Comparison

Rocket Golf vs Birdie Golf

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

Head to head
About

Rocket Golf

Experience a unique twist on golf with 2D gameplay and clean 3D graphics. Navigate 72 challenging holes across four courses, featuring accurate physics with an arcade feel. Enjoy multiplayer modes, water hazards, sand traps, and variable wind for endless fun.

Highlights
  • 2D gameplay with 3D graphics
  • 72 unique holes
  • Four distinct courses
  • Accurate game physics
  • Arcade feel
  • Online and local multiplayer
  • Water hazards, sand traps, variable wind
Features
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Rocket Golf gives golfing a new twist with its 2D gameplay and clean 3D graphics. Challenge yourself to 72 unique holes over four courses. Rocket Golf provides accurate game physics while maintaining an arcade feel. Up to four players can enjoy all of Rocket Golf's features for countless hours, including online and local best rounds, water hazards, sand traps, variable wind, and much more. Rocket Golf iPhone requires any iPhone, iPhone 3G, or iPod Touch with OS version 3.2+. iPad currently supported (pixel doubling), high resolution version to follow "This golf game takes a side-scroller type view of the golf course, and actually provides some real fun gameplay. The first edition of this game includes 2 golf courses (36 holes) and some very accurate physics. Try and navigate your ball through each course, while avoiding the traditional water hazards, bunkers and more… and while traditional hazards abound, some of the holes are, shall we say… a little less traditional!? You’ll have to check it out for yourself for more!" -intomobile.com Make sure to check out Nuclear Nova's golf game simulator, GL Golf and GL Golf Lite. GL Golf is a 3D golfing game for the casual gamer. With a realistic physics system and great simple graphics, you and up to four players can golf twenty+ unique courses for countless hours. iphone golf game mac golf game http://nuclearnova.com/ http://nuclearnova.com/games/rocket-golf/

About

Birdie Golf

Experience a realistic golf simulation with stunning 3D graphics and physics. Build your career, unlock new courses, and challenge friends in multiplayer modes. Customize your golfer and enjoy hundreds of holes across diverse landscapes.

Highlights
  • Stunning 3D graphics
  • Realistic ball physics
  • Unique global courses
  • Customizable characters
  • Career mode progression
  • Multiplayer challenges
  • In-app purchases for customization
Features
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Welcome to Birdie Golf, the top golfing game and simulator for the iPhone, iPad, iPod and Mac. Birdie Golf is sure to keep you entertained over hundreds of holes across five distinct landscapes. Play the famous Birdie Links club for free while starting your career as a professional golfer, then unlock all of the prestigious tournaments and courses with in-game coin currency. Birdie Golf is simple enough to pick up and play but deep enough to keep you coming back over and over again. Features include • Stunning 3D graphics - Nuclear Nova's third generation graphics engine with all-new character models and fresh models/textures/artwork • Realistic ball physics - Beginners will enjoy the simple three-touch shot system, while avid golfers will be able to shape every shot and watch the ball react to all surfaces and lies just like they would expect in real life • Unique courses - Seven unique courses all from different places around the world. These aren't just simple re-skins, each setting has it's own play style and what works well on one course may not work well on another • Customizable characters - Level up your character's golfing skills while managing each avatar's wardrobe and physical appearance • Career mode - Work your way up from the beginner to amateur circuit, then to the pro tour by winning various qualifiers and tournaments • Multiplayer - Challenge up to three of your friends and play at the same time, stroke and match play supported • Purchase custom clubs, balls, helpers, music, and more using virtual coins bought with in-app purchase • High replay value - Each hole has 64 unique configurations based on different tees, pin locations, and environmental difficulty • Custom soundtrack made specifically for Birdie Golf • Achievements tracked along with course records, stored both locally and online with Game Center.

Screenshots

Rocket Golf4 screens
Birdie Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Birdie Golf at 4.0 against Rocket Golf's 2.7. Birdie Golf also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Rocket Golf's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 57 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

Rocket Golf costs $2.99 and Birdie Golf $2.99 up front. Rocket Golf sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Birdie Golf sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Birdie Golf holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Rocket Golf's written reviews are positive against 100% of Birdie Golf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rocket Golf ships an update every 5 months, Birdie Golf every 57 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rocket Golf versus Birdie Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRocket GolfBirdie Golf
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)4.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 57 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB318 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNuclear Nova SoftwareNuclear Nova Software

Customer experience

Rocket Golf

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

Birdie Golf

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rocket Golf

One-time2
  • Rocket Golf Course 3$0.99
  • Rocket Golf Course 4$0.99
8 purchases

Birdie Golf

One-time8
  • 5 Coins$0.99
  • 12 Coins$1.99
  • 20 Coins$2.99
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  • Full Version$2.99
  • 40 Coins$4.99
  • 100 Coins$9.99
  • 250 Coins$19.99
  • 800 Coins$39.99

Questions

Is Rocket Golf free?
Rocket Golf costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Birdie Golf free?
Birdie Golf costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rocket Golf or Birdie Golf?
Birdie Golf is rated higher. Rocket Golf averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Birdie Golf averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Rocket Golf or Birdie Golf have ads?
Neither Rocket Golf nor Birdie Golf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rocket Golf or Birdie Golf?
Rocket Golf ships an update every 5 months, and Birdie Golf every 57 months. Most recently, Rocket Golf was updated on October 27, 2026 and Birdie Golf on October 14, 2026.

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