Comparison

GL Golf Lite vs Par 72 Golf III Lite

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 III Lite

Experience a fast-paced golf simulation with realistic physics across three distinct environments. Choose your player, manage your clubs, and compete for top scores. This free version offers a taste of the full game with one hole per course.

Highlights
  • Three distinct 3D courses
  • Realistic physics simulation
  • Wind and distance indicators
  • Perspective and overhead views
  • Automatic or manual club selection
  • Top scores leaderboard
  • Computer opponents
Features
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Par 72 Golf is a fast paced golf game featuring three courses set in mountain, desert, and seaside environments. Features: - Three dimensional hills, water, undulating fairways, sand traps, and tiered greens - Realistic aerodynamics, gravity, and friction - Wind and distance indicators - Perspective and overhead views - Choice of male or female player - Automatic or manual club selection from 11 clubs - Resume play - Top scores leaderboard - New in version 3: merciless computer opponents. This is the free Lite version that plays the first hole of each of the courses. For 18 hole games please buy 'Par 72 Golf III'.

Screenshots

GL Golf Lite4 screens
Par 72 Golf III Lite3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GL Golf Lite at 61% against Par 72 Golf III Lite's 15%. GL Golf Lite also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (85 vs 4). Par 72 Golf III Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GL Golf Lite sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Par 72 Golf III Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GL Golf Lite holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.5. 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 15% of Par 72 Golf III Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GL Golf Lite ships an update every 3 months, Par 72 Golf III Lite every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GL Golf Lite versus Par 72 Golf III Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGL Golf LitePar 72 Golf III Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (85 ratings) — better1.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews — better15.4% of reviews
Number of ratings85 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB9 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 III Lite

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative80.8%

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 III Lite

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
None

Par 72 Golf III Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GL Golf Lite free?
GL Golf Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Par 72 Golf III Lite free?
Par 72 Golf III Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GL Golf Lite or Par 72 Golf III Lite?
GL Golf Lite is rated higher. GL Golf Lite averages 3.9 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Par 72 Golf III Lite averages 1.5 from 4 ratings.
Do GL Golf Lite or Par 72 Golf III Lite have ads?
Neither GL Golf Lite nor Par 72 Golf III Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GL Golf Lite or Par 72 Golf III Lite?
GL Golf Lite ships an update every 3 months, and Par 72 Golf III Lite every 6 months. Most recently, GL Golf Lite was updated on November 6, 2026 and Par 72 Golf III Lite on November 6, 2026.

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