The Quick Verdict
Get the Square Golf Omni. It works indoors and outdoors, tracks more metrics including impact location, skips the mandatory subscription, and costs $400 less. The LPi's triscopic camera system is interesting, but every data point sits behind a paywall that starts at $199/year — and you can't take it to the range. The Omni hasn't started shipping yet, which is a real consideration. If you need something in your hands today, that changes the calculus. But if you can wait, the Omni is the better buy for most people. Check price at The Indoor Golf Shop →
What They Have in Common
Both are camera-based (photometric) launch monitors that sit beside the ball. Both capture real spin data without special balls or metallic stickers — a meaningful advantage over most radar units. Both connect to sim software, and neither requires RPT or RCT balls. That's roughly where the similarities end.
Where They Differ
Subscription Cost vs. Actual Sticker Price
The LPi is listed at $1,999.99, but that number doesn't tell the full story. Every piece of data — ball speed, spin, carry distance, all of it — sits behind a mandatory subscription. Silver tier runs $199/year; Gold runs $499/year.
Over three years, that's $2,598 at Silver tier and $3,497 at Gold tier, on top of the hardware cost. Over five years: $3,995 and $4,495, respectively.
The Omni is $1,599 with no subscription. Square Golf's simulator software is included. GSPro and E6 Connect licenses are sold separately, but those are optional add-ons — you're not locked out of your own data without them.
If you're comparing sticker prices, the LPi is $400 more. If you're comparing three-year cost of ownership, the gap is anywhere from $999 to nearly $1,900, depending on which LPi tier you'd actually use. That's not a rounding error.
Metrics and Club Data
The Omni tracks 13 metrics: ball speed, direction, launch angle, spin rate, spin axis, apex, carry distance, total distance, swing path, face angle, dynamic loft, angle of attack, and impact location. That last one — impact location on the clubface — is something you typically see on much more expensive units. If you're working on center contact, it's genuinely useful feedback.
The LPi tracks 11 metrics: ball speed, carry, total distance, launch angle, launch direction, spin rate, spin axis, apex, descent angle, club speed, and smash factor. Solid list, but no impact location, and the Omni covers more club-side data.
One catch on the LPi: it requires club face stickers for club data. Stickers aren't legal in tournament play, so if you occasionally take the unit to a competitive practice session, that matters. The Omni doesn't require stickers.
Indoor Only vs. Indoor/Outdoor
The LPi is indoor only. It runs wired — Ethernet or USB-C — with no battery and no outdoor capability. That's a significant constraint for $1,999 before subscriptions.
The Omni works indoors and outdoors. I don't have battery life specs published yet (Square Golf hasn't released them), which is a gap worth noting — if you're planning range sessions, contact Square Golf directly before pre-ordering. But the capability is there; the LPi's isn't.
Display
The Omni has a built-in on-unit display. You can see your data without a phone or laptop. At the range on a sunny day, that matters more than most people expect — squinting at a phone screen with a golf glove on gets old fast.
The LPi has no built-in display. App or PC only.
The Pre-Order Question
The Omni isn't shipping yet. That's real, and it's the strongest argument for the LPi if you have an immediate need. Pre-ordering a product from a newer brand involves some faith — no independent accuracy testing, no real-world long-term reliability data. The LPi is a known quantity.
That said, the Omni's specs and pricing are verified, and the feature set is compelling on paper.
Who Should Buy Which
Buy the Square Golf Omni if:
- You want to use a launch monitor both indoors for sim sessions and outdoors at the range, and you don't want to own two separate devices.
- You're doing the math on five-year ownership cost and can't justify an ongoing subscription for a product you already bought.
- You're working on strike quality and want impact location data without stepping up to a $4,000+ unit.
- You use GSPro or E6 already and just need a camera-based monitor that connects cleanly — without another monthly bill.
- You can wait a few weeks or months for units to ship and are comfortable being an early adopter.
Buy the Bushnell LPi if:
- You need a launch monitor today, not in a few months.
- Your setup is a dedicated indoor sim room and you never plan to use it at the range — so outdoor capability isn't on your list.
- You're already in the Bushnell ecosystem or FSX Play specifically.
- You've weighed the subscription cost and landed on Gold tier anyway because the FSX Play course library matters to you.
The Bottom Line
The Omni does more, costs less upfront, and skips the subscription entirely. The LPi has a head start on shipping and a known accuracy record — that's worth something if you need data now. But if you can sit tight for a few weeks, the Omni is the better unit for most buyers. The subscription math on the LPi is hard to ignore: you'll pay $999–$1,900 more over three years for a unit that can't leave your sim room.