GL Golf vs Rocket Golf Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GL Golf
Experience realistic 3D golf with simple graphics and a physics system. Play solo or with up to four players across numerous holes, featuring various environmental challenges and game modes. Enjoy online tournaments, customizable golfers, and constant free updates.
- Realistic 3D golf simulation
- Multiplayer support (up to 4 players)
- Realistic physics system
- Numerous holes and courses
- Online tournaments
- Customizable golfers
- Driving range and practice modes
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GL Golf is a 3D sports game for the casual gamer. With a realistic physics system and great simple graphics, you and up to four players can golf all 720 holes (some available through in-app purchase) for countless hours. Everything in a real game of golf is included, such as water hazards, sand traps, trees, bushes, wind, four seasons, different time of days to play, and a driving range. Other great features include both an internet and individual high score list, game saving, great music, iTunes controls, 3 difficulty modes, mulligans, the ability to choose your set of clubs, match/stroke play, online tournaments, customizable male and female golfers, and much more. GL Golf is constantly being updated with free new features. Four new courses are released every year, available for in-app purchase. *New Game Center Multiplayer Support* - Play against your friends or a random opponent on any of your favorite courses. Golfers alternate every three hole until a winner is crowed after all 18 holes are finished. If you like GL Golf, make sure to check out Nuclear Nova’s other games, all available for the Mac/iPhone/iPad/iPod. • Nova Golf, the successor to GL Golf, is a much more detailed golf simulator with more modern graphics • Pinball Shuffle and Pinball Massacre are two unique comic book arcade style pinball tables • Barnyard Blaster is a unique shooter with plenty of weapons, animals, and environments • Rocket Golf gives golf a new twist with its unique 2D side scrolling gameplay • Liquid Defense, Hydrothermal, and Escape are our three classic puzzle/simulator games • Fractal 3D and ASCII Art are our first non-game apps Play now on your iPhone, iPod, and iPad! "This is a solid game and should definitely be on every duffer's app download list." -tuaw.com "In the end, GL Golf is an incredibly deep game, serving up six courses and tons of options, it never gets old" -iPhoneGamingNetwork.com "Of all the golf games and simulations I’ve played so far for the iPhone, there’s one that stands head-and-shoulders above the rest. GL Golf." -intomobile.com "I must say, this app is a very fun app. I am kind of addicted." -iPhoneMatters.com "The game play is solid. To swing the club just double tap on the screen; when the power meter reaches to a spot you want, just single tap and the club will swing, hitting the ball. You can change the type of club you have by dragging your finger up/down the screen, thereby changing the range. The game does pause itself when you tap the home button, so if you get a call while playing, you won't lose your game. " -Tuaw.com
Rocket Golf Lite
Experience a unique 2D golfing adventure with clean 3D graphics. Navigate 72 challenging holes across four courses, featuring realistic physics and arcade-style fun. Compete with up to four players locally or online, overcoming hazards and variable conditions.
- 2D gameplay with 3D graphics
- 72 unique holes
- Four distinct courses
- Accurate game physics
- Arcade feel
- Local and online multiplayer
- Water hazards and sand traps
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Rocket Golf gives golfing a new twist with its 2D gameplay and clean 3D graphics. Challenge yourself to 72 unique holes over four courses. Rocket Golf provides accurate game physics while maintaining an arcade feel. Up to four players can enjoy all of Rocket Golf's features for countless hours, including online and local best rounds, water hazards, sand traps, variable wind, and much more. Rocket Golf iPhone requires any iPhone, iPhone 3G, or iPod Touch with OS version 3.2+. iPad currently supported (pixel doubling), high resolution version to follow "This golf game takes a side-scroller type view of the golf course, and actually provides some real fun gameplay. The first edition of this game includes 2 golf courses (36 holes) and some very accurate physics. Try and navigate your ball through each course, while avoiding the traditional water hazards, bunkers and more… and while traditional hazards abound, some of the holes are, shall we say… a little less traditional!? You’ll have to check it out for yourself for more!" -intomobile.com Make sure to check out Nuclear Nova's golf game simulator, GL Golf and GL Golf Lite. GL Golf is a 3D golfing game for the casual gamer. With a realistic physics system and great simple graphics, you and up to four players can golf twenty+ unique courses for countless hours. iphone golf game mac golf game http://nuclearnova.com/ http://nuclearnova.com/games/rocket-golf/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rocket Golf Lite at Free against GL Golf's $4.99. Rocket Golf Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11). GL Golf's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (63% vs 27%). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Rocket Golf Lite is free to download; GL Golf costs $4.99 up front. GL Golf sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Rocket Golf Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
GL Golf holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GL Golf has 105 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of GL Golf's written reviews are positive against 27% of Rocket Golf Lite's.
GL Golf ships an update every 3 months, Rocket Golf Lite every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GL Golf | Rocket Golf Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (105 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.6% of reviews — better | 26.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 105 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #91 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuclear Nova Software | Nuclear Nova Software |
Customer experience
GL Golf
Rocket Golf Lite
Bugs and requests
GL Golf
Reported bugs
4 issues- Swing button not functioning
- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Courses not loading properly
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- More course options
- Improved graphics and visuals
- Better putting system
- Online leaderboards and multiplayer
Rocket Golf Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GL Golf
- GL Golf Lob Wedge$0.99
- GL Golf Mulligan Pack$0.99
- GL Golf Tour Clubs$1.99
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- GL Golf Square Grooves$1.99
- GL Golf Driver 330$2.99
- GL Golf Course Pack 1$2.99
- GL Golf Course Pack 2$2.99
- GL Golf Course Pack 3$2.99
- GL Golf Course Pack 4$2.99
- GL Golf Course Pack 5$2.99
- GL Golf Course Pack 6$2.99
Rocket Golf Lite
No in-app purchases









