Comparison

Squabbit vs Bagpipe Golf

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

Head to head
About

Squabbit

Manage golf tournaments and leagues with real-time scoring, multiple game formats, and GPS course data. Track player stats, add photos, and chat with participants. Offers a free core experience with an optional subscription for advanced organizer features.

Highlights
  • Real-time tournament and league updates
  • Multiple tournament formats (Stroke Play, Stableford, Scramble, etc.)
  • League and society management
  • Full GPS support with yardage
  • Apple Watch integration for distances and scoring
  • Automatic USGA handicap updates
  • Add photos and group chat
Features
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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

About

Bagpipe Golf

This app manages golf tournaments and leagues, acting as a scorecard and side-games engine. It handles scoring, tracks stats, and automatically settles bets for various golf games, making it ideal for casual groups and organized events.

Highlights
  • Smart scorecard with GHIN-style notation
  • 30+ automatic side games
  • Tournament director tools
  • Buddies trip event management
  • League organization
  • Live leaderboards
Features
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Bagpipe Golf manages your tournaments & leagues and is the scorecard and side-games engine built for golfers who play for something — because the best rounds always have a game going. Perfect for buddies trips or your weekend foursome side games. SMART SCORECARD Score your round the way real golfers do. • GHIN-style notation with birdies, bogeys, and doubles at a glance • Per-hole tracking for fairways, greens in regulation, and putts • Gross and net scoring with handicaps applied automatically • Career stats that build themselves from every round you post 30+ SIDE GAMES, SETTLED AUTOMATICALLY Every game your group plays — and a few you haven't tried yet. Skins, Nassau, Wolf, Vegas, Match Play, Modified Stableford, Quota, Rabbits, Nines, Hammer, Defender, Deuces, Bloodsome, Chairman, Dots, Greenies, and more. • Full settlement math built into every game • Set your unit value once — we track every point, press, and payout • Run multiple games in the same round • End the round with a clear "who pays whom" summary, down to the dollar TOURNAMENT TOOLS Everything a tournament director needs, right from a phone. • Multi-round events with a different format each round — foursomes, four-ball, best-ball, singles, and more • Team rosters with auto-balance by handicap • Auto-pairing for every round, with full manual control when you want it • Shotgun starts or tee times, configured per round, with auto-assigned starting holes • Live leaderboards and standings as scores come in • Score entry per team or per player, depending on format BUDDIES TRIPS Turn your annual trip into a proper event. • Ryder Cup-style team competitions across multiple rounds and courses • Two macro teams that carry across every match of the trip • Match-points scoring with live team standings • Templates that set up the whole event in minutes LEAGUES Season-long golf, organized. • Weekly leagues with Stableford or stroke-play scoring and playoff seeding • Member-guest events with flights and position points • Travel-team seasons with aggregate scoring across courses • Ready-made templates or build your own custom season WHO IT'S FOR Weekend groups tired of doing skins on a napkin. Trip captains running 12 guys across 5 rounds. Tournament directors who want live leaderboards without a laptop. If your golf comes with a game attached, Bagpipe Golf keeps score of all of it. Track the round. Run the games. Settle up. Download Bagpipe Golf and never argue about the math again.

Screenshots

Squabbit4 screens
Bagpipe Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bagpipe Golf at none against Squabbit's 10. Squabbit's advantage is ratings volume (5.6K vs 8). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Squabbit sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year. Bagpipe Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Squabbit against 5.0 for Bagpipe Golf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Squabbit has 5.6K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Squabbit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bagpipe Golf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squabbit ships an update weekly, Bagpipe Golf every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Squabbit versus Bagpipe Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquabbitBagpipe Golf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.6K ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.6K — better8
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB68 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperOrrie ShannonTaybuta, Inc.

Customer experience

Squabbit

All ratings5,565 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews1,392 reviews
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.3%

Bagpipe Golf

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Bagpipe Golf

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Squabbit

Subscriptions4
  • Player Pro$59.991 Year
  • Tournament Pro$99.991 Year
  • League Pro$249.991 Year
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  • Club Pro$399.991 Year
One-time6
  • Player Pro (event)$4.99
  • Tip a beer$4.99
  • Tip lunch$9.99
Show 3 more
  • Tip my foursome beers$24.99
  • Tournament Pro (single event)$29.99
  • Tip a golf round$99.99
None

Bagpipe Golf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Squabbit free?
Squabbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bagpipe Golf free?
Bagpipe Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Squabbit or Bagpipe Golf?
Bagpipe Golf is rated higher. Squabbit averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.6K ratings, while Bagpipe Golf averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Squabbit or Bagpipe Golf have ads?
Neither Squabbit nor Bagpipe Golf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Squabbit or Bagpipe Golf?
Squabbit ships an update weekly, and Bagpipe Golf every 6 days. Most recently, Squabbit was updated on November 12, 2026 and Bagpipe Golf on November 10, 2026.

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