Mesa Marathon vs Swing First Golf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mesa Marathon
This app offers real-time race day tracking for runners and their loved ones. It also features a loyalty program to earn and redeem points for discounts on future events and merchandise.
- Real-time race tracking
- Progress monitoring for friends and family
- Points-based loyalty program
- Earn rewards points
- Redeem points for discounts
- Event and merchandise offers
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The Mesa Marathon app includes race day tracking and a points-based loyalty program. For race day, use the app to get your tour of Mesa as you run and for your friends and family to track your progress in real-time. The loyalty program tracks the rewards points that you earn when you purchase race entries, attend an expo, etc. You can also redeem points for discounts on upcoming events or items as they become available.
Swing First Golf
Discover and book tee times at a variety of golf courses. Earn rewards on bookings redeemable for golf gear and merchandise. Stay informed about club events and news through the in-app feed.
- Course discovery
- Tee time booking
- Rewards program
- Merchandise redemption
- In-app feed for updates
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Swing First Golf offers a great selection of courses. Add your favorites and search for tee times quickly and easily. Earn rewards with every booking and redeem for golf and merchandise. Stay up to date with what's happening in Swing First in the Feed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Swing First Golf at 4.8 against Mesa Marathon's 2.3. Swing First Golf also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Mesa Marathon's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.0). 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.
Swing First Golf holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swing First Golf has 86 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Mesa Marathon's written reviews are positive against 33% of Swing First Golf's.
Mesa Marathon ships an update every 4 months, Swing First Golf monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mesa Marathon | Swing First Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (10 ratings) | 4.8 (86 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 86 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Brooksee, LLC | Swing First Golf, LLC |
Customer experience
Mesa Marathon
Swing First Golf
In-app purchases
Mesa Marathon
No in-app purchases
Swing First Golf
No in-app purchases
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