ES12 vs PGA Member
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ES12
Enhance your golf game with advanced performance tracking and club recommendations. This digital system logs your shots, analyzes data, and suggests the best club for any distance based on your past performance.
- Logs up to 2000 shots
- Ball speed and distance tracking
- Instant audible feedback
- Performance data analysis
- Club usage analysis
- Course Caddy club recommendations
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Ernest Sports introduces new innovative technology geared towards enhancing your golf performance. The Ernest Sports app, when coupled with the ES12 portable launch monitor, will not only help improve your golf game but it gives YOU the advantage on the course. The complete digital golf system is great for golfers of all levels of expertise. From junior golfers to scratch golfers, this system incorporates technique with enjoyment, bringing new life to your golf game. The Ernest Sports app includes: Range Data: - Logs up to 2000 shots, ball speed, distance and club use - Provides instant audible feedback on all shots hit - Analyzes performance data by shot or club Course Caddy: - Ability to input the distance you need to hit your ball, and by pulling all of your logged range sessions, the Course Caddy will make a club recommendation based on your past performance with each club. ... and much much more!! For more information on the app, the ES12 and/or purchasing information please visit our website at www.ernestsports.com
PGA Member
This app is designed exclusively for PGA Members to manage their membership details, access the Deferred Compensation program, pay dues, and find job opportunities. It aims to keep members connected with the PGA of America.
- Manage membership information
- Participate in Deferred Compensation
- Pay membership dues
- Search for job opportunities
- Stay engaged with PGA of America
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In this app just for PGA Members, they will be able to manage their membership information, participate in the Deferred Compensation program, pay their dues and search for jobs. Our goal is to make it easy for Members to stay engaged with the PGA of America whether they’re on the course, in the boardroom or anywhere in-between.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PGA Member at 3.9 against ES12's 3.3. ES12's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (10% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
PGA Member holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of ES12's written reviews are positive against 0% of PGA Member's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ES12 ships an update monthly, PGA Member every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ES12 | PGA Member |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (8 ratings) | 3.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ernest Sports, Inc | Professional Golfers' Association of America |
Customer experience
ES12
PGA Member
In-app purchases
ES12
No in-app purchases
PGA Member
No in-app purchases
