Golf Caddy vs Basic Scorecard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Golf Caddy
This app uses satellite GPS to map golf courses, providing precise distances to your target. It helps golfers choose the right club with confidence by offering clear yardage information.
- Satellite GPS course mapping
- Pinpoint target distance
- Pinch to zoom and pan
- Display in meters or yards
- Club selection confidence
Read full descriptionHide full description
***As featured on Todays Golfer*** Golf Caddy provides satellite GPS course mapping for any course telling you how far to your pinpointed target, with pinch to zoom and panning. Distance can be displayed in either Meters or Yards. With all of this information being easily available to you, this brings you the confidence to hit the right club. All you have to do is swing.
Basic Scorecard
A straightforward and adaptable scorecard for golf, disc golf, and mini golf. Supports multiple players and up to 27 holes. Offers a clean, ad-free, and privacy-focused experience.
- Supports golf, disc golf, and mini golf
- Accommodates two players and up
- Tracks up to 27 holes
- Ad-free experience
- No subscriptions or in-app purchases
- No data collection
Read full descriptionHide full description
Basic and versatile scorecard for Golf (Disc / Ball / Mini) for two players and up to 27 holes. No ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, and no data collection.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Golf Caddy at Free against Basic Scorecard's $1.99. Golf Caddy also leads on ratings volume (43 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). Basic Scorecard's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0). On update cadence, ads, 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
Golf Caddy is free to download; Basic Scorecard costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Basic Scorecard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Caddy has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Golf Caddy ships an update every 5 months, Basic Scorecard every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Golf Caddy | Basic Scorecard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (43 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applorium Ltd | Gregory J Albin |
Customer experience
Golf Caddy
Basic Scorecard
In-app purchases
Golf Caddy
No in-app purchases
Basic Scorecard
No in-app purchases
