GolfBox App vs GimmieGolf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Book tee times
- Manage scorecards hole-by-hole
- Track tournament participation
- Follow live scoring
- App-exclusive 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.
GimmieGolf
This app uses augmented reality and machine learning to help golfers determine if their putts are a "gimmie." It offers various game modes, including single player, group play, and string play, along with a measurement tool for putt distances.
- Augmented Reality putt analysis
- Machine Learning for accuracy
- Single Play mode
- Group Play with friends
- String Play game mode
- Putt distance measurement
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Isn't it a great feeling when a playing partner tells you that your putt is a gimmie? What if your phone could do that? ... Well, now it can! Gimmie Golf is the first app of its kind to combine Augmented Reality and Machine Learning into a fun and easy to use golf app! Simply point your phone at the hole, and watch Gimmie Golf do the rest! Gimmie Golf comes fully loaded with four different types of games: 1. Single Play - The quickest and easiest way to tell if you have a gimmie putt. Set your Gimmie range, then point your phone at the hole. Gimmie Golf will automatically determine if you have a Gimmie putt or not. 2. Group Play - You and your friends can play Gimmie Golf as a group! Create a game where you set the Gimmie distance and amount of Gimmies each player has to use, then invite your friends to play! 3. String Play - Bring the string game onto your phone! Set your Gimmie string length and decide when to use it. String Play keeps track of how much Gimmie string you've used and how much you have left! 4. Measure - Want to know the distance of that putt? Measure is the easy and accurate way to determine your ball's distance from the hole. Measure plots putting distances for one or multiple golf balls. It's fast and accurate!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GimmieGolf at 5.0 against GolfBox App's 1.4. GimmieGolf also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). GolfBox App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. GimmieGolf sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. GolfBox App asks for nothing beyond the download.
GimmieGolf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively.
GolfBox App ships an update every 3 weeks, GimmieGolf every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GolfBox App | GimmieGolf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 186 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GolfBox | Happy Path Apps, LLC |
Customer experience
GolfBox App
GimmieGolf
In-app purchases
GolfBox App
No in-app purchases
GimmieGolf
- Group Play$0.99
- String Play$0.99
- Measure$0.99
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- No Ads$1.99
- Gimmie Bundle$1.99









