Access by Troon vs Bailey Creek
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 and earn rewards. Features include mobile check-in, secure payments, and group invitations. An optional premium subscription offers exclusive rates and benefits.
- Book tee times across Troon's golf network
- Mobile check-in
- Secure payment processing
- Invite friends to your group
- Earn rewards points for bookings
- Access Premium subscription for exclusive benefits
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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.
Bailey Creek
Enhance your golf game with this app. Book tee times, track scores with electronic scorecards, and manage your handicap. Enjoy a comprehensive golfing experience at a scenic course.
- Book tee times
- Electronic scorecards
- Handicap tracking
- House account statements
- Push notifications
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Upgrade your Bailey Creek Golf Course experience! Book tee times and manage your game with ease. Our app offers electronic scorecards, house account statements, and push notifications. Track your handicap and enjoy golf in Lake Almanor California. Download now! Set along the shores of Lake Almanor and in the shadow of Mount Lassen, this traditional mountain design will challenge your game and reward your senses. Bailey Creek offers a complete golfing experience from our accommodations, practice facility, casual dining, event planning and top-notch golf shop. Bailey Creek offers a challenge to golfers of all playing abilities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bailey Creek at 4.9 against Access by Troon's 3.5. Bailey Creek also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and device support (3 vs 1). Access by Troon's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Bailey Creek holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 41 respectively.
Access by Troon ships an update fortnightly, Bailey Creek every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Access by Troon | Bailey Creek |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (34 ratings) | 4.9 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 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 | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Troon Golf, LLC | Chronogolf, Inc. |
Customer experience
Access by Troon
Bailey Creek
In-app purchases
Access by Troon
No in-app purchases
Bailey Creek
No in-app purchases
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