Comparison

golfity vs SecondNine

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

Head to head
About

golfity

This app provides a comprehensive golf scorecard and performance analysis tool. Track every shot, gain insights into your game with detailed metrics like strokes gained, and compare your performance against professional players and friends. Focus on improving your golf game with an intuitive and ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Golf scorecard to log rounds
  • Detailed golf stats (strokes gained, GIR, fairways hit)
  • Compare metrics to PGA Tour players
  • Share scores and highlights with friends
  • Handicap estimation
  • Track awful shots
Features
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Find out where you're losing shots. golfity turns the rounds you log on your phone into strokes gained, with no sensors or extra hardware. No ads. WHAT'S FREE, WHAT'S PRO Log your rounds and see your scores and core stats at no cost. golfity Pro adds the full strokes gained breakdown, handicap benchmarks and a coach's note after every round. STROKES GAINED: THE STAT THAT MATTERS See your strokes gained off the tee, on approach, around the green and putting, measured against the PGA Tour. Stop guessing what to practise. With Pro, go further: • Benchmark against scratch or a 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 handicap • Strokes gained by shot type and by club • Strokes gained across your last rounds • A coach's note after every round: what cost you shots and what to practise GOLF STATISTICS • Greens in regulation (GIR) • Fairways hit • Scrambling percentage • Sand saves • Driving distance and accuracy • Scoring by hole par (par 3s, 4s, 5s) • Awful shots tracker: find patterns in your worst misses With Pro: • Putting by distance (3ft, 6ft, 10ft, 20ft+) and putts gained • Handicap estimate by game area • Accuracy and miss patterns TRACK YOUR ROUNDS Simple, fast scorecard built for the course: • Log scores hole by hole or after your round • Track putts, fairways and greens • Add shot details for deeper analysis • Works offline, syncs when you're back online PLAY WITH FRIENDS • Follow your friends' rounds • Share round highlights directly to social media • With Pro, compare your stats side by side. Who hits it longer? Who putts better from distance? BUILT FOR GOLFERS, NOT ADVERTISERS • No ads • No hardware required • No GPS features draining your battery • Just golf stats, done right --- Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.golfity.com/privacy

About

SecondNine

This app allows users to create and join fantasy golf pools for weekly PGA Tour competitions. It supports various draft modes, live scoring, and season-long tracking of player performance and pool standings.

Highlights
  • Weekly PGA Tour fantasy pools
  • Snake and auction draft modes
  • Live pool scoring
  • Commissioner tools
  • Season standings tracking
  • Player history tracking
Features
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SecondNine is a fantasy golf pool app built for weekly PGA Tour competition. Make picks, run snake or auction drafts, follow live leaderboards, and track your pool all tournament long. LIVE POOL SCORING Track every team as scores update throughout each round. DRAFT MODES Run snake drafts, auction drafts, or simple pick selection. COMMISSIONER TOOLS Invite members, configure scoring, manage drafts, and reset each week from your phone. SEASON STANDINGS Track wins, points, podiums, and player history across the season. SECONDNINE PRO Create and manage pools with advanced commissioner tools. SecondNINE works best when the whole group is in it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://secondnine.app/privacy

Screenshots

golfity4 screens
SecondNine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SecondNine at 100% against golfity's 68%. SecondNine also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). golfity's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (112 vs 6). 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. golfity sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and SecondNine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SecondNine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: golfity has 112 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of golfity's written reviews are positive against 100% of SecondNine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

golfity ships an update every 3 days, SecondNine every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
golfity versus SecondNine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergolfitySecondNine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (112 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings112 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStellar Apps SLMICHAEL JOSEPH SWAIM

Customer experience

golfity

All ratings112 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative24.3%

SecondNine

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

golfity

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Putting metrics incorrectly calculate feet as meters
  • App refreshes and loses progress frequently
  • Constant error messages
  • App does not work, cannot get data or connect
  • App stuck on loading/authenticating/finding courses
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  • Courses not loading
  • App stops working when clicking on Courses and Play
  • App does not record in 18 hole combos, only separate 9s
  • Formatting issues prevent app functionality
  • Cannot add clubs
  • Recovery metric counts same as Rough
  • Trial period issues and unexpected charges
  • No response from customer support
  • Issues with loading scores
  • App is useless without location services
  • Exported data not showing up in files
  • App stops working when trying to play

Requested features

18 requests
  • Add Apple Watch version with GPS
  • Report showing distance by club
  • Proximity to the hole metric
  • Distance of putts made per round
  • Use only driver holes for average driving distance
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  • Add 'left, right, short, long' selections for tee balls and approach shots
  • Add strokes gained for LPGA
  • Add dark mode
  • Add advanced analytics dashboard
  • Lifetime subscription option
  • Fix putting metrics calculation
  • Improve customer support response time
  • Support for all tee sets at a course
  • Improve formatting for setup
  • Ability to add clubs
  • Fix Recovery metric calculation
  • Add GPS functionality
  • Track club distances

SecondNine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

golfity

Subscriptions2
  • golfity Pro7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • golfity Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year
2 purchases

SecondNine

Subscriptions2
  • SecondNine Pro$4.991 Month
  • SecondNine Pro$29.991 Year

Questions

Is golfity free?
golfity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SecondNine free?
SecondNine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, golfity or SecondNine?
SecondNine is rated higher. golfity averages 4.6 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while SecondNine averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do golfity or SecondNine have ads?
Neither golfity nor SecondNine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, golfity or SecondNine?
golfity ships an update every 3 days, and SecondNine every 10 days. Most recently, golfity was updated on October 16, 2026 and SecondNine on September 30, 2026.

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