ShotNotes Pro does not currently support Family Sharing. Each family member requires their own subscription through their own Apple ID.
Troubleshooting
Common issues and how to fix them.
- Rounds not saving: make sure you tap Complete Round before closing the app. Partially logged rounds are saved as drafts and can be resumed from the dashboard.
- Pro features locked after purchase: tap Restore Purchase in app settings to sync your subscription status with Apple’s servers.
- Reminders not arriving: go to iOS Settings › Notifications › ShotNotes and confirm Allow Notifications is enabled. Also check that any active Focus mode allows ShotNotes alerts.
- Shot data looks wrong: open the round in history, select the hole, and tap any shot to edit the logged details.
- App is slow or unresponsive: close and reopen the app. If the issue persists, restart your iPhone. A fresh restart resolves most SwiftData edge cases.
- Still stuck: email support with your iPhone model, iOS version, app version, and a description of what happened.
Support
Still need help?
Send a message with your iPhone model, iOS version, app version, what you tried, and what happened.