The Back Nine Golf vs WhatFly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Back Nine Golf
This app allows members to book and manage their golf tee times 24/7. It provides features for profile management, rewards, and cross-play at other locations. Non-members can sign up on the website.
- Book tee times
- Manage tee times
- Edit profile
- Earn rewards
- Cross-play functionality
- Receive notifications
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The Back Nine Golf app brings your golf experience together in one place. Book Your Next Session Find your preferred Back Nine location, explore available simulator times, and manage upcoming bookings from your phone. Understand Your Game Connect with Full Swing, review simulator sessions, explore shot and club data, and follow your performance over time. Find Ways to Compete Discover events and tournaments, create or join a team, invite other players, and manage your registrations. Manage Your Account Keep your profile, home location, payment methods, and account details up to date. Whether you are practicing your swing, planning your next round, or competing with friends, The Back Nine Golf app helps you spend less time organizing and more time playing.
WhatFly
This app uses real-time weather and water data to suggest the best flies for your fishing location. Connect with other anglers and guides to gain local knowledge and make new friends.
- Location-based fly suggestions
- Real-time weather and water data integration
- Connect with other anglers
- Access local fishing knowledge
- Friend-finding for fishing trips
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WhatFly is a fly fishing app built to help you catch more fish! Choose any location on the map, and our WhatFly suggestion algorithm takes realtime weather and water data to suggest flies that fish are eating in that area! Also connect with other anglers and guides for a touch of local knowledge and make new friends!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WhatFly at 5.0 against The Back Nine Golf's 4.2. WhatFly also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and device support (3 vs 1). The Back Nine Golf's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (36 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
WhatFly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Back Nine Golf has 36 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of The Back Nine Golf's written reviews are positive against 100% of WhatFly's.
The Back Nine Golf ships an update every 3 weeks, WhatFly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Back Nine Golf | WhatFly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 354 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Back Nine Golf | Brendon Jolley |
Customer experience
The Back Nine Golf
WhatFly
In-app purchases
The Back Nine Golf
No in-app purchases
WhatFly
No in-app purchases
