Golf Hits Counter vs DuffMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Golf Hits Counter
Manually track every golf swing on the course for each hole. Syncs seamlessly between your iPhone and Apple Watch, allowing you to leave your phone behind. Data is saved automatically and can be exported from the scoring screen.
- Manual hit counting
- Hole-by-hole tracking
- iPhone and Apple Watch sync
- Automatic data saving
- Data export
- No registration or ads
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Simple Golf Hits Counter does exactly what the name promises: it helps you manually count every stroke on the golf course, hole by hole. No complicated setup. No account. No distractions. Just open the app and start counting. Use it on your iPhone, or make things even easier with Apple Watch. Keep your iPhone in your pocket, or leave it behind, and track your strokes directly from your wrist while you play. For every stroke, simply tap +. Made a mistake? Tap - to remove a stroke from the current hole. When you finish a hole, tap NEXT to move on. Need to check or correct an earlier hole? Tap PREVIOUS and adjust your score whenever needed. Your score is saved automatically whenever you use the app, so your round can be restored if the app is closed or your device restarts. When your iPhone and Apple Watch are paired correctly, your data is continuously synchronized between devices. There is no registration, no sharing, no advertising, and no in-app purchases. Just a clean, simple golf counter that works right away. To export your data, swipe left in the iPhone app to open the scoring screen, then tap the export button in the top-right corner.
DuffMate
This app automatically detects and counts your golf swings using motion sensors on your Apple Watch. It also provides GPS distances to the green, live wind data, and allows you to manually log putts. Track your progress with scorecards, shot maps, and personal bests.
- Automatic swing detection
- GPS distance to green
- Live wind speed and direction
- Manual putt logging
- Real-time iPhone sync
- Scorecard and shot map
- Stats and personal bests
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"Was that a 6 or a 7!?" - DuffMate has you covered. "My cart doesn't have a GPS screen!" - DuffMate has that one covered, too. DuffMate counts your golf shots. Full swings are detected automatically — so you can keep your focus on your golf round. Wear your Apple Watch. Swing. DuffMate feels the motion and logs the shot. Tap in your putts and the score is recorded. Your iPhone stores your stats, replays your round, and now shows a live satellite GPS view of the hole you're playing — or lets you preview any course before you tee off. WHAT DUFFMATE DOES • Automatic shot detection — Developed by a fighter aircraft flight control designer with a wife learning the game, the Watch's motion sensors recognize the golf swing and does the counting. Adjustments are made with a quick tap. • Live GPS on your iPhone — a satellite view of the hole you're playing, front/center/back yardages, and tap-to-measure distance to anywhere on the map. Works for the round in progress or to scout a course ahead of time. • GPS distance to the green — yardage to the front, middle, and back on every hole. Distance from your last shot is provided, a big help for learning club distances. • Live wind — speed and direction to the hole on your wrist before you pick a club. • Putts, your way — tap to log putts separately from your shots. Turn them off if you'd rather not track them. • Real-time sync — your scorecard and shot history update to your iPhone as you play, hole by hole. • Scorecard & shot map — after the round, see your full scorecard with saved driving distances on par 4/5's. A satellite map shows where each full shot was taken. • Stats & personal bests — round history, scoring trends, best rounds, and personal records, all on your phone. WHAT YOU NEED An Apple Watch and an iPhone. No extra sensors, no extra gadgets, no subscriptions. YOUR PRIVACY Your rounds live on your iPhone and Watch. There are no accounts to create, no data sold, and no tracking. DuffMate reaches out for two things only: weather data for your round, and looking up your course. That's it. --- DuffMate is made for golfers who want to devote more focus to their round and less focus on counting strokes. And oh by the way - the app has features that the low handicappers depend on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DuffMate at 5.0 against Golf Hits Counter's 3.8. DuffMate also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 18 months). Golf Hits Counter's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $5.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Golf Hits Counter costs $2.99 and DuffMate $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DuffMate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Golf Hits Counter's written reviews are positive against 100% of DuffMate's.
Golf Hits Counter ships an update every 18 months, DuffMate weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Golf Hits Counter | DuffMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mikael Nyborg | Mike Heller |
Customer experience
Golf Hits Counter
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In-app purchases
Golf Hits Counter
No in-app purchases
DuffMate
No in-app purchases
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