Comparison

Golf Canada Mobile vs Golf Canada TM

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

Head to head
About

Golf Canada Mobile

Enhance your golf game with GPS course maps, score and stat tracking, and official Handicap Indexes. Track indoor simulator rounds and practice sessions to monitor progress year-round. Join a large community for exclusive benefits and game improvement tools.

Highlights
  • GPS-enabled course maps
  • Score and stat tracking
  • Official Handicap Indexes
  • Indoor golf simulator tracking
  • Hole-by-hole distance measurements
  • Real-time stats monitoring
Features
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The Golf Canada App is a FREE, all-in-one digital tool that helps golfers enhance their on-course experience with GPS-enabled course maps, score and stat tracking and access to official Handicap Indexes. Featuring hole-by-hole distance measurements for 1,500+ Canadian courses and nearly 200 indoor simulator facilities, stats and social connectivity, it's designed to support all golfers. BECOME A GOLF CANADA MEMBER Join Canada's largest golf community of more than 380,000 golfers and unlock benefits designed to elevate your game. A Golf Canada membership gives you official Handicap tracking, equipment protection, exclusive savings and member-only perks, everything you need to play more, play better and enjoy the game to its fullest.

About

Golf Canada TM

This app provides golfers and organizers with access to social and interactive features for managing and participating in golf events. It offers live scoring, real-time leaderboards, and photo sharing capabilities directly from the golf course.

Highlights
  • Tee sheet access
  • Live scoring input
  • Real-time leaderboards
  • Hole-by-hole scorecards
  • Photo gallery upload
  • Custom event website access
Features
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Golf Canada TM gives users access to fun, social and interactive functions. Golf Canada TM for iOS gives existing Golf Canada organizers and golfers access to the fun, social and interactive functions of Golf Genius Software's products. Managers and PGA Professionals can save hours of tedious work scoring and calculating results and statistics, while golfers can enjoy access to live scoring, leaderboards and social features. - Tee sheets: access event and round pairings and tee times. - Live scoring: managers and golfers have the ability to enter scores from their smartphones while out on the course. - Scorecards: view detailed hole-by-hole scorecards for each group. - Real-time leaderboard: watch as the leaderboard populates as scores are entered. - Photo gallery: snap and upload photos to custom website while out on the golf course - Custom website: managers and players can access results, statistics, photos and message board from their customized event and league website.

Screenshots

Golf Canada Mobile4 screens
Golf Canada TM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Golf Canada TM at free against Golf Canada Mobile's free with in-app purchases. Golf Canada TM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Golf Canada Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (615 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Golf Canada TM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Canada Mobile has 615 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Golf Canada Mobile ships an update every 4 weeks, Golf Canada TM every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Golf Canada Mobile versus Golf Canada TM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolf Canada MobileGolf Canada TM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (615 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings615 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size346 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoyal Canadian Golf AssociationGolf Genius Software, Inc.

Customer experience

Golf Canada Mobile

All ratings608 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive29.5%
Neutral13.1%
Negative57.4%

Golf Canada TM

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Golf Canada Mobile

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Hole switching issues on Apple Watch
  • Incorrect course and tee information
  • Scores not syncing properly
  • Inability to post partial rounds
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • More advanced analytics and statistics
  • Ability to track playing partners' scores
  • Improved match play features
  • Customizable hole-by-hole stats tracking
  • Easier score entry and editing

Golf Canada TM

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Golf Canada Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Golf Canada TM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Golf Canada Mobile free?
Golf Canada Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Golf Canada TM free?
Golf Canada TM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Golf Canada Mobile or Golf Canada TM?
Golf Canada TM is rated higher. Golf Canada Mobile averages 4.7 out of 5 from 615 ratings, while Golf Canada TM averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Golf Canada Mobile or Golf Canada TM have ads?
Neither Golf Canada Mobile nor Golf Canada TM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Golf Canada Mobile or Golf Canada TM?
Golf Canada Mobile ships an update every 4 weeks, and Golf Canada TM every 3 months. Most recently, Golf Canada Mobile was updated on November 6, 2026 and Golf Canada TM on November 3, 2026.

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