Handicap Tracker vs Round Update Golf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Calculate golf handicap (USGA WHS)
- Support for any golf course
- Track progress over time
- View individual round differential
- Simple and easy to use
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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, iPHONE DUO AND iPAD On iPad and iPhone Duo, your rounds and courses open right beside the list. 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.
Round Update Golf
This app allows golfers to share their live scores, photos, and video clips with friends and family. Viewers can follow along without needing an account, reacting and commenting on updates as the game progresses. It supports over 16,000 U.S. courses and various game formats.
- Live scoring and updates
- Shareable live links
- Photo and video posts
- Interactive gallery with comments
- Support for 16,000+ U.S. courses
- Stroke play and match play formats
- Push notifications for key events
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Golf, with a gallery. Round Update is a live golf scoring app. Share one link and anyone can watch your round — scores, photos and clips, as they happen. Viewers don’t have to get the app or make an account. They just have fun watching. Courses Pick from over 16,000 U.S. courses and the scorecard fills itself in — par, yardage, stroke index, and the tees you’re actually playing. Stroke play or match play, with handicaps if you want them. Formats Classic Stroke Play and Match Play. Skins, carried over hole by hole. Set it up once at the start and the card keeps track, so nobody is doing arithmetic on the 18th tee. Updates Post a photo from the tee, a clip of the putt, or a voice note nobody needed to hear. Everyone watching can react and comment. It reads like a feed that lasts beyond the round. Notifications Watch a round from the app and get a buzz when it matters: someone posts, takes the lead, makes an eagle, or signs their card. You’ll also hear when someone replies to you, or joins a round you’re playing. Turn them on from any live round, and switch each kind off in your account whenever you like. Recaps A recap that is worth sending: the card, the story of the round, and share cards built from what actually happened. All of your rounds are saved to your account too. Free to Join Round Update is free. Create as many rounds as you like, keep every one of them, and share with as many people as you want. All Features ◉ Live Share Links ◉ Live Leaderboards ◉ Live Round Updates ◉ Push Notifications ◉ Posts by Hole ◉ Video and Photo Posts ◉ Add Voice Notes ◉ All Players Can Post ◉ Gallery Comments ◉ Skins and Carries ◉ Stroke and Match Play ◉ Score Change Charts ◉ Round Share Cards ◉ Round Recaps ◉ Saved Round History ◉ Watched Rounds ◉ Multi-Phone Scoring ◉ 16,000 U.S. Courses ◉ Add Handicaps ◉ Mid-Round Joiners ◉ No Account to Watch ◉ Teen Accounts ◉ Gross and Net ◉ Per-Player Tees ◉ 27-Hole Courses ◉ Conceded Holes ◉ PIN Protected Editor ◉ No Shared Location ◉ Local Time and Weather
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Round Update Golf at none against Handicap Tracker's 2. Round Update Golf also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Handicap Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (214 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Handicap Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Round Update Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.
Round Update Golf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handicap Tracker has 214 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Handicap Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Round Update Golf's.
Handicap Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Round Update Golf daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handicap Tracker | Round Update Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (214 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 214 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | corey smith | Round Update LLC |
Customer experience
Handicap Tracker
Round Update Golf
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
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- 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
Round Update Golf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Handicap Tracker
- Handicap Tracker Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Handicap Tracker Pro - Lifetime$59.99
Round Update Golf
No in-app purchases
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