Squabbit vs Roost Golf
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
Roost Golf
Manage live golf games, track scores, and view player performance in real-time. Facilitates team creation, player invitations, and in-game communication with approval controls for fair play. Ideal for clubs, admins, and players seeking a streamlined scoring experience.
- Create and manage golf games
- Invite players via email
- Join games with passkey
- Submit scores with approval
- Track live leaderboards
- View player performance stats
- In-game group chat with media
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Roost Golf is built for clubs, admins, and players who want live golf game management in one place. With Roost Golf you can: Create and manage games with custom team/player setup Invite players by email and onboard them smoothly Join games with passkey access Submit birdies with witness flow and admin approval Track live team and player leaderboards View player performance stats (birdies, wins, games). Use in-game group chat with media sharing Manage club operations with role-based access (Super Admin, Club Admin, Player) Roost Golf keeps game flow fair and transparent with real-time updates, approval controls, and clean reporting for every round. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.roostgolf.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Squabbit at every 6 days against Roost Golf's every 2 months. Squabbit also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (5.5K vs 2). On price, rating, ads 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 Roost Golf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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 Roost Golf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Squabbit has 5.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Squabbit ships an update every 6 days, Roost Golf every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Squabbit | Roost Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (5.5K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 97.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.5K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orrie Shannon | FrostWood Capital |
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
Roost Golf
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
Roost Golf
- Player Plan1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Club Admin Plan1 Month trial$4.991 Month









