Golf Genius vs iWanamaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Golf Genius
Enhance your golf game with live score entry, real-time leaderboards, and access to your member portal. This app also streamlines operations for pro shop staff and league managers, offering event management and sponsor visibility.
- Live score entry
- Real-time leaderboards
- Custom member portal access
- Event management for club pros
- Photo gallery uploads
- Sponsor branding opportunities
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Registered Golf Genius players will find the free Golf Genius mobile app an exciting and useful addition to their golf experience. The app is also designed to reduce effort and save valuable time for the pro shop staff and league managers. Here are a few of the most important app functions: (1) Live score entry out on the course (scores can be entered by players or pro staff) that immediately updates full field leaderboards on large TV displays in the clubhouse and on the app itself; (2) access to the custom member portal where players can view tee sheets, results, statistics, etc.; (3) an easy and fast way to upload photos, creating photo galleries that add to the fun for any event; (4) mobile access for club pros and league managers to all events on the golf calendar, with dates, registrants, tee sheets, hole-by-hole scorecards, final results, etc.; (5) mobile, contextual branding exposure and messaging customized for corporate and charity outings sponsors, which translates into an attractive and differentiated “outings offer” and the opportunity for clubs hosting outings to maximize revenue. The Golf Genius mobile app is designed for both iPhone and iPad.
iWanamaker
Track live scores and view real-time leaderboards for golf events and tournaments. Easily enter your scores during a round to keep spectators and competitors updated on your progress.
- Live leaderboards
- Tournament scoring
- Real-time updates
- Easy score entry
- Mobile and desktop integration
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iWanamaker combines desktop and mobile application technology to allow golfers to view live leaderboards during events and tournaments. On game day, just enter your scores into our easy-to-use scoring interface to let spectators and competitors keep track of your round in real time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Golf Genius at 4.8 against iWanamaker's 2.7. Golf Genius also leads on ratings volume (69K vs 63) and chart position (#57 vs #200). iWanamaker's advantage is review sentiment (41% vs 26%). On price, update cadence, 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.
Golf Genius holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Genius has 69K ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of Golf Genius's written reviews are positive against 41% of iWanamaker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Golf Genius ships an update every 3 weeks, iWanamaker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Golf Genius | iWanamaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (69K ratings) — better | 2.7 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.0% of reviews | 40.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 69K — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #57 — better | #200 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Golf Genius Software, Inc. | Wanamaker Corporation |
Customer experience
Golf Genius
iWanamaker
Bugs and requests
Golf Genius
Reported bugs
4 issues- Compatibility issues with newer devices
- Syncing problems between app and website
- Incorrect handicap calculations
- Scores not saving properly
Requested features
5 requests- Allow reorganizing player names
- Increase font size
- Add Apple Watch functionality
- Ability to cancel registrations
- Putt tracking feature
iWanamaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Golf Genius
No in-app purchases
iWanamaker
No in-app purchases
