OGS Control vs Home Tee Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OGS Control
Control your golf simulator remotely from your iPhone. Access shot direction, mulligans, flyovers, and gameplay settings for a smoother, hands-free experience. Designed for OpenGolfSim.
- Remote simulator control
- Access shot direction
- Mulligan functionality
- Flyover controls
- Gameplay settings adjustment
- Hands-free operation
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Control your golf simulator from your iPhone with quick access to shot direction, mulligans, flyovers, and gameplay settings. Designed for OpenGolfSim, this mobile controller keeps your simulator session smooth and hands free.
Home Tee Hero
Experience a realistic golf simulator indoors with over 43,000 courses. Practice your game, play with friends, or compete in weekly tournaments. Requires a Garmin Golf membership and compatible launch monitor.
- 43,000+ virtual golf courses
- Realistic simulation with fine-tuned physics
- Enhanced courses with lidar data
- On-course practice mode
- Local multiplayer for up to 4 players
- Weekly virtual tournaments
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The Home Tee Hero interactive golf simulator experience brings the game to you. Practice and play year-round on any of the 43,000+ preloaded courses. To access, you need an active Garmin Golf™ membership and your compatible Garmin launch monitor. • 43,000+ COURSES With more than 43,000 courses, you can tee off on your home course, play where the pros play or practice for an upcoming golf trip. • REALISTIC SIMULATION Enjoy unique course environments, including desert, grassland and tropical, plus fine-tuned shot physics and green friction. • ENHANCED COURSES Enjoy even more realistic play on 15+ courses with high-resolution lidar data for every green and more accurate tree coverage throughout the course. • ON-COURSE PRACTICE Hit a shot from anywhere on any course. Then do it again. On-course practice mode was made for dialing in your game and trying to hit that island green. • MULTIPLAYER MODE Gather your friends to play a virtual round. In local multiplayer mode, you can golf with up to 4 people. • WEEKLY TOURNAMENTS Compete in virtual tournaments against other golfers around the world. Each week, you can play the tournament course as many times as you want to climb higher on the leaderboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Home Tee Hero at Free against OGS Control's $9.99. Home Tee Hero also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). OGS Control's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Home Tee Hero is free to download; OGS Control costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OGS Control holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Tee Hero has 1.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
OGS Control ships an update every 4 months, Home Tee Hero every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OGS Control | Home Tee Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 62.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 682 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenGolfSim LLC | Garmin |
Customer experience
OGS Control
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In-app purchases
OGS Control
No in-app purchases
Home Tee Hero
No in-app purchases
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