Comparison

My CDGA vs GolfSoftware.com

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

Head to head
About

My CDGA

Manage your golf game and membership with this app. Post scores, track stats, view progress graphs, and access your Handicap Index. Connect with clubs and discover member benefits.

Highlights
  • Post hole-by-hole scores
  • Stat tracking
  • Progress graphs
  • Handicap Index access
  • Member card display
  • Club directory and contact
Features
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My CDGA, the app that puts Chicago District golf and your CDGA membership at your fingertips, is available to all Association members with an iPhone device. My CDGA allows you to do the following from the convenience of your mobile phone: * Post home or away hole-by-hole scores from any course in the world, as well as view scoring history. * Utilize stat tracking when posting hole-by-hole scores, including fairways hit, greens in regulation, putts and more. * View graphs to track on-course progress when posting hole-by-hole scores and utilizing stat tracking during or after the round. * Utilize the integrated mobile application Leaderboard, which allows CDGA members to ink their Handicap Index® and score posting data and features social and on-course tools like GPS and game tracking. * Access your Handicap Index® quickly, view current handicap label and Handicap Index® history, calculate your course handicap and search member peer review. * Display CDGA member card and handicap label. * Utilize Peer Review and designate favorites for quick reference for any golfer around the country with a Handicap ID. * Connect with CDGA member clubs, view member club directory, map directions to a club and contact a club. * Browse various member benefits, such as up-to-date Member Perks, as well as participate in member-only contests like CDGA Fantasy Golf presented by Tour Edge. * Keep up with the Chicago District Golf Association, contact the CDGA, lookup event and tournament information and view your CDGA membership(s).

About

GolfSoftware.com

Manage golf leagues and tournaments with this comprehensive app. Features include online score input, automated reporting, player registration, and live leaderboard tracking. Simplify event setup and enhance player enjoyment.

Highlights
  • League management console
  • Tournament management
  • Online score input
  • Live leaderboard
  • Automated reporting
  • Online player registration
  • Course database
Features
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The Golf Software app serves as your golfers’ companion golf apps to League Manager (golf league), Tournament Manager (golf tournament software), and Handicap System (golf handicap) for groups, clubs and golf courses by GolfSoftware.com. In addition, the Golf Software app provides live golf leaderboard capability during golf league and golf tournament play. League Manager: Our cloud-based League Manager provides an administrator’s console for managing a league and a dedicated league website for players. League Manager enables league secretaries and league golfers to save time and effort running and participating in a golf league and increases the enjoyment factor for all. What does League Manager do for you and your golf group? ► simplifies your league management tasks ► allows you to set up your league with minimal effort ► reduces your time spent on league management to a minimum ► lowers the hurdle for your group to recruit subsequent league secretaries ► provides your league information automatically to players via a dedicated website ► enables online score input by your players, designated league officials or one league secretary ► equips your group with the capacity for online league membership registration ► provides an option for online collection of league dues Easy pre-season setup puts you on near auto-pilot for rest of season ► create a new season’s league by importing your players, scores, point and handicap settings from last season, or create new season’s league from scratch ► select your league’s results report(s) which will automatically appear on your league website once scores are posted and an event finalized ► select your league’s course(s) from a course database or manually input course(s) ► set your league schedule ► add multiple league secretaries (administrators) to take over when you’re absent, or to share duties Simple, 3 recurring event-related steps ► Pre-event – manage pairings and substitutes; print scorecards and pairings sheet; etc. ► Play – input scores during or after play ► Post-event – close and finalize event to trigger automatic reports on league website Tournament Manager: With Tournament Manager your group can run any kind of golf tournament: ► Individual, team or both types of competition ► Scrambles ► Best ball ► Eclectic ► Stableford ► Gross and net ► and many more… Features for Tournament Manager include… ► Select courses from 20,000+ course database ► Send your members to included tournament website ► Provide online registration / sign up ► Build randomized pairings automatically (foursomes, threesomes, etc.) ► Automatically flight players ► Set tee times for regular start or start hole for shotgun ► Print scorecards ► Post scores in a variety of ways including by golfers on smartphones ► Watch competition progress on live leaderboard from any device ► Select a results report appropriate to your play format ► Determine and post results to your group’s Tournament Manager website ► Include any tournament on season leaderboard for cumulative statistics ► Manage tournaments from any device connected to Internet ► Integrates with Handicap System Handicap System: Handicap System includes three golf handicap modes: USGA, RCGA and Custom. The program stores and computes handicaps on whatever schedule you would like or that is stipulated by the handicap type. ► Post scores by administrator or player ► Transfer scores from Tournament Manager ► Create roster(s) of players ► Select a handicap mode for each roster ► Auto schedule handicap update (“revision”) ► View exactly how a player’s handicap is calculated ► Assign multiple administrators ► Auto post reports to your group’s included handicap/tournament mobile friendly website ► Most improved golfer report ► Integrates with Tournament Manager

Screenshots

My CDGA4 screens
GolfSoftware.com2 screens

Verdict

The call

My CDGA and GolfSoftware.com both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of GolfSoftware.com's written reviews are positive against 33% of My CDGA's. GolfSoftware.com also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 4). My CDGA's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for My CDGA against 3.9 for GolfSoftware.com. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GolfSoftware.com has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of My CDGA's written reviews are positive against 80% of GolfSoftware.com's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My CDGA ships an update every 5 months, GolfSoftware.com every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
My CDGA versus GolfSoftware.com: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy CDGAGolfSoftware.com
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better3.9 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews32.8% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings424 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Duhamel Group, LLCGolfSoftware.com

Customer experience

My CDGA

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive32.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative62.3%

GolfSoftware.com

All ratings24 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

My CDGA

No in-app purchases

None

GolfSoftware.com

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My CDGA free?
My CDGA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GolfSoftware.com free?
GolfSoftware.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My CDGA or GolfSoftware.com?
My CDGA is rated higher. My CDGA averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while GolfSoftware.com averages 3.9 from 24 ratings.
Do My CDGA or GolfSoftware.com have ads?
Neither My CDGA nor GolfSoftware.com shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My CDGA or GolfSoftware.com?
My CDGA ships an update every 5 months, and GolfSoftware.com every 6 weeks. Most recently, My CDGA was updated on July 5, 2026 and GolfSoftware.com on July 7, 2026.

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