Scratch vs Skins App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scratch
Connect with fellow golfers by sharing your game results and viewing friends' progress. Easily update your handicap with seamless GHIN integration. Track your scores and favorite courses.
- Post golf scores
- Track friends' rounds
- Integrates with GHIN
- Track courses played
- Social networking for golfers
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Scratch is a golf social network that allows you to post rounds and see your friend's rounds. Integrates with GHIN so easily post to your handicap. * Post Scores * Track your Friends * Track Courses
Skins App
This app offers a variety of on-course golf games, including Skins, Banker, Nassau, and more. Users can enter their strokes, and the app will manage the game. It features extensive custom settings for personalized gameplay.
- Multiple golf game modes
- Stroke entry and game management
- Customizable game settings
- Yearly subscription for unlimited access
- On-course gameplay
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The Skins App is the long sought on-course golf gaming app the world has been waiting for. Play feature complete games such as Skins, Banker, Nassau, Vegas, Quota, Hammer, Wolf and many more. Simply enter strokes and Skins handles the rest. Custom settings galore, so you can play like you're used to. Welcome to the future! SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION In addition to our free app, we offer a paid yearly subscription for $40/year, which gives you unlimited access to our entire Game Library. Subscriptions are offered via in-app purchase and will be charged to your iTunes account as soon as we confirm the purchase. All subscriptions auto-renew, unless turned off at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. All subscriptions can be managed through the App Store settings. You can access it by tapping Manage Subscriptions on Edit Profile. For more information, please review the Terms of Use and The Skins App, Inc. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy below. TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula TERMS OF SERVICE https://theskinsapp.com/terms-of-service PRIVACY POLICY https://theskinsapp.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scratch at 100% against Skins App's 47%. Scratch also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Skins App's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 4). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Skins App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $40.00 per year. Scratch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scratch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skins App has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Scratch's written reviews are positive against 47% of Skins App's.
Scratch ships an update every 6 days, Skins App every 18 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Scratch | Skins App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.6 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 46.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 17+ |
| Developer | Max Shaw | The Skins App |
Customer experience
Scratch
Skins App
In-app purchases
Scratch
No in-app purchases
Skins App
- 1 Year Subscription$40.001 Year
