Comparison

Ultimate Golf! vs Ready Set Golf

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

Head to head
About

Ultimate Golf!

Experience a realistic 3D golf simulation with real courses and multiplayer battles. Perfect your swing, compete in tournaments, and challenge friends in various game modes. Unlock new equipment to improve your game and climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D physics
  • Real-time multiplayer duels
  • Golf Royale battle mode
  • Real golf courses
  • Unlockable clubs and balls
  • VIP Royale events with celebrity guests
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Golf legends have been made at Pebble Beach — now it's your turn. Tee off in Ultimate Golf and go from weekend hacker to leaderboard legend! Ultimate Golf is a real-time multiplayer golf game where you take on rivals from around the world in live tournaments, head-to-head duels, and our signature Golf Royale battle mode, where up to 20 players race to the pin at once. BUILT FOR AN AUTHENTIC GOLF EXPERIENCE Every swing runs on realistic 3D physics, so reading the wind, working the rough, and landing your approach actually feels like golfing. PLAY REAL COURSES Tee off at Harbour Town Golf Links, Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Torrey Pines Golf Course, Sedgefield Country Club, and 30+ other legendary courses — a real world tour, right in your pocket. GEAR UP YOUR WAY Unlock and upgrade golf clubs, and score specialty golf balls that fit your unique play style. COMPETE IN REAL TIME Forget waiting for turns — compete in real-time against fellow golfers as everyone plays simultaneously in our fast-paced, thrilling game modes. CLIMB THE RANKS Win matches, stack rewards, and move up from Amateur through the Tour Pro Leagues. Every round is a step toward the top of the leaderboard. FEATURES AT A GLANCE: - Stunning real-world courses, faithfully recreated - Real-time, simultaneous head-to-head mode - Competitive daily and multi-day tournaments - Gear upgrades and rewards to enhance your play - Tee up on the world’s greatest golf courses A network connection is required to play. This game includes optional in-game purchases (includes random items).

About

Ready Set Golf

Compete in fast-paced multiplayer mini golf matches with friends and players worldwide. Utilize power-ups, master over 100 unique holes, and customize your golf balls and effects to climb the leaderboards and earn rewards.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer competition
  • Over 100 unique holes
  • Power-up usage for advantage
  • Extensive cosmetic customization
  • Intuitive controls
  • Arcade-style gameplay
Features
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Tee off with your friends and players from around the world in Ready Set Golf! Race against real players in fast-paced rounds of mini golf, activate power-ups unleash your skills to climb the leaderboard, earn exciting cosmetics, and activate power-ups. With support for up to eight players simultaneously, the competition is fierce and the taste of victory is sweet! With its endless gameplay and intuitive controls, Ready Set Golf keeps you coming back for "just one more round." Get thrown right into the action and navigate over 100 uniquely designed holes, each with its own set of challenges and hazards. Strategically use power-ups, showcase precision, and demonstrate lightning-fast reactions to emerge victorious — only the strongest will prevail! Play matches and claim victories earning you experience to level up and unlock exclusive rewards. Mix and match your style on the green with a range of unique golf balls, trails, custom flags, and special celebration effects for sinking that perfect shot! From fun and quirky hamburger golf balls to vibrant and colorful rainbow flags, there’s something for everyone. Personalize your golfing experience and control the vibe on the course. Features: * Real-time multiplayer for endless competition * Performance-based best-of-five matches * Play with up to 7 friends or other players across the globe * Join private games with friends with a simple room code * Collect unique golf balls, trails, flags, and celebration customization * Master intuitive and easy-to-learn controls. * Enjoy casual, arcade-style gameplay * Use power-ups to give you the advantage * Discover over 100+ courses * Explore 3 unique environments

Screenshots

Ultimate Golf!4 screens
Ready Set Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Ultimate Golf! at 154K against Ready Set Golf's 204. Ultimate Golf! also leads on chart position (#21 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Ultimate Golf! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Ready Set Golf sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Ultimate Golf! against 4.7 for Ready Set Golf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Golf! has 154K ratings behind it against 204, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Ultimate Golf!'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Ready Set Golf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultimate Golf! ships an update every 2 weeks, Ready Set Golf fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Ultimate Golf! versus Ready Set Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate Golf!Ready Set Golf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (154K ratings)4.7 (204 ratings)
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings154K — better204
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#21 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size690 MB189 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHypGames, Inc.PikPok

Customer experience

Ultimate Golf!

All ratings154,128 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews1,403 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative27.6%

Ready Set Golf

All ratings204 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

User reviews

Ultimate Golf!

From 154K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌅 Great graphics
  • 🕹️ Smooth gameplay
  • 🕰️ Fast-paced gameplay
  • 🏆 Enjoyable tournaments
  • 🎮 Fun game overall

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Suspected bot/cheater issues
  • 🎢 Inconsistent shot mechanics
  • 💰 Pay-to-win aspects
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔀 Erratic wind/ball behavior

Ready Set Golf

From 204 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
  • ✨ Great graphics and visuals
  • 🎮 Skill-based gameplay
  • 🤝 Easy to set up friends play
  • 🕹️ Good physics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sound issues are annoying
  • 🙄 Obnoxious ads
  • 🥱 Game gets boring fast
  • 📉 Low frame rate
  • 🤖 Opponents are bots, less fun

Bugs and requests

Ultimate Golf!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes during tournaments
  • Losing coins due to server issues
  • Inconsistent shot behavior
  • Putting line not accurately reflecting results

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to select clubs
  • More realistic putting mechanics
  • Practice mode to test clubs
  • Improved matchmaking system
  • Better server stability

Ready Set Golf

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Audio sporadically stops
  • Hides important UI elements
  • Game said I won, then said I was second
  • Most opponents are bots
  • Game is glitchy every time it's opened
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  • Started as a spectator
  • Screen goes dark and is unplayable
  • Sound randomly cuts out
  • Low frame rate (feels like 30fps)
  • Purchased a chest with worthless items

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add more adventurous and scenic courses
  • Include championship tournaments with more rounds
  • Add a global leaderboard with cumulative first-place victories
  • Display win percentages for self and opponents
  • Show number of games played
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  • Add new holes/levels
  • More themed levels needed
  • Add elevators to courses
  • Include futuristic city and Avatar-inspired courses
  • Add powerups
  • Add more variety to levels

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Ultimate Golf!

One-time10
  • Pack of 90 Cash$0.99
  • Ultimate Shot Pack$1.99
  • Pack of 500 Cash$4.99
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  • Value Pack$4.99
  • Pack of 1,300 Cash$9.99
  • Bonus Combo$9.99
  • Pack of 3,000 Cash$19.99
  • Ultimate Pass$19.99
  • Ultimate Pass Bundle$24.99
  • Premium Pack$29.99
11 purchases

Ready Set Golf

One-time11
  • Raise The Par Offer$1.99
  • 500 Coins$1.99
  • St Putt-rick’s Day Offer$2.99
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  • Easter Bundle$2.99
  • Scored To The Bone Offer$2.99
  • Happy Holey-days Offer$2.99
  • 1500 Coins$4.99
  • Feeling Par-triotic Offer$4.99
  • Ball Or Stuffing Offer$4.99
  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • 5000 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Ultimate Golf! free?
Ultimate Golf! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ready Set Golf free?
Ready Set Golf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ultimate Golf! or Ready Set Golf?
Ultimate Golf! and Ready Set Golf are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 154K and 204 ratings respectively.
Do Ultimate Golf! or Ready Set Golf have ads?
Both Ultimate Golf! and Ready Set Golf show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Golf! or Ready Set Golf?
Ultimate Golf! ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ready Set Golf fortnightly. Most recently, Ultimate Golf! was updated on September 25, 2026 and Ready Set Golf on August 24, 2026.

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