TPC Group vs Access By Troon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TPC Group
This app connects golf coaches and students, providing tools for lesson management, scheduling, and performance analysis. Coaches can manage their students, record notes and media, and book lessons, while students can view their lesson history and book new sessions.
- Lesson scheduling and booking
- Student management
- Note and media recording
- Video analysis
- Calendar syncing
- Integrated payment system
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TPC Group is powered by GLF. Locker, an App supporting the GLF. LOCKER platform, please download if the following applies: Coaches - you have a subscription with TPC Group, you’ll need your log in credentials to access the App features. Students - if your Coach or golf academy are using the TPC Group to power their academy. You can download the App and see which academies are using GLF. and also sign up with them but in order to take advantage of all the features your Coach needs to be using the system. About GLF. LOCKER GLF. Locker is an innovative end to end web platform and associated App that is a one stop shop for golf coaching. The platform covers the business end, provides all the tools required for a Coach through to giving the Student a great experience while they are striving to achieve their goals. The App gives access to Coaches and Students: Coaches - linking directly with the GLF. LOCKER platform the App gives you access to your schedule (also syncing with your iOS calendar); your Students including being able to see Upcoming and Previous lessons as well as being able to record notes and add media to each lesson and class; Book a Lesson or class for new and existing Students (use integrated payment system); view all your Upcoming Lessons allowing quick access to the lesson page; you can View all Bookings and amend pricing; also easily record, analyse and save videos, photos and drills. Students - linking directly with the GLF. LOCKER platform the App gives you access to view all Upcoming and Previous lessons as well as the ability to book a lesson or class at your academy.
Access By Troon
Book tee times at Troon-managed golf courses, earn rewards, and enjoy mobile check-in. Upgrade for exclusive rates and faster rewards. Play more, earn more with this golf booking app.
- Book tee times
- Earn rewards points
- Mobile check-in
- Secure payment
- Invite friends
- Exclusive rates (Premium)
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Troon® is the world’s largest professional club management company. Access by Troon is the easiest way for golfers to find and book tee times across Troon’s network of resort and daily-fee courses, with convenient features like mobile check-in, secure payment, and the ability to invite friends to your group. Every round booked through Access earns points redeemable for free or discounted tee times at participating golf courses. Upgrade to Access Premium for exclusive rates, guest passes, automatic status upgrades, and faster rewards earning. Play more, earn more, and experience golf’s most rewarding booking app with Access by Troon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TPC Group at 5.0 against Access By Troon's 3.5. TPC Group also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). Access By Troon's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TPC Group holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Access By Troon has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TPC Group ships an update every 5 weeks, Access By Troon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TPC Group | Access By Troon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.5 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orbis Golf Limited | Troon Golf, LLC |
Customer experience
TPC Group
Access By Troon
In-app purchases
TPC Group
No in-app purchases
Access By Troon
No in-app purchases
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