Comparison

GolfAcross vs Sweetspot Check

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

Head to head
About

GolfAcross

Features
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GolfAcross – Social Golf, GPS and Live Scoring Bring your golf community together with live scoring, friendly competitions, statistics and GPS course guidance. GolfAcross helps golfers organize rounds, follow results and enjoy the game together. Core features are free. APPLE WATCH Use GolfAcross on Apple Watch during a GPS-enabled round: • View live distances to the front, center and back of the green • Move between mapped holes • Enter strokes, putts and fairway hits from your wrist • Keep scores synchronized with the scorecard on your iPhone Start a scorecard for a published, GPS-mapped course on your iPhone to use the Apple Watch course guide. GPS distances depend on location accuracy and course mapping availability. GPS COURSE GUIDE • View distances to mapped greens and course points • Automatically begin on the current hole • Move between holes while playing • Continue directly to the scorecard • Available on published courses with completed GPS mapping CREATE YOUR GOLF COMMUNITY • Gather your golf friends in one group • Create Order of Merit competitions • Follow live leaderboards and statistics • Share updates on the social wall • Organize tournaments and events COURSES AND SCORECARDS • Choose courses from the GolfAcross course database • Create and share courses with the community • Track scores live during the round • Record putting and fairway statistics • Review previous rounds and performance COMPETITIONS AND SIDE GAMES • Play Stableford, stroke play and match play • Create Ryder Cup-style Red vs Blue competitions • Add side games such as skins, high-low and best ball • Follow live results throughout the round Download GolfAcross and bring your golf community together. GolfAcross is free to use. An optional Birdie membership provides an ad-free experience and access to additional features. Terms of Use: https://golfacross.dk/privacys/golfacross_terms.html Privacy Policy: https://golfacross.dk/privacys/golfacross_privacy.html

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Sweetspot Check

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Sweetspot Check-In lets golf club staff check players in at the first tee in seconds. Built for starters, reception teams and marshals, it replaces the printed tee sheet with a live view of today's play, so you always know who has arrived, who is still to come, and how play is moving on the course. CHECK PLAYERS IN • A rolling feed of today's tee times, with the next group always at the top • Check in one player, or a whole group with a single tap • Mark no-shows, and undo a mistake instantly • Search to find any player by name SEE THE WHOLE DAY AT A GLANCE • Live counts of who is checked in, still to come, and marked as a no-show • Separate figures per course for clubs with more than one course • Export the day's no-shows to share with the office KEEP PLAY MOVING • Log where a group is on the course when you meet them out on the round • See at a glance whether a group is ahead, on pace, or behind • Set the target round time and the number of holes for each course BOOKING NOTES • Add a note to any booking: lunch after the round, a buggy request, or anything the next colleague needs to know • All of today's notes in one place, with the author and the time MADE FOR LIFE AT THE TEE • Member or guest status, home club and handicap, at a glance • Designed for one-handed use on iPhone, outdoors • Available in English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, French, Spanish and Polish ACCESS Sweetspot Check-In is a companion app for golf facilities that use the Sweetspot platform. Signing in requires an existing Sweetspot staff account; the app does not offer separate registration. If your club already uses Sweetspot, ask your club administrator for access. To bring Sweetspot to your facility, visit sweetspot.io.

Screenshots

GolfAcross4 screens
Sweetspot Check4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sweetspot Check at none against GolfAcross's 2. Sweetspot Check also leads on ads (none vs shown). GolfAcross's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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. GolfAcross sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Sweetspot Check asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
GolfAcross versus Sweetspot Check: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolfAcrossSweetspot Check
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGolfAcross ApSSweetspot AB

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GolfAcross

Subscriptions2
  • Birdie Subscription Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Birdie Subscription Yearly$29.991 Year
None

Sweetspot Check

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GolfAcross free?
GolfAcross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sweetspot Check free?
Sweetspot Check is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GolfAcross or Sweetspot Check have ads?
GolfAcross shows ads; Sweetspot Check does not.
Which is updated more often, GolfAcross or Sweetspot Check?
GolfAcross ships an update weekly, and Sweetspot Check weekly. Most recently, GolfAcross was updated on October 27, 2026 and Sweetspot Check on October 31, 2026.

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