Squabbit vs LinksGolf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squabbit
This app provides real-time scoring and leaderboards for golf tournaments and leagues. It supports various formats, offers GPS functionality, and includes features like automatic handicap updates and group chat.
- Real-time leaderboards and updates
- Multiple tournament formats
- League and society management
- Full GPS support with yardage
- Apple Watch integration
- Automatic handicap updates
- Add photos and group chat
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Realtime updates Easily see who is leading your tournament or league and get notified when it changes Free to get started No ads and no limits on the number of players, teams or tournaments. The core app is free for everyone, with an optional Host Pro subscription that unlocks advanced organizer features. Choose from many different tournament formats Play Stroke Play, Stableford, Scramble, Best Ball, Ryder Cup, Alternate Shot, Mixed, Shamble, 2 Person Scramble and many more! Leagues and societies support Manage your league events, notify players of new events and see leaderboards for the season Full GPS support Use high quality satellite imagery to see distances to hazards and pins, measure shot distances and see yardage circles Apple Watch app See distances to the front, middle and center of the green with a glance at your watch. You can also measure shot distances and enter hole scores without needing to take your phone out of the bag! Works for all leagues tournaments Perfect for 100+ player multi-day club tournaments, your weekend bachelor party or weekly leagues Easily add new players to the tournament Regardless of whether they already have a handicap or have the app installed, it's easy to add new players Realtime stats See who has the best par streak, lowest combined score on par 3s, biggest blowup hole and many more Add photos and chat Everyone in your tournament or league can add photos and participate in a group chat. Over 30k courses in 30+ countries Your course is sure to be on the list. And if it's not, it's simple to add a new one. You can also edit your course in the app if the holes change. Add games to your scorecard Several games to choose from including match play, skins, stableford and low ball / high ball Automatic handicap updates Squabbit uses the USGA handicap calculation to keep your handicap up to date. Relative handicaps, handicap percentages and per round handicap changes are all supported. Export to CSV You can export your tournament scorecards to a CSV file to view in a spreadsheet HealthKit integration The Apple Watch app integrates with HealthKit to start a workout session when you start a new round and end it when you finish. This keeps the watch app in the foreground so that you can check distances to the pin at any time without having to reopen the app. Host Pro is an auto-renewing annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://squabbitgolf.com/privacyPolicy.html
LinksGolf
This app provides dynamic scoring for golf matches by automatically adjusting strokes based on player handicaps and course ratings. It allows golfers to compete remotely, even asynchronously, with a 7-day window to complete matches and supports season-long leagues.
- Automatic stroke adjustment for handicaps
- Dynamic scoring for trusted competition
- Remote play with 7-day match completion window
- Season-long leagues for up to 6 players
- In-app chat for communication
- Personalized photos for match/league organization
- Social media sharing of results
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LinksGolf uses player handicaps and course ratings to simply adjust strokes automatically leveling the playing field and providing dynamic scoring for a trusted competition every golfer will love to experience. Not only is LinksGolf great for golfers in different locations, but it is also the perfect solution for golfers that cannot play at the same exact time as their golfing friends by providing a 7 day window to complete each match. How about a league with friends who live in other areas of the country? LinksGolf has that covered as well. Create and join season-long leagues with up to 6 people and compete all the way through to crown a champion golfer of the season... all from different courses! Other Features: - Chat with a friend or a group of friends to Link Up to matches, or chirp during matches - Add personalized photos to help organize and keep track of your Ongoing LinksGolf Matches and Ongoing LinksGolf Leagues - Accept or Reject match and league invites by accessing your bell icon on the home screen - Share your match results to social media Download LinksGolf today and Link Up to experience golf matches wherever, whenever. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Squabbit at none against LinksGolf's shown. Squabbit also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). LinksGolf's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating and in-app purchases 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. Squabbit sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year and LinksGolf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Squabbit against 5.0 for LinksGolf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Squabbit has 5.5K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Squabbit ships an update every 6 days, LinksGolf every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Squabbit | LinksGolf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (5.5K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 97.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.5K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orrie Shannon | LinksGolf App, LLC |
Customer experience
Squabbit
LinksGolf
Bugs and requests
Squabbit
Reported bugs
2 issues- Scores sometimes get adjusted even after matches are concluded
- Occasionally removes players from the scorecard
Requested features
5 requests- Allow 0.5 strokes for skins games
- Add ability to manually adjust hole handicaps
- Implement a manual handicap calculation option
- Enable video uploads to activity feed
- Provide option to end and lock down rounds
LinksGolf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Squabbit
- Player Pro$59.991 Year
- Tournament Pro$99.991 Year
- League Pro$249.991 Year
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- Club Pro$399.991 Year
- Player Pro (event)$4.99
- Tip a beer$4.99
- Tip lunch$9.99
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- Tip my foursome beers$24.99
- Tournament Pro (single event)$29.99
- Tip a golf round$99.99
LinksGolf
- Weekender Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Status Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Yearly with 7 days free access7 Days trial$69.991 Year
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- Yearly with 3.99 / first month1 Month trial$69.991 Year









