SLC Golf vs Open Course
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SLC Golf
Discover and book tee times at Salt Lake City's six highly-rated public golf courses. Enjoy well-maintained and affordable golfing experiences.
- Book tee times
- Access 6 public golf courses
- View course ratings
- Find affordable golf
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Salt Lake City maintains 6 full-service golf courses. Experience some of the country’s highest rated, best maintained and most affordable public golf courses. Book a tee time today!
Open Course
Easily book tee times at over 6,500 golf courses nationwide with a single login. This app simplifies the process, eliminating the need to visit individual course websites for reservations. Enjoy effortless booking in just a few taps.
- Book tee times instantly
- Access over 6,500 U.S. courses
- Single login for all bookings
- Effortless booking process
- No need to visit course websites
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Open Course — Book Tee Times, Instantly Golf starts here. Open Course is the fastest, easiest way to book tee times at over 6,500 courses across the United States—all with one single login. No more jumping between course websites. No more guesswork. Just effortless booking in a couple of taps. Terms of Service: https://theopencourse.info/terms-of-service
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Verdict
SLC Golf and Open Course both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Open Course's written reviews are positive against 50% of SLC Golf's. Open Course also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). SLC Golf's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Open Course sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SLC Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for SLC Golf against 4.7 for Open Course. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SLC Golf has 361 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of SLC Golf's written reviews are positive against 95% of Open Course's.
SLC Golf ships an update every 5 months, Open Course weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SLC Golf | Open Course |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (361 ratings) — better | 4.7 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 361 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chronogolf, Inc. | OpenCourse, Inc. |
Customer experience
SLC Golf
Open Course
In-app purchases
SLC Golf
No in-app purchases
Open Course
- OpenCourse Premium Pro$4.991 Month
- OpenCourse Premium Unlimited$9.991 Month
