Spark Golf vs X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spark Golf
This app connects people through recreational golf leagues. It facilitates social interaction, friendly competition, and organized 9-hole games. Discover local leagues and enjoy a more social and fun golf experience.
- Nationwide network of leagues
- 9-hole recreational golf
- Social connection and networking
- Friendly competition
- Organized league play
- Find local leagues
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At Spark, our mission is to bring people together to play golf. Spark began with a group of Orlando locals who wanted a regular night where they could have fun with friends, meet new ones and play golf. It was informal but authentic. As the word spread, more people joined the fun and Spark Golf was formed. Spark is now a nationwide network of 9-hole, recreational golf leagues where people play fun golf, connect with others and experience friendly competition. We bring people together to play golf. Our intention is to make Spark Golf more fun, social and organized than your everyday round of golf. So, find a league to join near you and start playing more golf!
X
Experience immersive indoor golf with advanced simulators. Play top courses, track your skills, analyze your swing, and book tee times easily. Enjoy a full entertainment experience with food and drinks.
- Book simulators
- Track golf stats
- Analyze swing
- Play virtual courses
- Find venues
- Create profile
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Welcome to the future of golf. Connect with one of the many X-Golf simulator venues across the U.S. for a one-of-a-kind, immersive golf experience that will level up your game. Inside an X-Golf simulator, you’ll discover the most advanced golf simulator technology, play the world’s top courses, measure and track your skills in many game formats and competitions, practice at the driving range, analyze your swing, and be totally entertained. The X-Golf app lets you easily: *Create a profile *Track your stats *Book a simulator from anywhere, anytime *Find the X-Golf venue closest to you *Log in fast ABOUT X-Golf X-Golf develops fully immersive, powerful, high-end golf simulators, the core experiences of the world's best indoor entertainment golf plus bar-restaurant concept. The X-Golf technology is the most comprehensive indoor golf tracking system available, giving you the ability to accurately replicate all golf shots, including short game. The X-Golf system performs over 6,000 calculations per second allowing for accurate measurement of ball speed, launch, direction, and spin, along with club path, and impact, and speed. Every X-Golf location offers a full-service bar and restaurant serving beer, wine, liquor and a number of food options. *Some features are unavailable for X-Golf venues outside the U.S. & Canada. Terms of use: https://www.xgolffranchise.com/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spark Golf at 69% against X's 13%. Spark Golf also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). X's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support 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
Both are free to download. X sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per year. Spark Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spark Golf holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spark Golf has 8.6K ratings behind it against 79, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Spark Golf's written reviews are positive against 13% of X's.
Spark Golf ships an update every 3 months, X every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spark Golf | X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8.6K ratings) — better | 2.6 (79 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.6K — better | 79 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Epic Golf, Inc. | XGolf America Inc |
Customer experience
Spark Golf
X
User reviews
Spark Golf
From 8.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun format
- 👍 Friendly and accommodating
- 👍 Great customer service
- 👍 Convenient and easy to use
- 👍 Good opportunity to meet new people
Room to improve
- 🐛 Scoring issues and imbalanced system
- ⏱️ Slow pace of play
- 💰 Overpriced compared to regular play
- 🤔 Confusing and lacking in organization
- 📞 Poor customer support responsiveness
X
From 79 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent golf system (X-Golf)
- 🚀 New laser detection system praised
- 👍 QR code scanning to start round
- 👍 Profile picture displayed during play
- 👍 Simulators are the best technology
Room to improve
- 🐛 App does nothing/useless
- 🐛 Cannot see past round information/stats
- 🐛 App is a shortcut to a bad website
- 🐛 Cannot log in to website
- 🐛 App won't allow account creation
Bugs and requests
Spark Golf
Reported bugs
2 issues- Issues with score registration
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add GPS functionality
- Improve real-time booking and scheduling
- Implement fairer scoring system
X
Reported bugs
73 issues- App does nothing
- Cannot see past round information or stats
- App is a shortcut to a website that sucks
- Cannot book tee times via app
- Invalid username/password on website
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- App won't allow account creation past step 3
- App not loading latest rounds
- No link to customer support
- Stats data leaves a lot to be desired
- No submit button on app for account creation
- App records some data but is very lacking
- App doesn't display most data collected
- Cannot track driving range stats
- App doesn't sync with website
- App doesn't remember home course
- No clear link to log into account in app
- No clear way to view upcoming reservations in app
- Half of the functions on the app are just links to the website
- Open tee times listed confusingly
- App is currently useless
- Doesn't track stats or connect account
- QR code scan does nothing
- Clunky navigation
- Most tabs take you to a webpage outside of the app
- Not updating scores even when scanned in
- Stats and rounds don't load after play
- Cannot change profile picture
- Defaults to first picture, cannot change
- Dates of handicap changes not shown
- Doesn't always connect to the game
- Premium stats option gone
- Half the app isn't functional
- Forwards to website when clicked
- Data never makes it to the app
- No way to manually enter data
- Doesn't save games after most recent update
- Cannot view recent games
- Only shows number of times to simulator, no other statistics
- Profile picture upload isn't working again
- Cannot connect to a simulator using the app
- App doesn't update stats
- Only tracked stats for 1 of 4 games played
- Site updating stats problem
- Problem with updating picture and settings within account
- Won't allow upgrade to club membership
- Says it can't connect to the store
- Will not let me connect to iTunes account to subscribe
- No option to contact support
- Nowhere to login online
- App won't let me upgrade subscription
- Says 'there was an issue connecting with the store'
- Won't record any rounds
- Cannot change password in the app
- Password reset autogenerates and that's it
- Lacks meaningful stats that can be viewed after a round
- Cannot view past scorecards or practice session data
- Subscription is just throwing away money
- Profile pops up with photo, but took awhile to update
- Working out bugs with score tracking
- Almost impossible to book tee times
- Website takes you straight to bookings
- Cannot even view website
- Link to contact developer is not working
- Link to add Avatar is broken and crashes the app
- No way to get round code after round started
- Scores were inaccurate
- Paid subscription, no stats, no scorecard
- App underdelivers in a huge way
- Doesn't share any of the data collected
- Cannot see scorecard for a round
- Ball speed and spin not available
- Summarized at a very high level with few stats
- Join Game function only works half the time
Requested features
24 requests- View past round information/stats
- View driving range stats
- Sync with other golfing apps (18Birdies, Blue Tees)
- Better data visibility in the app
- Ability to view/manage stats data
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- Load swing videos during practice sessions
- View history or rounds
- Display club speed, ball speed, distance, spin data
- Ability to set level on the app
- Add round after QR code
- Save/view actual scorecard
- View past scorecards or practice session data
- Add Avatar button functionality
- Fix profile picture upload
- Option to contact support
- Manual data entry for rounds
- Improve app functionality
- Make app more than just a website link
- Improve tee time booking process
- Display handicap change dates
- Display old game scores
- Allow users to set their level in the app
- Option to set up golf bag
- Allow users to upgrade subscription/membership
In-app purchases
Spark Golf
No in-app purchases
X
- Localization$0.491 Year
- Gold Tier$5.991 Year
