BlueGolf Rounds vs PGA Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlueGolf Rounds
This app provides an innovative digital scorecard for golf groups, featuring stroke calculation and live multi-group leaderboards. Track shots easily and check GPS distances directly from the scorecard to improve your game. Share your progress live and receive results via email after your round.
- Innovative digital scorecard
- Stroke calculation
- Live multi-group leaderboards
- Shot tracking
- GPS distances
- Live round sharing
- Email results
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Keep your scores on the course with an innovative scorecard for everyone in the group, including stroke calculation, live multi-group leaderboards and more. Track shots with just a tap. Check GPS distances right from the digital scorecard so you can play smarter and score better. Share your card so that people can follow your round live while you are on the course. Get your results delivered right to your inbox when the round is over.
PGA Coach
This app simplifies booking, schedule management, and communication for golf coaches. It allows for easy lesson scheduling, student management, and team communication for PGA Jr. League.
- Calendar and schedule management
- Book lessons on behalf of students
- Student contact management
- Messaging with students and teams
- Team event scheduling
- RSVP management
- Game scoring
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Become the Modern Golf Coach with PGA Coach! Created by the PGA of America and built exclusively for PGA Coaches to engage with golfers through an innovative Coaching Platform. "I knew it was for me when the first student scheduled through the booking link and I received an immediate confirmation." — Mark Marshall WHY PGA COACH? It's time to simplify all aspects of booking, schedule management, and student communications so that you can return your focus to what truly matters- your students and improving their games. BOOKING & SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT - Robust Calendar & Schedule Views - Book Lessons on Behalf of Students - Quickly Reschedule Student Lessons - Control Your Booking & Schedule Settings STUDENT MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION - Simple Messaging with Students - Student Contact Management - Guardian Contact Info for Minor Students PUSH NOTIFICATIONS - New Session Booked - Student Cancelled Session - New Message from Student PGA JR. LEAGUE - Simple Messaging with Teams and Players - Schedule your Team’s Games, Practices, & Events - Robust Calendar & Schedule Views - Manage your Team’s RSVPs - Score your Games - Stay up-to-date with Mobile App Push Notifications
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PGA Coach at 86% against BlueGolf Rounds's 33%. PGA Coach also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). BlueGolf Rounds's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
PGA Coach holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 74 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of BlueGolf Rounds's written reviews are positive against 86% of PGA Coach's.
BlueGolf Rounds ships an update every 6 weeks, PGA Coach every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlueGolf Rounds | PGA Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (27 ratings) | 4.8 (74 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 74 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BlueGolf | Professional Golfers' Association of America |
Customer experience
BlueGolf Rounds
PGA Coach
In-app purchases
BlueGolf Rounds
No in-app purchases
PGA Coach
No in-app purchases
