Comparison

Golfer vs Squabbit

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Group player setup
  • Course and tee organization
  • Rapid handicap access
  • Local and iCloud data saving
  • Cross-device data synchronization
  • New interface for easier access
Features
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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.

About

Squabbit

This app provides real-time scoring and leaderboards for golf tournaments and leagues. It supports various formats, offers GPS functionality, and includes features like automatic handicap updates and group chat.

Highlights
  • Real-time leaderboards and updates
  • Multiple tournament formats
  • League and society management
  • Full GPS support with yardage
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Automatic handicap updates
  • Add photos and group chat
Features
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Realtime updates Easily see who is leading your tournament or league and get notified when it changes Free to get started No ads and no limits on the number of players, teams or tournaments. The core app is free for everyone, with an optional Host Pro subscription that unlocks advanced organizer features. Choose from many different tournament formats Play Stroke Play, Stableford, Scramble, Best Ball, Ryder Cup, Alternate Shot, Mixed, Shamble, 2 Person Scramble and many more! Leagues and societies support Manage your league events, notify players of new events and see leaderboards for the season Full GPS support Use high quality satellite imagery to see distances to hazards and pins, measure shot distances and see yardage circles Apple Watch app See distances to the front, middle and center of the green with a glance at your watch. You can also measure shot distances and enter hole scores without needing to take your phone out of the bag! Works for all leagues tournaments Perfect for 100+ player multi-day club tournaments, your weekend bachelor party or weekly leagues Easily add new players to the tournament Regardless of whether they already have a handicap or have the app installed, it's easy to add new players Realtime stats See who has the best par streak, lowest combined score on par 3s, biggest blowup hole and many more Add photos and chat Everyone in your tournament or league can add photos and participate in a group chat. Over 30k courses in 30+ countries Your course is sure to be on the list. And if it's not, it's simple to add a new one. You can also edit your course in the app if the holes change. Add games to your scorecard Several games to choose from including match play, skins, stableford and low ball / high ball Automatic handicap updates Squabbit uses the USGA handicap calculation to keep your handicap up to date. Relative handicaps, handicap percentages and per round handicap changes are all supported. Export to CSV You can export your tournament scorecards to a CSV file to view in a spreadsheet HealthKit integration The Apple Watch app integrates with HealthKit to start a workout session when you start a new round and end it when you finish. This keeps the watch app in the foreground so that you can check distances to the pin at any time without having to reopen the app. Host Pro is an auto-renewing annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://squabbitgolf.com/privacyPolicy.html

Screenshots

Golfer4 screens
Squabbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Golfer at none against Squabbit's 10. Squabbit's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (5.6K vs 2). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Squabbit sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year. Golfer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Golfer against 4.9 for Squabbit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Squabbit has 5.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Golfer ships an update every 4 months, Squabbit every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Golfer versus Squabbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolferSquabbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (5.6K ratings)
Positive reviews—97.7% of reviews
Number of ratings25.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGordon ThomsonOrrie Shannon

Customer experience

Golfer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Squabbit

All ratings5,492 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews1,392 reviews
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.3%

Bugs and requests

Golfer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Squabbit

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Scores sometimes get adjusted even after matches are concluded
  • Occasionally removes players from the scorecard

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow 0.5 strokes for skins games
  • Add ability to manually adjust hole handicaps
  • Implement a manual handicap calculation option
  • Enable video uploads to activity feed
  • Provide option to end and lock down rounds

In-app purchases

None

Golfer

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Squabbit

Subscriptions4
  • Player Pro$59.991 Year
  • Tournament Pro$99.991 Year
  • League Pro$249.991 Year
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  • Club Pro$399.991 Year
One-time6
  • Player Pro (event)$4.99
  • Tip a beer$4.99
  • Tip lunch$9.99
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  • Tip my foursome beers$24.99
  • Tournament Pro (single event)$29.99
  • Tip a golf round$99.99

Questions

Is Golfer free?
Golfer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squabbit free?
Squabbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Golfer or Squabbit?
Golfer is rated higher. Golfer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Squabbit averages 4.9 from 5.6K ratings.
Do Golfer or Squabbit have ads?
Neither Golfer nor Squabbit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Golfer or Squabbit?
Golfer ships an update every 4 months, and Squabbit every 6 days. Most recently, Golfer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Squabbit on November 9, 2026.

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