Access By Troon vs Bear Trap Dunes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Access By Troon
Book tee times at Troon-managed golf courses, earn rewards, and enjoy mobile check-in. Upgrade for exclusive rates and faster rewards. Play more, earn more with this golf booking app.
- Book tee times
- Earn rewards points
- Mobile check-in
- Secure payment
- Invite friends
- Exclusive rates (Premium)
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Troon® is the world’s largest professional club management company. Access by Troon is the easiest way for golfers to find and book tee times across Troon’s network of resort and daily-fee courses, with convenient features like mobile check-in, secure payment, and the ability to invite friends to your group. Every round booked through Access earns points redeemable for free or discounted tee times at participating golf courses. Upgrade to Access Premium for exclusive rates, guest passes, automatic status upgrades, and faster rewards earning. Play more, earn more, and experience golf’s most rewarding booking app with Access by Troon.
Bear Trap Dunes
Enhance your golf game with an interactive scorecard, GPS, and shot measurement. Track your performance with automatic stats and access course information. Participate in live tournaments and book tee times.
- Interactive Scorecard
- GPS and Shot Measurement
- Automatic Stats Tracker
- Live Tournaments & Leaderboards
- Tee Time Booking
- Hole Descriptions & Tips
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Improve your golf experience with the Bear Trap Dunes 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…
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Access By Troon at 3.5 against Bear Trap Dunes's 2.0. Access By Troon also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 1). Bear Trap Dunes's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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.
Access By Troon holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Access By Troon has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Access By Troon ships an update fortnightly, Bear Trap Dunes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Access By Troon | Bear Trap Dunes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (31 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Troon Golf, LLC | Antares Golf, LLC |
Customer experience
Access By Troon
Bear Trap Dunes
In-app purchases
Access By Troon
No in-app purchases
Bear Trap Dunes
No in-app purchases
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