Comparison

My CDGA vs Golfer

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

Golfer

This app simplifies golf handicap calculations for groups and courses. It offers quick access to handicaps for any tee, allowing users to organize friends, family, or league players and favorite courses. Data is saved locally and on iCloud for access across devices.

Highlights
  • Group player setup
  • Course and tee organization
  • Rapid handicap access
  • Local and iCloud data saving
  • Cross-device data synchronization
  • New interface for easier access
Features
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With the recent changes, the calculation of handicaps for any tee has become more complicated. You can get handicaps for any tee from websites or apps, but it requires a number of steps through the process to get them. The Golfer App lets you setup groups of players and courses for the family, friends or league that like play together, and provides fast access to tee handicaps for anyone in your groups. Friends, family or league player groups can be setup to get rapid access to tee handicaps. Golf course tees can also be organized in groups of favorites. Once setup, selecting any golfer will show that persons handicap for all of the tees in all of the groups. Similarly, selecting any tee will show the handicaps for all players in all groups for that tee. The new version has been updated with a new interface providing easier access to handicap information for players and courses.  Your golfer data is now saved locally on your device as well as on your iCloud Drive, making your data available anywhere with good or weak connections. This latest version has several improvements helping you get quick access to handicaps on the golf course, while still allowing you to use the same data on your other iCloud connected devices when you need to review at home. This version will also operate on a single device without an iCloud Drive connection, storing the information locally.

Screenshots

My CDGA4 screens
Golfer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Golfer at 5.0 against My CDGA's 4.0. My CDGA's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Golfer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My CDGA ships an update every 5 months, Golfer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
My CDGA versus Golfer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy CDGAGolfer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Duhamel Group, LLCGordon Thomson

Customer experience

My CDGA

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

Golfer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My CDGA

No in-app purchases

None

Golfer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My CDGA free?
My CDGA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Golfer free?
Golfer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My CDGA or Golfer?
Golfer is rated higher. My CDGA averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Golfer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do My CDGA or Golfer have ads?
Neither My CDGA nor Golfer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My CDGA or Golfer?
My CDGA ships an update every 5 months, and Golfer every 4 months. Most recently, My CDGA was updated on July 5, 2026 and Golfer on August 10, 2026.

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