Simple Handicap vs Golf Genius Officials
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Golf Genius Officials
This app allows registered golf professionals to easily record individual shot types during tournaments directly from their mobile phones. It helps tournament officials efficiently update the game's progress.
- Record individual shot types
- Update game state
- Tournament official use
- Mobile recording
- Intuitive interface
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Registered Golf Genius professionals will use the free mobile application for recording individual Shot types from their mobile phone. This intuitive app will allow tournament officials to easily update the state of the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Handicap at 4.7 against Golf Genius Officials's 3.0. Simple Handicap also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (382 vs 2). Golf Genius Officials's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). 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. Golf Genius Officials asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Handicap holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. 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.
Simple Handicap ships an update fortnightly, Golf Genius Officials every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Handicap | Golf Genius Officials |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (382 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 382 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Breetz | Golf Genius Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
Simple Handicap
Golf Genius Officials
Bugs and 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
Golf Genius Officials
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple Handicap
- Simple Handicap Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Simple Handicap Pro (Yearly)$7.991 Year
Golf Genius Officials
No in-app purchases
Questions
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