Comparison

StatShot vs Scratch

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

Head to head
About

StatShot

This app provides comprehensive golf statistics, focusing on strokes gained data to analyze and improve your game. It offers detailed insights into driving, approach play, short game, and putting, with a unique "True SG" statistic that accounts for course difficulty.

Highlights
  • Strokes gained analysis
  • True strokes gained metric
  • SG driving, approach, short game, putting
  • Green and fairway in regulation percentage
  • Handicap benchmarks
  • Detailed round summary
  • Quick data entry
Features
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StatShot is the perfect golf statistics app for getting comprehensive strokes gained data for your golf game. Data entry is simple and quick, allowing golfers to input their rounds on the fly. A player’s strokes gained summary allows them to directly compare the relative performance of all parts of their game -- no more having to deal with the ambiguity of traditional golf statistics. The brand new "True SG" statistic also controls for course difficulty, providing golfers an even more nuanced picture of their performance. StatShot includes: -Strokes gained total -True strokes gained -SG driving -SG approach play -SG short game -SG putting -Green and Fairway in regulation percentage -Other common golf stats -Handicap benchmarks for all parts of the game -Detailed round summary and scorecard -Quick data entry StatShot is completely free to use -- there are no ads, subscriptions, or trials! To get in touch or for app support, please contact either ryantcoffey@icloud.com or joe@joecardenas.dev

About

Scratch

Features
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Scratch is the calm, pay-once way to actually get better at golf. It is built around the one number serious golfers care about — STROKES GAINED — and pairs every figure with one plain-English thing to work on. No subscription. No sensors. No GPS. One simple price, forever. STROKES GAINED, DONE RIGHT See exactly where you are losing strokes: Off the Tee, Approach, Around the Green, and Putting — measured against a benchmark for your level. Quick mode logs a whole round in under 30 seconds; Detailed mode captures every shot for exact, measured numbers. Every estimate is labeled honestly. KNOW WHERE TO PRACTICE Scratch names your single biggest leak — "Approach is costing you ~1.5 strokes a round" — and suggests a drill for it. Track practice sessions and auto-scored games, then watch the leak close. EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS - An unofficial handicap ESTIMATE (clearly never an official index) - Fairways, greens, putts, scrambling, up-and-down, penalties - Club carry distances and gapping - Trends across rounds, months, and seasons - An Apple Watch companion to log from the wrist PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data lives on your device. No account, no tracking, no ads. Scratch deliberately skips GPS and course maps. Distances are entered by you — that is what keeps it honest, fast, and one-time.

Screenshots

StatShot4 screens
Scratch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StatShot at none against Scratch's 1. Scratch's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). 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. Scratch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StatShot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StatShot ships an update every 3 months, Scratch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
StatShot versus Scratch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStatShotScratch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJC Development, LLCSahil Jain

In-app purchases

None

StatShot

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Scratch

One-time1
  • Scratch Pro$16.99

Questions

Is StatShot free?
StatShot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scratch free?
Scratch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StatShot or Scratch have ads?
Neither StatShot nor Scratch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StatShot or Scratch?
StatShot ships an update every 3 months, and Scratch every 3 weeks. Most recently, StatShot was updated on September 19, 2026 and Scratch on September 15, 2026.

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