Comparison

Thousand Greens 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

Thousand Greens

Connect with other golfers from exclusive private clubs in a secure and confidential community. Share experiences and build relationships with like-minded individuals.

Highlights
  • Exclusive golfer community
  • Private and confidential
  • Connect with like-minded golfers
  • For members of top clubs
  • Free to join
Features
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Your club, everywhere you go. Thousand Greens is a private, members-only community for golfers who belong to private clubs. If you love the experience of your home club — the course, the camaraderie, the hospitality — Thousand Greens lets you find that same experience wherever life takes you, through fellow members who host each other. It's built on the oldest tradition in golf: members hosting members. HOW IT WORKS • Build your profile and connect your home club • Discover fellow members wherever you're traveling • Request a game — or host a visiting member at your course • Coordinate everything in the app, then go play WHY MEMBERS LOVE IT • Belonging — walk onto a course anywhere as a welcomed guest, not a stranger • Reciprocity — host great people at your club and they'll return the favor • Trust — a verified, private community of real club members, kept confidential • Connection — meet golfers who share your passion, at home and on the road WHEREVER YOU PLAY From your next business trip to a family vacation, Thousand Greens turns "I wish I had a game there" into a tee time with a new friend. Thousand Greens — your club, everywhere you go.

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

Thousand Greens4 screens
Open Links Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Open Links Golf at 100% against Thousand Greens's 56%. Open Links Golf also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 37 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Thousand Greens's written reviews are positive against 100% of Open Links Golf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thousand Greens ships an update every 3 weeks, Open Links Golf fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Thousand Greens versus Open Links Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThousand GreensOpen Links Golf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (46 ratings)5.0 (37 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better37
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.113.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPTC Golf Inc.Open Links Golf, Inc.

Customer experience

Thousand Greens

All ratings46 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

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

Thousand Greens

No in-app purchases

None

Open Links Golf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thousand Greens free?
Thousand Greens 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, Thousand Greens or Open Links Golf?
Open Links Golf is rated higher. Thousand Greens averages 4.3 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Open Links Golf averages 5.0 from 37 ratings.
Do Thousand Greens or Open Links Golf have ads?
Neither Thousand Greens nor Open Links Golf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thousand Greens or Open Links Golf?
Thousand Greens ships an update every 3 weeks, and Open Links Golf fortnightly. Most recently, Thousand Greens was updated on October 11, 2026 and Open Links Golf on October 7, 2026.

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