Comparison

Mini Golf Challenge vs Spin Shot Golf

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

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About

Mini Golf Challenge

Experience realistic miniature golf with intuitive touch controls for aiming and power. Track your scores automatically and share achievements. Offers multiple game modes for solo play and practice.

Highlights
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Automatic scorekeeping
  • Shareable achievements
  • Multiple gameplay modes
  • Free Play practice mode
  • Universal app support
Features
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Enjoy the thrill of miniature golf on your iPhone or iPad. Touch the head of your putter, pulling it back slightly, and then push it forward. How fast you push it forward determines how hard your shot will be, and how far the ball will go. The View Button zooms out to let you see a bird’s eye view of the current hole. The Path Button lets you see the view from your ball to the cup, to help you line up your shot. The normal top-down view has two curved arrow buttons, to turn the angle you are facing the ball, and will affect the direction of your shot. Automatically keeps score. Optionally shares your accomplishments via email, instant messaging, or social media. Multiple gameplay modes: - 1 Player, Course 1 (holes 1-9) - 1 Player, Course 2 (holes 10-18) - 1 Player, Full Course (holes 1-18) - Free Play practice whatever hole you wish Challenging for all ages. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays.

About

Spin Shot Golf

Experience a unique golf game where you control the ball's spin in mid-air. Master 16 courses with two distinct swing mechanics, build your career, and customize your clubs. Compete on leaderboards and personalize your golf balls.

Highlights
  • Mid-air ball spin control
  • 16 unique golf courses
  • Two swing mechanics (Slingshot & Pro)
  • Career mode with tournaments
  • Club customization and upgrades
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Customizable golf ball designs
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A little golf. A lot of spin. Pull back, aim, and let it fly. Then shape the ball in midair, bend it around trouble, or bring it back toward the cup with backspin. Spin Shot Golf combines satisfying touch controls with 16 full-length courses and a career worth chasing. MAKE EVERY SHOT YOUR OWN Take the bold line over the water. Curve around a tough approach. Land beyond the flag and spin it back. Dial in your backspin to bring the ball toward the cup, or add forward spin for extra run. From a sweeping drive to a delicate approach, experiment with the flight and finish. Every hole gives you another chance to chase an eagle or an unforgettable hole-in-one. TWO WAYS TO SWING Start with Slingshot: pull back, aim, and release. Try Pro for a more hands-on challenge: pull back, then swing forward through the ball. Your swing path adds shape to the shot. 16 COURSES. 288 HOLES. Explore alpine lakes at Alpine Springs, tropical islands at Coral Cay, coastal cliffs at Pacific Bluffs, and volcanic fairways at Desert Ember. Take on desert golf at Redstone Canyon, rainforest ravines at Evermist Valley, and traditional links at Old Town Links. Discover 16 distinct courses, each with 18 holes and its own personality. BUILD YOUR CAREER Enter tournaments, earn coins, upgrade your clubs, and work toward bigger events. Complete events to advance through your career, then return to improve your placement and chase the win. Build a bag that suits your game and take on the shots that once felt out of reach. Your journey to becoming legendary starts with the next round. BUILD A BAG THAT FITS YOUR GAME Choose club specializations for distance, precision, backspin, wind control, or recovery from rough and sand. Mix specializations across club categories to build a bag for the shots you love to play. Try Power Drive for distance, Pin Seeker for approach control, or Spin Master for backspin and control on the green. Chase the ultimate upgrade: Legendary clubs combine the best specialist strengths to bring out the full potential of your game. ADD YOUR OWN STYLE Spend earned coins on distinctive golf ball designs, including animated styles. Give your ball a look of its own while keeping the same playing physics. READ THE WIND. CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE. A breeze can nudge an approach. A strong crosswind can change your whole plan. Read the conditions, choose your club, and decide whether to play it safe or go for the flag. Championship, Pro, and Legendary tees offer different ways to take on each course. Move back when you want a tougher test and discover a new angle on a familiar hole. CHASE THE LEADERBOARDS Compare your performance with friends on weekly, monthly, and all-time leaderboards. Chase your longest drive, longest holed shot, and lowest round. WATCH YOUR CAREER TAKE SHAPE Track your scoring average, driving distance and accuracy, greens in regulation, and putts per round. Count your birdies, eagles, holes-in-one, and albatrosses. Review stats by course and chase personal records for your longest drive, longest holed shot, longest putt, and lowest round. FIND YOUR TOUCH Head to the practice facility to work on drives, bunker shots, chipping, and putting. Get a feel for your clubs and see how small changes to power and spin affect the result. Take what you learn back to the course. RELIVE THE SHOT That approach that spins back toward the flag. That long shot that drops straight into the cup. Watch your great moments again with instant replays and enjoy the finish one more time. FREE TO PLAY. OPTIONAL PREMIUM UPGRADE. Play for free with ads. The optional Premium Upgrade removes mandatory ads, doubles coin rewards, and unlocks all courses. Your next great shot is waiting.

Screenshots

Mini Golf Challenge4 screens
Spin Shot Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spin Shot Golf at 50% against Mini Golf Challenge's 0%. Spin Shot Golf also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (3.7 vs 3.0). Mini Golf Challenge's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Spin Shot Golf is free to download; Mini Golf Challenge costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spin Shot Golf holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Mini Golf Challenge's written reviews are positive against 50% of Spin Shot Golf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Golf Challenge ships an update every 30 months, Spin Shot Golf every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mini Golf Challenge versus Spin Shot Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini Golf ChallengeSpin Shot Golf
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB1.2 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMagnin & AssociatesK Squared Digital

Customer experience

Mini Golf Challenge

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Spin Shot Golf

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mini Golf Challenge

No in-app purchases

None

Spin Shot Golf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Golf Challenge free?
Mini Golf Challenge costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spin Shot Golf free?
Spin Shot Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mini Golf Challenge or Spin Shot Golf?
Spin Shot Golf is rated higher. Mini Golf Challenge averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Spin Shot Golf averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Mini Golf Challenge or Spin Shot Golf have ads?
Spin Shot Golf shows ads; Mini Golf Challenge does not.
Which is updated more often, Mini Golf Challenge or Spin Shot Golf?
Mini Golf Challenge ships an update every 30 months, and Spin Shot Golf every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mini Golf Challenge was updated on November 3, 2026 and Spin Shot Golf on November 1, 2026.

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