Comparison

Pixel Pro Golf vs Forest Golf Planner

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Pro Golf

Experience an addictive arcade golf game with realistic physics and beautiful pixel art. Compete in single-player, online tournaments, or challenge friends via iMessage across over 50 unique courses.

Highlights
  • Over 50 unique courses
  • Single player mode
  • Realtime online multiplayer
  • iMessage play
  • Global daily tournaments
  • Equipment upgrades
  • Character customization
Features
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Pixel Pro Golf is a wonderfully unique arcade golf game, that combines realistic physics with zen-like gameplay and beautiful pixel-art. It can be played online, in global tournaments, over iMessage, or as a single player experience. SINGLE PLAYER Play through over 50 gorgeously pixelated courses, each carefully crafted with a unique style and conditions, as you try to become the best of the best. Use the simple controls to aim, change club and swing. Then watch your ball head down stunning pixel fairways. Play well to earn ranking points and rise up the world rankings, unlocking different tours until you reach the Majors and hit the top spot.  Finish a tournament high enough to earn winnings, that you can use to upgrade everything from your driver to putter. Alternatively, use your winnings to customise your character with some awesome clothes, from panda hats to cool new Ts. Challenge friends over Game Center, with achievements and leaderboards for all the courses. TOURNAMENT EVENTS Every day offers new daily tournaments - each played on a different course - with only one attempt at each! When you are done, you can see where you rank against real-world players in the global leaderboard. Daily tournaments are grouped into Seasons, comprising 20 daily events. Hit the top 500 in a daily tournament to earn points, which add up over the season. At the end, the player with the most points is crowned champion. Similar to real life, Pixel Pro Golf's Major series like The Maestros or American Open are multi-day events, with scores aggregated over 4 days. Winning one of these is now the ultimate badge of honour in Pixel Pro Golf. Tournaments are in two leagues, Open and Handicap. In Open, your basic, unedited, score is what counts. In Handicap, as it can be in real golf, your score is handicapped - with less accomplished players given extra shots, so whoever plays well within their own skill level rises to the top! ONLINE MULTIPLAYER Using Game Center, challenge up to 4 online opponents to a realtime game. Choose from randomly selected 3 or 9 hole courses, or select a specific course to play. Invite friends to play via Game Center, or let the matchmaker choose some random players for you, and soon you will be testing your skills against real online opponents. iMESSAGE Play a turn-based match against friends, via the Messages app. Matches can have up to 4 players, and can be played hole-by-hole or shot-by-shot. During a match, players post individual messages for each hole or shot they play. This allows friends in the chat to comment on good, or bad, shots and highlights as the match progresses. Can you become the number one Pixel Pro Golfer? FEATURES: Over 50 unique courses Over 800 holes Single player Realtime online multiplayer iMessage play Global daily tournaments - open and handicap Global tournament seasons Video replays Addictive, fun gameplay Beautiful pixel-art Equipment upgrades Character customisation Quick play Relaxing audio Game Centre leaderboards, achievements and challenges

About

Forest Golf Planner

Design and manage your own golf course, from building new holes and adding decorations to attracting customers and hosting tournaments. Expand your facilities with clubhouses, gift shops, and eateries to become a top-ranked golf resort.

Highlights
  • Design and build golf holes
  • Add unique decorations
  • Attract and manage customers
  • Host golf tournaments
  • Expand with clubhouses and shops
  • Rank your golf course
Features
Currently charting
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Somewhere in suburbia is an unspoiled patch of greenery, a little slice of paradise... And starting today, it's your very own golf course! No experience in golf or business? No problem! It's easy to get started building new fixtures and attracting your first customers. Rise through the ranks, and you'll be able to expand your course to include new holes. Change the landscape and add unique decorations to make the course your own! Every year, courses from across the country are ranked from worst to best - can you come out on top? As time goes on, you'll get approached by teams of golfers looking for a place to hold their next tournament. Do a good job, and they might just stick around and become regular customers! When it comes to creating something really engaging, challenge is the name of the game. A tricky hole can be just what your golfers need to improve their skills. Really satisfied customers may even sign up for club membership, and who knows what will happen if you fulfill all your members' special requests? No golf course is complete without its clubhouse. Install gift shops, eateries, and more - you'll be running a large-scale operation before you know it. Create the perfect place for customers to relax after playing a few rounds. Maybe you'll attract new customers and make master golfers of them! The sun is shining, the grass is green, and the fairway is calling. Get out there and build the course of your dreams. Fore! Supports drag to scroll and pinch to zoom. Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games! Kairosoft's pixel art game series continues! Follow us on Twitter for the latest Kairosoft news and information. https://twitter.com/kairokun2010

Screenshots

Pixel Pro Golf4 screens
Forest Golf Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pixel Pro Golf and Forest Golf Planner both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Forest Golf Planner's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pixel Pro Golf's. Forest Golf Planner also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ads (none vs shown). Pixel Pro Golf's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and ratings volume (33K vs 123). On rating, chart position, 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

Pixel Pro Golf is free to download; Forest Golf Planner costs $5.99 up front. Pixel Pro Golf sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Forest Golf Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Pixel Pro Golf against 4.7 for Forest Golf Planner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Pro Golf has 33K ratings behind it against 123, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Pixel Pro Golf's written reviews are positive against 95% of Forest Golf Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Pro Golf ships an update weekly, Forest Golf Planner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Pixel Pro Golf versus Forest Golf Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Pro GolfForest Golf Planner
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.7 (33K ratings) — better4.7 (123 ratings)
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews94.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33K — better123
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#127#96 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixamoKairosoft Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

Pixel Pro Golf

All ratings32,094 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews667 reviews
Positive49.6%
Neutral17.2%
Negative33.1%

Forest Golf Planner

All ratings121 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.8%

User reviews

Pixel Pro Golf

From 33K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
  • 🌳 Charming pixel art style
  • ⛳️ Variety of challenging courses
  • 💰 Reasonable pricing model

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent tree collision detection
  • 🤔 Putting mechanics can be frustrating
  • 🌬️ Wind impact is sometimes unpredictable
  • 💸 Lack of content to spend earned money on
  • 📺 Excessive ad frequency

Forest Golf Planner

From 123 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😊 Highly addictive and fun gameplay
  • 🎨 Charming pixel art and cute graphics
  • 🎮 Creative course design freedom
  • ⏱️ Easy to learn and quick to play
  • 💰 No pay-to-win or ads

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Poor golfer AI behavior
  • 🎲 Unpredictable competition outcomes
  • ⏳ Slow pacing early game
  • 🎮 Clunky controls
  • 🎨 Limited customization options

Bugs and requests

Pixel Pro Golf

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Achievements not properly tracking
  • Issues with ball dropping after penalty
  • Swing button not always registering input

Requested features

5 requests
  • More club and equipment customization options
  • Course creator and community sharing
  • Ability to rotate camera view
  • Multiplayer and leaderboard features
  • Practice mode for specific holes

Forest Golf Planner

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Game crashes when loading saved games
  • Save file corruption at year 12
  • Path connection issues
  • Money stats not updating correctly
  • Hole placement and movement glitches
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  • Par calculation errors

Requested features

9 requests
  • Ability to delete save files
  • More than two save slots
  • Playable golfer character option
  • Change player/golfer names
  • Move clubhouse late game
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  • Elevation/terrain changes
  • Unlock fast mode earlier
  • Better golfer AI
  • More customization options

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Pixel Pro Golf

One-time12
  • Pro Pack 1$0.99
  • Amateur Pack 1$0.99
  • Handful of Tee Tokens$0.99
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  • US Pack 1$1.99
  • Unlock all Career tours$1.99
  • Unlock all equipment$1.99
  • US Pack 2$1.99
  • Pocket of Tee Tokens$1.99
  • Pouch of Tee Tokens$2.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Bag of Tee Tokens$4.99
  • Ultimate Bundle$7.99
None

Forest Golf Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Pro Golf free?
Pixel Pro Golf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forest Golf Planner free?
Forest Golf Planner costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Pro Golf or Forest Golf Planner?
Pixel Pro Golf is rated higher. Pixel Pro Golf averages 4.7 out of 5 from 33K ratings, while Forest Golf Planner averages 4.7 from 123 ratings.
Do Pixel Pro Golf or Forest Golf Planner have ads?
Pixel Pro Golf shows ads; Forest Golf Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Pro Golf or Forest Golf Planner?
Pixel Pro Golf ships an update weekly, and Forest Golf Planner fortnightly. Most recently, Pixel Pro Golf was updated on October 29, 2026 and Forest Golf Planner on October 27, 2026.
Which is more popular, Pixel Pro Golf or Forest Golf Planner?
Pixel Pro Golf currently peaks at #127 in the App Store charts, and Forest Golf Planner at #96. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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