Golf Genius vs Golf Fore Groups
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.
Golf Fore Groups
This app simplifies planning and playing golf with friends. It offers real-time scorekeeping, multiple game formats, and comprehensive trip management features, all in one place.
- Real-time scorekeeping
- 10+ game formats
- Golf trip planning
- Live leaderboards
- Smart group generation
- Standalone round creation
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Golf Fore Groups is the last golf app you'll ever need. Built for you and your friends, it handles every round you play — whether it's a Saturday morning foursome or a week-long destination trip. Plan together, keep score together, and compete together, all in one place. Golf Fore Groups is the first app designed specifically for golf trip management. But it doesn't stop there. From your regular weekend rounds to your annual buddies getaway, every part of your golf life lives here. EVERY ROUND, COVERED Create a round in seconds for any occasion. Playing 18 with your usual group? Set it up as a standalone round. Heading on a trip with the guys? Build out a full itinerary with multiple rounds, lodging, and attendee management. Either way, you get the same powerful scorekeeping and leaderboards. REAL-TIME SCOREKEEPING Keep score hole by hole with full digital scorecards. Track strokes, view live leaderboards, and toggle between gross and net scoring. Your scores, your stats, always at your fingertips. PLAY IT YOUR WAY Supports Stroke Play, Stableford, Skins, Nassau, Match Play, Scramble, Shamble, Best Ball, Wolf, and more. Add side games to any round and track everything in one place. LIVE LEADERBOARDS Follow the action as it happens. Share public leaderboard links with anyone — even people not on the app. Watch standings update in real time across every round. FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND TRIP MANAGEMENT Plan golf trips like never before. Set dates, locations, and lodging. Invite your crew, manage attendees, and generate groups automatically — randomly, by handicap, or balanced. Everyone gets the info they need before the first tee. YOUR GOLF CREW, CONNECTED Build your golf network with friend connections and in-app notifications. Trip invites, friend requests, and itinerary updates keep everyone on the same page. Invite anyone via link or text. KEY FEATURES • Full 18-hole scorecards with live updates • 10+ game formats and side games • Golf trip planning with invites and attendee management • Gross and net scoring with handicap support • Shareable public leaderboards • Smart group generation (random, by handicap, balanced) • Standalone rounds for everyday play • In-app notifications and friend system Golf Fore Groups — built for golfers, by golfers. Plan, play, and compete with your crew.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Golf Fore Groups at 100% against Golf Genius's 26%. Golf Fore Groups also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Golf Genius's advantage is ratings volume (74K vs 4) and chart position (#100 vs unranked). 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 Fore Groups holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Genius has 74K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Golf Genius's written reviews are positive against 100% of Golf Fore Groups's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Golf Genius | Golf Fore Groups |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (74K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #100 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Golf Genius Software, Inc. | Jay Ferguson |
Customer experience
Golf Genius
Golf Fore Groups
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
Golf Fore Groups
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Golf Genius
No in-app purchases
Golf Fore Groups
No in-app purchases









