Comparison

GL Golf Lite vs Par 72 Golf IV

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

Head to head
About

GL Golf Lite

Experience realistic 3D golf with simple graphics and physics. Play solo or with up to four players across 720 holes, featuring various environmental challenges and game modes. Enjoy online tournaments, customizable golfers, and regular free updates with new courses available for purchase.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D golf physics
  • Up to four player modes
  • 720 holes across multiple courses
  • Online tournaments
  • Customizable golfers
  • Driving range and practice modes
  • Game Center multiplayer support
Features
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GL Golf Lite 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 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.
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About

Par 72 Golf IV

Experience realistic 3D golf on challenging courses with varied terrain. Play against a computer opponent or a friend, with male and female player options. Enjoy flyover previews and replayability with dynamically changing holes.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D golf simulation
  • Three 18-hole courses
  • Dynamic course layouts
  • Computer opponent
  • Two-player 'handoff' mode
  • Male and female player characters
Features
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Par 72 Golf is a realistic 3D golf game featuring three 18 hole courses set in mountain, desert, and seaside environments. - Hilly courses change each time they are played - Computer opponent - Two player 'handoff' mode - Male and female players - Flyover preview This free version is ad supported and may restrict access to holes 2-18 of each course. In-app purchase is available for ad-free play with full, permanent access to all holes of each course.

Screenshots

GL Golf Lite4 screens
Par 72 Golf IV3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GL Golf Lite at 61% against Par 72 Golf IV's 30%. GL Golf Lite also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Par 72 Golf IV's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GL Golf Lite sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Par 72 Golf IV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GL Golf Lite holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 85 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of GL Golf Lite's written reviews are positive against 30% of Par 72 Golf IV's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GL Golf Lite ships an update every 3 months, Par 72 Golf IV every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GL Golf Lite versus Par 72 Golf IV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGL Golf LitePar 72 Golf IV
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (85 ratings) — better3.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings85 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNuclear Nova SoftwareRESETgame

Customer experience

GL Golf Lite

All ratings85 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral14.1%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews243 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral13.6%
Negative25.5%

Par 72 Golf IV

All ratings22 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative31.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%

Bugs and requests

GL Golf Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scores not properly recorded on leaderboards
  • Swing meter and wind direction obscured by ads
  • Inconsistent ball physics and putting
  • Crashes on newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More holes and courses
  • Character customization
  • Online leaderboards and multiplayer
  • Improved graphics and visuals

Par 72 Golf IV

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GL Golf Lite

One-time3
  • Club Upgrades$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Club Pack$1.99
1 purchases

Par 72 Golf IV

One-time1
  • Par 72 Golf Course Permanent Access$4.99

Questions

Is GL Golf Lite free?
GL Golf Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Par 72 Golf IV free?
Par 72 Golf IV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GL Golf Lite or Par 72 Golf IV?
GL Golf Lite is rated higher. GL Golf Lite averages 3.9 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Par 72 Golf IV averages 3.5 from 22 ratings.
Do GL Golf Lite or Par 72 Golf IV have ads?
Neither GL Golf Lite nor Par 72 Golf IV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GL Golf Lite or Par 72 Golf IV?
GL Golf Lite ships an update every 3 months, and Par 72 Golf IV every 7 months. Most recently, GL Golf Lite was updated on October 31, 2026 and Par 72 Golf IV on November 3, 2026.

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