GolfStatus vs Match Card Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Match Card Pro
This app provides a local-first golf scorecard focused on tracking your rounds with friends. It offers voice scoring, detailed per-course statistics, and the ability to share your scorecards. No account or subscription is needed to use its core features.
- Hole-by-hole scoring
- Voice-activated scoring
- Smarter course lookup
- Local golf intelligence
- Per-course statistics
- Season-long rivalry tracking
- Shareable scorecards
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Match Card is a local-first golf scorecard built for the people who play the same courses together and actually care about the record. No account required. No ads. No subscription required to score rounds. Works as an on-device scorecard, with manual backup export whenever you want it. Built for the round, not the resume. Most golf apps are packed with leaderboards, social feeds, and stats you never use. Match Card focuses on your courses, your players, and the details that make a round worth remembering: the season tally, the hole that always gets you, the best round you’ve posted there, and the clubs that are starting to tell a story. WHAT YOU GET • Live round scoring — Hole-by-hole scoring with quick-tap buttons, putts, fairway result, club used, and per-hole notes. Drafts auto-save during the round. • Voice scoring — Tap the mic, say what happened, and review the parsed scores before applying them. Works across multiple players from one phrase. • Smarter course lookup — Search by course name or ZIP code and choose from nearby course results. • Local golf intelligence — Match Card learns from your saved rounds on device, including club patterns, player tendencies, notes, and course history. • Club tips — Get lightweight club recommendations and “why” details based on your bag, the hole, and your own history. • Per-course stats — Track scoring, trends, and course-specific performance without blending every course into one generic number. • Side games — Track common golf games and scoring context during the round. • Season trophy — Name your rivalry, then let Match Card track the season-long head-to-head record. • Share cards — Turn a saved round into a clean visual card you can save or share. • Manual backup — Export a JSON backup file and save it to Files, iCloud Drive, email, or another safe place. Import a backup file when you need to restore. Match Card does not require an account or automatic cloud sync. MAKE IT YOURS Set the app title, player names, season trophy name, bag, courses, and scoring preferences. Match Card is built around your regular rounds, not a public network. NO ADS. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED. You play. The app remembers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Match Card Pro at free against GolfStatus's free with in-app purchases. Match Card Pro also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). GolfStatus's advantage is ratings volume (639 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Match Card Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GolfStatus has 639 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GolfStatus ships an update monthly, Match Card Pro every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GolfStatus | Match Card Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (639 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 639 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GolfStatus | Matthew Grossman |
Customer experience
GolfStatus
Match Card Pro
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
Match Card Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GolfStatus
No in-app purchases
Match Card Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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