My CDGA vs AthXcel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Post hole-by-hole scores
- Stat tracking
- Progress graphs
- Handicap Index access
- Member card display
- Club directory and contact
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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).
AthXcel
This virtual sports coach helps athletes aged 13+ train smarter and perform better. It offers personalized, sport-specific training plans, progress tracking, and AI-powered video analysis to help users achieve their competitive goals.
- Individual assessments for customized plans
- Personalized weekly workouts
- Progress tracking with data insights
- AI-powered video analysis (coming soon)
- Multi-sport support
- Strength, speed, recovery, and mobility training
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The Virtual Coach for Competitive Athletes Train Smarter. Perform Better. AthXcel is your personal virtual coach - built for athletes aged 13 and up who want to maximize performance and stay ahead of the competition. Whether you're chasing a scholarship, aiming for varsity, or trying to level up your training, AthXcel delivers personalized, sport-specific programs designed to help you reach your goals. Key Features: -Individual Assessments: Every journey starts with you. AthXcel captures your physical profile, current skill level, and goals to build a customized performance plan. -Personalized Training Plans: Get weekly workouts designed specifically for your sport, your position, and your season. From strength and speed to recovery and mobility—every rep has purpose. -Progress Tracking: Track your workouts, see your gains, and stay motivated with real-time feedback and data insights. Visualize your improvement across key metrics over time. -Video Analysis: Upload training clips to get AI-powered analysis and suggestions to improve your form, mechanics, and efficiency - right from your phone. (Coming Summer 2025) -Multi-Sport Support: Play more than one sport? No problem. AthXcel adapts to your seasonal changes and balances workload to help you stay healthy and ready to compete year-round. Start your training transformation today with AthXcel. No guesswork. No generic plans. Just a clear path to your next level. A Locker Room Central Product For our terms of service, visit https://athxcel.com/Terms/Platform_Terms_and_Conditions.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AthXcel at 87% against My CDGA's 33%. AthXcel also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). My CDGA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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. AthXcel sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. My CDGA asks for nothing beyond the download.
AthXcel holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AthXcel has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of My CDGA's written reviews are positive against 87% of AthXcel's.
My CDGA ships an update every 5 months, AthXcel every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My CDGA | AthXcel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.8% of reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Duhamel Group, LLC | Locker Room Central |
Customer experience
My CDGA
AthXcel
Bugs and requests
My CDGA
Reported bugs
41 issues- Takes upwards of 15 times tapping next
- Multiple members found with same login credentials
- Need to restart multiple times before functional
- App crashes immediately after revisions
- App crashes when updating
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- Not recognizing CDGA number or email
- App crashes all the time
- App hardly ever works
- Won't let you post scores
- Fonts too small
- Peer review favorites does not work
- Shows wrong date for posted rounds
- Recent upgrade makes app unusable
- App won't open
- App crashed again
- Not recognizing my CDGA number or email
- Crashes all the time
- App fails all the time
- Has to reinstall every 2 days
- Too many crashes
- App crashes multiple times
- Cannot login
- Not working
- Shuts down and will not load
- Latest update does not work
- Crashes every time I start it
- Still crashes
- Can't even launch
- Crashing when I try to post a score
- Quit working
- Shuts off as soon as it opens
- Crash, crash, crash
- Does not stay open
- BIG PROBLEMS WITH LATEST VERSION
- Never stays open
- The app won't stay open
- Have had to delete and re add this app 3 times
- Latest update does not work
- App won't open
- It wouldn't open, just splash screen then nothing
- Fatal bug at startup
Requested features
6 requests- Merge with GHIN
- Extreme makeover needed
- Update the app
- Refresh the app's look
- Add a favorites tab to monitor friends
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- Add Peer Review Favorites page
AthXcel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
My CDGA
No in-app purchases
AthXcel
- AthXcel Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$9.991 Month









