Comparison

GolfXplore vs S19Labs

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

Head to head
About

GolfXplore

Discover and compare golf courses across South Africa. Find green fees, facilities, and course details easily. Track played courses and plan your next golf trip with this comprehensive guide.

Highlights
  • Explore South African golf courses
  • Compare green fees and membership
  • View course contact details and facilities
  • Discover specials and events
  • Track played courses
  • Capture scores and view stats (Premium)
  • Check weather insights (Premium)
Features
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Discover golf courses across South Africa, all in one place. GolfXplore makes it easy to explore courses, compare green fees, view facilities and find important course information without endless searching or phone calls. Whether you’re planning a golf trip, looking for a new course to play or tracking the courses you’ve conquered, GolfXplore helps you make the most of your golfing journey. EXPLORE WITH GOLFXPLORE • Explore golf courses across South Africa • View green fees and membership information • Access course contact details and facilities • Discover specials and upcoming events • Browse course photos and reviews • Track the courses you’ve played GET MORE WITH GOLFXPLORE PREMIUM Take your golfing journey further with an optional Premium subscription. • Capture your scores and revisit your past rounds • View your stats and follow your scoring progress • Check weather insights before you tee off • Find nearby courses using location-based filters • Follow your Top 100 journey and track your progress by province • Explore your trophies and celebrate golfing milestones GolfXplore Premium is available as a monthly subscription that renews automatically until cancelled. View pricing in the app and manage or cancel your subscription through your app store account. Built for golfers who love discovering new courses. GOLF COURSE OWNERS Want to showcase your course on GolfXplore? We’d love to hear from you. Contact the GolfXplore team at admin@golfxplore.com. Privacy Policy: https://www.golfxplore.com/legal/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

S19Labs

Features
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S19LABS is the companion app for Studio19 golf coaching, giving you everything from your coaching sessions in one place. Review your swing videos, explore your launch monitor data, revisit your coach’s feedback and follow your progress over time. REVIEW EVERY SESSION Explore your coaching sessions shot by shot. View each swing alongside its launch monitor data, coaching notes and feedback. ANALYSE YOUR SWING Watch face-on and down-the-line videos in slow motion, move through your swing frame by frame, and review your coach’s on-screen annotations and voice notes. BUILD YOUR SWING BLUEPRINT Understand your game with a club-by-club breakdown of your performance, benchmarked against your handicap. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Follow your performance trends, monitor personal bests and see how your game develops from one session to the next. HOW IT WORKS During a Studio19 coaching or S19 Blueprint session, you work with a Studio19 Certified Coach who uses the S19 Tech System to capture your swing videos and launch monitor data. This allows your coach to deliver detailed, data-driven analysis, additional coaching insights and fully annotated video feedback tailored to your swing. After your session, everything is automatically added to your account, including your swing videos, club data and coach feedback, so you can review every shot, track your progress over time and revisit your performance whenever you want. A Studio19 coaching account is required to use S19LABS. Sign in using the details provided by your coach or create an account from the welcome screen. S19LABS is a Studio19 product by EPSza (Pty) Ltd.

Screenshots

GolfXplore4 screens
S19Labs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: S19Labs at none against GolfXplore's 1. S19Labs also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. GolfXplore sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. S19Labs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GolfXplore ships an update every 2 months, S19Labs every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GolfXplore versus S19Labs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolfXploreS19Labs
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB160 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGolfXploreEPSZA (PTY) LTD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GolfXplore

Subscriptions1
  • GolfXplore Premium$2.991 Month
None

S19Labs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GolfXplore free?
GolfXplore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is S19Labs free?
S19Labs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GolfXplore or S19Labs have ads?
Neither GolfXplore nor S19Labs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GolfXplore or S19Labs?
GolfXplore ships an update every 2 months, and S19Labs every 2 weeks. Most recently, GolfXplore was updated on November 8, 2026 and S19Labs on November 5, 2026.

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