# The Scoring Machine — Golf scoring - anywhere

> Golf scoring organizer for individuals, groups, and events with diverse play types. (iPhone/iPad app by Mulligan Software.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-scoring-machine/id831912888 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mulligan Software](https://appshunter.io/developer/334049704)
- Category: Sports, Lifestyle
- Price: $4.99 (on sale, was $9.99)
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 129 App Store ratings · 29 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.4 · 44 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), European Spanish
- Released: 2014-04-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-scoring-machine/id831912888/reviews.md

## What is The Scoring Machine?

Organize and score for yourself, your foursome, your team, or a whole golf event.  Keep accurate individual and team scores for dozens of kinds of play, including medal (stroke) play, match play, best-balls, foursomes, scrambles, Chapman, Stableford, Chicago and more.  Use appropriate handicaps for every form of play.  Handle skins and wagering automatically.

You play golf and let The Scoring Machine do the work.  Compatible with Mulligan's Eagle for the Mac.

## Key features

- Organize and score golf games
- Supports dozens of play types
- Accurate individual and team scores
- Appropriate handicaps for all play
- Automatic skins and wagering
- Compatible with Mulligan's Eagle

## Recent user reviews (10 of 29)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-scoring-machine/id831912888/reviews.md

### 4/5 — I need help

*2025-06-08*

I really like the app. I switched courses and this course has different handicap holes for each tee. I haven’t figured out to set this up.

**Developer response:** Gary - You've probably already found the answer, but for the record:
o  Set up hole handicaps (or pars) as most commonly shown on the printed scorecard.
o  Review the hole handicaps (pars) on each tee that need to be changed and remove them (select, delete, tab and repeat).
o  Return to the now missing entries on each tee and enter your new handicap or par values.

### 5/5 — Download this app now!

*2024-01-31*

I was researching and downloading scoring apps for our complicated games, but nothing did everything I wanted in a scoring app. Until I found The Scoring Machine! It has everything I want, and more. If you’re thinking that this is a marketing review, it’s not! I never leave reviews unless it’s truly something I’m impressed with. Download this now before they raise their price, which they should! These people understand the game and how we play it to have more fun. Great job with this app folks!

Fairways & Greens.

### 5/5 — Great scoring app for our annual golf trip

*2023-04-22*

I have been using this app for last 2 years. We go on a 16 person golf trip and use the stableford scoring system with 4 teams of 4 based on handicaps and it works perfectly. It does take time to input everyones scores and input golf course info if it’s not on there already. Once course info is added it is saved so saves a lot of time. Only app I’ll use for our golf outing. Thank you

**Developer response:** Thanks ChrisS8888!  Since The Scoring Machine can use ALL the data from the printed scorecard, there is some new-course setup effort.  You can however, enter the gross hole-by-hole scores of 16 players in about 288 keystrokes, so there's time for settling up, lunch, and another round!  Good golf.

### 2/5 — Could be good, but not there yet.

*2022-10-03*

App seems pretty good if you were having a large outing that is only one day. I planned to use it as a cumulative leaderboard for a multi-round golf trip but the app doesn’t have that capability.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your input, and you're right that The Scoring Machine doesn't aggregate multiple-day Events.  It wasn't designed to do so.  It is most frequently used by solo golfers and smaller groups, but handles the big ones too.  Mulligan's Eagle, for macOS, can use The Scoring Machine as an on-course component to retrieve scores, and it has spreadsheet export capabilities to help your multi-day scoring tasks.

### 5/5 — Impressive Product

*2020-12-03*

This App is the best that I’ve used and I’ve been through a few over the last year. I finally got it customized to our multiple gross and net bets amongst 4 players with the results in either the Scorecard or the Summary.  I have a 20 person upcoming Match and this will definitely replace our spreadsheet.  Sharing the results is also very easy via mobile devices. This is a great product and enhanced by very responsive technical support.  They have some scoring options planned that will make it even better.  You can’t beat it for the price!

### 5/5 — Quick and simple

*2020-10-21*

Does what says, and great support office.

### 1/5 — Very few courses installed

*2020-09-15*

Very few courses are installed don’t waste your money send me my money back

**Developer response:** All of our scoring software needs the best current information about the courses you're going to play - yardage, par, hole handicaps (and maybe name) for every hole, Course and Slope Ratings for every tee, for both genders if you plan to score for them.  All of that is on the printed scorecard you get from your pro shop, and you can put all that information onboard The Scoring Machine in about 15 minutes - one time.  If that doesn't work for you, we'll even do it for you.

There are about 35,000 golf courses worldwide.  It's simply impossible to accumulate all the information needed - which is consolidated nowhere else - for everyone's home course.  The app provides access to our online archive of thousands of courses around the world - information provided most graciously by our customers - that can be downloaded in seconds.  If your course isn't in the archives, you can make it so just by providing us (at support@mulligansoftware.com) a front and back picture of your scorecard, showing all the information and those ratings, and we'll put it online for you.

But you never contacted us, nor seem to have used the built-in onboard Help to get started setting up your own course.  We appreciate your business, and if you'd like some assistance, you simply need to ask.

### 5/5 — Scoring

*2020-06-02, version 1.5.9*

I really like how simple it is to enter scores 
Really like the layout

I would really like to play holes , for example a high low game bet score with partners 

Is this possible?

### 5/5 — Great Service

*2020-01-13*

This app is perfect for our golf group of 32 guys. On top of tracking individual scores, it tracks all of the team bets, skins, side games and much more. I couldn’t figure one thing out so I reached out the the developers. I received a personalized detailed email within minutes. This morning (Sunday) I had a follow up question and was expecting them to reply some time later this week. Nope, they again replied with a long detailed email which answered all of my questions today (Sunday). I am going to recommend everyone in our golf group download the app. You can’t beat it for the price with great service to boot!

### 3/5 — Could be better

*2019-12-18*

The betting and scoring portions are excellent, but the limited number of golf courses with scorecard information is disappointing. The average golfer is NOT playing at Augusta National or Pebble Beach. All of my other golf apps have nearly every golf course in their database.

**Developer response:** ChasLee! - The Scoring Machine needs EVERYTHING that appears on the scorecard for the courses you  play - yardages, pars, hole handicaps, course ratings, slope ratings for both genders, for 9 or 18 holes. Those other apps don’t, and all that data is NOT readily available, so we make it easy:
•  a thousand or more full scorecards available to download from our archives
•  simple, fast features to input your course data yourself- maybe 10 minutes work
•  an option for you to take a photo of your scorecard and send it to us - we’ll do the work and share it with the world
You can always reach us at our support address and we can help - with anything - try us.  Thanks for your support!

## Frequently asked questions about The Scoring Machine

### What does The Scoring Machine do?

The Scoring Machine is a mobile application designed to help you organize and score golf games. It can handle scoring for yourself, a group of friends, a team, or even a full golf event, supporting a wide variety of game formats.

### What types of golf games can I score with this app?

The app supports dozens of different golf play types, including medal (stroke) play, match play, best-balls, foursomes, scrambles, Chapman, Stableford, and Chicago. It also handles skins and wagering automatically.

### Is this app free to use?

Based on the provided information, the application is free to use and does not appear to have in-app purchases or advertisements.

### What are the common use cases for The Scoring Machine?

Common use cases include keeping track of your own golf scores, managing scores for a casual round with friends, organizing team play, and scoring for larger golf events or tournaments. It simplifies the process of calculating scores and handicaps.

### Is this app compatible with other golf software?

Yes, the application is compatible with Mulligan's Eagle for the Mac, allowing for potential integration or data sharing with that platform.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.7.5 — 2024-08-30

•  Correction of printing problems when in system dark mode.

### 1.7.4 — 2024-07-17

•  Lots of bug fixes and improvements.
•  Support for latest iPhones, iOS 17 and beyond.
•  Better printing and sharing.

### 1.7.3 — 2023-05-03

•  Revert to temporarily support iOS 12.4

### 1.7.2 — 2023-04-29

•  Various bug fixes, performance and compatibility improvements.

### 1.7.1 — 2022-11-13

•  Cosmetic and performance improvements for all iPhone 14 devices
•  Most recent Dropbox support

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