Comparison

GolfPS vs Golf GPS++

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

Head to head
About

GolfPS

This golf GPS app provides your distance to the next pin and suggests a club based on your average distances. It's designed for simplicity, allowing you to focus on playing. Request new courses or suggest features via email.

Highlights
  • Distance to next pin
  • Suggested club based on average distances
  • Simple, focused interface
  • Course requests
  • Feature requests via email
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A simple golf GPS application giving your current distance to the next pin and a suggested club based on your average distances. This app is designed to give you only what you need so you can spend more time playing golf and less time staring at your digital devices. Request any course you would like added to the application and shoot us an email if you have any feature request!

About

Golf GPS++

This app transforms your Apple Watch into a golf companion, offering GPS distances, automatic shot tracking, and scorekeeping without needing your phone. Analyze your swing and putting performance with detailed motion analysis and review comprehensive game statistics.

Highlights
  • Wrist-based GPS distances
  • Automatic swing and shot detection
  • On-wrist scoring
  • Swing and putt motion analysis
  • Club distance and accuracy tracking
  • Offline course maps
  • Syncs with Apple Health
Features
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LEAVE YOUR PHONE IN THE BAG Turn your Apple Watch into a powerful golf GPS, scorecard, and automatic shot tracker. Get distances from your wrist, automatically record shots, keep score, and review your swing and putting performance—all without carrying your phone around the course. BUILT FOR APPLE WATCH With Golf GPS++, your Apple Watch becomes your on-course golf companion: • See GPS distances to greens and hazards • Automatically detect and record golf swings • Save the GPS location of each detected shot • Track club distance and accuracy • Keep score directly from your wrist • Automatically advance to the next hole • Play without carrying your phone • Sync round data between Apple Watch and iPhone • Contribute workouts to Apple Health and your Activity rings • Show maps on your watch (Internet needed for this feature) UNDERSTAND EVERY SWING Golf GPS++ does more than measure distance. Built-in motion analysis helps you understand how you swing and putt during an actual round. Swing analysis can include: • Swing tempo • Hand speed • Swing plane • Impact angle Putt analysis can include: • Tempo • Take-back angle • Take-back time • Follow-through angle • Follow-through time TRACK YOUR GAME AUTOMATICALLY Golf GPS++ uses motion recognition and GPS to detect swings and build a record of your round. Review useful golf statistics, including: • Club distances • Club accuracy • Fairways hit • Greens in regulation • Putts per hole • Shot locations • Round history Prefer a simpler experience? Use Simple Mode to record your total score without tracking every individual shot. PLAN EVERY HOLE Explore more than 35,000 golf courses around the world. • Measure distances to greens and hazards • Zoom in on detailed satellite imagery • View holes using 2D or 3D maps • Preview each hole with a 3D flyover • Check real-time wind direction • Download and cache courses before playing Once a course has been loaded, it remains available offline, so you don’t need a reliable internet connection on the course. USE IT YOUR WAY Use Golf GPS++ on your iPhone, your Apple Watch, or both together. Round information syncs between your phone and Watch in real time. The iPhone experience includes free GPS and course-mapping features. Apple Watch functionality, custom clubs, and certain advanced features require Golf GPS++ Premium. Monthly, annual, and lifetime purchase options may be available. RECOGNIZED GOLF TECHNOLOGY Golf GPS++ was featured in Golf Digest, and our motion-recognition technology has been covered by Google I/O, Mashable, IGN, Golf News, and other publications. Download Golf GPS++ and discover a simpler, smarter way to play from your wrist. Privacy Policy: http://vimo.co/privacy Terms of Use: http://vimo.co/termsofuse/ IMPORTANT Continued use of GPS in the background can significantly reduce battery life. Feature availability may depend on your Apple Watch model, software version, location, and Premium plan.

Screenshots

GolfPS4 screens
Golf GPS++4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GolfPS at none against Golf GPS++'s 3. GolfPS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Golf GPS++'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (4.7K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Golf GPS++ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. GolfPS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GolfPS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf GPS++ has 4.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GolfPS ships an update every 7 months, Golf GPS++ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GolfPS versus Golf GPS++: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolfPSGolf GPS++
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (4.7K ratings)
Positive reviews—44.5% of reviews
Number of ratings14.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreg DeJongVimo Labs Inc.

Customer experience

GolfPS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Golf GPS++

All ratings4,731 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive44.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative46.4%

Bugs and requests

GolfPS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Golf GPS++

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect course layouts
  • Inability to restore premium membership
  • Watch app frequently crashes
  • Scorecard data loss after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add FIRs and GIRs to scorecard
  • Allow manual course selection
  • Improve Apple Watch integration
  • Provide better user guide and tutorials

In-app purchases

None

GolfPS

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Golf GPS++

Subscriptions2
  • GolfGPS++ Premium monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • GolfGPS++ Premium yearly$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • GolfGPS++ Premium Membership$149.99

Questions

Is GolfPS free?
GolfPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Golf GPS++ free?
Golf GPS++ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GolfPS or Golf GPS++?
GolfPS is rated higher. GolfPS averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Golf GPS++ averages 4.6 from 4.7K ratings.
Do GolfPS or Golf GPS++ have ads?
Neither GolfPS nor Golf GPS++ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GolfPS or Golf GPS++?
GolfPS ships an update every 7 months, and Golf GPS++ every 3 weeks. Most recently, GolfPS was updated on November 2, 2026 and Golf GPS++ on November 3, 2026.

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