Comparison

Golf Target GPS vs GolfPS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Golf Target GPS

This free tool helps golfers improve their game by planning shots, recording strokes, and tracking scores for up to four players. It provides detailed statistics and calculates handicaps using GPS and on-screen mapping.

Highlights
  • GPS-enabled shot planning
  • On-screen distance measurement
  • Stroke and score recording
  • Handicap calculation
  • Shot history and statistics
  • Cloud sync across iOS devices
Features
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Golf Target GPS is THE free tool for improving your golf game. It doesn't distract you from your game with annoying advertisements, emails, or newsletters nor does it charge you every month or year to continue to use it. What Golf Target GPS does do is allow you to plan your shots, record your strokes and keep score for you and your foursome. It provides valuable history and statistics about your shots and calculates a handicap. FEATURES: - Works with maps and GPS so there's no need to download course maps. - Tap the screen to measure the distance to a target. If you can't reach the target in one stroke, you can repeat the process to plan additional shots, avoiding hazards and utilizing the best clubs for each situation. You can zoom in or out and move your targets until you are happy with your plan. - Mark your shots as you play to create a comprehensive view of your round and capture valuable information about your game. - At the next tee, have Golf Target GPS count all your strokes to record a score, including putts and penalties. - When you get home, you can save your data to the cloud and sync it with other your iOS devices. - Golf Target GPS uses the data you captured during your round to calculate your club distances (both optimistic and average) as well as provide statistics to highlight your swing characteristics. - Tap the player button in the app to see your and your friends handicap indices and how the most recent rounds have contributed to them.

About

GolfPS

This golf GPS app provides your distance to the next pin and suggests a club based on your average distances. It's designed for simplicity, allowing you to focus on playing. Request new courses or suggest features via email.

Highlights
  • Distance to next pin
  • Suggested club based on average distances
  • Simple, focused interface
  • Course requests
  • Feature requests via email
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A simple golf GPS application giving your current distance to the next pin and a suggested club based on your average distances. This app is designed to give you only what you need so you can spend more time playing golf and less time staring at your digital devices. Request any course you would like added to the application and shoot us an email if you have any feature request!

Screenshots

Golf Target GPS4 screens
GolfPS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GolfPS at 5.0 against Golf Target GPS's 4.0. Golf Target GPS's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GolfPS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Target GPS has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Golf Target GPS ships an update every 9 months, GolfPS every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Golf Target GPS versus GolfPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolf Target GPSGolfPS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.5 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOne in a Million Apps LLCGreg DeJong

Customer experience

Golf Target GPS

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

GolfPS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Golf Target GPS

No in-app purchases

None

GolfPS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Golf Target GPS free?
Golf Target GPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GolfPS free?
GolfPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Golf Target GPS or GolfPS?
GolfPS is rated higher. Golf Target GPS averages 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while GolfPS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Golf Target GPS or GolfPS have ads?
Neither Golf Target GPS nor GolfPS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Golf Target GPS or GolfPS?
Golf Target GPS ships an update every 9 months, and GolfPS every 7 months. Most recently, Golf Target GPS was updated on October 7, 2026 and GolfPS on October 1, 2026.

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