Comparison

D3 Golf vs WHALE GOLF

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

WHALE GOLF

Engage in real golf skill challenges during your rounds. Accept and complete shots like hitting a specific distance or landing on the green to win. Suitable for all skill levels, the game adjusts to ensure everyone has a chance to win.

Highlights
  • Real golf skill challenges
  • Driver and Iron shot challenges
  • Adjusts to player skill level
  • Win rewards
  • All skill levels welcome
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Real Golf Skill Challenges - Make the Shot - WIN As you play a round of golf, skill challenges will pop-up. Accept the Challenge, make the shot & WIN. Driver Challenges, hit X amount of yards or more in the fairway and Iron Challenges, hit your shot and land on the Green. All Skill Levels are welcome, Pros to high handicaps. Whale will adjust based on your skill level, everyone can WIN.

Screenshots

D3 Golf4 screens
WHALE GOLF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WHALE GOLF at 5.0 against D3 Golf's 3.8. WHALE GOLF also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). D3 Golf's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

WHALE GOLF holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: D3 Golf has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of D3 Golf's written reviews are positive against 100% of WHALE GOLF's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

D3 Golf ships an update every 3 months, WHALE GOLF daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
D3 Golf versus WHALE GOLF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterD3 GolfWHALE GOLF
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB44 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDOLLAR DOLLAR DOLLAR INCWHALE GOLF

Customer experience

D3 Golf

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

WHALE GOLF

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

D3 Golf

No in-app purchases

None

WHALE GOLF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is D3 Golf free?
D3 Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WHALE GOLF free?
WHALE GOLF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, D3 Golf or WHALE GOLF?
WHALE GOLF is rated higher. D3 Golf averages 3.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while WHALE GOLF averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do D3 Golf or WHALE GOLF have ads?
WHALE GOLF shows ads; D3 Golf does not.
Which is updated more often, D3 Golf or WHALE GOLF?
D3 Golf ships an update every 3 months, and WHALE GOLF daily. Most recently, D3 Golf was updated on October 24, 2026 and WHALE GOLF on October 14, 2026.

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