Comparison

Golf Strokes Scorecard vs #18

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

Head to head
About

Golf Strokes Scorecard

Track golf scores for up to four players directly on your watch. Record each stroke as you play and use GPS to measure shot distances. Golf workouts are saved to Health, and no phone is required for this standalone watch application.

Highlights
  • Scorecard for up to 4 golfers
  • Record strokes per hole
  • GPS stroke distance measurement
  • Standalone watch app
  • No account signup
  • Saves to Health app
Features
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1) Score a round of golf for up to 4 golfers on your watch. 2) Add a stroke every time you hit so that you don't have to remember later. For other golfers, simply choose the number of strokes they made on each hole 3) GPS measures the distance of each stroke 4) No phone is needed, this is a standalone watch app 5) There's no account signup process at all 6) Golf "workouts" are saved to Health. This saves your scores and having an active workout session allows the app to remain in the foreground while you golf. End the session by tapping the "End Session" button at the bottom

About

#18

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#18 is an standalone watchOS app made for golfers. The sole purpose of this app is to let golfers register their golf round as easy as possible. No user accounts or logins needed. Golf with an ease!

Verdict

The call

Golf Strokes Scorecard and #18 are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Golf Strokes Scorecard ships an update fortnightly, #18 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Golf Strokes Scorecard versus #18: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolf Strokes Scorecard#18
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrett KuprelSalenius Code AB

In-app purchases

None

Golf Strokes Scorecard

No in-app purchases

None

#18

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Golf Strokes Scorecard free?
Golf Strokes Scorecard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is #18 free?
#18 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Golf Strokes Scorecard or #18 have ads?
Neither Golf Strokes Scorecard nor #18 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Golf Strokes Scorecard or #18?
Golf Strokes Scorecard ships an update fortnightly, and #18 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Golf Strokes Scorecard was updated on November 3, 2026 and #18 on November 7, 2026.

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