Malibu Jack's vs Schacks Yaks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Malibu Jack's
This app provides a digital scorecard for mini-golf rounds, eliminating the need for paper. It allows multiple players to track scores, view leaderboards, and save game history for future reference. Focus more on your game and less on manual scorekeeping.
- Digital scorecard for mini-golf
- Track multiple players
- View live leaderboard
- Scorecard saves progress
- Game history saved
- Supports up to 8 players
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Digital scorecard for Malibu Jack's Mini Golf courses! Easily keep score of all members in your mini-golf round, allowing you to spend less time keeping score, and more time focusing on your putts! During a game: - View the leaderboard at any time during the game - Check how many strokes behind everyone is from the current leader - Scorecard saves progress if the app is closed After a game: - Saves the entire scorecard to your history to always remember who won the course! Miscellaneous: - Play with up to 8 players on a single scorecard
Schacks Yaks
Rent kayaks quickly and easily by scanning QR codes on locks. Sign digital waivers, pay securely, and track your rental time and cost in real-time. Find nearby locations and check availability on an interactive map.
- QR code scanning for lock unlocking
- Secure in-app payments
- Real-time rental timer and cost tracking
- Interactive map of rental locations
- Digital waiver signing
- Kayak availability checks
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Schack's Yaks makes kayak rentals fast and easy. Simply scan the QR code on any kayak lock, sign a digital waiver, pay securely, and you're on the water in minutes. Features: • Scan QR codes to instantly unlock kayak locks • Secure payment via Stripe — $15.90 for the first hour, $10.60 each additional hour • Real-time rental timer with live cost tracking • Lock and unlock your kayak anytime during your rental • Find nearby rental locations on an interactive map • View real-time kayak availability at each location • Digital waiver signing built right into the app • Get directions to any rental location How it works: 1. Find a Schack's Yaks location near you 2. Scan the QR code on the kayak lock 3. Sign the safety waiver 4. Pay securely and the lock opens automatically 5. Paddle! Lock and unlock anytime during your rental 6. Return the kayak, lock it, and end your rental in the app Open 6 AM – 9 PM Eastern, seven days a week. Life jackets are provided at all locations. Schack's Yaks operates kayak rental locations throughout the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Malibu Jack's at 100% against Schacks Yaks's 0%. Malibu Jack's also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (670 vs 1). Schacks Yaks's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Malibu Jack's holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Malibu Jack's has 670 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Malibu Jack's's written reviews are positive against 0% of Schacks Yaks's.
Malibu Jack's ships an update every 2 months, Schacks Yaks every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Malibu Jack's | Schacks Yaks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (670 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 670 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Horton | Robert Hug |
Customer experience
Malibu Jack's
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In-app purchases
Malibu Jack's
No in-app purchases
Schacks Yaks
No in-app purchases
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