Comparison

My MGA vs Par

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Post scores
  • Interactive Handicap Calculator
  • Tournament registration
  • Live scoring
  • Course offers
  • Tee time booking
Features
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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

About

Par

This app transforms your golf rounds into shareable highlight movies with fun recaps, winner podiums, and customizable characters. Track your game, save favorite courses, and easily share your achievements with friends.

Highlights
  • Create highlight movies of golf rounds
  • Customizable characters and photo avatars
  • Automatic course pars and round options
  • Save favorite courses for quick setup
  • Shareable recap movies and winner podiums
  • Track game history and stats by course
Features
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Par-Tee turns your everyday golf round into a fun highlight movie you will actually want to share. Set up your group, pick your course, tap in your scores as you play, and Par-Tee builds a playful recap complete with a winner podium, a trophy, and your own cast of characters. It is golf scoring that feels like a game. WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT - Three looks, one tap: switch between Arcade retro pixels, premium Fairway Gold, and cute Mochi any time on the home screen. - Make it yours: choose from a full cast of characters, or snap a photo of your face and play as yourself. - Real courses, real pars: pick a course and the pars load automatically, with Front 9, Back 9, or Full 18 options. Save your favorites so they are one tap next time. - Your highlight reel: every round ends with a shareable recap movie and a champion podium. - Share in seconds: send your highlight reel straight to friends and your favorite social apps. - Track your game: My Rounds keeps your full history and your stats by course. NEW IN 2.2 - Three themes to match your mood: Arcade, Fairway Gold, and Mochi. - Photo avatars so you can play as your own face. - A course picker with automatic pars and Front 9, Back 9, or Full 18. - Save your own courses for one tap setup. - Stats by course in My Rounds. - Share your highlight reel in one tap. - A brand new app icon, plus recap movies restyled to match each theme. Grab your crew, tee off, and let Par-Tee turn today's round into a highlight worth replaying.

Screenshots

My MGA4 screens
Par4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Par at 100% against My MGA's 43%. Par also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). My MGA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (35 vs 8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Par sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My MGA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Par holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of My MGA's written reviews are positive against 100% of Par's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My MGA ships an update every 2 months, Par every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
My MGA versus Par: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy MGAPar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (35 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetropolitan Golf Association, Inc.Ben Reyes

Customer experience

My MGA

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive43.4%
Neutral5.7%
Negative50.9%

Par

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My MGA

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Par

One-time1
  • Clean Export (No Watermark)$2.99

Questions

Is My MGA free?
My MGA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Par free?
Par is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My MGA or Par?
Par is rated higher. My MGA averages 4.7 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Par averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do My MGA or Par have ads?
Neither My MGA nor Par shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My MGA or Par?
My MGA ships an update every 2 months, and Par every 5 days. Most recently, My MGA was updated on October 23, 2026 and Par on September 27, 2026.

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