First Tee vs Student App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First Tee
This app offers supplemental golf and character development lessons for young participants aged 7-17. It provides interactive content, knowledge challenges, and digital badges to enhance their learning experience.
- Interactive golf lessons
- Character development content
- Knowledge challenges
- Digital badge rewards
- Content for ages 7-17
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First Tee is a youth organization that promotes character development in kids and teens through golf. This app provides supplemental golf and character development content for First Tee participants ages 7-17 who are active at their local chapter. Participants will gain access to fun and interactive lessons which enhance their on-site programs. They will also be able to take knowledge challenges and earn digital badges for their accomplishments. New to First Tee? Learn more at firsttee.org.
Student App
Manage all your lessons on a dedicated platform. Communicate directly with your coach, receive important notifications, and easily track your academic progress. Access support resources conveniently within the app.
- Lesson management
- Coach communication
- Message notifications
- Progress tracking
- Support resources access
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Student App keeps your lessons in one place. Use it whether you booked on TeachMe.To or through your coach's CoachGrow site. Message your coach, get notified about new messages, schedule and manage upcoming lessons, use your prepaid lessons, track your progress, and get help from support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Student App at 4.7 against First Tee's 3.7. Student App also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 months). First Tee's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Student App holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Student App has 2.3K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of First Tee's written reviews are positive against 36% of Student App's.
First Tee ships an update every 6 months, Student App every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Tee | Student App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (22 ratings) | 4.7 (2.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 36.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 2.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PGA TOUR First Tee Foundation, Inc. | TeachMe.To |
Customer experience
First Tee
Student App
Bugs and requests
First Tee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Student App
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
First Tee
No in-app purchases
Student App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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