Golfin vs SMPL Golf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Golfin
Experience realistic golf with stunningly authentic courses and true-to-life gameplay. Test your skills with carefully crafted missions and engaging challenges designed for true golf enthusiasts.
- Realistic golf courses
- Authentic physics-based gameplay
- Missions and challenges
- Immersive golf experience
- Real-world course recreations
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Golfin has been rebuilt from the ground up. New engine, fully 3D golfers, new controls, a new economy — and this Preview is only the beginning. New holes, golfers and modes will keep arriving with every update. Play a real course hole by hole, with terrain, greens and skylines built from real survey data. Every slope, bunker and tree line is where it is on the actual course. ■ Real course, real physics – Ball flight, bounce and roll are simulated, not scripted. Wind, lie, club and your golfer's stats all change the shot. ■ Your golfer, your game – Pick from a roster of 3D golfers, each with Strength, Club Control, Recovery and Stamina. Level them up and put the points where your game needs them. ■ Swing your way – Four control schemes: Flick, Pendulum, Tap Timing and Free Swing. Switch any time, even mid-round. ■ Read the course – An overhead map with range fan and aim line for every shot, and a putting line that shows the break. ■ Missions and daily challenges – Dozens of hand-built missions, plus a new daily mission and streaks. ■ Clubs, balls and a weekly lineup – Build your bag from a growing catalog. The store and the gacha banner rotate every week. ■ Tournaments and rankings – Enter tournaments with live leaderboards and climb the daily, weekly and monthly rankings. ■ Reward Points – Earn RP as you play and spend it on gear, boosts and entries. Your RP is shared with the partner app. ■ Lend and borrow – Lend a golfer or a club to a friend for a few days and share the rewards. ■ Available in English and Japanese. A network connection is required to play. A stable, high-speed connection is recommended.
SMPL Golf
Experience a realistic golf simulation with intuitive one-handed controls. Master shot mechanics, course strategy, and environmental factors to conquer every hole. Play full rounds in minutes or enjoy quick sessions anytime.
- Intuitive drag-and-release controls
- Realistic ball physics (wind, spin, lie, terrain)
- Strategic course navigation
- One-handed gameplay
- Quick 18-hole rounds
- Progress saved after every swing
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SMPL Golf – Simple Controls. Quick Fun. Real Golf. Drag to aim, pull back to power up, release to swing. Your shot lands somewhere in the projected zone — shaped by wind, spin, lie, and terrain. Just like real golf, perfection is never guaranteed. Strategy that actually matters Choose your shot shape, manage spin and power, and navigate bunkers, trees, slopes, and headwinds. Every hole is a puzzle. SMPL Golf doesn't dumb down the game — it strips away the complexity without losing the depth. Play in minutes. Think about it all day. Knock out a full 18-hole round in minutes, or play a few holes during breaks in your day for a quick hit. Progress saves after every swing so you can pick up and put down whenever life gets in the way. Built for golf lovers. Playable by everyone. Realistic shot mechanics with one-handed controls True ball physics — wind, spin, lie, and terrain all affect every shot Course strategy at the center of every decision Clean, minimal visuals that keep the focus on the game Stop swiping. Start swinging. Download SMPL Golf and play your first round in under 10 minutes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SMPL Golf at 50% against Golfin's 0%. SMPL Golf also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0). Golfin's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SMPL Golf holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Golfin's written reviews are positive against 50% of SMPL Golf's.
Golfin ships an update every 3 weeks, SMPL Golf every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Golfin | SMPL Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 513 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Next Innovation PTE. LTD. | Edward Johnson |
Customer experience
Golfin
SMPL Golf
In-app purchases
Golfin
No in-app purchases
SMPL Golf
No in-app purchases







