Comparison

SkyDroid vs Handicap Tracker

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

Head to head
About

SkyDroid

This golf GPS app provides distances to greens and course features, along with satellite imagery. It offers shot tracking, audio updates, and the ability to book tee times. Enjoy a user-friendly experience with no subscription or download fees.

Highlights
  • Distances to greens and course features
  • Satellite imagery of courses
  • Shot tracking for drives
  • Audio updates
  • Book discounted tee times
  • International course support
Features
Currently charting
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SkyDroid - Golf GPS gives you your distance to every green on the course and more. Golf GPS that is easy to use, has a beautiful design, and there are no subscription, usage or course download fees. We have over 30,000 courses available, with new courses being added every day of the year. You can view the entire course list on our website: www.skydroid.net. Add new courses (if yours is missing) to our system using our web based Course Mapper tool (see skydroid.net for details and tutorial). Feel free to contact us with questions (contact@skydroid.net) Note: See our usage note below for help on searching for courses. FEATURES: • Clean and Clear design • Distances to the front, center and back of every green on the course • Distances to course features (water hazards, bunkers, target points) • Satellite image of every green and course • Shot Tracking: Track the distance of your drives! • Find your distance to ANY point on the course. • GPS Accuracy indicator (tap at anytime to find your exact accuracy) • Distances in yards or meters • Auto Hole advance • Works Internationally!! • Audio updates to the center of the green. A great hands-free way to use SkyDroid. • Book discounted tee times directly through SkyDroid. No other fees are involved, and you can download as many courses you want without any other charges. With SkyDroid – Golf GPS, our simple-to-use design will have you spending your time on your golf game, not on clicking buttons. View all our courses at www.skydroid.net/courses.php View our FAQ at www.skydroid.net/faq.php USAGE NOTES: • SEARCHING for Courses: When searching for courses by name, you can just search for "Aug" instead of "Augusta National Golf Course" (leave out the quote marks). • SEARCHING for Courses: Radar button will find Mapped courses within 25mi/40km of your current location. • To save battery power, click your power button to turn off the screen when not in use. • Set your GPS Keep Alive in the SkyDroid settings to control how long GPS stays active when SkyDroid is in the background. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. • GPS accuracy can vary over time (click the GPS signal strength icon at any time to see your accuracy). • Before playing a course preview its mapping by clicking the link for the course name at www.skydroid.net/courses.php (best done using a large screen). Let us know of any mapping issues, or make changes yourself. • If we don’t have your course, you can add it as long as there is a satellite image of the course available in Course Mapper. • Change distance measurement (yards/meters) in the app Settings available on the in-app Menu. • While playing golf you will only incur data usage while using the Satellite View screen. Course downloads can be done at home over Wi-Fi and are small in size. Enjoy your round!!

About

Handicap Tracker

This app helps golfers calculate and monitor their handicap using the USGA WHS formula. Track your progress over time and view individual round differentials. It's designed for personal use and is not affiliated with the USGA.

Highlights
  • Calculate golf handicap (USGA WHS)
  • Support for any golf course
  • Track progress over time
  • View individual round differential
  • Simple and easy to use
Features
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Handicap Tracker is the simple way to calculate and track your golf handicap with the World Handicap System (WHS). Add the courses you play, post your scores, and watch your Handicap Index update. No membership, no account, no sign-up. CALCULATE YOUR HANDICAP INDEX Post a round and Handicap Tracker computes your Handicap Index using the World Handicap System (WHS) 2024 method, the framework used by golf's governing bodies. Your index updates automatically every time you add a round. A COURSE HANDICAP FOR ANY COURSE Add any course you play with its course rating, slope rating, and par. Handicap Tracker gives you a Course Handicap for each one, shown as a whole number, so you know your strokes before you tee off. SEE EVERY ROUND'S SCORE DIFFERENTIAL Each round shows its own Score Differential, so you can see exactly how every round factors into your index. 18- AND 9-HOLE ROUNDS Post full 18-hole rounds or 9-hole rounds. Nine-hole rounds are combined into 18-hole equivalents using the official expected-score method, so they count the right way toward your index. Your first index establishes after 54 holes, in any mix of 9s and 18s. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Watch your Handicap Index trend over time with charts and stats, see which rounds are counting toward your index right now, and spot whether your game is heading in the right direction. SYNCS ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Your courses and rounds sync automatically over iCloud, so your full history is on every device you sign in to. DESIGNED FOR iPHONE AND iPAD A clean, fast, native design with full Dark Mode. Export your full round history to CSV whenever you want it. HANDICAP TRACKER PRO (OPTIONAL) Handicap Tracker is free and supported by ads. Pro is an optional upgrade for golfers who want more: - Handicap Card: share or print a clean card of your index as a PDF or image - No ads - What Counts Next: see the score you need at your home course to lower your index - Deeper stats: more ways to look at your index over time Everything free stays free. Your Handicap Index, Course Handicap, round history, stats, and CSV export are not moving behind the paywall. Pro Annual: an auto-renewing subscription at $19.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Pro Lifetime: a one-time purchase of $59.99. It is not a subscription and there is nothing to renew. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://handicaptracker.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://handicaptracker.app/privacy Disclaimer: Handicap Tracker is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the USGA, The R&A, or the World Handicap System. "World Handicap System" and "WHS" are used only to describe the calculation method. The Handicap Index and Course Handicap shown are unofficial, for personal tracking only, and are no substitute for an official Handicap Index issued by the USGA, The R&A, or an authorized golf association. The app does not post scores to GHIN or any official handicapping service.

Screenshots

SkyDroid4 screens
Handicap Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Handicap Tracker at Free against SkyDroid's $1.99. Handicap Tracker also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months). SkyDroid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Handicap Tracker is free to download; SkyDroid costs $1.99 up front. Handicap Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. SkyDroid asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Handicap Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 146 and 212 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of SkyDroid's written reviews are positive against 73% of Handicap Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SkyDroid ships an update every 11 months, Handicap Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
SkyDroid versus Handicap Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyDroidHandicap Tracker
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (146 ratings)4.6 (212 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings146212 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank#41 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGOLF MEDIA U.S.A. INC.corey smith

Customer experience

SkyDroid

All ratings146 ratings
Positive67.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative27.4%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative22.9%

Handicap Tracker

All ratings212 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative24.2%

User reviews

SkyDroid

From 146 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💰 Great value for money
  • 🗺️ Accurate course maps and yardages
  • ⚡ Fast course downloads
  • 🔋 Good battery life

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🗺️ Inaccurate course mapping
  • 🚫 Lack of features (e.g. scorecard)

Handicap Tracker

From 212 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Free and accurate handicap
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 👍 9-hole rounds count
  • 👍 Saves all scores and courses
  • 👍 No subscription required

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Data loss issues
  • 🐛 Inaccurate calculations reported
  • 🐛 App stopped working
  • 🐛 Requires manual course entry
  • 🐛 Ads present

Bugs and requests

SkyDroid

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when using zoom function
  • Courses not downloading properly
  • Inconsistent yardage readings

Requested features

3 requests
  • Apple Watch support
  • Scorecard functionality
  • Improved course mapping and updates

Handicap Tracker

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • All data deleted
  • Scores and courses disappeared
  • Handicap stayed the same
  • Unable to send email to support
  • All data gone after season
Show 4 more
  • Scores disappeared after six weeks
  • All rounds disappeared after a year
  • Lost all data after a year
  • Cannot get last games into app after phone upgrade

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to select app icon
  • Show round differentials on rounds list
  • Link to course database for easier entry
  • Allow entry of gross and adjusted gross scores
  • Option to input adjusted gross score

In-app purchases

None

SkyDroid

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Handicap Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Handicap Tracker Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Handicap Tracker Pro - Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is SkyDroid free?
SkyDroid costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Handicap Tracker free?
Handicap Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SkyDroid or Handicap Tracker?
Handicap Tracker is rated higher. SkyDroid averages 3.7 out of 5 from 146 ratings, while Handicap Tracker averages 4.6 from 212 ratings.
Do SkyDroid or Handicap Tracker have ads?
Handicap Tracker shows ads; SkyDroid does not.
Which is updated more often, SkyDroid or Handicap Tracker?
SkyDroid ships an update every 11 months, and Handicap Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, SkyDroid was updated on October 18, 2026 and Handicap Tracker on October 14, 2026.

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