Comparison

GolfCave vs The Turn Golf

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

Head to head
About

GolfCave

Easily schedule and book your golf activities. Reserve tee times, manage your existing bookings, and explore membership options all within one convenient platform.

Highlights
  • Book tee times
  • Purchase memberships
  • Manage tee times
  • Schedule golf activities
  • Easy booking
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The GolfCave app is your go to app for scheduling and booking. Download today so you can easily book tee times, purchase a membership, manage your upcoming tee times, and more.

About

The Turn Golf

This app is designed for golf groups to easily track scores, manage leagues, and compete in side games. It offers live hole-by-hole scoring, AI-powered scorecard scanning, and detailed season-long analytics for groups and events.

Highlights
  • Group creation and management
  • Live hole-by-hole scoring
  • AI-powered scorecard scanning (Turn Vision)
  • League and outing management
  • Side games and skins tracking
  • Season-long leaderboards and stats
  • Multi-group event hosting
Features
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The Turn is a premium golf scoring app built for groups who play together every week. Create a group for your regular foursome, score rounds together hole-by-hole, and track everything that matters — from scoring averages to head-to-head records across the season. YOUR GROUP, ALL SEASON Create groups for your weekly crew, league, or golf trip Invite members instantly with a simple code Season-long leaderboards with standings and stats See who's really the best — scoring averages, birdies, wins, and head-to-head records Every round feeds into your group's season history LEAGUE & OUTING MODE Create and manage golf leagues and outings with team standings, event scheduling, shotgun starts, and scramble scoring. Share a join code and your players are in. SCORE TOGETHER Live hole-by-hole scoring for your entire group Stroke play, match play, Stableford, and scramble formats Net and gross scoring with full handicap support Four Ball, Best Ball, and team scoring options TURN VISION Photograph your scorecard at the end of the round and let the app read every score automatically. Turn Vision uses AI to detect handwritten scores, match players, and populate all 18 holes instantly. Review, confirm, and you're done — no more entering scores hole by hole. SIDE GAMES & SKINS Track skins with carryovers and automatic results Side matches between playing partners Nassau and team game tracking Complete record keeping so everyone knows where they stand MULTI-GROUP EVENTS Host tournaments and outings across multiple groups Combined leaderboards and results Perfect for golf trips, charity events, and leagues ROUND RECAPS Detailed post-round summaries with full scorecards Match results and game breakdowns Skins summary with hole-by-hole results Share recaps with your group Built by golfers, for golfers. The Turn brings the competitive spirit of your weekly game to life with a design inspired by the traditions of the sport. Free to try with one group. Upgrade to The Turn Pro for unlimited groups, skins, side matches, multi-group events, and complete season analytics. Terms of Use: https://www.theturngolf.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.theturngolf.app/privacy

Screenshots

GolfCave4 screens
The Turn Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GolfCave at none against The Turn Golf's 2. GolfCave also leads on iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 17.0). The Turn Golf's advantage is device support. On price, rating and ratings volume 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. The Turn Golf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. GolfCave asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GolfCave against 5.0 for The Turn Golf. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
GolfCave versus The Turn Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolfCaveThe Turn Golf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequency—Every 3 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUSchedule, LLCJOHN M GLADDEN

In-app purchases

None

GolfCave

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Turn Golf

Subscriptions2
  • The Turn Pro$6.991 Month
  • The Turn Pro$49.991 Year

Questions

Is GolfCave free?
GolfCave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Turn Golf free?
The Turn Golf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GolfCave or The Turn Golf?
GolfCave and The Turn Golf are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.

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