iGolf vs PuttView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iGolf
Access free GPS distances and 3D course tours for over 36,000 golf courses. Book discounted tee times at thousands of US courses and track your scores with detailed statistics. Improve your game and save money on your next round.
- Free GPS distances
- 3D virtual course tours
- Discounted tee time booking
- Score tracking and statistics
- Shot distance measurement
- Handicap tracking
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iGolf Mobile is a tool for iGolf's data licensing partners, providing direct access to golf course mapping data for over 40,000 courses worldwide. Use iGolf Mobile to review scorecards and inspect course mapping accuracy in 2D, 3D, and 3D flyover views for any course in the iGolf system. Confirm data quality, validate course details, and see complete renderings of data provided in the iGolf Connect API. iGolf is the course intelligence platform behind the next generation of golf experiences. From satellite imagery and 3D terrain modeling to real-time GPS positioning and system integration, our technology powers the products and platforms golf relies on. With millions of rounds played, iGolf continues to maintain an internal and external organization of professional golf course mapping personnel to ensure all GPS Data is accurate and up to date.
PuttView
This app uses your iPhone's LiDAR sensor to scan any golf green and overlay precise, data-based visuals directly on the surface. It provides real-time contour lines, slope arrows, the correct putting line, and aiming point to help golfers improve their putting accuracy.
- AR green scanning with LiDAR
- Contour line visualization
- Slope arrow indicators
- Ideal putting line overlay
- Aiming line and point
- Real-time putt data (speed, distance, break)
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Never misread a putt again. PuttView shows you exactly why you're missing. The average amateur golfer takes 40 putts per round, while PGA Tour players only take 29. This 11-stroke gap is the most recoverable gap in golf - and PuttView helps you close that efficiently. Instead of just rolling putts, start practice deliberately with immediate and accurate feedback on every putt. Using your iPhone's LiDAR sensor, PuttView scans any green and overlays precise, data-based visuals directly on the surface. Contour lines, slope arrows, the correct putting line, aiming point, and speed and distance data. All in real time. On any real green, indoors or outdoors. No guesswork. No estimation. Just the read. What PuttView shows you: Contour Lines See the exact topography of the green. Scan any surface, with or without a putt lined up. Understand how it breaks before you ever address the ball. Slope Arrows: Instant directional cues showing the fall line at every point on the green. The exact direction the ball would roll downhill. Read the green faster, more accurately. Ideal Line: Not just the optimal line. The correct line, calculated for perfect pace. See exactly where your ball needs to travel from the moment it leaves the putter face until it hits the bottom of the cup. Aiming Line & Aiming Point: A precisely defined start direction and target point. Eliminate alignment guesswork entirely. Putt Info: Speed, distance, and break data for every putt. Build a feel for pace and line grounded in real numbers. Built for golfers who take their game seriously. The PuttView app is not a simulator. It works on any green, outdoors, and indoors. The same technology trusted by tour professionals, elite coaches, and leading training facilities worldwide is now in your pocket. Scan. Read. Putt.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iGolf at none against PuttView's 2. iGolf also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.7) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). PuttView's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 51%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. PuttView sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. iGolf asks for nothing beyond the download.
iGolf holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of iGolf's written reviews are positive against 81% of PuttView's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iGolf ships an update every 2 months, PuttView every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | iGolf | PuttView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.1% of reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | iGolf, Inc. | Viewlicity GmbH |
Customer experience
iGolf
PuttView
In-app purchases
iGolf
No in-app purchases
PuttView
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Yearly$79.991 Year









