Comparison

Disc Golf 3D vs Golf Rival

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

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About

Disc Golf 3D

Experience the thrill of disc golf with realistic physics and stunning 3D graphics. Navigate diverse courses, customize your character, and compete in career or multiplayer modes. Earn virtual currency or use in-app purchases for upgrades.

Highlights
  • Realistic flight physics
  • Stunning 3D graphics
  • Unique global courses
  • Customizable characters
  • Career mode
  • Multiplayer challenges
  • In-app disc upgrades
Features
Currently charting
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Welcome to Disc Golf 3D, the finest disc golf game on the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch! Disc Golf is a fast growing sport and can be thought of as golf with a Frisbee, or Frolf. The object is simple, traverse the course in as few throws as possible, finishing each hole by sinking the disc in a metal basket. Avoid natural hazards such as trees, hills, rivers, lakes, and more. Built off of the amazing Nova Golf engine, Disc Golf 3D is sure to keep you entertained and immersed for countless hours. Disc Golf 3D has everything both casual/hardcore gamers and amateur/weekend disc golfer could want. • Realistic flight physics – Everyone will enjoy the realism while avid disc golfers will be able to shape every shot using one of many different discs • Stunning 3D graphics – Disc Golf 3D adapts to each computer/device for the best image quality while always maintaining a smooth frame-rate • Unique courses – Locations from around the world feature distinct styles of both play and appearance. You’ll know if you’re in the Pennsylvania forest, Arizona desert, or on the Scottish coastline • Customizable characters – Level up five playing statistics and upgrade equipment while managing each avatar’s wardrobe and physical appearance • Career mode – Play as both an amateur and professional and progress by winning the required qualifiers and multi-round tournaments • Multiplayer – Challenge up to three of your friends and play at the same time • Purchase custom discs upgrades using both virtual currency earned in game or through In-App Purchase • High replay value – No hole is the same when varying the white/blue/green tees, four pin locations, and three environmental difficulty settings • Custom music made specifically for Disc Golf 3D • Best rounds list for each course/difficulty setting If you like Disc Golf 3D, make sure to check out Nuclear Nova’s other games, all available for the Mac/iPhone/iPad/iPod. • Nova Golf, Regular ball and club golf with the same core feel as Disc Golf 3D • GL Golf, the predecessor to Nova Golf, is still actively developed and has over 35 unique courses! Thousands of golfers are posting scorecards online every day with this golf classic • Pinball Shuffle and Pinball Massacre are two unique comic book arcade style pinball tables • Barnyard Blaster is a unique shooter with plenty of weapons, animals, and environments • Rocket Golf gives golf a new twist with its unique 2D side scrolling gameplay • Liquid Defense, Hydrothermal, and Escape are our three classic puzzle/simulator games • Fractal 3D and ASCII Art are our first non-game apps

About

Golf Rival

Compete in real-time multiplayer golf battles, showcasing your skills on over 300 courses. Collect powerful clubs and balls to outwit opponents and climb leaderboards. Enjoy various game modes, from 1v1 duels to tournaments, and improve your golf game with every match.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer PvP golf
  • Over 300 courses and 20+ themes
  • Collect golf clubs and balls
  • Tournament mode
  • Play with friends
  • Unlock new challenges and rewards
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The golf course is calling! Tee-off and become the ultimate golf champion in Golf Rival! Golf Rival is a free-to-play real time PVP golf game where real golf skills need infinite creativity. Show off your golf genius like never before! Collect powerful golf clubs and balls and play across 600+ courses in more than 21+ themes! Satisfy your golf dreams of hitting incredible shots, dueling your rivals, climbing the leaderboards and becoming a true golf master. Let's go for the perfect swing, a hole-in-one and prove you're a golf pro! We’re adding a new layer of depth in Golf Rival! With focus on golf clubs players already love, and a new fun world to prove them in! With Course Conditions in play, every hole feels unique. Wind zones and gravity shifts force you to read the course fresh, every single time. And Club Mods help in countering whatever the golf course throws at you. Players dust off clubs they already own, slot in new mod upgrades, and tune their golf clubs to personalized strategies. This exciting free golf game has many modes to play and master. From 1v1 golf shootout duels, to golf championship Tournaments against a global community of golfers, to playing golf with rivals and friends. In Golf Rival, scoring a birdie is only the start of the competitive fun! Outwit rivals with powerful golf balls and clubs, because no two online golf matches are ever the same. Grab your clubs, and enjoy the golfing fun, whether you're a golfing newbie or an ultimate sports game expert! PLAY EXCITING GOLF GAMES -Unlock incredible golf challenges and conquer them by winning real time golf clashes and shootouts -Master your golf swing with precision and creativity and watch your skills grow -Compete in both 9-hole and 18-hole golf championship Tournaments every exciting season -Multiplayer golf mode and daily challenges await - play golf now every single day! -Beautiful 3D golf courses across different themes and difficulties always deliver an ultimate golf challenge GROW YOUR GOLF SKILLS -Golf Rival is unlike any free golf game you've tried - a true golfing simulator with creative and fantastical clubs and balls -Win real golf duels to unlock amazing rewards for your golf bag and take your golf pro skills to the next level -With every real time golf clash, you'll sharpen your genius swing and pull off incredible golf shots! INFINITE GOLF FUN -Every Golf Rival season is fun and fresh, with new courses, golf balls and rewards all the time! -Skill games like Kingdom, Ace Open and Brink events put a unique spin on classic golf - putting, chipping and more -Add your friends and see who has the golf genius to become the #1 golfer! -Connect with players from the Golf Rival community on Facebook and join the conversation Join golf fans around the world and download Golf Rival now to start your journey to becoming an ultimate golf champion! Golf Rival is available in 13 languages. Join the Golf Rival community on Facebook! Golf Rival is FREE to download and includes optional in-game purchases (including random items). If you wish to disable in-game purchases, please turn off the in-app purchases in your phone or tablet’s Settings. Terms of service: https://www.take2games.com/legal/en-US/

Screenshots

Disc Golf 3D4 screens
Golf Rival4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Golf Rival at Free against Disc Golf 3D's $1.99. Golf Rival also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). Disc Golf 3D's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Golf Rival is free to download; Disc Golf 3D costs $1.99 up front. Disc Golf 3D sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Golf Rival sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Golf Rival holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Rival has 155K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Disc Golf 3D's written reviews are positive against 38% of Golf Rival's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Disc Golf 3D ships an update every 3 months, Golf Rival every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Disc Golf 3D versus Golf Rival: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisc Golf 3DGolf Rival
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (16 ratings)4.5 (155K ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.6% of reviews37.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16155K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#167#13 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB363 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNuclear Nova SoftwareZynga Inc.

Customer experience

Disc Golf 3D

All ratings16 ratings
Positive43.8%
Neutral25.0%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive36.6%
Neutral17.2%
Negative46.2%

Golf Rival

All ratings154,583 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews2,415 reviews
Positive37.8%
Neutral12.3%
Negative49.9%

User reviews

Disc Golf 3D

From 16 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Realistic gameplay
  • 👍 Good controls
  • 👍 Fun when it works
  • 👍 Challenging courses
  • 👍 Authentic flight

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy gameplay
  • 🐛 Poor graphics
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Unrealistic putting
  • 🐛 Too many in-app purchases

Golf Rival

From 155K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive game
  • 👍 No ads
  • 💡 Variety of game modes
  • 👍 Progression without paying

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Unfair matchmaking against higher-level players
  • 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🐛 Inconsistent wind and ball physics
  • 🔒 Difficulty upgrading preferred clubs
  • 🔒 Putting is too easy

Bugs and requests

Disc Golf 3D

Reported bugs

35 issues
  • Game won't load
  • Crashes frequently
  • Freezes after first hole
  • Disc bounces erratically
  • Disc falls through basket
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  • Game freezes on main menu
  • Basket collision detection issues
  • Gimme shot auto function misses
  • Disc falls through basket on gimme shots
  • Baskets missing
  • Course pack not showing up
  • Putting goes through bucket
  • Freeze when hole changes
  • Player stands horizontal on hills
  • Information jumbles on screen
  • Disc lands and bounces uncontrollably
  • Player gets stuck in ground
  • Disc shot to grass far away
  • Basket has holes
  • Disc gets caught and sends it flying randomly
  • Crashing on player profile screen
  • Throw meter shrinks on FH
  • Crashing after hole 3 in career mode
  • Disc bounces around and increases speed
  • Putting physics are junk
  • Game crashes after making putt
  • Disc on hill or next to basket turns character horizontal
  • Loading ends at 7% and crashes
  • Upside down player
  • Distance and accuracy controls too small/difficult
  • Accuracy is random
  • Difficult to hit chains
  • Pre-shot display trajectories inaccurate
  • Putting is broken close range
  • Game crashes on second qualifier event

Requested features

15 requests
  • More courses
  • Better graphics
  • Fix putting mechanics
  • Add more content
  • Improve camera controls
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  • First-person perspective
  • Better aiming system
  • Save throw angle
  • Zoom in on green
  • Add fantasy courses
  • More realistic flight paths
  • Change fade/draw to hyzer/anhyzer
  • Add 'gimme' putt option
  • Clearer disc descriptions
  • More tournaments

Golf Rival

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent disconnections and sync issues
  • Glitches with shot trajectories
  • Disappearing in-app purchases

Requested features

5 requests
  • More diverse course selection
  • Fairer matchmaking system
  • Ability to replay unlocked levels
  • Improved club upgrade system
  • More challenging putting

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Disc Golf 3D

One-time10
  • Experience$0.99
  • Mulligans$0.99
  • Distance Drivers$1.99
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  • Fairway Driver$1.99
  • Putter$1.99
  • Disc Pack 1$1.99
  • Course Pack 1$1.99
  • Level Overdrive$1.99
  • Character Pack$1.99
  • Course Pack 2$1.99
10 purchases

Golf Rival

One-time10
  • PIGGY_BANK$2.99
  • Save Streak$2.99
  • BIG PILE OF DIAMONDS$4.99
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  • Arena Big Deal$4.99
  • CHALLENGE PASS$4.99
  • FULL BAG OF DIAMONDS$9.99
  • Arena Super Deal$9.99
  • CLUB OFFER 1$9.99
  • FULL CHEST OF DIAMONDS$19.99
  • Arena Amazing Deal$19.99

Questions

Is Disc Golf 3D free?
Disc Golf 3D costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Golf Rival free?
Golf Rival is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Disc Golf 3D or Golf Rival?
Golf Rival is rated higher. Disc Golf 3D averages 3.3 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Golf Rival averages 4.5 from 155K ratings.
Do Disc Golf 3D or Golf Rival have ads?
Golf Rival shows ads; Disc Golf 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, Disc Golf 3D or Golf Rival?
Disc Golf 3D ships an update every 3 months, and Golf Rival every 9 days. Most recently, Disc Golf 3D was updated on September 22, 2026 and Golf Rival on September 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Disc Golf 3D or Golf Rival?
Disc Golf 3D currently peaks at #167 in the App Store charts, and Golf Rival at #13. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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