Comparison

Golfer vs Golf Course Handicap

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

Golf Course Handicap

Features
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Golf Course Handicap helps you work out course and playing handicaps quickly using World Handicap System (WHS) rules — right on the course or before your round. Whether you are planning a medal, stableford, match play, or a four-ball, the app walks you through a simple flow: choose a course, select a tee, enter a handicap index, and calculate. KEY FEATURES • WHS calculations — Course handicap and playing handicap from slope, course rating, and par • Course search — Search thousands of courses from the mysociety.golf database • Courses near you — Optional location access to find nearby courses and show distance • Tee selection — Browse tees for your chosen course, with support for local tee adjustments • Play format allowances — Stroke play, stableford, four-ball match, four-ball stroke, and foursomes • Saved players — Store friends and regular playing partners on your device for fast handicap entry • Group calculations — Select multiple players and see everyone’s handicaps in one result screen • Works offline for saved data — Your saved players and local tee tweaks stay on your device HOW IT WORKS 1. Search for a golf course or use your location to find courses nearby 2. Select the tee you will play from 3. Enter a handicap index manually or tap a saved player 4. Choose your format (allowance is applied automatically) 5. Tap Calculate to see course handicap and playing handicap BUILT FOR GOLFERS Designed for club golfers, society organisers, and anyone who needs a reliable handicap calculation without fuss. Clear results, a simple step-by-step layout, and support for the formats you actually play. DATA & PRIVACY Saved players are stored locally on your device. Course data is loaded from mysociety.golf. Location is only used when you choose to search for nearby courses — it is not tracked in the background. The app is free to use and supported by occasional ads. Powered by mysociety.golf.

Screenshots

Golfer4 screens
Golf Course Handicap4 screens

Verdict

The call

Golfer and Golf Course Handicap are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Golfer versus Golf Course Handicap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolferGolf Course Handicap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGordon ThomsonHarrison Lievesley

In-app purchases

None

Golfer

No in-app purchases

None

Golf Course Handicap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Golfer free?
Golfer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Golf Course Handicap free?
Golf Course Handicap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Golfer or Golf Course Handicap have ads?
Neither Golfer nor Golf Course Handicap shows ads.

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