Back Nine vs NiceOn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Back Nine
Create and share visually appealing golf scorecards with customizable themes and branding. Personalize your scorecards with country flags, logos, and unique color palettes extracted from images. More features are planned for future updates.
- Customizable scorecards
- Themed scorecards
- Image-based color themes
- Country flag addition
- Logo integration
- Shareable scorecards
Read full descriptionHide full description
Back Nine enables you to create beautiful shareable score cards for your golf rounds. Back Nine offers many themes to showcase your golf scores. Our favorite is the Blend theme which extracts colors from your image and builds a beautiful theme custom for your image--a different theme every time! In addition to themes, you can add your country’s flag to your scorecard. You can also add a logo from your organization, tournament, or golf club as well! More themes and features are in development, including importing data from a picture of your actual score card! Privacy The app contains no ads and collects no personal information because we respect your privacy.
NiceOn
Effortlessly record your golf scores by simply photographing your paper scorecard. The app uses AI to read scores and automatically tracks your game statistics. Share your rounds with friends or keep them private on your personal timeline.
- AI scorecard scanning
- Apple Watch scoring
- Live score sharing with friends
- Automatic statistics tracking
- Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
- Private round timeline
Read full descriptionHide full description
NiceOn turns your golf scorecard into a record that lasts. Snap a photo of your paper scorecard — AI reads every score and saves the whole round. On your own, or with the golf buddies you choose. Simple scoring and a place to keep your golf. That's it. WHY GOLFERS LOVE NICEON Snap Your Scorecard Just hold your paper scorecard up to the camera — NiceOn spots the card, straightens it, and takes the shot on its own. AI fills in every hole, even from messy handwriting or a sideways card. Save it, and your round prints out of the Dynamic Island like a polaroid. 9-hole cards work too — and if your front and back nine are separate photos, just pick both. No more typing in every score. Apple Watch Score Entry Scoring as you play? Tap in your strokes from your wrist — your phone stays in your bag. Playing with friends? Everyone's scores come together live during the round. Scorecards That Become Images When the round ends, your scorecard turns into a clean, beautiful image. Save it for yourself, or send it to LINE, Instagram, or X in one tap. No more screenshot-and-crop. A Private Timeline of Every Round Every round stays on your personal timeline. Scroll back, and your scorecards become memories. Automatic Stats Average score, fairway hit rate, putts per round — tracked automatically, with monthly and yearly trends. On Your Lock Screen and Home Screen During a round, your live score stays on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Add the Home Screen widget to keep your rounds, best score, and average always in sight. Seen Only by You and the Buddies You Choose Add the people you actually play with and share rounds privately. Sharing is always up to you. BUILT FOR CASUAL GOLFERS NiceOn is for golfers who want to score their rounds and keep them. It opens fast and scores in a few taps, so it never gets in the way of your game. Whether you shoot 80 or 120, every round is worth keeping. FREE TO START Scoring, scorecard images, stats, and your timeline are free. Want more scans, bigger photo and video limits, and an ad-free experience? That's NiceOn Pro. GET STARTED IN SECONDS 1. Create a free account 2. Snap a scorecard, or start a round and score as you play 3. Save your scorecard and stats 4. Share with your buddies (only when you want) Your scorecards, worth keeping. Download NiceOn. Terms of Use: https://golf-c1e7a.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://golf-c1e7a.web.app/privacy
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NiceOn at Free against Back Nine's $3.99. NiceOn also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Back Nine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown).
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
NiceOn is free to download; Back Nine costs $3.99 up front. NiceOn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Back Nine asks for nothing beyond the download.
Back Nine ships an update every 6 months, NiceOn every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Back Nine | NiceOn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #198 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Focused on Fit LLC | Wataru Nagasawa |
Customer experience
Back Nine
NiceOn
In-app purchases
Back Nine
No in-app purchases
NiceOn
- NiceOn Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- NiceOn Pro Yearly$29.991 Year








