Comparison

Toptracer Range vs RiverGhillie

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

Head to head
About

Toptracer Range

Enhance your golf practice with advanced ball-tracing technology. Analyze your shots by club, compete on leaderboards, and record your swings with live data. This app works exclusively with Toptracer-enabled driving ranges.

Highlights
  • Live shot tracing and data
  • Shot history analysis by club
  • Global and local leaderboards
  • Practice mode
  • Swing video recording with data
  • Competitive games for all skill levels
Features
Currently charting
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The official app for the #1 Range Technology in Golf. Installed at more than 750+ ranges in 32 countries, Toptracer Range delivers range guests the same ball-tracing technology seen during professional golf tournament TV broadcasts. Toptracer Range offers an engaging, tech-driven experience for golfers who want to improve their game and compete with friends in games for beginners and scratch golfers alike. - This app is the best way to enhance your Toptracer Range experience. - Track and analyze your shot history, by golf club - See how your performance in games compares to others on local and global leaderboards - Practice and see your live shot traces and data within the app - Record and share your swing videos with live ball trace and shot data included Note: This app can only be used with Toptracer-enabled driving ranges. App features vary by the Toptracer Range configuration installed at each range.

About

RiverGhillie

Features
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RiverGhillie is the complete digital journal for salmon and trout anglers on Scottish rivers. Track every catch with GPS precision, monitor live river conditions from SEPA, and get the weather data you need to plan the perfect trip — all in one beautifully designed app. KEY FEATURES • Catch Journal Log every fish with species, weight, length, location, photo, and release status. GPS coordinates are captured automatically from your photos. Each catch is enriched with live SEPA river level data from the nearest monitoring station, so you'll always know what the water was doing when you hooked that fish. Log hours fished and the no-touch days too — blanks are half the pattern. • Ghillie's Advice The ghillie reads today's live level, trend, rainfall, weather and moon phase to recommend a line, tip, fly size and three flies — grounded in your own catch history and the classic patterns of your river, with a warning when today's water looks like water you've blanked on before. • Interactive Catch Map See your entire season laid out on a map at the bottom of your journal. Every catch position is plotted, and you can tap any catch to fly straight to its location. Each catch card has a map icon — tap it to open a full-screen map where you can view, adjust, or drop a pin to set the exact location. No GPS from your photo? No problem — just drop a pin manually. • Live River Levels Real-time data from SEPA's network of ~775 monitoring stations across Scotland. Search any river, see current water heights, track trends (rising, falling, or steady), and view interactive charts spanning 1-day, 3-day, and 7-day windows. Set alerts to get notified when water levels rise on your favourite rivers. • River Flow Data Monitor discharge rates (m³/s) alongside water levels, with short-term (6h) and long-term (24h) trend indicators so you can time your trip perfectly. • Weather Forecast Detailed hourly and 7-day weather forecasts powered by Open-Meteo. Wind speed and direction, temperature, rainfall, humidity, pressure, and cloud cover — presented in a clear, XCWeather-style format. Add weather favourites for the locations you fish most. • Rain Radar Play back the last two hours of observed rain plus half an hour of forecast over your location or any river. • Weather History One tap backfills the actual air temperature, wind, conditions and 24-hour rainfall at each of your GPS-pinned catches. Every catch also shows the moon phase for its night. • Tide Stations Tide predictions near river mouths, offset for how long the tide takes to reach your river, with one-tap directions via Apple Maps. • River Detail Pages Dedicated pages for each river showing all monitoring stations, interactive level and flow charts, tide stations near the river mouth, weather conditions, and beats and pools contributed by the community. • Community Beats Map A shared, crowd-sourced map of beats and pools. Any angler can add a beat with coordinates and notes — instantly visible to all users. One-tap driving directions via Apple Maps or Google Maps. • Crew & Social Connect with fishing friends. Send and accept friend requests, see your crew's recent catches, and share your angling journey. • Catch Insights Visualise your season with detailed statistics — species breakdowns, catch trends, weight distributions, fish per hour, blank sessions, and SEPA level correlations. Spot patterns and improve your strategy. • Notifications Get alerted when river levels rise on your favourite waters, when friends log new catches, and when you have pending crew requests. Custom sonar ping notification sound. • Cloud Sync & Privacy Your catch log syncs securely to the cloud via Supabase, so your data is safe and accessible across devices. Favourites, weather locations and pinned stations sync too. Apple Sign In for secure, private authentication. RiverGhillie is built by anglers, for anglers. No ads, no clutter — just the tools you need to make the most of every trip to the river.

Screenshots

Toptracer Range4 screens
RiverGhillie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Toptracer Range at every 8 days against RiverGhillie's monthly. Toptracer Range also leads on chart position (#206 vs unranked). RiverGhillie's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toptracer Range ships an update every 8 days, RiverGhillie monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Toptracer Range versus RiverGhillie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToptracer RangeRiverGhillie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#206 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size373 MB35 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTopgolf Sweden ABMichael Tait

Bugs and requests

Toptracer Range

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing during account creation
  • Inconsistent shot tracking and distance reporting
  • Compatibility issues with certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to delete or reset historical data
  • More detailed shot and round analytics
  • Integration with other golf apps and platforms
  • Multiplayer and social features

RiverGhillie

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Toptracer Range

No in-app purchases

None

RiverGhillie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Toptracer Range free?
Toptracer Range is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RiverGhillie free?
RiverGhillie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Toptracer Range or RiverGhillie have ads?
Neither Toptracer Range nor RiverGhillie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Toptracer Range or RiverGhillie?
Toptracer Range ships an update every 8 days, and RiverGhillie monthly. Most recently, Toptracer Range was updated on November 3, 2026 and RiverGhillie on October 25, 2026.

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