Comparison

Calcutta Golf vs Sides Golf

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

Head to head
About

Calcutta Golf

Track golf matches and bet on yourself or friends playing on The Grint. Manage wagers, track live bets, and see your win/loss history. The app handles fund collection and automatic payment distribution.

Highlights
  • Track friends' rounds and matches
  • Bet on yourself or other players
  • Manage wager invitations
  • Track live wagers
  • View win/loss history
  • Automatic fund collection and distribution
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Calcutta delivers everything you need to be able to track your friends rounds and matches being played on The Grint, and get in on the action. Bet on yourself, players in your foursome, or friends playing elsewhere. Never miss a wager invitation, easily track all your live wagers throughout the weekend, and see how much you’ve won or lost betting against your friends over time. We collect all funds when the wager is set, and payments are distributed automatically to the winner. There’s no need to tally the outcomes or chase down your winnings.

About

Sides Golf

Features
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Two sides. One cup. Sides Golf is the app for the recurring tournament you run with your friends every year — the one that's been living in a Google Sheet since 2019. Sides handles the draft, the matchups, and the trash talk. You just show up and play. Built for the friend group. Whether it's a weekend cup, a season-long ladder, or a one-off Ryder-style match, Sides keeps your scores straight and your standings live. WHAT'S INSIDE • Captain mode — two captains, alternating picks. Draft your sides like the Ryder Cup, with worse golf and better commentary. • Real golf formats — Match Play, Best Ball, Alternate Shot, Scramble, Stableford, and High-Low. Pick the format your group actually argues about. • Live tournament dashboard — standings, your next match, every round in flight. Everyone in your group sees the same thing, the same way. • Hole-by-hole scoring with qualifier tags — tap your number, color-coded for birdie, bogey, the occasional snowman. Add chirps like "lost a ball" or "great approach" so the recap writes itself. • Tournament chat — per-club channels for the year-round trash talk. Per-tournament for the in-the-moment reactions, mentions, and reactions. • AI sportscaster — entertaining match, round, and tournament recaps. Submit anonymous chirps to the caster to have them incorporated into the recaps! WHO IT'S FOR Friend groups who already have a recurring golf tournament and are tired of: — Reading scores out of a group chat — Updating a spreadsheet on the 17th tee — Forgetting who won what three years ago If your tournament has captains, sides, a name, and a trophy — Sides was built for you.

Screenshots

Calcutta Golf4 screens
Sides Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Calcutta Golf at every 2 weeks against Sides Golf's every 2 months. Calcutta Golf also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calcutta Golf ships an update every 2 weeks, Sides Golf every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Calcutta Golf versus Sides Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalcutta GolfSides Golf
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB44 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCalcutta Golf, LLCMatthew Sadowski

In-app purchases

None

Calcutta Golf

No in-app purchases

None

Sides Golf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calcutta Golf free?
Calcutta Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sides Golf free?
Sides Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calcutta Golf or Sides Golf have ads?
Neither Calcutta Golf nor Sides Golf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calcutta Golf or Sides Golf?
Calcutta Golf ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sides Golf every 2 months. Most recently, Calcutta Golf was updated on October 7, 2026 and Sides Golf on October 28, 2026.

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