Fitbit was always Better than Apple Watch-Golf4Watch makes Fitbit lead even bigger
Help.
Response from developer
Error is fixed.
So many challenges
Michael Gasparini
Response from developer
Hi Michael, I cannot find any email correspondence. But canceling a subscription can be done trough your apple subscriptions.
Top App, super Support…
Der Entwickler reagiert super schnell, um Fehler zu beseitigen.
Ansonsten hat mir die App doch schon sehr geholfen, um mein Spiel intelligent zu verbessern, Vorschläge für eine Schlägerwahl zu machen. Insgesamt super gelöst…. Vielleicht nicht so extrem Feature geladen wie Konkurrenz-Apps, aber „keep it simple stupid“ hilft auch.
Loved it but.,,
Or so the app drops out of The round and I have to restart. Annoying it no longer stays in the round. Was great, now, not so much
Response from developer
This is a bug since watchOs 11. Difficult to see where it comes from. The issue was found. I just uploaded a new version. If apple reviews it succesfully, then you can download it in a few hours. #Edit Since the issue is solved, would you consider changing your review rating?
Great but..
It’s fine when I’m starting on 1, but sometimes we start on 10. It does not recognize where I am and I can’t get it to 10 or wherever I am.
Response from developer
Hi You either rotate the crown to switch holes. Or swipe left and right over the distances.
Superb
Awesome app!
Easy and accurate
Response from developer
Thanks. I prefer readability and clear interfaces above design.
Great customer service and great app
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Thanks Matt for this review. A month later, The battery drain issue still persists. It is crazy. Just received the Beta Watch os 10.4, still the same case.
No longer works on Apple Watch SE
Response from developer
Hi Czarnone, The GPS issue is a bug in WatchOs 10. It affects all standalone watch app that use gps. The solution is easy. You can find it here: https://golf4watch.com/faq-apple To resolve this issue, follow these steps: Ensure that your Apple Watch and phone are connected. Remove the app from both the Watch and the Phone. On your phone, go to the Settings app, then navigate to: General->Transfer or Reset iPhone->Reset->Reset Location & Privacy Reboot your phone. Reboot your Watch. Reinstall the app on both your phone and Watch. Start the app on the phone, and a request for location access should pop up. If granted, the watch can access the gps as well.
Connecting GPS forever
Why god, why?
Response from developer
Aidan, I understand your frustrations, as I share them each day. I don't find it fair that you give a 1 star review to my app which is basically a Bug in the new Watch OS 10 from Apple. It only affects standalone watch apps, using GPS after a reinstall or update and running WatchOS 10. So I guess you have read my solution on https://golf4watch.com/faq-apple It is very annoying, as I developer I update the app each day and do that process again and again. So far every user has managed to succeed. I occasionally encounter the issue that it is not fixed right away and I do the process again. After reinstalling, the phone should prompt for location access again as well. you can also grant it there. So after the fixing-steps, the phone and watch app shouldnt prompt for location access. If you see location permission request screen, the solution worked. The uninstall of the apps isn't a necessary step, but it helps. You can try just resetting location and privacy without reinstalling the apps.
Battery runs out
I often run out of battery so it would be nice to know how to improve the battery life.
Response from developer
I see you installed version 2.1.5 which solves the bug with the club selection loop. About the battery, the GPS is the main battery consumer which uses 10-15% battery per hour. Switching off the GPS makes the app useless. I haven't tested if turning off swing detection would make the battery life better but I dont expect to.
Great app for Apple Watch
Perfect App
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Hi / Gutentag, Thanks. That is indeed my intention, minimal distraction on the course.
A Free App that’s better than most subscription apps!
Response from developer
Hi David, Thank you for this great review! I havent tested the app on the Ultra yet. Didnt know it had 2 GPS onboard! The single GPS variant also works pretty good. The apple watch has the best GPS. I make apps for samsung, fitbit and google.. Apple in General is the best regarding its GPS. Perhaps for the Ultra, I can even make the distance numbers larger. In my opinion, they should be as large as possible The release of yesterday includes scoring as I got that request many times. I made this app for myself in first instance. I don't need scoring as well. I only play tournaments and have to put in a physical card as well. Also, when playing outside tournaments, in the Netherlands you have to use a dutch golfing association app so that my handicap is updated. Anyway, those extra features will require a payment in the future. The reasoning behind is, that I will charge something that I make for others, and not for myself. Since the app is now used by many more people, the satellite image provider is charging me as well as I go out of the free tier. The pricing for fitbit is now 10 dollars a year or 1 dollar per month, so nothing to be really scared off.
Love Golf4Watch
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Thanks Bald John. Little it still 10% per hour i guess for you? The GPS is the main consumer. For the rest I try to minimize battery consumption in every way.
A Free App that’s better than most subscription apps!
Not only are the app’s reported yardages at my home course spot on when tested against sprinkler-marked yardages, they have also never been more than +/- 1 yard different from the best handheld range finders on the market.
If you need more accurate front/ middle/ back yardages to greens than that, then you should be on tour with a professional caddie!
Other great features:
- I don’t have to run the app simultaneously on my iPhone, as the two GPS chips in the Apple Watch Ultra can handle all the heavy lifting without chewing up a lot of the watch’s battery.
- the app has never failed to locate and download another course I might be visiting.
- the app auto-progresses from hole to hole and the displayed yardages are large enough to be read easily.
- the app can also auto-detect a swing and measure shot distance (although this is, frankly, something I seldom use since I can do distance math in my head like the rest of the thinking world! Those same basic counting skills mean I also don’t need “scoring” features on a golf GPS app, especially since courses still have things like scorecards and pencils if I ever find to too difficult to keep track of my score in my head!)
All the features of Golf4Watch just work and are free. I repeat - FREE! Compare this app with other Apple Watch golf apps out there and see how much they charge for “premium features” or for monthly or manual subscriptions.
For me, I simply love being able to wear the same watch before, during, and after a round. I get all the functionality of my Apple Watch and a great and simple golf GPS in one device.
As a result, My Garmin S62 golf watch now sits unused in a desk drawer, hidden away so as not to visually taunt me for how much I paid for something that this little app does for free.
Get this, use it, and you’ll be happy.
Kudos to the developer for sharing it.
