Comparison

Golf Channel vs FairwaysHit

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.”

About

FairwaysHit

Features
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Fairways is a complete golf round tracker built for players who want fast scoring during play and better decisions after the round. Log scores hole-by-hole, capture shots, and keep your key stats in sync without extra work. Use Fairways on iPhone and Apple Watch for a simple in-round experience, then review trends, data quality, and performance insights when you’re done. What you can do with Fairways: Start rounds quickly with course and tee setup Track strokes, putts, penalties, and core hole stats Capture shot-by-shot data including lie, result, and distance Review “Shots on Course” by hole for easy editing and cleanup Get insights for scoring, GIR, FIR, putting, and short game See trend lines across 9-hole and 18-hole rounds Import historical rounds to keep your history complete Use data-quality tools to find and fix missing details fast Sync with Apple Watch for convenient scoring on the course Back up and restore with iCloud support Fairways is designed to make stat tracking practical, not painful: fast enough for live play, detailed enough to improve your game over time.

Screenshots

Golf Channel4 screens
FairwaysHit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FairwaysHit at none against Golf Channel's shown. Golf Channel's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Golf Channel versus FairwaysHit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolf ChannelFairwaysHit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (32K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings32K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVersant Media LLCMaxwell Caro

In-app purchases

None

Golf Channel

No in-app purchases

None

FairwaysHit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Golf Channel free?
Golf Channel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FairwaysHit free?
FairwaysHit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Golf Channel or FairwaysHit have ads?
Golf Channel shows ads; FairwaysHit does not.

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