Mountaintop vs Desert Highlands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mountaintop
Enhance your experience on and off property with a custom app. Access member and staff directories, request valet services, order food, and receive club updates. Enjoy a seamless digital experience designed for member convenience.
- Member photo directory
- Staff directory
- Valet car request
- Club bag room requests
- Order dinner to go
- Club updates
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Welcome to Mountaintop where the experience of our members is our primary focus. We have developed a custom app to enhance your experience on and off property. We have a full member photo directory as well as a staff directory. With a touch of a button, you can get your car from valet, request your clubs from the bag room, order dinner “to go” and get the latest updates from the club. We hope you enjoy the new, digital Mountaintop experience. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. The Mountaintop app will attempt to shutdown background GPS services when they are no longer needed.
Desert Highlands
Enhance your experience on and off property with this custom app. Easily book tee times, request club services, view and pay statements, and access a directory of amenities. Enjoy a seamless digital experience designed for members.
- Book tee times
- Request club services
- View and pay statements
- Access amenity directory
- Digital property experience
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Welcome to Desert Highlands, where the experience of our members is our primary focus. We have developed a custom app to enhance your experience on and off property. With a touch of a button, you can make a tee time, request your clubs from the bag room, view and pay your statement and use a directory of amenities and services. We hope you enjoy the new, digital Desert Highlands experience. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. The Desert Highlands app will attempt to shutdown background GPS services when they are no longer needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Desert Highlands at 4.6 against Mountaintop's 3.7. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Desert Highlands holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Mountaintop | Desert Highlands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mountaintop Golf & Lake Club Inc. | The Desert Highlands Association |
Customer experience
Mountaintop
Desert Highlands
In-app purchases
Mountaintop
No in-app purchases
Desert Highlands
No in-app purchases
Questions
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