Comparison

Home Tee Hero vs GolfSimTimes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

GolfSimTimes

Manage virtual and real golf rounds, book tee times for leagues, and track your progress. Connect with friends, earn achievements, and analyze your game with AI-powered insights. Features include simulator handicap calculation and course rating.

Highlights
  • Virtual and real golf round tracking
  • Tee time booking for leagues
  • AI-powered insights
  • Simulator handicap calculation
  • Course rating and favorites
  • Challenge friends and build network
  • Achievements and leaderboards
Features
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Find players. Book tee times. Compete. Connect. GolfSimTimes is the ultimate community for indoor golf simulator players. Whether you play on GSPro, E6 Connect, TGC 2019, Uneekor GameDay, or another simulator, GolfSimTimes makes it easy to find playing partners, organize matches, and compete with golfers around the world. Whether you're looking for a casual round with friends or a competitive league, GolfSimTimes brings the simulator golf community together in one place. Features • Create and join simulator tee times in seconds • Find golfers playing on your favorite simulator software • Play across multiple simulator platforms • Join leagues, tours, tournaments, and special events • Track scores, statistics, and personal performance • View global leaderboards and player rankings • Connect with friends and build your golf network • Discover new courses and community events • Receive notifications for upcoming tee times and invitations • Access your GolfSimTimes account from your mobile device Built for Every Simulator Golfer GolfSimTimes supports golfers using many of today's most popular simulator platforms, including: • GSPro • E6 Connect • TGC 2019 • Uneekor GameDay • And more No matter which simulator you own, GolfSimTimes helps you spend less time searching for players and more time playing golf. Join the Community Thousands of simulator rounds are played every day. Whether you're practicing, competing, or simply looking for someone to tee it up with, GolfSimTimes helps make every round more social. Download GolfSimTimes today and become part of the growing global simulator golf community. Play Together. Compete. Connect.

Screenshots

Home Tee Hero4 screens
GolfSimTimes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GolfSimTimes at 100% against Home Tee Hero's 62%. GolfSimTimes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Home Tee Hero's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GolfSimTimes 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 1.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Home Tee Hero's written reviews are positive against 100% of GolfSimTimes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Tee Hero ships an update every 4 weeks, GolfSimTimes every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Home Tee Hero versus GolfSimTimes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome Tee HeroGolfSimTimes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size682 MB91 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGarminStewart TOSH

Customer experience

Home Tee Hero

All ratings1,656 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive62.0%
Neutral23.3%
Negative14.7%

GolfSimTimes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Home Tee Hero

No in-app purchases

None

GolfSimTimes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Tee Hero free?
Home Tee Hero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GolfSimTimes free?
GolfSimTimes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Tee Hero or GolfSimTimes?
GolfSimTimes is rated higher. Home Tee Hero averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while GolfSimTimes averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Home Tee Hero or GolfSimTimes have ads?
Neither Home Tee Hero nor GolfSimTimes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Tee Hero or GolfSimTimes?
Home Tee Hero ships an update every 4 weeks, and GolfSimTimes every 5 months. Most recently, Home Tee Hero was updated on November 7, 2026 and GolfSimTimes on October 31, 2026.

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