Comparison

Skins App vs Pig Skins

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

Head to head
About

Skins App

This app offers a variety of on-course golf games, including Skins, Banker, Nassau, and more. Users can enter their strokes, and the app will manage the game. It features extensive custom settings for personalized gameplay.

Highlights
  • Multiple golf game modes
  • Stroke entry and game management
  • Customizable game settings
  • Yearly subscription for unlimited access
  • On-course gameplay
Features
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The Skins App is the long sought on-course golf gaming app the world has been waiting for. Play feature complete games such as Skins, Banker, Nassau, Vegas, Quota, Hammer, Wolf and many more. Simply enter strokes and Skins handles the rest. Custom settings galore, so you can play like you're used to. Welcome to the future! SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION In addition to our free app, we offer a paid yearly subscription for $40/year, which gives you unlimited access to our entire Game Library. Subscriptions are offered via in-app purchase and will be charged to your iTunes account as soon as we confirm the purchase. All subscriptions auto-renew, unless turned off at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. All subscriptions can be managed through the App Store settings. You can access it by tapping Manage Subscriptions on Edit Profile. For more information, please review the Terms of Use and The Skins App, Inc. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy below. TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula TERMS OF SERVICE https://theskinsapp.com/terms-of-service PRIVACY POLICY https://theskinsapp.com/privacy-policy

About

Pig Skins

Easily organize golf skins games with friends. Create games instantly, share a code, and track live scores and standings on each player's phone. Automatically calculates final results and who owes whom.

Highlights
  • Create or join games with a code
  • 9 or 18 holes
  • Skins carryover on ties
  • Live scoring
  • Automatic settle-up summary
  • Guest play option
Features
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Pig Skins is the simplest way to run a skins game with your friends. Create a game in seconds, share a code, and everyone joins from their own phone. Tap a winner on each hole — or mark it a tie and watch the skin carry over to the next. The leaderboard and standings update live for everyone in the group. When the round ends, Golf Skins does the math for you: it shows the final skins, each player's net, and a clean "who owes whom" summary so you can settle up however you like. FEATURES • Create or join games with a simple code • 9 or 18 holes, with skins carryover on ties • Live scoring synced across every player's phone • Change a hole result with the other player's approval — no arguments • Final standings and an automatic settle-up summary • Play as a guest, or sign up to save your match history Golf Skins is a scorekeeper for friendly games. It does not handle payments or wagers — players settle up among themselves.

Screenshots

Skins App4 screens
Pig Skins3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pig Skins at 5.0 against Skins App's 3.6. Pig Skins also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Skins App's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Skins App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $40.00 per year. Pig Skins asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pig Skins holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skins App has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Skins App versus Pig Skins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkins AppPig Skins
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (30 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 18 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThe Skins AppIsaac Henderson

Customer experience

Skins App

All ratings29 ratings
Positive65.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative31.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.3%

Pig Skins

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Skins App

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Year Subscription$40.001 Year
None

Pig Skins

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skins App free?
Skins App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pig Skins free?
Pig Skins is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skins App or Pig Skins?
Pig Skins is rated higher. Skins App averages 3.6 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Pig Skins averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Skins App or Pig Skins have ads?
Neither Skins App nor Pig Skins shows ads.

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