Comparison

PinFinder vs GolfRange

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

Head to head
About

PinFinder

This app provides golfers with a straightforward and precise GPS rangefinder. It helps players accurately measure distances on the course to improve their game.

Highlights
  • Accurate GPS rangefinding
  • Simple user interface
  • Golf course distance measurement
  • Improves gameplay
Features
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PinFinder is a simple accurate rangefinder for golfers.

About

GolfRange

Features
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Practice with a point. GolfRange keeps your rounds and your range sessions in one place, then turns them into the numbers that actually move your scores: fairways, greens, putts, and the miss that keeps costing you strokes. Scoring a round is quick and hole by hole. For each hole you set the par, the strokes, whether you hit the fairway or missed left or right, whether you hit the green, your putts, and a tag for the miss that shaped the hole: fat, thin, slice, hook, push, or pull. A season of those tags becomes a pattern, and the stats screen reads it back to you: your slice shows up on this many holes and cost about this many strokes over par. What you get: - A hole-by-hole scorecard for par, strokes, fairways, greens, putts, and the miss on each hole - A miss pattern breakdown that ranks your misses by how many strokes they cost - Season stats: fairways hit, greens in regulation, putts per round, and up and down - An unofficial handicap-style index computed from your recent rounds, with a scoring trend and index history - Range sessions that log drills by club with a focus note and a rating, plus a practice streak - A fix plan for your dominant miss: the clubs to work, the drills to run, and proof it is dropping round over round - Scoring by hole type, so you see how you play par 3s, 4s, and 5s - Season records: your best round, fewest putts, best fairways, lowest index, and longest practice streak - Search and filter your rounds by course and year - A season summary PDF plus a full CSV export of every hole to keep or send to a coach The index in GolfRange is an unofficial practice number from your recent rounds. It is not a USGA Handicap Index and is not for official competition. Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no tracking. Free and Pro: - Free: three rounds and three range sessions, scored in full, with round search and filter. - Pro: unlimited rounds and sessions, the full stats screen, your fix plan and its trend, scoring by hole, season records, the unofficial index, and the season summary PDF and CSV export. Pro is a subscription (monthly or yearly) or a one-time lifetime unlock. Subscription details: Pro subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions; cancellation applies at the end of the current period. Prices are shown in the App Store before you purchase. Terms: Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PinFinder3 screens
GolfRange4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PinFinder at none against GolfRange's 3. GolfRange's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 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. GolfRange sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. PinFinder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PinFinder ships an update every 9 months, GolfRange every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
PinFinder versus GolfRange: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinFinderGolfRange
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCameron CronheimerInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

None

PinFinder

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

GolfRange

Subscriptions2
  • GolfRange Pro$5.991 Month
  • GolfRange Pro$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • GolfRange Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is PinFinder free?
PinFinder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GolfRange free?
GolfRange is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PinFinder or GolfRange have ads?
Neither PinFinder nor GolfRange shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PinFinder or GolfRange?
PinFinder ships an update every 9 months, and GolfRange every 2 weeks. Most recently, PinFinder was updated on October 1, 2026 and GolfRange on October 5, 2026.

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