Volcano Golf Course vs Glow Putt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Volcano Golf Course
Enhance your golf game with an interactive scorecard, GPS, and shot measurement. Track your stats automatically, access hole descriptions, and participate in live tournaments. Book tee times and order food and beverages directly through the app.
- Interactive Scorecard
- Golf Game Modes
- GPS and Shot Measurement
- Automatic Stats Tracker
- Live Tournaments & Leaderboards
- Tee Time Booking
- Food & Beverage Ordering
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Improve your golf experience with the Volcano Golf Course app! This app includes: - Interactive Scorecard - Golf Games: Skins, Stableford, Par, Stroke Scoring - GPS - Measure your shot! - Golfer Profile with Automatic Stats Tracker - Hole Descriptions & Playing Tips - Live Tournaments & Leaderboards - Book Tee Times - Message Center - Offer Locker - Food & Beverage Menu - Facebook Sharing - And much more… For over 100 years at Volcano Golf Course, guests have been treated to panoramic views of both Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea while playing alongside endemic ‘ohi‘a trees that bloom vibrant red, and the nene, Hawai‘i’s state bird that nest throughout the property. This 18-hole golf course is set at the rim of the active Kilauea volcanic crater, 4000 feet above sea, making it a truly unique golfing experience. We hope to see you soon.
Glow Putt
This app simplifies mini-golf scoring for groups of up to six players. Track scores in real-time, view leaderboards, and save game history. Earn achievements and focus on your game, not the scorecard.
- Digital scorecard for mini-golf
- Real-time leaderboard
- Stroke difference tracking
- Scorecard progress saving
- Game history saving
- Supports up to 6 players
- Achievement system
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Digital scorecard for Glow Putt Mini Golf! 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 6 players on a single scorecard
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Glow Putt at none against Volcano Golf Course's shown. Glow Putt also leads on ratings volume (198 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Volcano Golf Course's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
Volcano Golf Course holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glow Putt has 198 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Volcano Golf Course | Glow Putt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (198 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 198 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Antares Golf, LLC | Patrick Horton |
Customer experience
Volcano Golf Course
Glow Putt
In-app purchases
Volcano Golf Course
No in-app purchases
Glow Putt
No in-app purchases
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