GL Golf Lite vs Par 3 Golf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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. • 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
Par 3 Golf
Experience a fast-paced golf simulation with four unique "par 3" courses. Navigate undulating greens, realistic physics, and varied weather conditions. Choose your player, clubs, and play modes for a challenging round.
- Four 9-hole "par 3" courses
- Realistic physics (wind, gravity, aerodynamics)
- Choice of computer opponents or solo play
- 3D terrain with hazards
- Automatic or manual club selection
- Perspective and overhead views
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Par 3 Golf is a fast paced golf game with four courses rated "par 3". The computer opponents don't seem to have much trouble sinking the ball in three strokes, but your results may vary as you wander the fiendishly undulating greens. - Four 9 hole courses: Tropic Greens, Royal Dunes, Shining Pines, and Desert Fronds. - Choice of two computer opponents or solo play. - Three dimensional hills, water, fairways, sand traps, and tiered greens. - Realistic wind, aerodynamics, gravity, and friction. - Perspective view and overhead view. - Automatic or manual 11 club selection. - Wind and distance indicators. - Male or female player choice. - Play one of 36 holes with random option. - Three flag positions on each green. - Resume play. - Does not interfere with playing music. Par 3 Golf is developed by RESETGame. "This game packs a lot! - Par 3 Golf II offers a pretty good “simulation” golf experience on the iPhone - If you are into golf I can highly recommend you will enjoy this game." -- www.razorianfly.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GL Golf Lite at Free against Par 3 Golf's $2.99. GL Golf Lite also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.0) and review sentiment (61% vs 25%). Par 3 Golf's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On 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
GL Golf Lite is free to download; Par 3 Golf costs $2.99 up front. GL Golf Lite sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Par 3 Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.
GL Golf Lite holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GL Golf Lite has 85 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of GL Golf Lite's written reviews are positive against 25% of Par 3 Golf's.
GL Golf Lite ships an update every 3 months, Par 3 Golf every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GL Golf Lite | Par 3 Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (85 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuclear Nova Software | RESETgame |
Customer experience
GL Golf Lite
Par 3 Golf
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 3 Golf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GL Golf Lite
- Club Upgrades$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Club Pack$1.99
Par 3 Golf
No in-app purchases









