CORE Golf vs Lost Golf Ball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CORE Golf
This app provides structured practice plans and performance drills for golfers looking to improve their game. It helps users track progress and schedule practice sessions effectively, moving beyond random ball striking to purposeful improvement.
- Structured practice plans
- Performance drills
- Progress tracking
- Practice scheduling
- Driving range companion
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GIVE THOSE RANGE BALLS A PURPOSE! Your practice partner that won't laugh at your shanks (that's what friends are for)! Ever find yourself at the range, mindlessly burning through a bucket of balls while scrolling through midnight YouTube golf tips? Yeah, we've been there. CORE Golf is the practice companion for golfers ready to graduate from the "hit and hope" method. What makes CORE different? - Structured practice plans that make more sense than your current strategy of "hit until frustrated" - Easy-to-follow performance drills that actually have a purpose - Progress tracking that's more reliable than your buddy's "yeah, that looked better" - Practice schedules that fit your real life (because we know you're sneaking out to the range during lunch) Perfect for: - 10-20 handicappers who know just enough to be dangerous - Golfers who want to stop treating the range like a buffet (all you can "hit" while you're there) - Players whose bag has more alignment sticks than actual clubs - Anyone who's ever blamed their clubs, the wind, or the ball for their misses Not another golf app promising miraculous results – CORE helps you structure your practice time so you can stop randomly flailing at balls and start making actual progress. Because throwing your club in the lake isn't a practice plan. Download now and transform from "random ball whacker" to "purposeful practice person" (we're still working on the name). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payment: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings, after purchase. If you upgrade your subscription during your free trial any remaining time left on your trial will be forfeited. Other notes: - help@coregolf.app - Technical questions and more - CORE Golf works with iOS version 17 or above. - The App is optimised for iPhone 7 and above and includes compatibility with Apple’s Health app. - CORE Golf is not optimised for iPad. - CORE Golf Privacy Policy - https://www.coregolf.app/privacy-policy - Terms of Use - https://www.coregolf.app/terms-and-conditions
Lost Golf Ball
This app helps golfers locate lost golf balls quickly and accurately using their phone's camera. It aims to reduce the cost of lost balls and avoid penalties during gameplay.
- Locate lost golf balls
- Use phone camera for accuracy
- Zoom for distant balls
- Reduce golf penalties
- Find partner's balls
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Find the Lost Golf Ball with Lostball App -Find a golf ball easily and quickly with Lostball that you can't find anywhere. - Take a picture of where the ball fell. Press the shutter button to find the lost ball more accurately. Production Background According to a U.S. statistics, the number of golf balls that golfers lose in a year amounts to 1 billion. If we line up the missing golf balls in a row, it is enough to go around the earth once. Lostball is an app created to find golf balls that are not returned to their owners and to reduce the cost of purchasing new golf balls. Use Lostball at times like this 1. When you're lazy to go find the ball yourself Instead of going around looking for the ball yourself, point the camera at a distance and find the ball 2. When you want to avoid a golf penalty If you lose a ball while playing golf, find it with Lostball in 3 minutes and get a good score. 3. When you're looking for your partner's ball Even if it's not your own ball, look for the ball together and avoid losing points. How to use 1) Please download the Lostball app in advacne. 2) Launch the app and show your phone in the direction you lost the ball. 3) If the ball is too far away, zoom in to the maximum magnification and find the hidden ball. 4) Press the shutter button to find the ball more accurately. Notes 1. Please check if the camera function is turned on. 2. You must allow Lostball to use the camera and storage to use the filming service. 3. We recommend you to use the app inside the golf course because the accuracy of finding the ball may be lower in places other than the golf course. 4. The speed of Lostball may vary depending on the mobile phone model. Upgrade your memory and CPU performance to get faster service. Supported languages Supports all languages in the system, including English, Japanese, and Korean [App access rights] The App access rights required to provide the service. - Camera Use the camera to find the ball more accurately. - Storage Use storage space for storing image.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lost Golf Ball at 5.0 against CORE Golf's 4.3. Lost Golf Ball also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). CORE Golf's advantage is ratings volume (82 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. CORE Golf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Lost Golf Ball asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lost Golf Ball holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CORE Golf has 82 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CORE Golf ships an update monthly, Lost Golf Ball every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CORE Golf | Lost Golf Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (82 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stat Track Technologies Lda. | 리소컨버젼스 |
Customer experience
CORE Golf
Lost Golf Ball
Bugs and requests
CORE Golf
Reported bugs
3 issues- Connectivity issues prevent saving exercises
- Charged after cancellation
- Free trial issues
Requested features
12 requests- Add quick drills (5-15 minutes)
- Include drills for indoor/sim use
- Allow users to scale drill difficulty or adjust scoring windows
- Develop a central dashboard for performance trends
- Enable editing of logged scores
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- Allow users to create or modify drills
- Filter drills based on user facilities or physical condition
- Add a notes section for practice sessions
- Include a place to record round scores/notes
- Implement a skills test at the beginning for better drill setup
- Offer an iPad version of the app
- Provide a basic free version
Lost Golf Ball
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CORE Golf
- CORE Golf Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- CORE Golf Annual7 Days trial$27.491 Year
Lost Golf Ball
No in-app purchases
Questions
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