Comparison

GolfStatus vs Squabbit

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

Squabbit

This app provides real-time scoring and leaderboards for golf tournaments and leagues. It supports various formats, offers GPS functionality, and includes features like automatic handicap updates and group chat.

Highlights
  • Real-time leaderboards and updates
  • Multiple tournament formats
  • League and society management
  • Full GPS support with yardage
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Automatic handicap updates
  • Add photos and group chat
Features
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Realtime updates Easily see who is leading your tournament or league and get notified when it changes Free to get started No ads and no limits on the number of players, teams or tournaments. The core app is free for everyone, with an optional Host Pro subscription that unlocks advanced organizer features. Choose from many different tournament formats Play Stroke Play, Stableford, Scramble, Best Ball, Ryder Cup, Alternate Shot, Mixed, Shamble, 2 Person Scramble and many more! Leagues and societies support Manage your league events, notify players of new events and see leaderboards for the season Full GPS support Use high quality satellite imagery to see distances to hazards and pins, measure shot distances and see yardage circles Apple Watch app See distances to the front, middle and center of the green with a glance at your watch. You can also measure shot distances and enter hole scores without needing to take your phone out of the bag! Works for all leagues tournaments Perfect for 100+ player multi-day club tournaments, your weekend bachelor party or weekly leagues Easily add new players to the tournament Regardless of whether they already have a handicap or have the app installed, it's easy to add new players Realtime stats See who has the best par streak, lowest combined score on par 3s, biggest blowup hole and many more Add photos and chat Everyone in your tournament or league can add photos and participate in a group chat. Over 30k courses in 30+ countries Your course is sure to be on the list. And if it's not, it's simple to add a new one. You can also edit your course in the app if the holes change. Add games to your scorecard Several games to choose from including match play, skins, stableford and low ball / high ball Automatic handicap updates Squabbit uses the USGA handicap calculation to keep your handicap up to date. Relative handicaps, handicap percentages and per round handicap changes are all supported. Export to CSV You can export your tournament scorecards to a CSV file to view in a spreadsheet HealthKit integration The Apple Watch app integrates with HealthKit to start a workout session when you start a new round and end it when you finish. This keeps the watch app in the foreground so that you can check distances to the pin at any time without having to reopen the app. Host Pro is an auto-renewing annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://squabbitgolf.com/privacyPolicy.html

Screenshots

GolfStatus4 screens
Squabbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GolfStatus at none against Squabbit's 9. Squabbit's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (5.3K vs 638). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Squabbit sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year. GolfStatus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for GolfStatus against 4.9 for Squabbit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Squabbit has 5.3K ratings behind it against 638, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of GolfStatus's written reviews are positive against 98% of Squabbit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GolfStatus ships an update every 2 months, Squabbit weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GolfStatus versus Squabbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolfStatusSquabbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (638 ratings)4.9 (5.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews97.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6385.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGolfStatusOrrie Shannon

Customer experience

GolfStatus

All ratings638 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative3.4%

Squabbit

All ratings5,320 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews1,331 reviews
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.1%

User reviews

GolfStatus

From 638 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

Squabbit

From 5.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app
  • 🚀 Perfect for golf trips
  • 🚀 Awesome for tournaments
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional scoring issues
  • 🐛 Handicap calculation concerns
  • 🐛 Offline functionality limitations

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

Squabbit

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Scores sometimes get adjusted even after matches are concluded
  • Occasionally removes players from the scorecard

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow 0.5 strokes for skins games
  • Add ability to manually adjust hole handicaps
  • Implement a manual handicap calculation option
  • Enable video uploads to activity feed
  • Provide option to end and lock down rounds

In-app purchases

None

GolfStatus

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Squabbit

Subscriptions3
  • Player Pro$59.991 Year
  • Tournament Pro$99.991 Year
  • League Pro$249.991 Year
One-time6
  • Player Pro (event)$4.99
  • Tip a beer$4.99
  • Tip lunch$9.99
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  • Tip my foursome beers$24.99
  • Tournament Pro (single event)$29.99
  • Tip a golf round$99.99

Questions

Is GolfStatus free?
GolfStatus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squabbit free?
Squabbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GolfStatus or Squabbit?
Squabbit is rated higher. GolfStatus averages 4.8 out of 5 from 638 ratings, while Squabbit averages 4.9 from 5.3K ratings.
Do GolfStatus or Squabbit have ads?
Neither GolfStatus nor Squabbit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GolfStatus or Squabbit?
GolfStatus ships an update every 2 months, and Squabbit weekly. Most recently, GolfStatus was updated on September 20, 2026 and Squabbit on September 25, 2026.

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