# Bit by Bit Golf — GPS Rangefinder & Shot Tracker

> GPS Rangefinder & Shot Tracker (iPhone/iPad app by JOHN D YOUNG.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bit-by-bit-golf/id6819447217 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [JOHN D YOUNG](https://appshunter.io/developer/6819447219)
- Category: Sports, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 36 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-21
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is Bit by Bit Golf?

Golf GPS in glorious 8-bit.

Bit by Bit turns every hole into a pixel-art map built from real survey data: greens, fairways, bunkers and water from OpenStreetMap, and every tree measured from USGS lidar. Then it helps you get better, bit by bit.

ON THE COURSE
• Front, middle and back distances to the green, plus carries to every bunker and water hazard.
• Plays-like distance* that accounts for uphill and downhill shots and the wind.
• A caddy hint and dispersion oval* sized to the club, so you can see where a shot is likely to finish.
• Pinch, pan and press-and-hold anywhere on the map to measure.
• Tournament mode switches off the help the Rules don't allow in competition.

ON YOUR APPLE WATCH
• Play a whole round from your wrist on the watch's own GPS; the phone can stay in the bag.
• Raise your wrist for the map, lower it and the distances get big.
• Automatic shot tracking*: swing, walk on, and the watch logs the shot where you hit it and asks which club. Practice swings don't count.
• Knows when you've finished a hole: putt out and walk to the next tee and it moves on. Picked up to keep pace? Just put in what you took.
• Saves your round as a golf workout in Apple Health.

AFTER THE ROUND
• Your score, putts and a recap of every hole.
• Strokes gained on every shot*, split into off the tee, approach, around the green and putting, compared with golfers at your handicap or with scratch.
• Your real club distances, learned from the shots you track.
• A handicap index estimate from your best 8 of your last 20 rounds (World Handicap System method).
• A trophy room: birdies, bogey-free rounds, personal bests, milestones and more.

TRAIN
• A tempo trainer with Tour-style 3:1 and 2:1 tones and an 8-bit golfer swinging to the beat.
• Short game and putting tempos, and your real backswing and downswing timed by your watch*.

FREE, WITH BIT BY BIT PRO
GPS distances and hazards, the 8-bit maps, scoring and recaps, your round's strokes gained total, the handicap estimate, awards, the trophy room, full-swing tempo and the watch distances are free, with no ads.

* Bit by Bit Pro adds plays-like and slope, the caddy hint and aim oval, tee shot planning, full strokes gained, automatic shot tracking, every tempo drill and shot patterns. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, yearly or monthly, with a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm (or when the free trial ends). It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://bitbybitgolf.com/privacy

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account, no ads, no tracking. Your rounds stay on your iPhone and Apple Watch.

COURSES
We're starting in Ohio and adding courses as each one is built and checked. New courses and fixes download right in the app, no update needed. Missing your course? Request it from inside the app.

Course maps © OpenStreetMap contributors. Trees and elevation from USGS 3DEP lidar.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bit by Bit Pro (Founding) | $29.99 | per year |
| Bit by Bit Pro Yearly | $59.99 | per year |
| Bit by Bit Pro Monthly | $6.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Next-gen graphics | $0.99 | one-time |


## Is Bit by Bit Golf safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Bit by Bit Golf.

## Is Bit by Bit Golf legit?

Bit by Bit Golf has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Bit by Bit Golf is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.1.1 — 2026-10-24

COURSE REQUESTS
• Ask for a course and turn on "Notify me when it's in the app": you'll get a notification the moment it's ready, and tapping it opens the course.

Plus small fixes.

### 1.1 — 2026-10-22

NEXT-GEN GRAPHICS
An optional new look: illustrated course maps with real tree shapes that follow the season, plus new fonts and colours, on iPhone, Apple Watch and widgets. A one-time purchase, or included with a paid Pro subscription. The 8-bit look stays free, and you can switch back any time.

ON THE COURSE
• 27-hole courses: pick your front and back nine on iPhone and Apple Watch.
• Smarter hole tracking: skip ahead and it asks which holes you skipped, and a wayward drive into another fairway won't confuse it.
• Penalty strokes, and a practice stroke beside the green no longer counts twice.
• No more club prompt: missing clubs are guessed, marked ?, and fixable any time.

APPLE WATCH
• Pick any hole to play it.
• A map-only page, and a cleaner hole layout with your shots, the distance from your last shot and your last three tempos.

ALSO
• Sharper award icons, faster course lists and more courses.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-21

No release notes.

## Related topics

[golf apple watch](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/golf-apple-watch)

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