Arcis Golf vs Digital Fairways
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arcis Golf
Easily book tee times at over 30 daily fee golf clubs across the country. Access special member rates and pay conveniently through the app. Enjoy a streamlined booking experience without needing to call.
- Book tee times nationwide
- Access member rates
- Convenient in-app payment
- Over 30 club locations
- No need to call for bookings
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The Arcis Golf app enables booking at all of our Daily Fee Golf Clubs nationwide. Booking tee times just got easier and includes our Prime, Club and Card member rates when you log in. No need to call for tee times anymore at over 30 locations, simply find your course, book your time, and conveniently pay via the app. Also, keep an eye out on new features launching in our upcoming updates
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 review sentiment: Digital Fairways at 72% against Arcis Golf's 8%. Digital Fairways also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). 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.
Digital Fairways holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Arcis Golf's written reviews are positive against 72% of Digital Fairways's.
Arcis Golf ships an update fortnightly, Digital Fairways every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcis Golf | Digital Fairways |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (87 ratings) | 3.9 (69 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.7% of reviews | 72.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 69 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CF Arcis X Holdings LLC | DIGITAL FAIRWAYS, LLC |
Customer experience
Arcis Golf
Digital Fairways
Bugs and requests
Arcis Golf
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
Arcis Golf
No in-app purchases
Digital Fairways
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Arcis Golf free?
Is Digital Fairways free?
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Do Arcis Golf or Digital Fairways have ads?
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