The Quick Verdict
Get the Bushnell LPi. The Mevo+ is discontinued — you're shopping closeout stock with no guarantee of future support — so it's hard to recommend as a primary buy regardless of its merits. The LPi is a current product with camera-based tracking, real spin data, and a software ecosystem that's actively maintained. The catch is a mandatory subscription: $199/year for Silver, $499/year for Gold. That's not nothing. But if you're setting up a permanent indoor sim space and want photometric accuracy without hunting down the last few Mevo+ units on the internet, the LPi is the one to buy new. Check price at The Indoor Golf Shop →
Only worth considering the Mevo+: if you find one at a steep clearance discount and need outdoor range use, since the LPi is strictly indoors.
What They Have in Common
Both are app-dependent — no built-in display on either unit. Both track the core ball flight metrics: ball speed, carry distance, spin rate, spin axis, launch angle, apex height. Neither requires special balls. That's roughly where the similarities end.
Where They Differ
Technology & How They Measure the Ball
The LPi uses triscopic photometric cameras — three high-speed cameras capturing the ball immediately after impact. This is how Trackman-style systems confirm spin: the camera sees the ball's markings frame-by-frame and calculates spin directly. No inference needed.
The Mevo+ uses FlightScope's Fusion Tracking, which combines 3D Doppler radar with a camera. Radar is strong at outdoor tracking — it follows the ball's full flight path in open air — and the camera assists with spin measurement indoors. It's a smart hybrid, but radar-based spin indoors has historically been harder to nail than photometric measurement. Whether the Mevo+'s fusion approach closes that gap fully is something I'd want to test side by side, and unfortunately the Mevo+ being discontinued makes that harder to verify with current hardware.
Indoor vs. Outdoor Use
This is probably the sharpest divide. The LPi works indoors only. Full stop. No outdoor use, no range sessions, no on-course testing. It's designed for a fixed sim bay with an Ethernet or USB-C connection — there's no battery, and it's wired-only. If you want to use a launch monitor at your local range on weekday afternoons, the LPi won't do that.
The Mevo+ was built to work both places. Three-hour battery, Wi-Fi connectivity, and outdoor-capable radar tracking. For golfers who use a launch monitor on the range and at home, that flexibility mattered.
What You're Paying For — and Paying Ongoing
Sticker prices are close: LPi at $1,999.99, Mevo+ at $2,299 MSRP (though clearance pricing on discontinued stock likely undercuts that now).
The bigger difference is ongoing cost. The LPi has no free tier — every data metric is behind a subscription. Silver is $199/year. Gold is $499/year.
At three years on Silver: $1,999.99 hardware + $597 subscriptions = ~$2,597 total.
At three years on Gold: $1,999.99 + $1,497 = ~$3,497 total.
The Mevo+ has no ongoing subscription. Hardware cost only. At three years, you'd be at $2,299 — period. If you found a Mevo+ at, say, $1,800 on clearance, that gap gets wider.
That math clearly favors the Mevo+, if you can find it. But "if you can find it" is doing real work in that sentence.
Software and Sim Access
The LPi connects to FSX Play. I don't have details on FSX Play's course library or what's included at which subscription tier from the spec data, so I won't speculate on course counts.
The Mevo+ included E6 Connect with 12 courses and supported GSPro. GSPro is one of the most popular third-party sim platforms and connects to a wide range of launch monitors — if you already have a GSPro license, the Mevo+'s compatibility was a real selling point.
Club Stickers
The LPi requires club face stickers for club data — speed, smash factor, etc. Stickers work fine in practice, but they're not legal for tournament or competitive play, and you'll be restocking them over time. The Mevo+ didn't require stickers for any of its tracked metrics.
Who Should Buy Which
Bushnell LPi
- You're building a permanent indoor sim bay and the space is yours — dedicated room, fixed mount, Ethernet run to the unit.
- You want photometric spin data you can trust and aren't planning to use a launch monitor outdoors.
- You're okay paying an annual subscription in exchange for a current-generation product with ongoing support.
- You hit a lot of balls indoors over winter and want reliable club data alongside ball flight numbers.
FlightScope Mevo+ (if you find clearance stock)
- You want indoor and outdoor capability — the range on weekends, the sim at home.
- You hate subscription fees and want to pay once and be done.
- You already have a GSPro setup and need a compatible launch monitor without adding another monthly bill.
- You found one at a significant discount — say, $1,500 or less — and understand you're buying into a discontinued product with limited support horizon.
The Bottom Line
If you're buying a launch monitor today and plan to use it in a dedicated indoor setup, the LPi is the right choice. It's current hardware, camera-based accuracy, and actively maintained software. The subscription is real money — budget an extra $200–500 a year on top of the hardware — but at least you know the product will be here in two years.
The Mevo+ was a genuinely strong unit, and if clearance pricing gets it under $1,500, it's worth hunting down if outdoor range use is important to you. But recommending a discontinued product as a primary pick is a stretch. Too much depends on finding stock, and the company isn't updating it.