PGA Coach vs ForeUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PGA Coach
This app streamlines booking, schedule management, and communication for golf coaches. It allows for easy lesson scheduling, student management, and team communication for PGA Jr. League.
- Calendar and schedule management
- Lesson booking for students
- Student contact management
- Team messaging and scheduling
- RSVP management for events
- Game scoring
- Push notifications
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Become the Modern Golf Coach with PGA Coach! Created by the PGA of America and built exclusively for PGA Coaches to engage with golfers through an innovative Coaching Platform. "I knew it was for me when the first student scheduled through the booking link and I received an immediate confirmation." — Mark Marshall WHY PGA COACH? It's time to simplify all aspects of booking, schedule management, and student communications so that you can return your focus to what truly matters- your students and improving their games. BOOKING & SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT - Robust Calendar & Schedule Views - Book Lessons on Behalf of Students - Quickly Reschedule Student Lessons - Control Your Booking & Schedule Settings STUDENT MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION - Simple Messaging with Students - Student Contact Management - Guardian Contact Info for Minor Students PUSH NOTIFICATIONS - New Session Booked - Student Cancelled Session - New Message from Student PGA JR. LEAGUE - Simple Messaging with Teams and Players - Schedule your Team’s Games, Practices, & Events - Robust Calendar & Schedule Views - Manage your Team’s RSVPs - Score your Games - Stay up-to-date with Mobile App Push Notifications
ForeUp
Manage all aspects of your golf course operations from your iPad. This app provides seamless access to your golf management software, enabling you to handle food and beverage orders, point-of-sale transactions, customer management, inventory, and billing.
- Food & Beverage order management
- Point of Sale (POS) transactions
- Customer database management
- Inventory tracking
- Billing and membership management
- Tee sheet monitoring
- Customizable reports
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Manage every aspect of your course from the palm of your hand, wherever you are, with the official iPad application for foreUP golf management software. Our iPad application gives you seamless access to your foreUP software, and allows you to connect to printers and swipe devices for quick, simple service. Food & Beverage: Take orders, split tickets, add discounts, charge to customer accounts, add tips, and more. Starter Sheet: At-a-glance details to manage your starter sheet & verify check-in and payment. Point of Sale: Process transactions and access all your POS data, including transaction history, customer information, loyalty points, saved payment methods, and passes. Customer Management: View historical data and current status information for all customers in your database. Inventory: Use your wireless device in place of a barcode scanner, bulk upload and edit inventory items, create kits, and track liabilities. View Reports: Customize the information you see, for quick-view insight into your business. Monitor your Tee Sheet: No need to go into the office to view your tee times for the day. Billing: Manage your billing operation and customer memberships.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PGA Coach at 4.8 against ForeUp's 2.3. PGA Coach also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (73 vs 4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PGA Coach holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PGA Coach has 73 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PGA Coach ships an update every 2 weeks, ForeUp every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PGA Coach | ForeUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (73 ratings) — better | 2.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Professional Golfers' Association of America | ForeUP |
Customer experience
PGA Coach
ForeUp
In-app purchases
PGA Coach
No in-app purchases
ForeUp
No in-app purchases









