Comparison

Shot Pattern vs Halved

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

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About

Shot Pattern

This app uses your actual shot data to overlay personalized shot dispersion onto course maps, helping you choose smarter targets and improve your game. It provides advanced statistics and analytics to identify patterns that cost you strokes, ultimately leading to lower scores.

Highlights
  • Personalized shot dispersion overlay
  • Strokes gained predictor
  • Shot tracking and analytics
  • GPS and green maps for 40,000+ courses
  • Launch monitor data import
  • Multiple tracking modes
Features
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The Golf GPS App That Helps You Turn Your Shot Data Into Lower Scores: • Attack Smarter with Personalized Targets • Improve Faster with Advanced Stats & Analytics Shot Pattern overlays your personal shot dispersion onto satellite imagery of every hole, so you can pick smarter targets, avoid trouble, and shoot lower scores. Trusted by players on PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, and college teams worldwide. 4.8 stars from thousands of golfers. YOUR SHOT PATTERN ON EVERY HOLE Most golf GPS apps stop at giving you a number to the green. Shot Pattern goes further. It takes your actual shot data and shows you where your ball is likely to land based on your club and target selection. See your tee shot arc and approach shot circle overlaid right on the satellite image of the hole you’re standing on. Take the guesswork out of where to aim. STROKES GAINED PREDICTOR Compare different club and target combinations to see the expected strokes gained outcome for each option. Should you hit driver or lay up with an iron? How aggressive should you aim at a tucked pin? The Predictor runs the math using your personal dispersion so you can make confident decisions instead of guessing. SHOT TRACKING & STROKES GAINED STATS Track every shot with GPS precision. Get shot by shot strokes gained breakdowns for driving, approach, short game, and putting. Filter by distance, lie, club, or round. Advanced analytics including Drives in Play, Big Misses, and Big 5 Score Killers help you find the patterns that are costing you strokes. 40,000+ COURSES WITH GPS & GREEN MAPS Satellite imagery on every hole. Measure landing areas. Course preview tools to plan your strategy before the round. Elevation data. Green maps to read breaks and plan approaches. USGA and R&A compliant for tournament and handicap play. CONNECT YOUR DATA Upload launch monitor data to build your dispersion profile faster. Share your stats with your coach. Multiple tracking modes including live GPS on course, Apple Watch, or post round manual entry. WHAT GOLFERS ARE SAYING “You won’t need any other golf app” “Fantastic Shot Tracking and Course Management” “The uploading of launch monitor data is fantastic” “Switched from Decade” Start your free trial today. Terms of Use: https://shotpattern.app/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://shotpattern.app/privacy-policy/

About

Halved

This app simplifies golf scoring for various game formats, from casual rounds with friends to larger tournaments. It provides live results, handicap tracking, and an easy way to settle bets at the end of the game.

Highlights
  • Supports numerous golf game formats
  • Live scoring and results
  • Handicap tracking
  • Shareable spectator web page
  • Automatic bet settlement
  • Group chat and live feed
  • Tournament management
Features
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Halved keeps score for the games golfers really play. Set up a round, pick your games, enter scores hole by hole, and Halved does the rest — live results, handicaps, a shareable spectator web page, and an easy settle-up at the end. GAMES YOU CAN PLAY • Hot Seat — one golfer anchors each hole and his score counts whatever it is; the team adds the best net of the other three, and the anchor rotates • 40 Balls — a group gets 40 balls for the round and spends 0 to 4 a hole, picked after the scores are in • Better Ball — you pick how many of the group's nets count, and it is that many on every hole • Banker — one golfer takes the hole on against the other three, each in its own match, with doubles called at a ball in the air • Sequoya 3s — six three-hole matches, partners rotating every third hole • Skins, with optional carryover • Nassau — front, back, overall, with presses • Las Vegas — 2v2 team game • Sixes — 2v2 best ball with rotating partners • Wolf • Rabbit • Survivor — three players, last one standing takes the hole • Fourball — 2v2 match play, the better ball of each pair counting • Honors — win a hole outright and you hold the honor, scoring every hole until somebody takes it off you • Triple Nassau — three golfers, every pair playing its own match • Nassau Nine — one match over the holes you actually play, with presses: the Nassau for a nine-hole or back-nine round • Points 5-3-1 • Stableford, with a custom points table • Spots — greenies, sandies, chippies and the rest, from a list your group agrees on • Match Play • Stroke Play • Multi-Group Skins across foursomes, in whatever groups you are playing in • On your own against par — stroke play, a Nassau or an 18-hole match • One-round team cup • Scramble and Shamble team events • Two-golfer teams — best ball, alternate shot, Scotch, Chapman CASUAL ROUNDS Playing with friends? Start a round, choose one or more games, and assign players and tees. Halved tracks every hole and shows who's ahead in real time. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Add a golfer by phone number and send a text invite in one tap. When a friend adds you to a round — or invites you to watch one — it shows up right on your own Casual Rounds and Tournaments lists, clearly flagged so you know whether you're playing or just following along. GROUP CHAT & LIVE FEED Every round has a group chat and a live feed that calls out birdies and key moments as they happen — so the whole group can follow the action, even players in other groups. TOURNAMENTS Running something bigger? Halved supports multiple foursomes, several games at once, and multi-round events — with live leaderboards, team cup play, and formats like Irish Rumble, Pink Ball, and Singles. Dream Round takes the best score on every hole number across the whole event and makes one card of them; Road Trip plays several courses over several days with the best rounds counting, scored to par so a hard course is not a penalty. Team events run small teams or two-golfer pairs against the whole field on one board, each format with the allowance it is actually played off. FIND YOUR COURSE FAST Just start typing a course name and pick it from one list — your own courses, a shared catalog, and a full course database, all in a single search. HANDICAPS YOUR WAY Score net (with an adjustable handicap percentage), gross, or strokes-off-the-low-player — set per game to match how your group plays. Every scorecard shows exactly where each player gets a stroke, hole by hole, so the handicap is never a mystery. SETTLE UP At the end of the round, the Settlement tab nets every game into one summary and shows exactly who owes whom — plus the fewest payments to square up. Settle in seconds, with no spreadsheets and no napkin math. Halved is built for friendly play among friends. It tracks informal stakes for scoring purposes only and does not process payments.

Screenshots

Shot Pattern4 screens
Halved4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shot Pattern at 4.8 against Halved's 4.0. Shot Pattern also leads on ratings volume (2.1K vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). Halved's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price and ads 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. Shot Pattern sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Halved asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shot Pattern holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shot Pattern has 2.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Shot Pattern's written reviews are positive against 100% of Halved's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shot Pattern ships an update every 3 days, Halved every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Shot Pattern versus Halved: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShot PatternHalved
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.1K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.1K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#181 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB30 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperUndaunted Athlete LLCPaul Lipkin

Customer experience

Shot Pattern

All ratings2,104 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative24.2%

Halved

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Shot Pattern

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • GPS not accurately showing hole orientation
  • Course boundaries not saving properly
  • Subscription issues and difficulty cancelling
  • Lack of UK golf course support

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to toggle between carry and total distances
  • Option to see optimal target lines
  • Scorecard view with strokes gained data
  • Personal bests tracking
  • Web/desktop version of the app

Halved

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Shot Pattern

Subscriptions6
  • One Month Subscription7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • One Month Subscription7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • One Month Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Six Month Subscription7 Days trial$74.996 Months
  • One Year Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$99.001 Year
  • One Year Subscription1 Month trial$99.001 Year
One-time1
  • Green Maps Add On - Single Course$4.99
None

Halved

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shot Pattern free?
Shot Pattern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Halved free?
Halved is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shot Pattern or Halved?
Shot Pattern is rated higher. Shot Pattern averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Halved averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Shot Pattern or Halved have ads?
Neither Shot Pattern nor Halved shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shot Pattern or Halved?
Shot Pattern ships an update every 3 days, and Halved every 9 days. Most recently, Shot Pattern was updated on November 7, 2026 and Halved on November 5, 2026.

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