Comparison

PayTheHippo vs GolfBox App

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

Head to head
About

PayTheHippo

Features
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PAY THE HIPPO - YOUR TEAM'S DIGITAL FINE BOX Pay The Hippo is your team's digital fine box for managing and assigning fines to each other to save up money for your next big event. Whether you are part of a sports team or a study group Pay The Hippo can be used to better give your comrades an overview of who owes what. Enjoy! The Pay The Hippo team

About

GolfBox App

This app offers mobile access to core GolfBox features, including booking tee times, managing scorecards hole-by-hole, and tracking tournament participation. It allows users to view live scoring and access exclusive app features.

Highlights
  • Book tee times
  • Manage scorecards hole-by-hole
  • Track tournament participation
  • Follow live scoring
  • App-exclusive features
Features
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The GolfBox application provides quick mobile access to the main GolfBox functions. To use the application you must sign in using your GolfBox login information. Once you are inside you have access to: BOOKING Order time for golf accurately as you know it from GolfBox. The phone's GPS can be used to confirm teetimes when near the club. For times that have already been ordered, see My times where you can change or cancel if you wish. SCORE CARD Here you get the chance to take your scorecard around the course and hole by hole set your strokes. You can also enter scores of your fellow players and after the round submit the scorecard directly to GolfBox. TOURNAMENT Here you can see which tournaments you are registered for or participated in. You can also follow live scoring in your own or another club. EVERYTHING ELSE GOLFBOX RELATED Enjoy all the features of the GolfBox website including a few App only features.

Screenshots

PayTheHippo4 screens
GolfBox App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GolfBox App at every 3 weeks against PayTheHippo's every 3 months. PayTheHippo's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PayTheHippo ships an update every 3 months, GolfBox App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on May 16, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PayTheHippo versus GolfBox App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPayTheHippoGolfBox App
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonas KristensenGolfBox

In-app purchases

None

PayTheHippo

No in-app purchases

None

GolfBox App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PayTheHippo free?
PayTheHippo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GolfBox App free?
GolfBox App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PayTheHippo or GolfBox App have ads?
Neither PayTheHippo nor GolfBox App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PayTheHippo or GolfBox App?
PayTheHippo ships an update every 3 months, and GolfBox App every 3 weeks. Most recently, PayTheHippo was updated on May 16, 2026 and GolfBox App on September 18, 2026.

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