Comparison

Handicap Tracker vs Golfer

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

Head to head
About

Handicap Tracker

This app helps golfers calculate and monitor their handicap using the USGA WHS formula. Track your progress over time and view individual round differentials. It's designed for personal use and is not affiliated with the USGA.

Highlights
  • Calculate golf handicap (USGA WHS)
  • Support for any golf course
  • Track progress over time
  • View individual round differential
  • Simple and easy to use
Features
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Handicap Tracker is the simple way to calculate and track your golf handicap with the World Handicap System (WHS). Add the courses you play, post your scores, and watch your Handicap Index update. No membership, no account, no sign-up. CALCULATE YOUR HANDICAP INDEX Post a round and Handicap Tracker computes your Handicap Index using the World Handicap System (WHS) 2024 method, the framework used by golf's governing bodies. Your index updates automatically every time you add a round. A COURSE HANDICAP FOR ANY COURSE Add any course you play with its course rating, slope rating, and par. Handicap Tracker gives you a Course Handicap for each one, shown as a whole number, so you know your strokes before you tee off. SEE EVERY ROUND'S SCORE DIFFERENTIAL Each round shows its own Score Differential, so you can see exactly how every round factors into your index. 18- AND 9-HOLE ROUNDS Post full 18-hole rounds or 9-hole rounds. Nine-hole rounds are combined into 18-hole equivalents using the official expected-score method, so they count the right way toward your index. Your first index establishes after 54 holes, in any mix of 9s and 18s. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Watch your Handicap Index trend over time with charts and stats, see which rounds are counting toward your index right now, and spot whether your game is heading in the right direction. SYNCS ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Your courses and rounds sync automatically over iCloud, so your full history is on every device you sign in to. DESIGNED FOR iPHONE AND iPAD A clean, fast, native design with full Dark Mode. Export your full round history to CSV whenever you want it. HANDICAP TRACKER PRO (OPTIONAL) Handicap Tracker is free and supported by ads. Pro is an optional upgrade for golfers who want more: - Handicap Card: share or print a clean card of your index as a PDF or image - No ads - What Counts Next: see the score you need at your home course to lower your index - Deeper stats: more ways to look at your index over time Everything free stays free. Your Handicap Index, Course Handicap, round history, stats, and CSV export are not moving behind the paywall. Pro Annual: an auto-renewing subscription at $19.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Pro Lifetime: a one-time purchase of $59.99. It is not a subscription and there is nothing to renew. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://handicaptracker.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://handicaptracker.app/privacy Disclaimer: Handicap Tracker is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the USGA, The R&A, or the World Handicap System. "World Handicap System" and "WHS" are used only to describe the calculation method. The Handicap Index and Course Handicap shown are unofficial, for personal tracking only, and are no substitute for an official Handicap Index issued by the USGA, The R&A, or an authorized golf association. The app does not post scores to GHIN or any official handicapping service.

About

Golfer

This app simplifies golf handicap calculations for groups and courses. It offers quick access to handicaps for any tee, allowing users to organize friends, family, or league players and favorite courses. Data is saved locally and on iCloud for access across devices.

Highlights
  • Group player setup
  • Course and tee organization
  • Rapid handicap access
  • Local and iCloud data saving
  • Cross-device data synchronization
  • New interface for easier access
Features
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With the recent changes, the calculation of handicaps for any tee has become more complicated. You can get handicaps for any tee from websites or apps, but it requires a number of steps through the process to get them. The Golfer App lets you setup groups of players and courses for the family, friends or league that like play together, and provides fast access to tee handicaps for anyone in your groups. Friends, family or league player groups can be setup to get rapid access to tee handicaps. Golf course tees can also be organized in groups of favorites. Once setup, selecting any golfer will show that persons handicap for all of the tees in all of the groups. Similarly, selecting any tee will show the handicaps for all players in all groups for that tee. The new version has been updated with a new interface providing easier access to handicap information for players and courses.  Your golfer data is now saved locally on your device as well as on your iCloud Drive, making your data available anywhere with good or weak connections. This latest version has several improvements helping you get quick access to handicaps on the golf course, while still allowing you to use the same data on your other iCloud connected devices when you need to review at home. This version will also operate on a single device without an iCloud Drive connection, storing the information locally.

Screenshots

Handicap Tracker4 screens
Golfer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Golfer at none against Handicap Tracker's 2. Golfer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Handicap Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (212 vs 2). On price 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

Both are free to download. Handicap Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Golfer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Golfer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handicap Tracker has 212 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handicap Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Golfer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Handicap Tracker versus Golfer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandicap TrackerGolfer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (212 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings212 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developercorey smithGordon Thomson

Customer experience

Handicap Tracker

All ratings212 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative24.2%

Golfer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Handicap Tracker

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • All data deleted
  • Scores and courses disappeared
  • Handicap stayed the same
  • Unable to send email to support
  • All data gone after season
Show 4 more
  • Scores disappeared after six weeks
  • All rounds disappeared after a year
  • Lost all data after a year
  • Cannot get last games into app after phone upgrade

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to select app icon
  • Show round differentials on rounds list
  • Link to course database for easier entry
  • Allow entry of gross and adjusted gross scores
  • Option to input adjusted gross score

Golfer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Handicap Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Handicap Tracker Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Handicap Tracker Pro - Lifetime$59.99
None

Golfer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handicap Tracker free?
Handicap Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Golfer free?
Golfer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Handicap Tracker or Golfer?
Golfer is rated higher. Handicap Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 212 ratings, while Golfer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Handicap Tracker or Golfer have ads?
Handicap Tracker shows ads; Golfer does not.
Which is updated more often, Handicap Tracker or Golfer?
Handicap Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Golfer every 4 months. Most recently, Handicap Tracker was updated on October 14, 2026 and Golfer on October 2, 2026.

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