Comparison

USGA vs SurfVista

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

Head to head
About

USGA

Stream live golf coverage of featured groups and track real-time scores for all USGA championships. Follow your favorite players with personalized updates and access on-site tools for attendees, including mobile ticketing and course maps.

Highlights
  • Free live streaming of featured groups
  • Real-time scoring and statistics
  • Personalized player tracking with AI recaps
  • Mobile ticketing and on-site tools
  • Full-screen vertical story highlights
  • Latest tee times and push notifications
Features
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Your all-access pass to USGA championship golf. Stream Featured Groups live for free, track real-time scores across every USGA championship, and follow your favorite players from the U.S. Open to the U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally and beyond. Key Features: FREE LIVE STREAMING Watch Featured Groups coverage of the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open. See the world’s best players take on the toughest courses. LIVE SCORING & STATISTICS Follow every round of stroke play and every amateur match in real time. Favorite unlimited players to build your own custom leaderboard, and watch every televised shot from eight USGA championships with highlights embedded right in the player scorecards. PERSONALIZED PLAYER TRACKING Follow your favorite players for AI-powered round recaps, stat comparisons, and tailored highlights. Create a USGA Profile to sync favorites across the app and the championship website. ON-SITE TOOLS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP ATTENDEES Heading to the course? The USGA app is your perfect caddie for the day: • Mobile ticketing – manage, transfer, and resell tickets directly in the app • Interactive course map for the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open • On-site push notifications with fan-specific updates and logistics HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEO Full-screen vertical story highlights put you closer to the action. Plus on-demand video, photo galleries, and the latest news from every USGA championship. TEE TIMES & NOTIFICATIONS See the latest tee times as soon as they are available. Turn on push notifications for score alerts, top highlights, and updates on the players you follow—including Live Activities for select championships. CHAMPIONSHIP SHOP Rep your favorite championship by shopping exclusive USGA merchandise, all within the app. Find the latest styles and special offers.

About

SurfVista

Get real-time surf conditions and HD drone footage to optimize your beach trips. Access comprehensive weather, tide, and surf data from official sources, all in one convenient app.

Highlights
  • HD drone video surf reports
  • Real-time weather data
  • Tide and surf data from NOAA
  • Sunrise swell footage
  • Daily surf reports
Features
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SurfVista is a premium surf report service providing HD drone video accompanied reports to put you right in the lineup. SurfVista also provides realtime access to weather, tide & surf data from NOAA and the National Weather Service all in one place.  SurfVista combines modern high efficiency data aggregation with the latest professional filmmaking drone technologies to bring the next generation of surf reporting to surfers looking to make their trips to the beach more worthwhile.  The only thing worse than missing a swell is strapping the board to the car & making the trip to find the waves just aren't as good as they looked on the pier cam. SurfVista makes this a problem of the past. With us, it's like you're right in the lineup without getting out of bed. Our app gives you have access to HD drone footage of the sunrise swell and a thoughtful report available to you every morning, not to mention live access to realtime surf data that updates all day every day. Privacy https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/surfvista-privacy-policy/11a49462-11bd-4fea-86f5-5d274b5b2ed8/privacy Terms & Conditions https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

USGA4 screens
SurfVista4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SurfVista at 100% against USGA's 37%. SurfVista also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). USGA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (22K vs 6). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. SurfVista sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. USGA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SurfVista holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USGA has 22K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of USGA's written reviews are positive against 100% of SurfVista's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

USGA ships an update every 3 weeks, SurfVista every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
USGA versus SurfVista: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUSGASurfVista
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (22K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnited States Golf AssociationLYDON TAYLOR MANNING

Customer experience

USGA

All ratings22,385 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative56.7%

SurfVista

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

USGA

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Glitches with adding/removing favorite players
  • Inability to navigate back in the app
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Auto-refresh function for leaderboards and scoring
  • Ability to customize favorite players
  • More comprehensive live coverage and video highlights

SurfVista

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

USGA

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SurfVista

Subscriptions2
  • SurfVista Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$99.991 Year

Questions

Is USGA free?
USGA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SurfVista free?
SurfVista is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, USGA or SurfVista?
SurfVista is rated higher. USGA averages 4.7 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while SurfVista averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do USGA or SurfVista have ads?
Neither USGA nor SurfVista shows ads.
Which is updated more often, USGA or SurfVista?
USGA ships an update every 3 weeks, and SurfVista every 9 days. Most recently, USGA was updated on October 21, 2026 and SurfVista on October 9, 2026.

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