Pocket Golf Master vs SMPL Golf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Golf Master
Experience a realistic 2D golf game with intuitive swipe controls. Master challenging, procedurally generated courses and face an increasingly difficult AI opponent. Perfect your swing to avoid hazards and sink every putt.
- Realistic 2D golf simulation
- Intuitive full-swing swipe controls
- Procedurally generated holes
- Challenging AI opponent
- Hazard avoidance (water, sand, rough)
- Green slope reading for putting
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• A realistic and challenging 2D golf experience • Full-swing swipe motion that is easy to learn, hard to master • Read the slope of the green to make the perfect putt • Fully procedurally-generated holes--each hole is a totally new challenge • Play against an opponent who gets more difficult as your skills improve--you always have a challenge • Start off with single-hole matches and eventually compete against your opponent in epic 18-hole showdowns • Avoid water, sand traps, and the rough by swinging straight and true • Practice makes perfect--learn how hard to swing to land the ball perfectly on the green
SMPL Golf
Experience a realistic golf simulation with intuitive one-handed controls. Master shot mechanics, course strategy, and environmental factors to conquer every hole. Play full rounds in minutes or enjoy quick sessions anytime.
- Intuitive drag-and-release controls
- Realistic ball physics (wind, spin, lie, terrain)
- Strategic course navigation
- One-handed gameplay
- Quick 18-hole rounds
- Progress saved after every swing
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SMPL Golf – Simple Controls. Quick Fun. Real Golf. Drag to aim, pull back to power up, release to swing. Your shot lands somewhere in the projected zone — shaped by wind, spin, lie, and terrain. Just like real golf, perfection is never guaranteed. Strategy that actually matters Choose your shot shape, manage spin and power, and navigate bunkers, trees, slopes, and headwinds. Every hole is a puzzle. SMPL Golf doesn't dumb down the game — it strips away the complexity without losing the depth. Play in minutes. Think about it all day. Knock out a full 18-hole round in minutes, or play a few holes during breaks in your day for a quick hit. Progress saves after every swing so you can pick up and put down whenever life gets in the way. Built for golf lovers. Playable by everyone. Realistic shot mechanics with one-handed controls True ball physics — wind, spin, lie, and terrain all affect every shot Course strategy at the center of every decision Clean, minimal visuals that keep the focus on the game Stop swiping. Start swinging. Download SMPL Golf and play your first round in under 10 minutes.
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Verdict
Pocket Golf Master and SMPL Golf both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Pocket Golf Master's written reviews are positive against 50% of SMPL Golf's. Pocket Golf Master also leads on ratings volume (61 vs 11) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). SMPL Golf's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Pocket Golf Master holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Golf Master has 61 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Pocket Golf Master's written reviews are positive against 50% of SMPL Golf's.
Pocket Golf Master ships an update every 11 months, SMPL Golf every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Golf Master | SMPL Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (61 ratings) — better | 4.6 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 513 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Newman | Edward Johnson |
Customer experience
Pocket Golf Master
SMPL Golf
In-app purchases
Pocket Golf Master
No in-app purchases
SMPL Golf
No in-app purchases








