PGA Tour vs MatchPlay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PGA Tour
Follow live golf action, including real-time leaderboards, player scorecards, and shot trails. Access live video, audio, and on-demand highlights of PGA Tour events. Stay updated with news, course details, and push notifications for your favorite players and tours.
- Real-time leaderboards
- Live player scorecards with shot trails
- Live video and audio streaming
- On-demand highlights and recaps
- Course details and hole layouts
- Push notifications for updates
- Podcast integration
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Experience the PGA Tour like never before on your iOS device with the official PGA Tour App. Follow all of the action from a single app, available for free from the PGA Tour. - Real-time leaderboard with quick access to player scorecards, profiles, and videos - Live player scorecards now featuring shot trails, play by play, and live stats - Tee times and group location information - Follow all the action directly on your lock screen with PGA Tour Live Activities - Access to LIVE video and audio for PGA Tour events - VOD including tournament highlights, round recaps, player features, and more - All your favorite golf Podcasts - Course detail with hole layouts, descriptions, and live stats for each hole - All the latest news from PGATour.com - Push notifications for following your favorite Tour and players - Champions Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour Americas coverage - Location awareness for improved experiences while onsite at select PGA Tour events
MatchPlay
This app simplifies golf betting by tracking various match types in real-time. It handles handicaps, live standings, and instant payout calculations, eliminating manual math and disputes for groups.
- Real-time match tracking
- Automatic handicap calculations
- Live standings and payout calculations
- Supports multiple game types (Match Play, Nassau, Skins, etc.)
- Customizable game options
- Global course search
- Instant net-settled payouts
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MatchPlay. Play more. Math less. MatchPlay is the ultimate betting scorekeeper for your golf group. Track Match Play, Nassau, Skins, Wolf, Vegas, Nines, and Sixes matches in real time with automatic handicap strokes, live standings, and instant payout calculations the moment your round ends. No more mental math. No more disputes. Just play. MATCH PLAY Head-to-head or 2v2 — MatchPlay tracks who's up on each hole with net scores applied automatically. Press when you're down, win when you're ahead. The match takes care of itself. NASSAU Three bets in one — Front 9, Back 9, and Overall, all running at once. Press a nine when you're down and MatchPlay runs it as its own sub-bet, handicaps and all. You always know who's up, who's dormie, and what it'll cost. SKINS Every hole is its own battle. Ties carry the pot forward until someone takes it clean. MatchPlay tracks the live pot and settles the whole skin ledger at the end. WOLF The rotation changes every hole. Pick a partner after the tee shots, go Lone for double, or call Blind Lone before anyone hits for triple — MatchPlay tracks the team, the multiplier, and the money. VEGAS Two-man teams combine scores into a number (4 and 5 → 45). Lowest number wins the difference in points — and a birdie flips the other team's number against them. MatchPlay does the flip and the math. NINES (5-3-1) Three players, nine points per hole split by net score. MatchPlay handles the splits (5-3-1, 4-4-1, 3-3-3), applies pops, and keeps a live running tally. SIXES (6-6-6) Partners rotate every six holes — you play a match with everyone in the foursome. MatchPlay regroups the teams on 7 and 13 and settles each segment. CUSTOM Running a junk game, dots, or something you invented in the parking lot? Set a value per point and assign points by hand each hole — MatchPlay tracks the ledger and handles the payout. THE PRO SCORECARD A live hole-by-hole scorecard with standard golf notation (circles for birdies, squares for bogeys) so you read the round at a glance, plus handicap strokes shown right where you get them. YOUR PROFILE Claim your @username, set your display name and handicap index, and add a photo. Your profile lives with your account — sign in on any device and you're set up instantly. PLAY WITH YOUR CREW Find your regular partners by @username, send a request, and build your friends list. Add them straight to a match lineup and their handicaps pre-fill automatically. LIVE MULTIPLAYER Invite friends into a match and everyone scores on their own phone — MatchPlay syncs the round across all devices in real time. Accept an invite right from a push notification. SET UP IN SECONDS Search 40,000+ golf courses worldwide. Add up to 4 players with handicaps. Set your stakes. Tap Start. INSTANT PAYOUT When the round ends, MatchPlay shows exactly who owes who — net-settled to the fewest transfers. Tap Pay on Venmo to open Venmo pre-filled with the person, amount, and a note, or save the payout as an image for the group chat. BUILT FOR THE COURSE Live Activity and Dynamic Island keep your match status on screen without opening the app. Scoring works offline during your round — no signal needed at the turn. MatchPlay uses a free account so your profile, friends, and history sync across your devices. DISCLAIMER: MatchPlay is strictly a scorekeeping and math utility. It does not facilitate real-money gambling, connect to bank accounts, hold funds, or process or guarantee any transfer. All wagers tracked are for personal scorekeeping and entertainment among friends. "Pay on Venmo" is a convenience deep link that opens the Venmo app pre-filled with a payee, amount, and note — you review and complete any payment inside Venmo. MatchPlay is not affiliated with Venmo, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MatchPlay at 100% against PGA Tour's 18%. MatchPlay also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). PGA Tour's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (45K vs 4). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. MatchPlay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PGA Tour asks for nothing beyond the download.
MatchPlay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PGA Tour has 45K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of PGA Tour's written reviews are positive against 100% of MatchPlay's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PGA Tour | MatchPlay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (45K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 192 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PGATOUR.com LLC | Justin Taddeo |
Customer experience
PGA Tour
MatchPlay
Bugs and requests
PGA Tour
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Stuck on old tournament leaderboards
- Unable to update or download app
- Incompatible with older iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Tee times shown in local time zone
- Automatic start of live activities
- Ability to turn off notifications
- More detailed player stats
- Improved shot tracking and details
MatchPlay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PGA Tour
No in-app purchases
MatchPlay
- MatchPlay Pro$2.99









