PGA Coach vs Digital Fairways
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
Digital Fairways
This app offers a free, all-in-one solution for golfers to track shots, yardages, and scores on over 12,000 U.S. courses. It includes course details, overhead views with dynamic shot tracking, and live scoring for up to four friends.
- 12,000+ U.S. golf courses
- Live scoring with friends
- Adjustable overhead course views
- Dynamic yardage and shot tracking
- Detailed satellite imagery
- Play history and scorecards
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Reliable. Simple. Free. Digital Fairways provides golfers an all-in-one app to track their shots, yardages, and keep score on more than 12,000 golf courses throughout the United States. Included with every course is each holes par, yardage and an overhead view with dynamic shot tracking. You can also connect with up to four friends during your round of golf to track your live scores. All Digital Fairways Member get access to 100% of our features for FREE. Digital Fairways features: - Access to more than 12,000 golf courses throughout the Unites States - Live scoring with upto 4 friends during your round of golf - Easy-to-use scorecard for yourself or up to 4 players - Every holes par, yardage and an adjustable overhead view - Distances to the center of the green - Dynamic yardage and shot tracking for every hole - Zoom in on detailed satellite imagery of each hole - Track all play history and scorecards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PGA Coach at 4.8 against Digital Fairways's 3.9. PGA Coach also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 72%). Digital Fairways's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
PGA Coach holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of PGA Coach's written reviews are positive against 72% of Digital Fairways's.
PGA Coach ships an update every 2 weeks, Digital Fairways every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PGA Coach | Digital Fairways |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (67 ratings) — better | 3.9 (69 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 72.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 67 | 69 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Professional Golfers' Association of America | DIGITAL FAIRWAYS, LLC |
Customer experience
PGA Coach
Digital Fairways
Bugs and requests
PGA Coach
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Digital Fairways
Reported bugs
4 issues- Course overviews are messed up
- Ads not showing up
- Ad leads to dead page
- Ad appearance distorted and unprofessional
Requested features
1 request- Differentiate scorecard for birdies, bogeys, etc.
In-app purchases
PGA Coach
No in-app purchases
Digital Fairways
No in-app purchases
Questions
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