My MGA vs GHIN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My MGA
Manage and follow your golf game with a personalized mobile experience. Track scores, calculate handicaps, register for tournaments, and stay updated on MGA news and events. Discover offers from local courses and book tee times.
- Post scores
- Interactive Handicap Calculator
- Tournament registration
- Live scoring
- Course offers
- Tee time booking
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Put the Met Area golf world at your fingertips with a personalized mobile experience that allows you to manage & follow your game on a modern platform. Features: - Post your score - Interactive Course Handicap Calculator - Handicap Index lookup - MGA tournament registration and calendars - MGA news, event results & live scoring - Live feeds from MGA Twitter & Facebook - Receive offers from Met Area courses - Book Tee Times and Join MGA Member Clubs
GHIN
Track your golf scores, analyze your game statistics, and utilize GPS course maps with advanced features. This official app helps golfers manage their handicaps and compete with friends.
- Score Posting
- Stat Tracking
- Course Maps & GPS
- Handicap Calculator
- Group Score Keeping
- Apple Watch Integration
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GHIN is the app built for golfers by the USGA — post scores, track your Handicap Index®, play with GPS, and see the stats that show how your game is trending. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Post scores and track stats — Update your Handicap Index by posting total or hole-by-hole scores, with the option to track fairways, greens in regulation, and putts. • Play a round with GPS: simplified setup, richer course graphics, one-handed scoring, or switch to a simple digital Scorecard if you'd rather skip GPS • See your game in the new Stats section: recent trends, score history, hole-by-hole, advanced stats, and course-specific performance • Set up and play fair matches against other golfers with a Handicap Index — including front nine / back nine / overall results • Compete on virtual leaderboards through Challenges, at select courses through your Allied Golf Association • Play hands-free — track your whole round right from your Apple Watch GETTING STARTED & UPGRADES • Start with a Free Trial: post 3 scores to get an Estimated Handicap Range, and continue posting for 30 days after that • Enhanced GPS is available as a premium upgrade — Green Maps and front/back yardages on your phone, plus hazard and layup yardages on Apple Watch. • Membership through an Allied Golf Association is required for full app functionality Terms of Service - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy - https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/Handicap-ghin/ghin-privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My MGA at none against GHIN's 1. My MGA also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 26%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). GHIN's advantage is ratings volume (21K vs 35) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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. GHIN sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. My MGA asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for My MGA against 4.8 for GHIN. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GHIN has 21K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of My MGA's written reviews are positive against 26% of GHIN's.
My MGA ships an update every 2 months, GHIN every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My MGA | GHIN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (35 ratings) | 4.8 (21K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.4% of reviews — better | 25.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 21K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #22 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 248 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Metropolitan Golf Association, Inc. | United States Golf Association |
Customer experience
My MGA
GHIN
Bugs and requests
My MGA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GHIN
Reported bugs
4 issues- Scorecard data not syncing properly between devices
- Inability to end rounds early and post partial scores
- GPS distances not updating correctly on Apple Watch
- Course data not loading consistently
Requested features
4 requests- Allow customization of tracked stats
- Implement landscape mode support
- Integrate with Apple Health/Activity
- Improve handicap calculation accuracy
In-app purchases
My MGA
No in-app purchases
GHIN
- Upgrade to GHIN Enhanced GPS$49.991 Year









