Comparison

Golf Dreams vs 8

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

Head to head
About

Golf Dreams

Experience realistic 3D golf with true physics and innovative controls. Build your career, win prizes, and compete in tournaments or quick mini-golf matches. Challenge friends or rivals in head-to-head PvP.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D golf simulation
  • Career mode with tournaments
  • Win and upgrade golf clubs
  • Challenging golf courses
  • Shape your shots (draw/fade)
  • PvP multiplayer matches
  • Realistic ball tracer and stats
Features
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Golf Dreams is a free golf simulation game using real physics and groundbreaking controls making it one of the most true golf games out there! * Tournaments - start your career from scratch and work your way to glory. Solo golf gameplay as it should be. * Golf clubs - win prizes in tournaments and get new clubs and upgrade them to get yourself in perfect shape and sink even more birdies. * Weekly League * Awesome golf courses inspired by real world examples from the best courses around the globe. Tee off for a relaxing round with birds chirping in the background. * Shape your shots with draw and fade golfshot. Swing, chip, flop, punch, putt and drive your way to success around the fairway and greens. Stay away from the rough, bunkers and water hazards and make your way to the top of the tour. * Mini golf tournaments and multiplayer matches with 6 holes to play. Quick game play. * PvP multiplayer. Play golf head-to-head against friends or a random rival. No waiting time. Play your golf round directly and your opponent can play their round when it suits them. * Realistic golf ball tracer and tracker with in-depth stats how you strike the golf ball. Enjoy a nice round of single player golf or challenge someone for a golf battle in one of the best golf games for free. +++ Recent Reviews +++ "Beautiful game! Very well thought out and quick to play. I have been looking for a good golf game that has a fun solo mode and this is it!" / Bradley W. "What a great bunch of engineering. The stroke is cool. The clubs play true. As does the wind. Only sad part is nobody seems to know it exists. If you play golf in real life you'll enjoy this expressly for the controls and purity of play..." / Drew D. "Best golf game out there! It's the only not to be pay to win trash. No micro transaction, just courses to buy. No chests to unblock. Also more realistic, you can choose the clubs and you don't magically know where it will land, and you also don't play a stupid timing game to play. Just feels like golf. Kudos on making this game." / Tiago S. "Lots of fun and as challenging to play as actual golf. I'm enjoying the simplicity and colors of the polygon graphics..." / Richard D. "Brilliant game, probably the closest game to a simulation. No pay to win aspects and really bright future for mobile golf games" / Daniel D. +++ Get in touch +++ Discord: https://discord.gg/3NHxcTdT5B Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/golfdreamsofficial

About

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.

Highlights
  • Classic 80s golf gameplay
  • Terrain and environmental effects
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Customizable rendering styles
  • Built-in course editor
  • AI opponents
Features
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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

Screenshots

Golf Dreams4 screens
84 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Golf Dreams at 4.8 against 8's 4.0. Golf Dreams also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (31K vs 3). 8's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 21) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Golf Dreams sells 21 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. 8 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Golf Dreams holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Dreams has 31K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Golf Dreams'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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Golf Dreams ships an update every 6 days, 8 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Golf Dreams versus 8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolf Dreams8
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (31K ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#47 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size436 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGolf Dreams ABAccidental Fish

Customer experience

Golf Dreams

All ratings30,068 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews988 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral10.7%
Negative27.0%

8

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Golf Dreams

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Progress loss after updates
  • Inability to add friends
  • Putting issues causing unexpected ball behavior
  • Inconsistent tournament scoring and rewards

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more courses and game modes
  • Improve club progression and unlocks
  • Implement real-time multiplayer
  • Add more customization options
  • Improve putting mechanics and controls
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  • Provide better feedback on player progress

8

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

21 purchases

Golf Dreams

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Pass Monthly$3.991 Month
One-time20
  • Course: Sunset Valley$0.99
  • Course: Canyon Course$0.99
  • Weekly League Entry$0.99
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  • Silver chest$0.99
  • Pack of tickets$1.49
  • Bag of tickets$1.99
  • Course: Highland Bay$1.99
  • Course: Woody Pines$1.99
  • Gold chest$1.99
  • Pack of Gold Markers$1.99
  • Major Chest$2.99
  • Dream Pass Plus$4.49
  • Pack of Major Passes$4.99
  • Pile of tickets$5.49
  • Pile of Major Passes$7.99
  • Tickets Unlimited (Small)$8.99
  • Box of tickets$9.99
  • Premium Lifetime$9.99
  • Pile of gold markers$9.99
  • Tickets Unlimited (Large)$19.99
None

8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Golf Dreams free?
Golf Dreams is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 8 free?
8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Golf Dreams or 8?
Golf Dreams is rated higher. Golf Dreams averages 4.8 out of 5 from 31K ratings, while 8 averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Golf Dreams or 8 have ads?
Golf Dreams shows ads; 8 does not.
Which is updated more often, Golf Dreams or 8?
Golf Dreams ships an update every 6 days, and 8 every 3 months. Most recently, Golf Dreams was updated on October 25, 2026 and 8 on October 13, 2026.

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