Comparison

Ace Trace vs MyGolfLinks

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

Head to head
About

Ace Trace

Easily add professional-looking visual trails to videos of golf swings, disc throws, and other flying objects. Customize trace lines with various effects and add distance labels to showcase your performance.

Highlights
  • Powerful shot tracing
  • No tripod needed
  • Custom visual effects
  • Distance labels
  • Flexible tracing modes
  • Full customization
Features
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Turn Every Shot into a Highlight with Ace Trace! Ace Trace lets you easily trace golf, disc golf, baseball, or even bird flights with stunning visual effects—no tripod or complex editing required. Key Features: - Powerful Shot Tracing: Transform your videos with pro-level shot trails in under a minute, directly on your phone. No editing experience needed. - No Tripod Needed: Capture footage freely—even with camera movement. The trace line stays perfectly aligned with your shot. - Custom Visual Effects: Make your videos pop with vibrant trace lines. Choose from gradients, solid colors, or special effects like electricity and waves. - Distance Labels: Enter your shot’s distance to display a real-time counter along the trace—perfect for sharing impressive plays. - Flexible Tracing Modes: Use Golf Mode for smooth drives or Free Curve Mode for putts, disc throws, or any flying object. Easily adjust and refine your lines. - Full Customization: Change line color, width, opacity, and control how it interacts with objects or obstacles in your scene. How It Works: 1. Trace manually or let the app auto-detect the trajectory. 2. Choose your style and fine-tune your visuals. 3. Add distance and effects. 4. Export and share your masterpiece instantly. Download Ace Trace now—make every shot unforgettable. Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: - Length: weekly, yearly - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MyGolfLinks

This app enhances your golf experience by providing precise GPS yardages, shot tracking, and digital scoring. It allows you to play and follow rounds live with friends, manage groups and leagues, and track various betting formats. Gain insights into your game performance and discover local course deals.

Highlights
  • Precise GPS yardages
  • Live shot tracking
  • Digital scorecard with stats
  • Real-time multiplayer scoring
  • Live round following
  • Group, league, and event management
  • Betting and wager tracking
  • Performance trend analysis
Features
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MyGolfLinks is the golf app built around the people you actually play with. EVERY YARDAGE, BEFORE EVERY SWING Front, center and back to the green on 9,500+ mapped courses across all 50 states. Wind and slope adjusted "plays like" numbers, dogleg-aware aim, and shot-by-shot tracking that judges each shot against the real fairway and green shapes. RUN THE WHOLE OUTING FROM ONE PLACE Leagues, scrambles, skins games and member-guests. Set up the event, send the invites, build the teams, and let the app handle the scoring. Recurring league weeks, shotgun starts and net or gross formats are all supported. WATCH THE MATCH SWING IN REAL TIME Live leaderboards for teams, individuals and skins. Carried skins tracked hole by hole and settled before anyone reaches the clubhouse. Follow a playing partner's round as it happens, even with your phone in your pocket. THE GROUP CHAT THAT KEEPS SCORE A feed of rounds, photos and trash talk from everyone you play with. Post a round, comment on a friend's back nine, and keep the needle going all week. PROOF OF EVERY ROUND YOU PLAY Your handicap, scoring average, streaks and trends update the moment you sign your card. Advanced stats break down greens in regulation, miss direction, putting and approach play so you know what to actually work on. Free to play. Built by golfers, for the people you play with.

Screenshots

Ace Trace4 screens
MyGolfLinks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyGolfLinks at 100% against Ace Trace's 51%. MyGolfLinks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 14). Ace Trace's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 14) and chart position (#98 vs unranked). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Ace Trace sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. MyGolfLinks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyGolfLinks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ace Trace has 2K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Ace Trace's written reviews are positive against 100% of MyGolfLinks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ace Trace ships an update every 2 weeks, MyGolfLinks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Ace Trace versus MyGolfLinks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAce TraceMyGolfLinks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2K ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2K — better14
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#98 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB116 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFitness & Sports apps SRLMyGolfLinks, LLC

Customer experience

Ace Trace

All ratings2,019 ratings
Positive82.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews230 reviews
Positive50.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative42.6%

MyGolfLinks

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Ace Trace

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tracer line speed issues
  • Cropping problems with horizontal videos
  • Inability to save videos without subscription
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to erase tracer line
  • More color/style options for tracer
  • Frame-by-frame controls
  • Desktop version
  • Improved manual editing tools

MyGolfLinks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Ace Trace

Subscriptions11
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Unlimited export$5.991 Month
  • Weekly premium trial7 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • Weekly premium$6.997 Days
  • Ace Trace Gold$29.996 Months
  • Unlimited Export$35.996 Months
  • Ace Trace Gold1 Year trial$49.991 Year
  • Silver$69.991 Year
  • Yearly premium trial7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$69.991 Year
  • Gold$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • 5 videos$4.99
  • 15 Videos$11.99
  • Lifetime Gold$119.00
None

MyGolfLinks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ace Trace free?
Ace Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyGolfLinks free?
MyGolfLinks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ace Trace or MyGolfLinks?
MyGolfLinks is rated higher. Ace Trace averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while MyGolfLinks averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do Ace Trace or MyGolfLinks have ads?
Ace Trace shows ads; MyGolfLinks does not.
Which is updated more often, Ace Trace or MyGolfLinks?
Ace Trace ships an update every 2 weeks, and MyGolfLinks every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ace Trace was updated on October 30, 2026 and MyGolfLinks on October 28, 2026.

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