Topgolf vs The Next Round
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Topgolf
Plan your visit, reserve bays, and manage your game at Topgolf venues. Enhance your experience with in-bay features like mobile payment and AR, and track your progress with membership perks and game history.
- Reserve bays in advance
- View real-time wait times
- Pay check from phone
- Augmented reality feature
- Track game history and stats
- Access membership perks
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The Topgolf App is the best way to get into the game! PLAN YOUR VISIT • Reserve bays in advance and make changes to your upcoming reservation • Browse the menu and pre-fill your cart for faster ordering when you arrive‡ • Explore discount offers and seasonal promotions • View real-time wait times, join the waitlist remotely and skip the line IN-BAY FEATURES • Order food and drinks straight to your bay‡ • Pay your check right from your phone‡ • Access our fun augmented reality feature • Capture memories with social filters • Sign in players • Control your bay’s TV YOUR MEMBERSHIP • Track game history and player stats • Stay up to date on events, news, and venue happenings • Access perks with a Topgolf PlayMore or Platinum membership ——— Topgolf believes in the unlimited power of play. Whether you’re connecting with friends, leveling up your swing, or just chasing a good time, the app gives you convenient features and great offers to make every visit even better. ‡ Available at most locations
The Next Round
Get daily live sports news and discussion from a team of hosts. This app brings you innovative, fast, and bold content covering sports, humor, and entertainment. Stay updated with everything happening on the show.
- Daily live broadcasts
- Sports news and discussion
- Humor and entertainment segments
- All-American precision
- Fan-supported content
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The Next Round features Jim Dunaway, Ryan Brown, Lance Taylor and Sean “Rockstar” Heninger each day live from 9 am – 1 pm on NextRoundLive.com, our various social media platforms and now - our new mobile app! The Next Round delivers the hottest news and discussion through the heart of your day. Based in the home of the Southeastern Conference, the show is like the conference it covers – innovative, fast, bold and not afraid to deliver the big hit. The guys spin from the latest sports news to humor and entertainment and back with All-American precision. Whether it’s Brownie paying off his latest bracket challenge bet, Rockstar entertaining in the lounge, Dunaway landmining your favorite team or Lance giving you a stone cold lock – we promise, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry and when it’s all over…you’ll be hungry for more. The Next Round is supported by you, our amazing fans! Make sure to stay up to date with everything we are doing with our new mobile app!
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Verdict
Topgolf and The Next Round both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of The Next Round's written reviews are positive against 57% of Topgolf's. The Next Round also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Topgolf's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (93K vs 123). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Topgolf against 4.9 for The Next Round. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Topgolf has 93K ratings behind it against 123, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Topgolf's written reviews are positive against 92% of The Next Round's.
Topgolf ships an update every 9 days, The Next Round every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Topgolf | The Next Round |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (93K ratings) | 4.9 (123 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.0% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 93K — better | 123 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #154 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TopGolf USA, Inc. | Diamond Film & Video |
Customer experience
Topgolf
The Next Round
Bugs and requests
Topgolf
Reported bugs
4 issues- Reservation booking issues
- Leaderboards not updating correctly
- Difficulties creating accounts on certain devices
- Overlapping UI elements on smaller screens
Requested features
4 requests- Allow adding and using gift cards in the app
- Improve reservation management (change, cancel, etc.)
- Integrate food/drink ordering within the app
- Enhance game history and performance tracking
The Next Round
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Topgolf
No in-app purchases
The Next Round
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Topgolf free?
Is The Next Round free?
Which has better reviews, Topgolf or The Next Round?
Do Topgolf or The Next Round have ads?
Which is updated more often, Topgolf or The Next Round?
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