Comparison

Open Links Golf vs Strokin'

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

Head to head
About

Open Links Golf

This platform connects golfers with golf facilities, offering filters to find courses, driving ranges, and simulators. Users can book tee times and access facility information. Facility owners can share updates on conditions, events, and promotions.

Highlights
  • Golf facility discovery
  • Tee time booking
  • Course condition updates
  • Event and promotion listings
  • Golfer and facility profiles
  • Search filters
Features
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Open Links is the world's first golf-specific communication platform, directly linking golfers and golf facilities! Golfers can find everything they want for the best possible golf experience, with easy-to-use filters and access to profiles for nearly 20,000 facilities in the U.S., including golf courses, driving ranges, golf simulators, indoor simulators, mini golf, and putting courses. Plan your next golf trip and book tee times effortlessly! Facility owners/operators can register their accounts and tap into a new distribution channel, sharing all relevant information that golfers care about before deciding where to play, including course conditions, events, promotions, pace of play updates, specials, and more! Terms of Use: https://www.openlinksgolf.com/termsofservice Privacy Policy: https://www.openlinksgolf.com/privacypolicy

About

Strokin'

Features
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Track scores, manage teams, and follow live leaderboards for Ryder Cup style golf events. Real-time updates keep everyone in the game.

Screenshots

Open Links Golf4 screens
Strokin'4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Open Links Golf at 38 against Strokin''s 1. Open Links Golf also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.4). Strokin''s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Open Links Golf against 5.0 for Strokin'. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open Links Golf has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Open Links Golf ships an update fortnightly, Strokin' every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Open Links Golf versus Strokin': the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen Links GolfStrokin'
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (38 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpen Links Golf, Inc.DivStrong Productions, LLC

Customer experience

Open Links Golf

All ratings37 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Strokin'

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

In-app purchases

None

Open Links Golf

No in-app purchases

None

Strokin'

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Open Links Golf free?
Open Links Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strokin' free?
Strokin' is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Open Links Golf or Strokin'?
Open Links Golf and Strokin' are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 38 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Open Links Golf or Strokin' have ads?
Neither Open Links Golf nor Strokin' shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Open Links Golf or Strokin'?
Open Links Golf ships an update fortnightly, and Strokin' every 4 days. Most recently, Open Links Golf was updated on November 3, 2026 and Strokin' on November 5, 2026.

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