Comparison

GL Golf Lite vs Par 3 Golf 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 3 Golf Lite

Experience a fast-paced golf game with four distinct par 3 courses. Navigate challenging terrain, including hills, water, and sand traps, with the choice of playing solo or against computer opponents. Compete for top scores on the leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Four par 3 courses
  • Desert, seaside, mountain, tropical landscapes
  • Hills, water, sand traps, tiered greens
  • Male or female player choice
  • Solo or computer opponent play
  • Top scores leaderboard
Features
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Par 3 Golf Lite is a fast paced golf game with four courses rated par 3. While the computer opponents don't seem to have much trouble sinking the ball in three strokes, your results may vary as you wander the fiendishly undulating greens. - Four courses set in desert, seaside, mountain, and tropical landscapes. - Hills, water, sand traps, and tiered greens. - Male or female player choice. - Choice of two computer opponents or solo play. - Top scores leaderboard. This free version plays the first hole of each course. The remaining 8 holes of each of the 4 courses, 32 holes total, are available through a single In-App Purchase.

Screenshots

GL Golf Lite4 screens
Par 3 Golf Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GL Golf Lite at 61% against Par 3 Golf Lite's 0%. GL Golf Lite also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (85 vs 2). Par 3 Golf Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 3 Golf Lite 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. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GL Golf Lite has 85 ratings behind it against 2, 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 0% of Par 3 Golf Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GL Golf Lite ships an update every 3 months, Par 3 Golf Lite every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GL Golf Lite versus Par 3 Golf Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGL Golf LitePar 3 Golf Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (85 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings85 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
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 MB4 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 3 Golf Lite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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 3 Golf 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
1 purchases

Par 3 Golf Lite

One-time1
  • Par 3 Golf Upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is GL Golf Lite free?
GL Golf Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Par 3 Golf Lite free?
Par 3 Golf Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GL Golf Lite or Par 3 Golf Lite?
GL Golf Lite is rated higher. GL Golf Lite averages 3.9 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Par 3 Golf Lite averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do GL Golf Lite or Par 3 Golf Lite have ads?
Neither GL Golf Lite nor Par 3 Golf Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GL Golf Lite or Par 3 Golf Lite?
GL Golf Lite ships an update every 3 months, and Par 3 Golf Lite every 2 months. Most recently, GL Golf Lite was updated on October 31, 2026 and Par 3 Golf Lite on November 6, 2026.

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