# Golf Rival - Multiplayer Game — user reviews > 2,386 indexed App Store user reviews of Golf Rival by Zynga Inc., rated 4.50/5 from 153,857 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/golf-rival-multiplayer-game/id1354796403/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/golf-rival-multiplayer-game/id1354796403.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 110,863 · 4★ 26,709 · 3★ 7,851 · 2★ 2,893 · 1★ 5,541 ## What do users think of Golf Rival? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Fun and addictive game - 👍 No ads - 💡 Variety of game modes - 👍 Progression without paying **Cons** - 🔒 Unfair matchmaking against higher-level players - 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics - 🐛 Inconsistent wind and ball physics - 🔒 Difficulty upgrading preferred clubs - 🔒 Putting is too easy **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent disconnections and sync issues - Glitches with shot trajectories - Disappearing in-app purchases **Most requested features** - More diverse course selection - Fairer matchmaking system - Ability to replay unlocked levels - Improved club upgrade system - More challenging putting ## Newest reviews (16 of 2,386) ### 2/5 — Enjoy frustration? *2026-09-04, version 1.177.1* This game is for you! Pay to play if you want to compete. Updates only add challenges you can buy your way past. kangaroos are more evil than anyone knew. You won’t mind if they are lost forever. ### 3/5 — Mmmnnn *2026-09-02, version 1.176.1* Well the lucky spin is never lucky …. Always the same outcomes. Designed to get you to spend more money The ads are so tedious Just so hard to beat someone who has chipped in cash for in app purchases to buy better balls. ### 4/5 — Decent Fun *2026-08-26, version 1.176.1* Fun and you can play alot without having to buy stuff. The game sometimes seems to pick the winner by forcing your ball really wide into obstacles or into rough. But it is a fun game ### 1/5 — Don’t bother *2026-08-26, version 1.176.1* The programming is ridiculously corrupt ### 1/5 — Don’t bother getting app *2026-08-24, version 1.174.1* Game looks nothing like the previews. Spent actual money getting clubs and balls. Played for a while and got my stats up then the system reset everything to the beginning. Messaged them several times to restore everything only to be met with silence. ### 1/5 — Golf ball prices *2026-08-23, version 1.174.1* The game is to expensive for a simple golf game ! ### 1/5 — Lost *2026-08-23, version 1.174.1* Kingdom 20+loses in a row delete this game don’t waste time and money if your spending money your a fool ### 2/5 — Fun but rigged *2026-08-22, version 1.174.1* If you play this game don’t bother with kingdom unless you want to be up against someone at least two levels above you. Don’t waste your money on the lucky spin, you will not get the good stuff until the last spin. Check lucky rewards, the price they give and the percentage they say you save is only after they increase the store price and then give you a “sale”. ### 1/5 — Worse game to play versus *2026-08-22, version 1.174.1* Odds are always against you ..like you played 650 games total but your opponent played over 15000,,over 20k ..over 30k over 40k.. I have screenshots for everything and of course you gonna loose after winning them so many.. don’t buy clubs or balls it’s still a rip off.. if you are a good player odds are always against you.. and they can do nothing about it but write you bossy explanation about how hard things are.. play and find out ### 3/5 — Ok *2026-08-22, version 1.174.1* The game is ok, but be prepared to spend money if you want to compete. ### 1/5 — Golf Rival *2026-08-20, version 1.174.1* J’ai changé de téléphone j’ai cassé mon iPhone XS Max Maintenant j’ai un iPhone XS J’ai tout perdu J’avais 1,000,000 de coins et 12,000 Diamants Pouvez-vous me dire comment faire pour tout récupérer je vous ai payé beaucoup d’argent Merci pour votre aide ### 3/5 — Long time player *2026-08-19, version 1.174.1* Game is full of bots. Like anyone who plays as a guest. You have to buy special balls and clubs to win so it’s not a skill based game. Playing the tournaments is ok. So if you have to pay to win the game is not fun no skill involved. The wind speed is a joke you can play 3 hole with same wind speeds Ang always get a different reaction to the balls. It would be fun if they had only use white balls. ### 1/5 — DELETED! *2026-08-18, version 1.174.1* I played this game for about two months but could never figure out how a player could really, really screw up their shots (two consecutive “out of bounds”, plus shots into the “rough”) can then be allowed to win the match! I don’t get it so, I deleted the game. ### 3/5 — Graphic issues *2026-08-18, version 1.172.1* If find when pulling back for swing it sticks and allows opponent to take shot, equally when swiveling around you can get lost in foliage or it times out before you can shoot. ### 1/5 — Don’t bother *2026-08-17, version 1.172.1* The game starts off good but unless you buy upgrades you are put up against players you can’t beat. I can only assume this is their way of cheating to get people to buy things. The algorithms are way off balls stop for no reason, they turn inconsistently. It makes no sense other than if you are a player buying extras then they game cheats for you it’s the only sense because it’s continuously all over the place. ### 1/5 — Don’t bother *2026-08-16, version 1.172.1* Just another pay to win game…. Another form of gambling you’ll play for a week and be over it same as the rest ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Aggravating *2026-09-04, version 1.177.1* Enough with the stupid gust rules, BS! Why does it need to keep popping up every freaking screen change? I can’t stand this stupid game and all of this BS that they keep putting out update after update. ### 1/5 — Pay to win *2026-09-04, version 1.177.1* Couldn’t remember why I uninstalled so gave it another shot, any chance you at decent clubs come purely from in game purchases, you are slammed with “Lucky Pick” basically give us a little less of your money. Overall do not play this game unless you have money melting a hole in your pocket ### 1/5 — Glitch/Game *2026-09-04, version 1.177.1* The game is fun in the beginning then as it progresses you start to feel and find the glitches and the many little things that makes it just annoying… customer service will kindly return a message 4-5 days after an issue… so yeah if you got a lot of money to spend and not as much skills it’s a good game for you (many spenders in game are just pathetic at playing golf) ### 1/5 — Ruined it *2026-09-03, version 1.177.1* It was fun until the big update. Sept 3 2026 Will be deleting the app now. ### 1/5 — Mr *2026-09-02, version 1.176.1* To many adds for very little. Always play people with better clubs it’s so annoying ### 1/5 — MY Birthday Wish *2026-09-01, version 1.176.1* Drop kick anyone having to do anything with overseeing this pos app. ### 1/5 — Pay To WIN *2026-09-01, version 1.176.1* Playing Kingdom. Can’t get more than “1” equally geared player, without having to go through 4-5 players with gear much higher leveled, or gear a can’t get without spending real money!! They’re knocking in eagles, before I get to even see the flag!! I did not sign up to be a sacrifice, for those who PAY-2-PLAY, to get to feast upon. This is blatant match-fixing!! ### 1/5 — Ehh *2026-08-30, version 1.176.1* There is a very bad logo on a 3 wood club. It’s gross! Delete that club or change the image on the spinner club. It’s disturbing and not family friendly. ### 1/5 — Could be great *2026-08-30, version 1.176.1* The app spams you with micro transaction options before you can play a game and after. The golf is actually fun, but it’s not worth putting up with the money grubbing tactics. Normal golf game on Steam drops 9/21, check it out! ### 1/5 — Game sucks *2026-08-27, version 1.176.1* Fun game. If you don’t spend a load of money you will lose every battle the game connects you to ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Mega fun! *2026-09-03, version 1.177.1* Super dope game. ### 5/5 — Best game I played versus *2026-08-26, version 1.176.1* The accuracy of ball spin wind calculation power and all that are so precise that you feel satisfaction after putting it into a shot .. it’s been 6 years still best game ### 5/5 — I love it *2026-08-24, version 1.174.1* Yes ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-08-21, version 1.174.1* Love this game it’s really fun and easy to play it’s kinda like Mario brother to me ### 5/5 — It’s fun.its challenging. I am thinking it’s heading in the direction *2026-08-16, version 1.172.1* Of.pay to win. Better clubs..better balls and better rewards. If ya got the doe then buy the club..buy the balls.. I believe the developers deserve more for the hard work and effort keeping the grass here. But I don’t have the doe. I think I am just as good with the guy and his magic balls and bats but I’ll never be able to prove it way down here. N.j.p. ### 5/5 — Itz veddy good *2026-08-10, version 1.172.1* Great game and challenging as need for user ### 5/5 — Golf Rival *2026-08-08, version 1.172.1* Best Golf Game Ever ! ### 5/5 — 골프존같은 좋은 게임 *2026-08-03* 골프존을 오래 즐겨 했다가 골프라이벌을 접해보고 넘나 재미나게 즐기고 있어요 . ### 5/5 — Migh tee *2026-07-28, version 1.170.1* Played this game for years love it ### 5/5 — Best game *2026-07-25, version 1.170.1* Recomment --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-07.*