Pixel Pro Golf vs 8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Over 50 unique courses
- Single player mode
- Realtime online multiplayer
- iMessage play
- Global daily tournaments
- Equipment upgrades
- Character customization
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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
8
Experience a retro golf adventure with simple yet engaging gameplay. Navigate diverse terrains, account for wind and spin, and choose from multiple difficulty levels. Customize your experience with various rendering styles and even build your own courses.
- Classic 80s golf gameplay
- Terrain and environmental effects
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Customizable rendering styles
- Built-in course editor
- AI opponents
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8-bit Golf is a loving homage to the classic golf games of the late 1980s: * Simple gameplay suitable for fans and none-fans of golf * Navigate terrain including fairway, rough, bunker, pathways, greens and water * The ball is effected by wind, spin, and the slope of the green * 3 difficulty levels: Beginner, Amateur, Pro. Or customise to suit your preferences! * AI players * Choose from five rendering styles: PC (EGA), Commodore 64, BBC Micro, Acorn Archimedes and Spectrum * Built in course editor (iPad and Mac only) - recreate your local golf course or classic courses * 5 built in courses
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pixel Pro Golf at 4.7 against 8's 4.0. Pixel Pro Golf also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (32K vs 3). 8's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Pixel Pro Golf sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. 8 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixel Pro Golf holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Pro Golf has 32K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Pixel Pro Golf's written reviews are positive against 67% of 8's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pixel Pro Golf ships an update weekly, 8 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Pro Golf | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (32K ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #134 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixamo | Accidental Fish |
Customer experience
Pixel Pro Golf
8
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
8
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pixel Pro Golf
- 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
8
No in-app purchases









