Comparison

Expert Golf vs Blazer

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

Head to head
About

Expert Golf

Instantly resolve on-course golf rules confusion with this interactive reference. Utilize virtual referee assistance to understand relief procedures and gain an advantage. Features 3D graphics, animations, and videos for clear, practical guidance.

Highlights
  • Instant rules resolution
  • 3D image rulings
  • Interactive relief finder
  • Animated illustrations and videos
  • Stroke play and match play rules
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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▸ GOLF DIGEST wrote: “Image rulings in 3-D on every possible on-course conundrum.” ▸ WALL STREET JOURNAL wrote: “An essential resource for solving any in-game confusion.” ▸ GOLF MAGAZINE wrote: “Simply choose where your ball lies and the object you want relief from, and iGolfrules instantly directs you to the correct ruling.” ▸ OFFICIALLY recommended by Apple; one of the world’s most popular sport apps (in the App Store top ten continually for many years). iGolfrules by Expert Golf provides the answers to your rules questions in a matter of seconds. You have a virtual referee constantly at your side who helps you to use the golf rules to your benefit and utilize all the relief procedures available. Why Expert Golf is better ▸ User-friendly and intuitive operation (a manual is superfluous). ▸ You find the right solution with a maximum of 3 clicks. ▸ More than 200 graphics, animated illustrations and videos. ▸ Focuses on practical situations and is easy-to-understand. ▸ Contains the rules for stroke play and match play. ▸ An interactive help tool tells you instantly whether you are entitled to free relief. ▸ Excellent customer ratings and top rankings in the App Store. ▸ Leading app for many years and improved with regular updates. The application is based on “Golf Rules Quick Reference”, a multi-award winning international bestseller, which has been translated into over 20 languages and has sold more than 2.5 million copies. Conforms to USGA/ R&A rules valid as of 2023 (including free updates until the next rules revision). If you are happy with our app we would be grateful if you would take a moment of your time to post a rating/ write a review in the App Store. If, for whatever reason, you are not happy with the app or have any questions about it please contact our support team at support@expertgolf.com.

About

Blazer

Features
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Blazer is the golfer's passport. Every course you play earns a stamp, pressed with the date, the country and the holes — a record you keep for life, not a spreadsheet. EVERY COURSE ON EARTH More than 30,000 golf courses across 150 countries, from the Old Course at St Andrews to Pebble Beach to the nine-holer down the road. Search by name, or tap "find courses near me" and fill your passport in a minute. STAMPS YOU EARN Log a round and the stamp lands. Only the date is required — score, conditions and who you played with are there for the record if you want them. A wrongly logged round can be removed with one tap. KEEP THE PAPER CARD Photograph the scorecard and it is attached to that round for good. A passport holds the evidence, and the card in your back pocket is the evidence. Yours only — scorecards are private to you. YOUR WORLD MAP Every course you have played turns green. Every course you want turns gold. Tap a pin to open the course. YOUR BUCKET LIST, TURNED INTO TRIPS Star the courses you want to play. Blazer groups the ones close enough to play in one trip — five courses within forty miles — and turns them into a plan. CREWS AND POLLS Golf is not a solo sport. Start a crew, send the six-character code on WhatsApp, and settle where you are going with a poll whose options are real courses. The winner becomes the trip. Crews, chat and polls are free forever. BADGES FOR GOING FURTHER Countries, continents, the Open rota, the Blazer 100, and the mile spread between your two furthest courses. Travel-flavored, never a prestige score. WHAT'S IN THE BAG Your clubs and kit, typeset like a tour player's spec card, with a packing checklist to tick off before you go. FIXED BY GOLFERS Wrong hole count? Course closed? Suggest a correction from any course page. Members fix our data faster than anyone. SHARE THE CARD A passport card with your stamps and counts, made for the group chat. Your scores and notes stay private. BLAZER PRO Blazer Pro is here, as a monthly or yearly subscription or a single lifetime payment. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Everything you log stays yours. Blazer is not a GPS rangefinder and does not track your swing. Plenty of good apps do that, and they sit happily beside this one. Course data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Privacy: https://blazergolf.com/privacy · Terms: https://blazergolf.com/terms

Screenshots

Expert Golf4 screens
Blazer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Blazer at Free against Expert Golf's $19.99. Blazer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). Expert Golf's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On ads 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

Blazer is free to download; Expert Golf costs $19.99 up front. Expert Golf sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Blazer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expert Golf ships an update every 5 months, Blazer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Expert Golf versus Blazer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpert GolfBlazer
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size329 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGolf Rules Made EasyWayne Nixon

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Expert Golf

One-time7
  • Expert Golf – Score card for one year$9.99
  • Expert Golf – Tips$9.99
  • Expert Golf – iGolfrules 2012–2015$9.99
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  • iGolfrules 2016–2018$9.99
  • iGolfrules 2019$14.99
  • Expert Golf – GPS for one year$19.99
  • iGolfrules 2023$19.99
None

Blazer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Expert Golf free?
Expert Golf costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Blazer free?
Blazer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Expert Golf or Blazer have ads?
Neither Expert Golf nor Blazer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expert Golf or Blazer?
Expert Golf ships an update every 5 months, and Blazer fortnightly. Most recently, Expert Golf was updated on November 6, 2026 and Blazer on October 29, 2026.

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