Comparison

GolfStatus vs X

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

Head to head
About

GolfStatus

This free golf application helps users find and register for tournaments, track their rounds with real-time scoring and advanced stats, and utilize a battery-efficient GPS. It also allows for live scoring during events, displays leaderboards, and offers rewards from partner brands.

Highlights
  • Find and register for golf tournaments
  • Live scoring during events
  • Track rounds and view stats
  • Hole-by-hole GPS
  • Post scores to GHIN
  • Earn rewards
Features
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GolfStatus is a powerful, no-fuss, free golf app. • Find and register for golf tournaments • Participate in live scoring during events • Track your rounds and view previous rounds • Score rounds with friends in real time • Use battery-efficient, hole-by-hole GPS • Track advanced stats • Post scores to GHIN • Earn rewards from courses and sponsor brands • 24/7 in-app support FOR EVENTS • Players use the mobile-app to live-score during competitive events, leagues, and charity outings using GolfStatus. • View and display live leaderboards during events. • Get your event in front of golfers and sponsors looking for events to play in and support locally and nationwide. • 24/7 in-app support FOR GOLFERS • Free, battery-efficient, hole-by-hole GPS with accurate yardages to the front, back, and center of every green at every golf course in the US. • Ability to track rounds, including advanced stats for tracking specifics on every hole including FIRs, GIRs, putts, sand shots, penalties, and more. • Play golf and earn rewards! GolfStatus partners with courses and brands nationwide to reward golfers with discounted rounds, equipment, apparel, and other perks. • Climb the leaderboards and compete with friends. • 24/7 live in-app support. Whether you have a quick question, or need live help, our customer support staff is here to help. • GHIN compatible, so golfers can easily post scores to GHIN directly from the app. HEAR FROM OUR USERS “GolfStatus is a great app. You can look back at the stats from the year and know how many birdies you made and what your best round was. And rewards, well we know that those are great.” –Grahm Peschel “I set-up the golf course I managed with this app and software. It is very user friendly. My retired members used it with great ease. I highly recommend Golf Status for both players and courses.” –Brendan Young “The best thing about the app is its functionality on my iPhone and the daily/monthly prizes. The prizes are great and the app is a breeze to use.” –Ross Wenzel “By far one of the best golf record and advanced scoring app around.... and you have the possibility to win items!!!!” –Gary Wright “People like having the chance of winning free stuff and GolfStatus not only does that, but it also helps golfers keep track of their own results within the app. Most people should track that anyway so it gives them an extra incentive to do it.” –Patrick Hanzel “I use GolfStatus every time I play which is not as often as I would like. I really enjoy the scorecard feature and I use it often. It’s easy, fun and convenient. ” –Christian Deane

About

X

Experience immersive indoor golf with advanced simulators. Play top courses, track your skills, analyze your swing, and book tee times easily. Enjoy a full entertainment experience with food and drinks.

Highlights
  • Book simulators
  • Track golf stats
  • Analyze swing
  • Play virtual courses
  • Find venues
  • Create profile
Features
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Welcome to the future of golf. Connect with one of the many X-Golf simulator venues across the U.S. for a one-of-a-kind, immersive golf experience that will level up your game. Inside an X-Golf simulator, you’ll discover the most advanced golf simulator technology, play the world’s top courses, measure and track your skills in many game formats and competitions, practice at the driving range, analyze your swing, and be totally entertained. The X-Golf app lets you easily: *Create a profile *Track your stats *Book a simulator from anywhere, anytime *Find the X-Golf venue closest to you *Log in fast ABOUT X-Golf X-Golf develops fully immersive, powerful, high-end golf simulators, the core experiences of the world's best indoor entertainment golf plus bar-restaurant concept. The X-Golf technology is the most comprehensive indoor golf tracking system available, giving you the ability to accurately replicate all golf shots, including short game. The X-Golf system performs over 6,000 calculations per second allowing for accurate measurement of ball speed, launch, direction, and spin, along with club path, and impact, and speed. Every X-Golf location offers a full-service bar and restaurant serving beer, wine, liquor and a number of food options. *Some features are unavailable for X-Golf venues outside the U.S. & Canada. Terms of use: https://www.xgolffranchise.com/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

GolfStatus4 screens
X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GolfStatus at 96% against X's 13%. GolfStatus also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. X sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per year. GolfStatus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GolfStatus holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GolfStatus has 639 ratings behind it against 80, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of GolfStatus's written reviews are positive against 13% of X's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GolfStatus ships an update monthly, X every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GolfStatus versus X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolfStatusX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (639 ratings) — better2.6 (80 ratings)
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings639 — better80
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGolfStatusXGolf America Inc

Customer experience

GolfStatus

All ratings637 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative3.4%

X

All ratings66 ratings
Positive24.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative69.7%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative77.5%

User reviews

GolfStatus

From 639 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Accurate GPS
  • 💡 Great for tournaments
  • 👍 Helpful for score keeping
  • 👍 Useful advanced statistics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Data loss issues
  • 🐛 Compatibility problems

X

From 80 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent golf system (X-Golf)
  • 🚀 New laser detection system praised
  • 👍 QR code scanning to start round
  • 👍 Profile picture displayed during play
  • 👍 Simulators are the best technology

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App does nothing/useless
  • 🐛 Cannot see past round information/stats
  • 🐛 App is a shortcut to a bad website
  • 🐛 Cannot log in to website
  • 🐛 App won't allow account creation

Bugs and requests

GolfStatus

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Back button not working properly
  • Courses not always up-to-date

Requested features

2 requests
  • Handicap calculator
  • Hole-by-hole stats on scorecard

X

Reported bugs

73 issues
  • App does nothing
  • Cannot see past round information or stats
  • App is a shortcut to a website that sucks
  • Cannot book tee times via app
  • Invalid username/password on website
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  • App won't allow account creation past step 3
  • App not loading latest rounds
  • No link to customer support
  • Stats data leaves a lot to be desired
  • No submit button on app for account creation
  • App records some data but is very lacking
  • App doesn't display most data collected
  • Cannot track driving range stats
  • App doesn't sync with website
  • App doesn't remember home course
  • No clear link to log into account in app
  • No clear way to view upcoming reservations in app
  • Half of the functions on the app are just links to the website
  • Open tee times listed confusingly
  • App is currently useless
  • Doesn't track stats or connect account
  • QR code scan does nothing
  • Clunky navigation
  • Most tabs take you to a webpage outside of the app
  • Not updating scores even when scanned in
  • Stats and rounds don't load after play
  • Cannot change profile picture
  • Defaults to first picture, cannot change
  • Dates of handicap changes not shown
  • Doesn't always connect to the game
  • Premium stats option gone
  • Half the app isn't functional
  • Forwards to website when clicked
  • Data never makes it to the app
  • No way to manually enter data
  • Doesn't save games after most recent update
  • Cannot view recent games
  • Only shows number of times to simulator, no other statistics
  • Profile picture upload isn't working again
  • Cannot connect to a simulator using the app
  • App doesn't update stats
  • Only tracked stats for 1 of 4 games played
  • Site updating stats problem
  • Problem with updating picture and settings within account
  • Won't allow upgrade to club membership
  • Says it can't connect to the store
  • Will not let me connect to iTunes account to subscribe
  • No option to contact support
  • Nowhere to login online
  • App won't let me upgrade subscription
  • Says 'there was an issue connecting with the store'
  • Won't record any rounds
  • Cannot change password in the app
  • Password reset autogenerates and that's it
  • Lacks meaningful stats that can be viewed after a round
  • Cannot view past scorecards or practice session data
  • Subscription is just throwing away money
  • Profile pops up with photo, but took awhile to update
  • Working out bugs with score tracking
  • Almost impossible to book tee times
  • Website takes you straight to bookings
  • Cannot even view website
  • Link to contact developer is not working
  • Link to add Avatar is broken and crashes the app
  • No way to get round code after round started
  • Scores were inaccurate
  • Paid subscription, no stats, no scorecard
  • App underdelivers in a huge way
  • Doesn't share any of the data collected
  • Cannot see scorecard for a round
  • Ball speed and spin not available
  • Summarized at a very high level with few stats
  • Join Game function only works half the time

Requested features

24 requests
  • View past round information/stats
  • View driving range stats
  • Sync with other golfing apps (18Birdies, Blue Tees)
  • Better data visibility in the app
  • Ability to view/manage stats data
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  • Load swing videos during practice sessions
  • View history or rounds
  • Display club speed, ball speed, distance, spin data
  • Ability to set level on the app
  • Add round after QR code
  • Save/view actual scorecard
  • View past scorecards or practice session data
  • Add Avatar button functionality
  • Fix profile picture upload
  • Option to contact support
  • Manual data entry for rounds
  • Improve app functionality
  • Make app more than just a website link
  • Improve tee time booking process
  • Display handicap change dates
  • Display old game scores
  • Allow users to set their level in the app
  • Option to set up golf bag
  • Allow users to upgrade subscription/membership

In-app purchases

None

GolfStatus

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

X

Subscriptions2
  • Localization$0.491 Year
  • Gold Tier$5.991 Year

Questions

Is GolfStatus free?
GolfStatus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is X free?
X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GolfStatus or X?
GolfStatus is rated higher. GolfStatus averages 4.8 out of 5 from 639 ratings, while X averages 2.6 from 80 ratings.
Do GolfStatus or X have ads?
Neither GolfStatus nor X shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GolfStatus or X?
GolfStatus ships an update monthly, and X every 2 months. Most recently, GolfStatus was updated on November 1, 2026 and X on November 11, 2026.

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