Golf GPS++ vs Simple Golf GPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Golf GPS++
This app transforms your Apple Watch into a standalone golf GPS device. It automatically tracks your shots, analyzes your swing and putting, and provides distances to the hole and hazards on over 35,000 courses. Enjoy detailed game statistics and course flyovers without needing your phone.
- Auto shot tracking with Apple Watch
- Swing and putt analysis
- GPS distances to holes and hazards
- 35,000+ golf courses worldwide
- Standalone Apple Watch functionality
- Detailed game statistics
- 2D/3D course maps and flyovers
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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.
Simple Golf GPS
This app provides golfers with an easy-to-use GPS tool on the course. It allows users to set multiple markers, measure distances between points, and track shot distances. The functionality is entirely map-based, requiring a wireless signal for map imagery.
- Easy-to-use GPS for golfers
- Set and measure distances between multiple markers
- Measure shot distance
- Map-based functionality (no course data download)
- Adjustable marker locations
- Pinch-to-zoom map
- Demo mode for practice
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Try this easy to user GPS for golfers! On the golf course just point your phone at the green then press the lock button to stop screen rotation. Touch anywhere to set a marker and see the distance to that point. Supports multiple markers and displays the distance between them. Place a marker on the green then a second marker where you'd like to hit your tee shot. Markers can be dragged to adjust their location. Pinch the map to zoom in and out. Under the menu enable demo mode to practice using the app. Disable demo mode when using on the golf course. Supports distances in both yards and meters. To measure shot distance press the measure button then go to your ball. The functionality is 100% map based, there is no course data to download. Adequate wireless signal is required in order to retrieve map imagery.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Golf GPS at 100% against Golf GPS++'s 44%. Simple Golf GPS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.6). Golf GPS++'s advantage is ratings volume (4.7K vs 15) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ads 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. Golf GPS++ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Simple Golf GPS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Golf GPS++ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf GPS++ has 4.7K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Golf GPS++'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Golf GPS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Golf GPS++ | Simple Golf GPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.7K ratings) — better | 4.3 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.7K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vimo Labs Inc. | Mobile Software Design, LLC |
Customer experience
Golf GPS++
Simple Golf GPS
Bugs and 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
Simple Golf GPS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Golf GPS++
- GolfGPS++ Premium monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- GolfGPS++ Premium yearly$29.991 Year
- GolfGPS++ Premium Membership$79.99
Simple Golf GPS
No in-app purchases
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