Comparison

PuttPerfect vs Golf Scout

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

Head to head
About

PuttPerfect

Practice your golf putting indoors with a realistic simulator. Use your phone's camera to track putts up to 60 feet and engage in games and drills. Compete on global leaderboards to improve your skills.

Highlights
  • Indoor putting simulation
  • Phone camera tracking
  • 3D physics simulator
  • Games and drills
  • Global leaderboards
  • Practice up to 60ft putts
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Simulate up to 60ft putts in your living room using your phone camera. Connects to a second device that runs a 3D physics simulator in a browser. Play games and drills practice your putting. Compete to get to the top of our leaderboards!

About

Golf Scout

Features
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Golf Scout is a golf GPS range finder, shot tracker and caddie for iPhone and Apple Watch. Get the yardage to the front, middle and back of the green. Mark each shot with one tap and your Bag fills in how far you really hit every club. HOLE MAPS AND YARDAGES Play hole by hole on a satellite map, tee at the bottom and green at the top. It moves to the hole you're on as you walk. • Front, middle and back of the green • Reach and carry for bunkers and water • Tap anywhere for the number to that spot, like a layup or the corner of a dogleg • Yards or meters Courses worldwide come from OpenStreetMap. Not every course has hole maps yet, and coverage varies by country. SHOT TRACKING At your ball, tap Mark shot on iPhone, on Apple Watch, or from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without unlocking. The next mark shows where that shot finished, and putts come from the scorecard. Review shots puts every shot on the hole map after the round. Add one you missed, move one, or set the club, lie and penalty. SCORECARD AND STATS Enter strokes, putts, fairway and penalties for each hole, and follow your scoring average, fairways, greens in regulation and putts. Rated rounds give you a handicap estimate, which isn't an official Handicap Index. APPLE WATCH AND LOCK SCREEN The Watch app has green and hazard distances, your score, Mark shot with the club and the next target from your hole plan. A Live Activity keeps hole and green distances on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with a Mark shot button. TOURNAMENT MODE For competitions and handicap rounds. It turns off plays-like distances and club suggestions, which the Rules of Golf don't allow, and keeps GPS yardages, hazards and your own hole plans. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Your rounds and shots stay on your devices and in your iCloud, which keeps them in sync. GOLF SCOUT PRO Pro is a subscription. It tells you what to hit and where you're losing shots. Plays-like distances Adjusted for wind, temperature and altitude, so into the wind, on a cold morning or up in the mountains you get the number the shot is really playing, and see what's changing it. Club selection Your caddie picks the club from your real distances, with the odds of finishing on the green, on the fairway or in trouble (bunker, water, trees), a safer line when there is one, and how the next clubs compare. Shot patterns Where each club's shots actually finish, drawn on the hole around your target, with your average miss and the spread. Hole plans Plan every hole before you tee off, with targets, clubs and notes. The plan shows on the map and on your Watch during the round. Where your strokes go Strokes gained off the tee, approach, around the green and putting, per round and for every shot, against scratch or golfers of your handicap, so a 15-handicapper is measured against other 15s. You'll also see drives in play, greens hit from each distance, up-and-downs, what's behind your doubles and what to practice. Trends and strengths In Insights, see each club's distance trend, how you stack up against golfers of your handicap, and anything else that stands out. Unlimited shot logging Log as many shots as you like outside a round, at the range for example. The free version logs 5 by hand, and marking shots during a round is free. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage them in your App Store account settings. Course data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Weather data from Apple Weather. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://golfscoutapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

PuttPerfect4 screens
Golf Scout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PuttPerfect at none against Golf Scout's 3. PuttPerfect also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). Golf Scout's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). On price 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. Golf Scout sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PuttPerfect asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PuttPerfect ships an update every 5 weeks, Golf Scout every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
PuttPerfect versus Golf Scout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuttPerfectGolf Scout
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJack ShannonGruffydd Johnston

In-app purchases

None

PuttPerfect

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Golf Scout

Subscriptions2
  • Golf Scout Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Golf Scout Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$59.99

Questions

Is PuttPerfect free?
PuttPerfect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Golf Scout free?
Golf Scout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PuttPerfect or Golf Scout have ads?
PuttPerfect shows ads; Golf Scout does not.
Which is updated more often, PuttPerfect or Golf Scout?
PuttPerfect ships an update every 5 weeks, and Golf Scout every 10 days. Most recently, PuttPerfect was updated on October 3, 2026 and Golf Scout on October 24, 2026.

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