Comparison

Shot Golf vs Golf Rival

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

Head to head
About

Shot Golf

Experience a unique twist on mini-golf with challenging courses filled with obstacles like hills, bunkers, and warp fields. Test your putting skills to complete each hole before running out of shots.

Highlights
  • Five unique crazy golf courses
  • Challenging obstacles: hills, bunkers, warp fields, switches, water, ice
  • Intuitive touch-and-drag controls for aiming and power
  • Nine holes per course designed for challenge
  • Progress through different themed courses
Features
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Its mini golf, with a twist! Can you get to the end of the course before you run out of shots? Five crazy golf courses containing hills, bunkers, warp fields, tricky switches, water hazards and ice stand between you and Shot Golf glory. How does it work? Putting has never been easier: Touch the screen, drag your finger back to aim and set the power, let go to fire. Each golf course contains nine holes designed to challenge even the toughest golfing pro. The Village course sets you up with simple greens, rolling hills and wooden obstacles standing between your golf ball and the holes. The Breach Trip course throws a good measure of sand into the mix - will the bunkers prevent you from putting to victory? Warp Party brings inter-dimensional travel into your golfing mix. Switch City puts some very real obstacles between your ball and the hole. Only some weird yellow switches will help you clear this course. The Water Alert course features the hardest holes in the game. There are water hazards, icy straights and the most challenging mini golf you'll find in this game. This is crazy golf at its best!

About

Golf Rival

Compete in real-time multiplayer golf battles, showcasing your skills on over 300 courses. Collect powerful clubs and balls to outwit opponents and climb leaderboards. Enjoy various game modes, from 1v1 duels to tournaments, and improve your golf game with every match.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer PvP golf
  • Over 300 courses and 20+ themes
  • Collect golf clubs and balls
  • Tournament mode
  • Play with friends
  • Unlock new challenges and rewards
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The golf course is calling! Tee-off and become the ultimate golf champion in Golf Rival! Golf Rival is a free-to-play real time PVP golf game where real golf skills need infinite creativity. Show off your golf genius like never before! Collect powerful golf clubs and balls and play across 600+ courses in more than 21+ themes! Satisfy your golf dreams of hitting incredible shots, dueling your rivals, climbing the leaderboards and becoming a true golf master. Let's go for the perfect swing, a hole-in-one and prove you're a golf pro! We’re adding a new layer of depth in Golf Rival! With focus on golf clubs players already love, and a new fun world to prove them in! With Course Conditions in play, every hole feels unique. Wind zones and gravity shifts force you to read the course fresh, every single time. And Club Mods help in countering whatever the golf course throws at you. Players dust off clubs they already own, slot in new mod upgrades, and tune their golf clubs to personalized strategies. This exciting free golf game has many modes to play and master. From 1v1 golf shootout duels, to golf championship Tournaments against a global community of golfers, to playing golf with rivals and friends. In Golf Rival, scoring a birdie is only the start of the competitive fun! Outwit rivals with powerful golf balls and clubs, because no two online golf matches are ever the same. Grab your clubs, and enjoy the golfing fun, whether you're a golfing newbie or an ultimate sports game expert! PLAY EXCITING GOLF GAMES -Unlock incredible golf challenges and conquer them by winning real time golf clashes and shootouts -Master your golf swing with precision and creativity and watch your skills grow -Compete in both 9-hole and 18-hole golf championship Tournaments every exciting season -Multiplayer golf mode and daily challenges await - play golf now every single day! -Beautiful 3D golf courses across different themes and difficulties always deliver an ultimate golf challenge GROW YOUR GOLF SKILLS -Golf Rival is unlike any free golf game you've tried - a true golfing simulator with creative and fantastical clubs and balls -Win real golf duels to unlock amazing rewards for your golf bag and take your golf pro skills to the next level -With every real time golf clash, you'll sharpen your genius swing and pull off incredible golf shots! INFINITE GOLF FUN -Every Golf Rival season is fun and fresh, with new courses, golf balls and rewards all the time! -Skill games like Kingdom, Ace Open and Brink events put a unique spin on classic golf - putting, chipping and more -Add your friends and see who has the golf genius to become the #1 golfer! -Connect with players from the Golf Rival community on Facebook and join the conversation Join golf fans around the world and download Golf Rival now to start your journey to becoming an ultimate golf champion! Golf Rival is available in 13 languages. Join the Golf Rival community on Facebook! Golf Rival is FREE to download and includes optional in-game purchases (including random items). If you wish to disable in-game purchases, please turn off the in-app purchases in your phone or tablet’s Settings. Terms of service: https://www.take2games.com/legal/en-US/

Screenshots

Shot Golf4 screens
Golf Rival4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shot Golf at none against Golf Rival's 11. Golf Rival's advantage is ratings volume (156K vs 236) and review sentiment (38% vs 25%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Golf Rival sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Shot Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Shot Golf against 4.5 for Golf Rival. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Rival has 156K ratings behind it against 236, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Shot Golf's written reviews are positive against 38% of Golf Rival's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shot Golf ships an update every 2 weeks, Golf Rival every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Shot Golf versus Golf Rival: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShot GolfGolf Rival
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (236 ratings)4.5 (156K ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews37.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings236156K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#11 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB388 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames GrayZynga Inc.

Customer experience

Shot Golf

All ratings226 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral9.3%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

Golf Rival

All ratings155,900 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews2,462 reviews
Positive37.6%
Neutral12.3%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Shot Golf

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Golf Rival

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent disconnections and sync issues
  • Glitches with shot trajectories
  • Disappearing in-app purchases

Requested features

5 requests
  • More diverse course selection
  • Fairer matchmaking system
  • Ability to replay unlocked levels
  • Improved club upgrade system
  • More challenging putting

In-app purchases

None

Shot Golf

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Golf Rival

One-time10
  • PIGGY_BANK$2.99
  • Save Streak$2.99
  • BIG PILE OF DIAMONDS$4.99
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  • Arena Big Deal$4.99
  • CHALLENGE PASS$4.99
  • FULL BAG OF DIAMONDS$9.99
  • Arena Super Deal$9.99
  • CLUB OFFER 1$9.99
  • FULL CHEST OF DIAMONDS$19.99
  • Arena Amazing Deal$19.99

Questions

Is Shot Golf free?
Shot Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Golf Rival free?
Golf Rival is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shot Golf or Golf Rival?
Golf Rival is rated higher. Shot Golf averages 4.4 out of 5 from 236 ratings, while Golf Rival averages 4.5 from 156K ratings.
Do Shot Golf or Golf Rival have ads?
Both Shot Golf and Golf Rival show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shot Golf or Golf Rival?
Shot Golf ships an update every 2 weeks, and Golf Rival every 9 days. Most recently, Shot Golf was updated on October 21, 2026 and Golf Rival on October 21, 2026.

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