Tangent Golf vs Range Golf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tangent Golf
This app acts as a smart golf caddie, providing GPS distances, shot tracking, and advanced analytics like strokes gained. It offers personalized practice recommendations and social features to connect with friends and track progress.
- Accurate golf GPS & rangefinder
- Digital golf scorecard & tracker
- Advanced strokes gained analysis
- AI-powered caddie recommendations
- Practice drills & personalized coaching
- Social features to follow friends & compete
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Lower your scores without changing your swing. Tangent tracks every shot automatically. No sensors, no club tags, no pulling out your phone. Then shows you exactly where you’re losing strokes and what to practice next. Your first two fully featured rounds are free. TRACK EVERY SHOT, HANDS FREE Automatic swing detection on Apple Watch captures each shot as you play. No sensors to screw into your grips. No stopping to log anything. Leave your phone in the cart and go play golf. No Apple Watch? No problem. Tangent uses sensor data from your phone to make predictions as to where you hit shots. Simply enter scores after the hole or the round and watch Tangent convert scores to shots. A SMART CADDIE THAT KNOWS YOUR MISS Before every shot, Tangent recommends a club and target based on thousands of simulations using your real distances and dispersions. Not your best drives, the ones you actually hit on the golf course. Taking into account trouble, like water, bunkers, trees, wind and elevation… then picking the target that produces your lowest expected score. STROKES GAINED THAT ACTUALLY MEANS SOMETHING See where your strokes go across driving, approach, short game, and putting. Benchmark against any level from tour pro to 25 handicap, men or women. Then go deeper with breakouts by club, by lie, and more. THE PART OTHER APPS SKIP: WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT Stats tell you that you’re bad at wedges. Tangent tells you how to fix it. Every round ends with a report: here’s what you shot, here’s what you could have shot, here’s the biggest leak, and here’s how to improve it faster. PRACTICE IS BUILT IN - CONNECT YOUR LAUNCH MONITOR Range not translating to the course? Tangent has practice and drills built in. Connect your launch monitor for hands free drills that track your practice and make it more meaningful. Focused practice gives faster results. GPS AND COURSE DETAIL 40,000+ courses with accurate yardages to greens, hazards, and layups. Green maps to read your breaks. Elevation built in. Works with or without an Apple Watch anywhere in the world. BETTER WITH FRIENDS Follow your group, compare rounds, and keep score for players who don’t use Tangent. BUILT BY A GOLFER WHO USED IT TO GET BETTER Tangent’s founder went from a 6 handicap to a +1 using the exact methodology in this app. Active golfers improve their handicap by 30% in the first year. Start with two fully unlocked free rounds. No sensors required. Let's improve together. More info: https://www.tangent.golf/legal/eula
Range Golf
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Range is your all-in-one golf companion — from the range to the course. PRACTICE WITH PURPOSE • Log practice sessions by club, with shot distances and dispersion • Track your typical distances and gaps across your whole bag • Build focus areas and let the AI coach recommend drills AI SWING ANALYSIS • Record your swing and get AI feedback on faults and fixes • A ball tracer follows your shot; get concrete, actionable tips • Coaching insights surface right alongside your practice SMARTER ROUNDS • Solo or group rounds with stroke play, Stableford, skins, match play, and scramble • Net (handicap) scoring with automatic stroke allocation • Find your course, auto-fill hole data, or scan a paper scorecard • On-course map and shot tracking PLAY TOGETHER, LIVE • Share a round live so friends see it in their feed and watch your scores update hole by hole • Follow other golfers, react to their rounds, and join groups • A friends leaderboard to keep it competitive HANDS-FREE WITH SIRI • "Hey Siri, start a round in Range," then "log a par" as you play — no need to touch your phone STATS THAT MEAN SOMETHING • Scoring trends, distance gapping, and dispersion over time Range keeps your practice, your rounds, and your golf friends in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Range Golf at none against Tangent Golf's 10. Range Golf also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Tangent Golf's advantage is chart position (#194 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Tangent Golf sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Range Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tangent Golf ships an update every 2 weeks, Range Golf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tangent Golf | Range Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (433 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 433 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 269 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PAR Sports LLC | Josh Walsh |
Bugs and requests
Tangent Golf
Reported bugs
2 issues- Entire holes missing from GPS course data
- Watch app frequently disconnects from phone
Requested features
4 requests- Greens reading maps
- Direct GHIN integration
- More customization options
- Improved club selection algorithm
Range Golf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tangent Golf
- Monthly Play$2.991 Month
- Monthly Perform$9.991 Month
- Monthly Perfect$11.991 Month
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- Monthly Caddie$14.991 Month
- Monthly Practice$14.991 Month
- Monthly Bundle$24.991 Month
- Annual Caddie7 Days trial2 variants$79.991 Year
- Annual Bundle7 Days trial$119.991 Year
- 5 Golf Credits$4.99
Range Golf
No in-app purchases









