Backswing vs ScratchAiGolf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backswing
Easily discover and book golf tee times at various courses. Coordinate with your group, split payments effortlessly, and manage all your bookings and refunds in one convenient place.
- Discover and book tee times
- Invite groups
- Split payments seamlessly
- Manage bookings and refunds
- Track upcoming rounds
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Book golf tee times, invite your group, and pay together — all in one app. Backswing makes it simple to find and book tee times across multiple golf courses. Whether you’re planning a solo round or coordinating your weekend foursome, everything happens in one smooth experience. Why golfers love Backswing: • Discover and book tee times nearby instantly • Invite groups and split payments seamlessly • Manage your bookings and refunds easily • Track upcoming rounds in one place • Enjoy a faster, simpler golf experience Get on the course faster with Backswing — the modern way to book tee times.
ScratchAiGolf
This AI-powered caddie provides data-driven insights and club recommendations to help golfers make smarter decisions on the course. Improve your game and lower your scores with personalized strategic advice.
- Personal AI caddie
- Data-driven insights
- Club recommendations
- Strategic advice
- Handicap improvement
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Stop second-guessing your game. Welcome to Scratch, the personal AI caddie that puts a data-driven golf pro in your pocket. Make smarter decisions on every shot and watch your handicap drop. Scratch is your new secret weapon on the course. We've created cutting-edge AI to give you an unfair advantage. UPGRADE TO SCRATCH PRO Unlock the full power of your personal AI caddie with a Scratch Pro subscription. Get unlimited club recommendations, advanced strategic advice, and be the first to access our newest game-changing features. For more information, please see our Terms of Use: https://www.scratch.us.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backswing at none against ScratchAiGolf's 2. Backswing also leads on ratings volume (70 vs 1). ScratchAiGolf's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. ScratchAiGolf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Backswing asks for nothing beyond the download.
ScratchAiGolf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backswing has 70 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Backswing's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScratchAiGolf's.
| Parameter | Backswing | ScratchAiGolf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (70 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Backswing, Inc. | Gradens Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Backswing
ScratchAiGolf
Bugs and requests
Backswing
Reported bugs
2 issues- Results only show availability for today, even when filtering
- Inconsistent behavior when sorting by time or course
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to filter by date range, not just today
- Improved course search and sorting options
ScratchAiGolf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Backswing
No in-app purchases
ScratchAiGolf
- pro_monthly$14.991 Month
- pro_annual$149.991 Year
