Comparison

Simple Handicap vs Clarity Caddy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Free handicap tracking
  • World Handicap System (WHS) compliant
  • Course handicap calculation
  • Add favorite courses
  • Log golf rounds
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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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/

About

Clarity Caddy

Features
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Clarity Caddy is a golf GPS built around the way you actually play. Every golfer’s shot data contains noise. Clarity helps find the strongest repeatable pattern hidden within it, turns that pattern into your My Bubble, and lets you take it onto the golf course. A LOT MORE, FREE Clarity Caddy includes many of the course tools golfers often find behind premium subscriptions: • Full course maps* • Detailed terrain and green maps* • GPS rangefinder • Front, middle and back green distances • Hazard and key-point distances* • Slope-adjusted distances* • Downloadable courses for offline play and patchy mobile coverage* • Personal club distances • Shot logging • Round stats • On-course distance and targeting tools *Where available. CADDY ACCESS Caddy Access adds Clarity’s personalised tools for understanding your game and making better decisions on the course. • Practice Data • My Bubble • Bubble Engine • Course Data • Conditions Engine* • Apple Watch play On Apple Watch, you can aim your Bubble, log your shots and benefit from detailed course and green maps — all while leaving your phone in the bag. *Where supporting data is available. WHAT MAKES CLARITY SPECIAL PRACTICE DATA Captures the golf you naturally produce and helps find the signal in the noise. MY BUBBLE Turns your strongest repeatable pattern into a personal shot model. BUBBLE ENGINE See your personal shot pattern on the hole, with live club and aim suggestions. COURSE DATA Shows how well your game transfers from practice to the course. CONDITIONS ENGINE* Accounts for factors such as wind and slope when interpreting performance. *Where supporting data is available. Find the golf in your data worth playing for — and take it to the course. Better thoughts, on the course. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Simple Handicap3 screens
Clarity Caddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Clarity Caddy at none against Simple Handicap's shown. Clarity Caddy also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Handicap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Clarity Caddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Handicap ships an update fortnightly, Clarity Caddy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple Handicap versus Clarity Caddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple HandicapClarity Caddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (383 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings383 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas BreetzSAMUEL JOHN HALE

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

Clarity Caddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Handicap

Subscriptions2
  • Simple Handicap Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Simple Handicap Pro (Yearly)$7.991 Year
2 purchases

Clarity Caddy

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Membership$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • One Month Pass$7.99

Questions

Is Simple Handicap free?
Simple Handicap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clarity Caddy free?
Clarity Caddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Handicap or Clarity Caddy have ads?
Simple Handicap shows ads; Clarity Caddy does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Handicap or Clarity Caddy?
Simple Handicap ships an update fortnightly, and Clarity Caddy every 4 days. Most recently, Simple Handicap was updated on November 3, 2026 and Clarity Caddy on October 31, 2026.

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