Game Counter vs Jim's HAPAR Golf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Game Counter
Easily track scores for various games without needing paper. Features a countdown timer with local notifications to alert you when time is up. Ideal for sports, board games, and parties.
- Score tracking for multiple games
- Paperless scorekeeping
- Countdown timer
- Local notification alerts
- Suitable for sports and board games
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This is a game counter application. Track the score of different games easily without doing marks on paper. Perfect for sports, board-games, birthday parties and so on. Comes with an additional game countdown clock. This timer uses local notifications to inform when the time runs up.
Jim's HAPAR Golf
This app offers a unique way to play and score golf by creating custom Handicap-Adjusted-PAR tables. It uses a modified Stableford points format with bonus points for play around the green, making it enjoyable for golfers of all skill levels.
- Custom HAPAR tables based on Handicap Index
- Modified Stableford points scoring
- Bonus points for green play
- Play any tee color per hole
- Supports any golf course
- Match Play and Shuffled Hole Handicaps (optional)
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Jim's HAPAR Golf is a new way to play and score golf. This app creates a custom Handicap-Adjusted-PAR (HAPAR) table, using your Handicap Index. Play regular golf, count your strokes, but with HAPAR golf you are free to play any tee color on each hole. A modified Stableford points format is used with the addition of bonus points for good play around the green. It's a great fun game for groups of golfers of any skill level. 1. Set the golf course you wish to play on the HOME tab. 2. Enter your golf handicap Index on the ME tab, this will cause the app to generate your custom HAPAR table. 3. Tap on any tee color to select your desired tee. 4. Play regular golf, count your strokes. 5. At the end of each hole, enter your strokes, the app will calculate your Stableford stroke points. And if you have earned any bonus points use the button provided to add bonus points. 6. The player or team with the most points wins. Features: * This app will work for any golf course * Stableford Points or Stroke Play Scoring * 2 Scorecards, ME and YOU * Match Play scoring (optional) * Shuffled Hole Handicaps (optional) * Screen background choices * Generate HAPAR tables to share * Cloud stored golf course database * New course data entry form included
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jim's HAPAR Golf at 100% against Game Counter's 50%. Jim's HAPAR Golf also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 16 months). Game Counter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, 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
Game Counter costs $2.99 and Jim's HAPAR Golf $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jim's HAPAR Golf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Game Counter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jim's HAPAR Golf's.
Game Counter ships an update every 16 months, Jim's HAPAR Golf every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Game Counter | Jim's HAPAR Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | Jim Kemp |
Customer experience
Game Counter
Jim's HAPAR Golf
In-app purchases
Game Counter
No in-app purchases
Jim's HAPAR Golf
No in-app purchases
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