Golfweather.com vs PUTT! Smart Golf Forecast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Golfweather.com
Get hyper-local 7-day weather forecasts for over 40,000 golf courses worldwide. This app uses precise GPS data for each course to provide accurate predictions, helping you plan your game and pack accordingly. Never be caught off guard by the weather on the green again.
- 7-day detailed weather forecast
- Weekly summary forecast
- GPS 'Near Me' function
- Constantly updated data
- Save favorite courses
- Toggle Metric & Imperial units
- Over 40,000 courses worldwide
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Golf Weather delivers detailed 7 day weather forecasts for your golf course. Over 40 000 courses available world-wide. What makes Golf Weather unique is that we crunch our weather data for the exact Longitudinal and Latitudinal location of each golf course. • Full 7 day detailed forecast • Weekly summary forecast • GPS “Near Me” function • Constantly updated data • Save favorite courses • Toggle Metric & Imperial • Over 40 000 courses • Submit your course Our team of experienced Meteorologists are always looking at ways to fine tune our forecast models and weather algorithms, to provide the most accurate service possible. It is very handy to have a hyper-local weather solution when playing golf. Don't get caught in the rain, know when and where to play and pack correctly. Be prepared for any golf weather situation.
PUTT! Smart Golf Forecast
This app provides a 5-day weather forecast specifically tailored for golfers, analyzing conditions for safety and comfort on the greens. It simplifies complex weather data into an easy-to-understand score and conclusion, presented in friendly language.
- 5-day weather forecast
- Golf condition suitability score
- Safety and comfort analysis
- Day and night specific conditions
- Weather summary and conclusion
- Accurate weather data
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For the avid or casual golfer, PUTT! Smart Golf Forecast considers past & current weather effects on the greens and on your own safety and comfort to describe how suitable the day will be for golf. It's simple yet jampacked with beautifully-presented information & 5-DAY forecast! Day & night. Don't worry, all that information, weather, & factors are combined into a score & simple conclusion. Presented in friendly language. You can get the most important info at a glance. • 5-DAY forecast. • Quickly get suggestion wether the condition is good or bad. • Accurate weather data provided by AccuWeather. • Specific conditions for day & night. • Weather summary & conclusion in friendly language. • It's beautiful! Meticulously designed to please your eyes. And the best thing: IT'S FREE!! So get it now. Note: Though it is accurate for most of the time, the presented weather data is for informational purposes only, the decision is all yours to make. We do not take responsibilities for any mishaps because of the use of this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Golfweather.com at none against PUTT! Smart Golf Forecast's shown. Golfweather.com also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 74 months) and ratings volume (174 vs 3). PUTT! Smart Golf Forecast's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 24%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.6 for Golfweather.com against 2.7 for PUTT! Smart Golf Forecast. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golfweather.com has 174 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 24% of Golfweather.com's written reviews are positive against 33% of PUTT! Smart Golf Forecast's.
Golfweather.com ships an update every 3 months, PUTT! Smart Golf Forecast every 74 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Golfweather.com | PUTT! Smart Golf Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (174 ratings) | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 174 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 74 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GolfWeather | Daniel Widjaja |
Customer experience
Golfweather.com
PUTT! Smart Golf Forecast
Bugs and requests
Golfweather.com
Reported bugs
3 issues- Saved courses disappearing after updates
- Weather data not updating correctly
- Settings changes not being retained
Requested features
4 requests- Add radar and lightning detection
- Implement user-submitted course updates
- Improve course search and filtering
- Provide more customization options
PUTT! Smart Golf Forecast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Golfweather.com
No in-app purchases
PUTT! Smart Golf Forecast
No in-app purchases
Questions
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