Comparison

Fairgame Golf vs Digital Fairways

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

Head to head
About

Fairgame Golf

Connect with golfers nationwide, track your game with detailed stats, and discover new courses. Play various game modes and manage wagers seamlessly. All accounts include a free handicap to track your progress and play with any skill level.

Highlights
  • Social golfer profiles
  • Connect with golfers nationwide
  • Multiple game modes (Nassau, Nines)
  • Detailed game stats tracking
  • Seamless wagering
  • Discover new golf courses
  • Free handicap tracking
Features
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SOCIAL PROFILE Create a detailed profile and share your golf life with other players. CONNECT WITH GOLFERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY Easily search our community and find other golfers that you vibe with and build your golf tribe. GAME MODES Play everything from Nassau to Nines. No need to write anything down - once you have a profile, we'll handle everything else. TRACK YOUR STATS Easily log everything from fairways hit, to bunker shots and know exactly where your game is... and what to work on. WAGERING Keep things interesting with seamless wagering. We'll handle the math so you can focus on playing. FIND NEW PLACES TO PLAY Tired of playing the same courses? Fairgame is where you can discover new tracks across the country to keep things interesting and fun. FREE FAIRGAME HANDICAP Every Fairgame account comes with a free Fairgame Handicap; allowing you to easily track your game and seamlessly play with golfers and every skill level.

About

Digital Fairways

This app offers a free, all-in-one solution for golfers to track shots, yardages, and scores on over 12,000 U.S. courses. It includes course details, overhead views with dynamic shot tracking, and live scoring for up to four friends.

Highlights
  • 12,000+ U.S. golf courses
  • Live scoring with friends
  • Adjustable overhead course views
  • Dynamic yardage and shot tracking
  • Detailed satellite imagery
  • Play history and scorecards
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Reliable. Simple. Free. Digital Fairways provides golfers an all-in-one app to track their shots, yardages, and keep score on more than 12,000 golf courses throughout the United States. Included with every course is each holes par, yardage and an overhead view with dynamic shot tracking. You can also connect with up to four friends during your round of golf to track your live scores. All Digital Fairways Member get access to 100% of our features for FREE. Digital Fairways features: - Access to more than 12,000 golf courses throughout the Unites States - Live scoring with upto 4 friends during your round of golf - Easy-to-use scorecard for yourself or up to 4 players - Every holes par, yardage and an adjustable overhead view - Distances to the center of the green - Dynamic yardage and shot tracking for every hole - Zoom in on detailed satellite imagery of each hole - Track all play history and scorecards

Screenshots

Fairgame Golf4 screens
Digital Fairways4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Digital Fairways at every 5 days against Fairgame Golf's monthly. Digital Fairways also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 59%). Fairgame Golf's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.9). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fairgame Golf holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 71 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Fairgame Golf's written reviews are positive against 72% of Digital Fairways's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fairgame Golf ships an update monthly, Digital Fairways every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fairgame Golf versus Digital Fairways: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFairgame GolfDigital Fairways
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (61 ratings) — better3.9 (71 ratings)
Positive reviews58.6% of reviews72.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6171 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB32 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperFairgameDIGITAL FAIRWAYS, LLC

Customer experience

Fairgame Golf

All ratings61 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative14.8%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive58.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative34.5%

Digital Fairways

All ratings59 ratings
Positive78.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.8%

Bugs and requests

Fairgame Golf

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Digital Fairways

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Course overviews are messed up
  • Ads not showing up
  • Ad leads to dead page
  • Ad appearance distorted and unprofessional

Requested features

1 request
  • Differentiate scorecard for birdies, bogeys, etc.

In-app purchases

None

Fairgame Golf

No in-app purchases

None

Digital Fairways

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fairgame Golf free?
Fairgame Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Digital Fairways free?
Digital Fairways is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fairgame Golf or Digital Fairways?
Fairgame Golf is rated higher. Fairgame Golf averages 4.3 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Digital Fairways averages 3.9 from 71 ratings.
Do Fairgame Golf or Digital Fairways have ads?
Neither Fairgame Golf nor Digital Fairways shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fairgame Golf or Digital Fairways?
Fairgame Golf ships an update monthly, and Digital Fairways every 5 days. Most recently, Fairgame Golf was updated on October 20, 2026 and Digital Fairways on October 30, 2026.

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