Open Course vs TeeTime HQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
TeeTime HQ
Streamline your golf tee time bookings by consolidating all your preferred courses into a single view. Compare availability and prices instantly, and receive notifications for new openings or specific slots you're watching. Book directly through the course's site without any added fees.
- All courses in one view
- Compare times and prices
- Filter by time, group size
- Instant opening notifications
- Watchlist for specific slots
- Direct booking to course site
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Every golf course seems to have a different booking system. So checking tomorrow's tee times means five browser tabs, five logins, different calendars — and by the time you've compared them, the 9:04 you wanted is gone. TeeTime HQ is your new command center for booking golf. All of your courses and availability are in one view. Instantly see who has openings, compare times and prices side by side, and filter by what matters — time slots, group size, etc. When a course opens a new booking day, TeeTime HQ notifies you the moment it happens. Waiting on a specific time to open up? Set a watch and get pinged when a slot appears, so you're booking while everyone else is refreshing. When you're ready, TeeTime HQ takes you straight to the course's own booking page. Same site and prices, no middleman and NO MARKUP. Decide and book within seconds. Built for golfers who want a better, faster way to get on the course.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TeeTime HQ at none against Open Course's 2. TeeTime HQ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Open Course's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Open Course sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. TeeTime HQ asks for nothing beyond the download.
TeeTime HQ 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Open Course's written reviews are positive against 100% of TeeTime HQ's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Course | TeeTime HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenCourse, Inc. | Sunset Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
Open Course
TeeTime HQ
In-app purchases
Open Course
- OpenCourse Premium Pro$4.991 Month
- OpenCourse Premium Unlimited$9.991 Month
TeeTime HQ
No in-app purchases
