GHIN vs Pendleton Creek GC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GHIN
Track your golf scores, analyze your game statistics, and utilize GPS course maps with advanced features. This official app helps golfers manage their handicaps and compete with friends.
- Score Posting
- Stat Tracking
- Course Maps & GPS
- Handicap Calculator
- Group Score Keeping
- Apple Watch Integration
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GHIN is the app built for golfers by the USGA — post scores, track your Handicap Index®, play with GPS, and see the stats that show how your game is trending. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Post scores and track stats — Update your Handicap Index by posting total or hole-by-hole scores, with the option to track fairways, greens in regulation, and putts. • Play a round with GPS: simplified setup, richer course graphics, one-handed scoring, or switch to a simple digital Scorecard if you'd rather skip GPS • See your game in the new Stats section: recent trends, score history, hole-by-hole, advanced stats, and course-specific performance • Set up and play fair matches against other golfers with a Handicap Index — including front nine / back nine / overall results • Compete on virtual leaderboards through Challenges, at select courses through your Allied Golf Association • Play hands-free — track your whole round right from your Apple Watch GETTING STARTED & UPGRADES • Start with a Free Trial: post 3 scores to get an Estimated Handicap Range, and continue posting for 30 days after that • Enhanced GPS is available as a premium upgrade — Green Maps and front/back yardages on your phone, plus hazard and layup yardages on Apple Watch. • Membership through an Allied Golf Association is required for full app functionality Terms of Service - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy - https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/Handicap-ghin/ghin-privacy-policy.html
Pendleton Creek GC
Access course information, book tee times, and manage your membership. Features include an on-course rangefinder, live scoring, weather updates, and event sign-ups. Order food and beverages directly through the app.
- On-course rangefinder
- Live scoring system
- Tee-time booking
- Course information
- Weather updates
- Membership portal access
- Food and beverage ordering
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Pendleton Creek GC gives you access to an on-course rangefinder, live scoring system, course information, weather updates, tee-time booking service, and messaging systems functions. Additionally, the Pendleton Creek GC app may be used to sign up for events, view your membership portal, order food and beverage, and receive course promotions at Pendleton Creek GC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pendleton Creek GC at 100% against GHIN's 25%. Pendleton Creek GC also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.1 vs 17.0). GHIN's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (21K vs 7). 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
Both are free to download. GHIN sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. Pendleton Creek GC asks for nothing beyond the download.
GHIN holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GHIN has 21K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of GHIN's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pendleton Creek GC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GHIN ships an update every 3 weeks, Pendleton Creek GC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GHIN | Pendleton Creek GC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (21K ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #29 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 245 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | United States Golf Association | Club Caddie Holdings Inc |
Customer experience
GHIN
Pendleton Creek GC
Bugs and requests
GHIN
Reported bugs
4 issues- Scorecard data not syncing properly between devices
- Inability to end rounds early and post partial scores
- GPS distances not updating correctly on Apple Watch
- Course data not loading consistently
Requested features
4 requests- Allow customization of tracked stats
- Implement landscape mode support
- Integrate with Apple Health/Activity
- Improve handicap calculation accuracy
Pendleton Creek GC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GHIN
- Upgrade to GHIN Enhanced GPS$49.991 Year
Pendleton Creek GC
No in-app purchases
