ParPoints Golf vs ELO Rankings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ParPoints Golf
This app revolutionizes golf scoring by allowing players to earn points for achieving par or better from chosen positions on each hole. It offers features like personal record tracking, bag tag achievements, and real-time competition with friends on a global leaderboard. Accessible on over 38,000 courses worldwide, it aims to make golf more enjoyable and skill-building.
- Choose par positions on holes
- Earn points for par or better
- No bogeys penalties
- Set personal records
- Earn bag tags
- Live group scoring
- Global course access
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"I admit I was skeptical, but ParPoints is a blast!" – Alan Shipnuck / Fire Pit Collective Join the new golf scoring revolution, where you choose the position on each hole you think you can score par from and score points when you shoot par or better. There are no penalties for bogeys or worse, so you can enjoy more of the shots that keep you coming back to the course—and less of the shots that make you want to throw your clubs in the river. "ParPoints is one of the most exciting golf ideas to come along in a long time." – Randy Syring / PGA Pro Set personal records, earn bag tags for special accomplishments, and compete against your friends with live group scoring. With access to over 38,000 courses around the world, load up ParPoints and head to your favorite course today, and play with anyone on any other course in real time, with a shared leaderboard. "I live in California, and I had to come all the way to the middle of Kansas to discover the most exciting thing going on in golf." – Chuck Mowrey / California golf enthusiast Looking to improve your game? Shoot par consistently from a certain distance before you move back, and watch your skills grow with your distance. This is a great approach for youth golfers, endorsed by PGA pros across the country. You can even keep score for kids without them needing an account. Setting up a tournament? Make it a ParPoints tournament to liven up the scoring and get a quick solution for a live, real-time leaderboard in everyone’s pockets. Have a regular game at your home course? Break up the monotony by playing your old holes from positions you’ve never been able to try before. "ParPoints is changing the game." – Matt Ginella / Fire Pit Collective Golf should be fun. We’re here to make sure it is. Par is possible. Go out there and get yours, with ParPoints. Privacy Policy: https://www.parpointsgolf.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://parpointsgolf.com/terms-conditions
ELO Rankings
This app helps you create and manage competitive rankings for any game or sport. It uses the ELO rating system to accurately reflect player skill based on match outcomes. Easily invite participants and track results to see who truly reigns supreme.
- ELO rating system for accurate skill assessment
- Create custom rankings for any game or sport
- Invite players via QR code or link
- Record match results quickly
- View player stats and match history
- Admin controls for managing rankings
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Who's best at table tennis at work? The family chess champion? Your crew's football video game king? ELO Rankings gives you the answer. The ELO system is used officially in international chess and is built to rank players fairly over time. What counts most is who you beat, not how much you play. Beat someone better than you and you climb more. Lose to someone weaker and you drop more. Create a scoreboard in seconds. Share a QR code or link, and players land right in the scoreboard. Log a match in seconds. Pick the players, tap the winner, done. Tap a player to see detailed stats. As the owner, you control who can log matches: just you, everyone, or selected players. Every scoreboard has its own chat, so you can plan the next session and talk through the matches. Turn on notifications to keep up with what's happening. Start locally with guest players. Sign in whenever you want to sync across devices and invite others. Free. No ads. Works for table tennis, chess, pool, football video games, tennis, badminton, darts, foosball, board games, and pretty much anything else you compete in.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ELO Rankings at none against ParPoints Golf's 4. ParPoints Golf's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 5). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. ParPoints Golf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ELO Rankings asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for ParPoints Golf against 4.8 for ELO Rankings. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ParPoints Golf has 48 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ParPoints Golf ships an update every 2 months, ELO Rankings every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParPoints Golf | ELO Rankings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (48 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ParPoints Golf | OLE HENRIK ESPELAND |
Customer experience
ParPoints Golf
ELO Rankings
In-app purchases
ParPoints Golf
- Premium Access$3.991 Month
- Organization Access Tier 1$150.001 Month
- Organization Access$200.001 Month
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- Organization Access Tier Two$250.001 Month
ELO Rankings
No in-app purchases









