Comparison

PuttView Books vs Open Links Golf

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

Head to head
About

PuttView Books

This app provides detailed yardage and greens maps for golf courses, allowing users to create custom pin sheets for their rounds. It features topographic slope maps, fall lines, and easy orientation tools to help improve your game and save shots.

Highlights
  • Customizable pin sheets
  • Topographic slope maps
  • Fall line highlighting
  • Easy course orientation
  • Multiple design layouts
  • Large course database
  • Tournament customization
Features
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PuttView Books are the best yardage and greens maps in golf. The pin sheet app complements your PuttView Book and allows you to create custom pin sheets to make your upcoming round of golf a success. Every detail of the pin sheets was designed with this app to help you save a shot in even the most critical tournament situations. PuttView’s technology and attention to detail result in the most accurate pin sheets allowed by the rules of golf. Detailed Information Includes topographic slope map with slope direction and contour lines for courses with 3D Data available, fall lines highlighting straight putts (“aim inside cup”) around the hole location Easy Orientation Compass, 1 yard and 5 yards grid, surrounding hazards and sprinkler heads for easy orientation Seven different Designs One Green per Page (practice use only), Past Pin Locations without fall lines (USGA compliant), 9 Holes per Page with or without fall lines (USGA compliant), 18 Holes per Page with or without fall lines (USGA compliant), Organizer Sheet without fall lines (USGA compliant) Large Database Actively maintained by our specialists to continuously grow the number of available courses Customization Options Tournament name, date and the expected green speed (Stimp Value), to make the pin sheets your own Ease to use Fast and easy entry of pin locations (front and side), pin sheets sent directly to your email, a quick search for courses

About

Open Links Golf

This platform connects golfers with golf facilities, offering filters to find courses, driving ranges, and simulators. Users can book tee times and access facility information. Facility owners can share updates on conditions, events, and promotions.

Highlights
  • Golf facility discovery
  • Tee time booking
  • Course condition updates
  • Event and promotion listings
  • Golfer and facility profiles
  • Search filters
Features
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Open Links is the world's first golf-specific communication platform, directly linking golfers and golf facilities! Golfers can find everything they want for the best possible golf experience, with easy-to-use filters and access to profiles for nearly 20,000 facilities in the U.S., including golf courses, driving ranges, golf simulators, indoor simulators, mini golf, and putting courses. Plan your next golf trip and book tee times effortlessly! Facility owners/operators can register their accounts and tap into a new distribution channel, sharing all relevant information that golfers care about before deciding where to play, including course conditions, events, promotions, pace of play updates, specials, and more! Terms of Use: https://www.openlinksgolf.com/termsofservice Privacy Policy: https://www.openlinksgolf.com/privacypolicy

Screenshots

PuttView Books4 screens
Open Links Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Open Links Golf at 100% against PuttView Books's 54%. Open Links Golf also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Open Links Golf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of PuttView Books's written reviews are positive against 100% of Open Links Golf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PuttView Books ships an update every 5 months, Open Links Golf fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PuttView Books versus Open Links Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuttView BooksOpen Links Golf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (14 ratings)5.0 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1438 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViewlicity GmbHOpen Links Golf, Inc.

Customer experience

PuttView Books

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%

Open Links Golf

All ratings37 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PuttView Books

No in-app purchases

None

Open Links Golf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PuttView Books free?
PuttView Books is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Links Golf free?
Open Links Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PuttView Books or Open Links Golf?
Open Links Golf is rated higher. PuttView Books averages 4.5 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Open Links Golf averages 5.0 from 38 ratings.
Do PuttView Books or Open Links Golf have ads?
Neither PuttView Books nor Open Links Golf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PuttView Books or Open Links Golf?
PuttView Books ships an update every 5 months, and Open Links Golf fortnightly. Most recently, PuttView Books was updated on November 3, 2026 and Open Links Golf on November 3, 2026.

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