LPGA vs Golf Channel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LPGA
Stay connected with the LPGA Tour through the official app. Get live scores, tournament highlights, athlete interviews, and the latest news. Track your favorite players' stats and access detailed course maps for every event.
- Live scoring and statistics
- Tournament highlights and interviews
- Latest news and content
- Favorite athlete tracking
- Enhanced athlete statistics
- Detailed course maps
- Field entries and tee times
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Follow your favorite LPGA athletes with the official mobile app from the LPGA Tour. + Live scoring and statistics from all LPGA events + Watch the latest tournament highlights, athlete interviews and video features + Stay updated with the latest news and content from LPGA.com + Easily access your favorite athlete’s scores, stats, news and videos + Dive deeper into the data with enhanced statistics of active and former LPGA athletes + Walk every hole with detailed course maps + Field entries and tee times for every event
Golf Channel
Access live golf tournament coverage from major tours, including PGA and LPGA. Get breaking news, video highlights, expert analysis, and interviews. Watch and listen to the best golf content anytime, anywhere.
- Live tournament coverage
- Major championship news
- Video highlights and interviews
- Expert analysis
- 24/7 Golf Channel stream
- Women's golf coverage
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The all new Golf Channel app is your guide to everything golf. Watch live action from all the major tours and get up-to-date news, highlights, videos, interviews and analysis. Watch, listen and read the best golf coverage in the sport. It's Golf Channel in your pocket! Live tournament coverage from the PGA Tour, LPGA, DP World Tour, PGA Tour Champions, Korn Ferry Tour and NCAA and amateur golf. Major championship news, updates, highlights and analysis from The Players, Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open and Open Championship, as well as the FedEx Cup Playoffs, Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup. Home to women’s golf coverage, including live tournament action of all five major championships and the Solheim Cup. Watch Golf Channel 24/7 on the app for live tournaments and replays, and shows like “Golf Central,” “Golf Today” and “Live From.”
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Golf Channel at 4.6 against LPGA's 2.7. Golf Channel also leads on ratings volume (32K vs 143) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Golf Channel holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Channel has 32K ratings behind it against 143, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of LPGA's written reviews are positive against 29% of Golf Channel's.
LPGA ships an update every 4 weeks, Golf Channel every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LPGA | Golf Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (143 ratings) | 4.6 (32K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.0% of reviews | 28.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 143 | 32K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LPGA | Versant Media LLC |
Customer experience
LPGA
Golf Channel
Bugs and requests
LPGA
Reported bugs
5 issues- Leaderboard display issues causing overlapping text
- Crashes when trying to access player profiles or settings
- Inconsistent performance and loading times across devices
- Syncing issues causing loss of favorite player selections
- Outdated tournament and player information
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize and save favorite players
- Live video streaming of tournaments
- More detailed player profiles and statistics
- Improved push notifications for tournament updates
- Easier navigation between different sections of the app
Golf Channel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LPGA
No in-app purchases
Golf Channel
No in-app purchases
