Golfer vs Simple Handicap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Golfer
This app simplifies golf handicap calculations for groups and courses. It offers quick access to handicaps for any tee, allowing users to organize friends, family, or league players and favorite courses. Data is saved locally and on iCloud for access across devices.
- Group player setup
- Course and tee organization
- Rapid handicap access
- Local and iCloud data saving
- Cross-device data synchronization
- New interface for easier access
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With the recent changes, the calculation of handicaps for any tee has become more complicated. You can get handicaps for any tee from websites or apps, but it requires a number of steps through the process to get them. The Golfer App lets you setup groups of players and courses for the family, friends or league that like play together, and provides fast access to tee handicaps for anyone in your groups. Friends, family or league player groups can be setup to get rapid access to tee handicaps. Golf course tees can also be organized in groups of favorites. Once setup, selecting any golfer will show that persons handicap for all of the tees in all of the groups. Similarly, selecting any tee will show the handicaps for all players in all groups for that tee. The new version has been updated with a new interface providing easier access to handicap information for players and courses. Your golfer data is now saved locally on your device as well as on your iCloud Drive, making your data available anywhere with good or weak connections. This latest version has several improvements helping you get quick access to handicaps on the golf course, while still allowing you to use the same data on your other iCloud connected devices when you need to review at home. This version will also operate on a single device without an iCloud Drive connection, storing the information locally.
Simple Handicap
Track your golf handicap index for free with this easy-to-use application. It calculates your handicap based on the World Handicap System and allows you to log rounds and favorite courses. Ideal for everyday golfers seeking a simple way to manage their game.
- Free handicap tracking
- World Handicap System (WHS) compliant
- Course handicap calculation
- Add favorite courses
- Log golf rounds
- Easy to use interface
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Best golf handicap tracker! Simple Handicap was made for the common golfer that wants to learn and track their handicap index without paying for any services. It will also calculate course handicaps. Simple Handicap is free and very easy to use. Enter your favorite courses and add rounds as you go! Based on the World Handicap System (WHS). Simple Handicap is not associated with GHIN or the USGA in general. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Golfer at none against Simple Handicap's 2. Golfer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Simple Handicap's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (382 vs 2). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Simple Handicap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Golfer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Golfer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Handicap has 382 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Golfer ships an update every 4 months, Simple Handicap fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Golfer | Simple Handicap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (382 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 81.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 382 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gordon Thomson | Nicholas Breetz |
Customer experience
Golfer
Simple Handicap
Bugs and requests
Golfer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Simple Handicap
Reported bugs
2 issues- Scores disappearing after being entered
- Login/account issues for some users
Requested features
3 requests- Add ability to enter Stableford scores
- Include course tee information
- Provide handicap trend/history visualization
In-app purchases
Golfer
No in-app purchases
Simple Handicap
- Simple Handicap Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Simple Handicap Pro (Yearly)$7.991 Year
Questions
Is Golfer free?
Is Simple Handicap free?
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