BackPin vs Brook Labs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BackPin
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Stop tracking scores on scraps of paper — and society entries in WhatsApp chaos. BackPin is a golf scoring and society management app built for casual rounds, competitions, and golf trips. Create a round in seconds and keep live scores for your whole group with popular formats: Stableford Strokeplay Matchplay Skins Wolf Track birdies, pars, and side games as you play — without breaking your focus on the round. For golf societies: Manage members Set up competitions Collect entries Share results instantly No spreadsheets. No chasing people for scores. Just golf. Whether it's a quick nine with friends or a full society day, BackPin keeps everything clear, fair, and easy to follow. Download BackPin and see your next round differently. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.backpin.ie/privacy
Brook Labs
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Good habits in practice lead to good performances on the course. The app is designed to improve the quality of practice, accurately assess performance, and track progress over time. It does this in three sections. Practice: A variety of simple games, always with 5 balls, so they're quick to play on the practice green or range. Play: On-course performance stats you can manually enter or use voice entry. Analyze: Compare your performance charts and averages to your Target Level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brook Labs at none against BackPin's 4. On price, update cadence, 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. BackPin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Brook Labs asks for nothing beyond the download.
BackPin ships an update every 6 days, Brook Labs every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BackPin | Brook Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Cosgrave | Brook Labs Performance Technology |
In-app purchases
BackPin
- Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Society Max Monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
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- Society Max Yearly$99.991 Year
Brook Labs
No in-app purchases








