Comparison

Yardage Lock vs Karta Golf

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

Head to head
About

Yardage Lock

This app calculates precise golf shot yardage by adjusting for real-time weather conditions like wind, temperature, and humidity. It offers advanced wind calculation tools and a course-friendly interface designed for use with gloves.

Highlights
  • Real-time weather adjustments
  • 14-club physics model
  • Magnus-effect spin correction
  • Wind calculator with compass lock
  • Camera HUD overlay
  • Offline functionality
  • Gloved-hand friendly interface
Features
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Yardage Lock turns live weather and the wind on your hole into the yardage you actually need to hit. THE PHYSICS, RUN FOR YOU • Real-time wind, altitude, temperature, humidity, and pressure adjustments • 14-club model calibrated against real launch monitor data • Magnus-effect spin and wind-gradient corrections you would do on paper — instantly WIND CALCULATOR (PREMIUM) • Lock your aim with the device compass, see exactly how the wind plays your shot • Sustained + gust math with a clear club recommendation • Camera HUD overlay puts wind data on top of a live view of the flag BUILT FOR THE COURSE • Oversized touch targets for gloved hands • Dark, glare-resistant interface • Works fully offline once weather is cached for the round FREE FEATURES Shot calculator, weather card, club bag, shot history PREMIUM Wind calculator, compass lock, camera HUD SUBSCRIPTIONS Yardage Lock Premium is an auto-renewable subscription offered in monthly and annual options. The subscription title, length, and price are shown in the app on the upgrade screen before any purchase is confirmed. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. The subscription auto-renews for the same period and price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://website-alpha-jet-42.vercel.app/privacy PRIVACY Location and compass data stay on your device — we only send latitude/longitude to the weather provider to fetch conditions. See our privacy policy for details.

About

Karta Golf

Features
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Keep the round. Share the story. Karta is your personal golf book for iPhone. Record a round, look back at your results and turn the moments worth keeping into a shareable card. No account required, and scoring works offline. SCORE SOLO OR WITH YOUR GROUP Play 9 or 18 holes and record each score with clear, simple controls. Add putts and fairway direction when you want more detail. Playing together? Keep scores for 2–4 golfers on one phone, with stroke play, match play, gross or handicap Stableford, Skins or custom points. Handicap Stableford requires complete course data and each golfer's handicap, with everyone playing the same tees. KEEP THE WHOLE ROUND Return to a completed round for the same full recap: score to par, front and back nine, standout holes and earned titles. Reopen every hole, correct a score or pick up an unfinished round. When plans change, end the current round and start another from Home without losing the scores already recorded. UNDERSTAND YOUR GOLF See recent form and average strokes on par 3, 4 and 5 holes, with separate views for 9- and 18-hole rounds. Add your handicap to see net scores and Stableford on supported rated course cards, including average Stableford points by par. MARK YOUR PROGRESS Explore 326 titles for completed rounds, scoring, streaks and practice. Some goals are matched to the handicap saved with your round. Log driving-range balls and club categories, then keep a factual practice history. MAKE A CARD WORTH SHARING Create solo scorecards, group scorecards and title cards in the same composer. Choose Story, Square or Portrait, then a graphic, photo or transparent background. Eight graphic styles include Heritage, Royal blue and Pencil. Solo and group cards can show the full scorecard or emphasize the result with the Number layout, independently of the background. Save to Photos or use the iPhone share sheet. You choose whether to include group names and other details. Transparent PNGs can be manually placed over a Story or photo in another app. FIND YOUR COURSE, OR ADD IT Search the bundled offline catalogue for the United States, Spain, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Choose the course, layout and tees separately. Use available scorecards or enter a course manually. Location is optional. English and Czech. Your rounds, practice, profile and titles stay on your iPhone unless you choose to export or share them. The Czech feature name remains Úspěchy. Course coverage and available details vary. Course-aware net and Stableford results require a saved handicap and complete rating, slope, par and stroke-index data. Karta does not issue or update an official handicap. Group results are separate from solo statistics and titles.

Screenshots

Yardage Lock4 screens
Karta Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Karta Golf at none against Yardage Lock's 2. Yardage Lock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Yardage Lock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Karta Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yardage Lock ships an update every 2 days, Karta Golf every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Yardage Lock versus Karta Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYardage LockKarta Golf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaylor Christian FunkNorthframe s.r.o

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Yardage Lock

Subscriptions2
  • Wind Calculator + Camera HUD7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Wind Calculator + Camera HUD7 Days trial$69.991 Year
None

Karta Golf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yardage Lock free?
Yardage Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Karta Golf free?
Karta Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Yardage Lock or Karta Golf have ads?
Neither Yardage Lock nor Karta Golf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yardage Lock or Karta Golf?
Yardage Lock ships an update every 2 days, and Karta Golf every 9 days. Most recently, Yardage Lock was updated on October 22, 2026 and Karta Golf on October 14, 2026.

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