Comparison

Tee Time Snipe vs Open Course

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

Head to head
About

Tee Time Snipe

This app helps golfers secure tee times at booked courses by alerting them to cancellations. Users can set preferences for location, time, and group size, and receive instant notifications or opt for automatic booking when a spot opens up.

Highlights
  • Instant tee time alerts
  • Automated booking with 'Book It'
  • Monitor multiple courses
  • Coverage across 3,500+ courses
  • Waitlist for hard-to-book reservations
  • Free trial included
Features
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Tee Time Snipe solves the problem of getting a tee time when all reservations are booked. You specify when, where, and how many people want to play. You get notified the moment someone cancels so you can jump in and reserve it — or let us book it for you automatically. Join 40,000+ golfers already using Tee Time Snipe to track 3,500+ courses across the US and Canada, with a 4.8 average rating and 120,000+ tee times sniped so far. WHY IT'S HARD TO GET A TEE TIME Golf courses release banks of tee times to golf clubs, large groups, leagues, and local schools that often go unused. The result: no-shows and canceled tee times that leave golfers like you locked out — even at sought-after public courses like Bethpage Black, Torrey Pines, and Rancho Park, or through LA City Golf reservations. HOW IT WORKS 1) Tell us where, when, what times, and how many players want to play. 2) We continuously track tee times at the course you selected — checking as often as every 5 minutes. 3) The second we see a matching cancellation, we text or email you with the slot that opened up. 4) Quickly jump in and reserve it — or let ""Book It"" reserve it automatically the instant it opens. FEATURES • Instant tee time alerts by text or email • Automated booking with Book It, so you never have to race to your phone • Monitor multiple courses and tee time windows at once • Coverage across 3,500+ courses in the US and Canada, including Bethpage, Torrey Pines, Rancho Park, and LA City golf courses • Built for canceled and cancelled tee time alerts, tee time waitlists, and hard-to-book reservations • Free trial included Tee Time Snipe is a monitoring, alerting, and booking-assistance tool — not a golf course, tee time marketplace, or reseller. You book directly with the course; we just make sure you know the second a spot opens. https://teetimesnipe.com/terms https://teetimesnipe.com/privacy

About

Open Course

Easily book tee times at over 6,500 golf courses nationwide with a single login. This app simplifies the process, eliminating the need to visit individual course websites for reservations. Enjoy effortless booking in just a few taps.

Highlights
  • Book tee times instantly
  • Access over 6,500 U.S. courses
  • Single login for all bookings
  • Effortless booking process
  • No need to visit course websites
Features
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Open Course — Book Tee Times, Instantly Golf starts here. Open Course is the fastest, easiest way to book tee times at over 6,500 courses across the United States—all with one single login. No more jumping between course websites. No more guesswork. Just effortless booking in a couple of taps. Terms of Service: https://theopencourse.info/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Tee Time Snipe4 screens
Open Course3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tee Time Snipe at none against Open Course's shown. Tee Time Snipe also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Open Course's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (95% vs 75%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Tee Time Snipe sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month and Open Course sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tee Time Snipe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open Course has 42 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Tee Time Snipe's written reviews are positive against 95% of Open Course's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tee Time Snipe ships an update every 5 weeks, Open Course weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tee Time Snipe versus Open Course: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTee Time SnipeOpen Course
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews95.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings342 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVovapy Inc.OpenCourse, Inc.

Customer experience

Tee Time Snipe

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Open Course

All ratings42 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Tee Time Snipe

Subscriptions6
  • Standard Monthly7 Days trial$5.001 Month
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.001 Month
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$15.001 Month
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  • Standard Yearly7 Days trial$55.001 Year
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$99.001 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$165.991 Year
2 purchases

Open Course

Subscriptions2
  • OpenCourse Premium Pro$4.991 Month
  • OpenCourse Premium Unlimited$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Tee Time Snipe free?
Tee Time Snipe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Open Course free?
Open Course is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tee Time Snipe or Open Course?
Tee Time Snipe is rated higher. Tee Time Snipe averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Open Course averages 4.7 from 42 ratings.
Do Tee Time Snipe or Open Course have ads?
Open Course shows ads; Tee Time Snipe does not.
Which is updated more often, Tee Time Snipe or Open Course?
Tee Time Snipe ships an update every 5 weeks, and Open Course weekly. Most recently, Tee Time Snipe was updated on October 30, 2026 and Open Course on October 30, 2026.

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