Comparison

Select Pi vs PreBirdie

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

Head to head
About

Select Pi

This app allows golfers to manage their golf ball dispensing accounts at participating facilities. Users can register, add funds, and dispense buckets of balls directly from their device.

Highlights
  • Register account
  • Add value to account
  • Dispense golf ball buckets
  • Check facility-specific balance
  • Automatic balance sync for existing cards
Features
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Register, add value, and dispense balls at any facility equipped with the Select Pi technology. NOTE: Not all facilities allow in-app reloads. support@ontogolf.com.

About

PreBirdie

Connect with fellow golf enthusiasts to discuss the game, share your experiences, and discover honest course reviews. Earn reputation and badges by contributing valuable content to the community.

Highlights
  • Join golf clubhouses
  • Post and discuss content
  • Vote on community posts
  • Earn a Birdie Score
  • Discover course reviews
  • No ads in feed
Features
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PreBirdie is the course-first golf community — built for golfers who want to log rounds, follow progress, discover courses, and talk about the game with people who play it. LOG A ROUND FAST Save a 9- or 18-hole round with your course, date, gross score, tees, photos, conditions, and a note. Drafts are kept if you need to sign in, and offline rounds retry when you reconnect. SEE YOUR GOLF LIFE IN ONE FEED Follow golfers and courses to see real rounds, personal bests, course updates, and Clubhouse discussions. Give kudos, leave comments, and keep the conversation going. FOLLOW COURSES, NOT NOISE Every course has a home for recent rounds, golfer reviews, conditions, members looking for a game, and the local details that matter. JOIN CLUBHOUSES Find communities built around courses, cities, equipment, instruction, and the parts of golf you care about. Create discussions, reply in threads, and vote on the most useful posts. TRACK REAL PROGRESS See separate 9- and 18-hole score trends, round frequency, courses played, personal bests, and up to three active goals. PreBirdie compares like-for-like rounds and never invents missing course data. BUILT FOR EVERYDAY GOLFERS • Course-first discovery and community • Fast manual round logging • Personal goals and progress • Kudos for rounds and votes for discussions • Privacy controls for every round • Accessible charts and reduced-motion support Whether you’re chasing a personal best, finding a Saturday game, or debating gear in a Clubhouse, PreBirdie gives your golf life a place to live. Free to download. Free to join.

Screenshots

Select Pi4 screens
PreBirdie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PreBirdie at every 2 days against Select Pi's every 2 months. PreBirdie also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Select Pi's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

PreBirdie holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Select Pi has 2.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Select Pi ships an update every 2 months, PreBirdie every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Select Pi versus PreBirdie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSelect PiPreBirdie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB48 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLeisure Design SystemsPreBirdie L.L.C.

Customer experience

Select Pi

All ratings2,696 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive35.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative56.4%

PreBirdie

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Select Pi

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent QR code scanning
  • Duplicate charges
  • Dispensing issues at ball machines

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to load funds directly in the app
  • Implement universal balance that can be used at any participating course
  • Integrate with Apple Watch for seamless access

PreBirdie

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Select Pi

No in-app purchases

None

PreBirdie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Select Pi free?
Select Pi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PreBirdie free?
PreBirdie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Select Pi or PreBirdie?
PreBirdie is rated higher. Select Pi averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while PreBirdie averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Select Pi or PreBirdie have ads?
Neither Select Pi nor PreBirdie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Select Pi or PreBirdie?
Select Pi ships an update every 2 months, and PreBirdie every 2 days. Most recently, Select Pi was updated on October 24, 2026 and PreBirdie on October 1, 2026.

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