Comparison

D3 Golf vs Parfour

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

D3 Golf

Play on-course golf side games with friends remotely. Create challenges, invite players, track scoring, and view leaderboards automatically. The app handles all calculations for various game types, making it easier to compete and connect.

Highlights
  • Remote on-course golf side games
  • Create and invite players to challenges
  • Automatic scoring and tracking
  • Live leaderboard for all players
  • Supports Nassau, Skins, Stableford, Stroke Play
  • Patent-pending remote game technology
  • GPS hole-by-hole tracking
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D3 Golf is the first and only mobile way to play on-course golf side games with your friends. With the D3 Golf App, you can create challenges, invite players, track scoring, and check the leaderboard as you play. The app tracks everything for your skills challenge and figures out who won each hole and each challenge too. Finally, you don’t have to worry about calculating indexes, handicaps, course slopes, dots, and pops. The app does it all for you automatically as well as credits the game tokens to the winners. Play Nassau, Skins, Stableford or standard Stroke Play with DOTS or what some call JUNK over each game. It works just like your old paper score card only easier, no mistakes and no math with a live leaderboard for all players and full GPS hole-by-hole. The Patent-Pending D3 Golf Remote Game Technology removes time and place from the game of golf. Now you can play your friends anytime, anywhere within two weeks of each other on your actual round of golf. For example, player 1 played today in California, player 2 plays in Florida next week. The App manages the games and alerts the players to all outcomes. You compete hole by hole with the best net score to par. A par score on player 1’s first hole, beats player 2’s first-hole bogie. It’s that simple! The app takes care of it all. It's a whole new way to play, challenge and connect with friends even when apart. The app is approved to play in all 50 states excluding Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, lowa, Louisiana, Maryland and South Carolina where the Skill Challenge designation has not been approved yet. The D3 Golf App uses Geo-Fencing Technology to comply with all local state laws and blocks use where not approved.

About

Parfour

This app provides competitive golfers with essential tools in one place. Features include live GPS distances, weather data, smart club recommendations, scoring, USGA handicap display, and live tournament leaderboards. It aims to be the only golf app you'll need.

Highlights
  • Live GPS distances
  • Live weather data
  • Smart club recommendations
  • Everyday scoring
  • USGA handicap display
  • Live tournament leaderboards
  • Event access and management
Features
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PARFOUR The Only Golf App You'll Need. Parfour gives competitive golfers everything in one place. Live GPS distances, live weather data, smart club recommendations, everyday scoring, USGA handicap display, live tournament leaderboards. No more paying for score keeping apps. No more switching between platforms. The Parfour mobile app is completely free for all players. LIVE GPS & WEATHER Get accurate, real time yardages plus live weather data while you play. Know the number, know the conditions. SMART CLUB RECOMMENDATIONS Receive club suggestions based on live GPS distances so you can step up and commit with confidence. USGA HANDICAP DISPLAY & INTEGRATION Display your USGA Handicap and connect your handicap information directly inside the app. EVERYDAY ROUND SCORING Track your personal rounds quickly and cleanly. LIVE TOURNAMENT SCORING Playing in a Parfour powered event? Enter scores hole by hole and watch the leaderboard update instantly. REAL TIME LEADERBOARDS Follow tournaments as they happen, see movement across the entire field. FOLLOW PLAYERS & GROUPS Track specific players or follow groups during competitive rounds. ONE PLAYER PROFILE One profile for all your events, view your rounds, stats, and tournament history in one place. EVENT ACCESS Search and join tournaments in seconds. View tee times, pairings, seasons, leagues, and complete results directly from your phone. BUILT FOR COMPETITIVE GOLF High school, college, club events, amateur tournaments, mini tours. If you compete, Parfour is built for you. FOR CLUBS & TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS Looking to create events or run your club on Parfour? Visit Parfour.com to access the event and club management portal. PRICING The Parfour mobile app is free for all players. No subscriptions. No paywalls for core mobile features. Download Parfour and stop paying for golf apps.

Screenshots

D3 Golf4 screens
Parfour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Parfour at 4.8 against D3 Golf's 3.8. Parfour also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Parfour holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of D3 Golf's written reviews are positive against 100% of Parfour's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

D3 Golf ships an update every 3 months, Parfour every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
D3 Golf versus Parfour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterD3 GolfParfour
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (16 ratings)4.8 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1647 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB67 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDOLLAR DOLLAR DOLLAR INCParFour, Inc.

Customer experience

D3 Golf

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Parfour

All ratings47 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

D3 Golf

No in-app purchases

None

Parfour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is D3 Golf free?
D3 Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parfour free?
Parfour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, D3 Golf or Parfour?
Parfour is rated higher. D3 Golf averages 3.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Parfour averages 4.8 from 47 ratings.
Do D3 Golf or Parfour have ads?
Neither D3 Golf nor Parfour shows ads.
Which is updated more often, D3 Golf or Parfour?
D3 Golf ships an update every 3 months, and Parfour every 2 weeks. Most recently, D3 Golf was updated on September 15, 2026 and Parfour on September 5, 2026.

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