OpenGolf Ireland vs Golf Practice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenGolf Ireland
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Discover golf courses, open competitions, and societies across Ireland with OpenGolf. Browse courses on an interactive map, explore upcoming opens, and find new places to play. OpenGolf is built for golfers who want better access, better information, and better golf.
Golf Practice
Improve your golf short game with drills, challenges, and performance tests for putting, chipping, and wedges. Track your progress with a dynamic handicap and detailed stats to identify areas for improvement.
- 40+ short-game drills
- 5 benchmark tests
- Live Short Game Handicap
- Strokes-gained stats
- Round scorecard logging
- Practice planner
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Scoring Zone has been built to improve your short game through drills, challenges and performance tests Focusing on Putting, Chipping, Short Wedges & Distance Wedges Elite lets you record your score on any golf course and see the stats for each part of your game • Pro — $4.99/month or $23.99/year. Unlimited drills and tests, practice planner, and handicap tracking. • Elite — $9.99/month or $39.99/year. Everything in Pro, plus round scorecard logging and the complete Stats suite — overview, rounds, short game, tests, strokes gained. WHAT'S INSIDE • 40+ short-game drills — chipping ladders, pitching gates, lag-putting circles, wedge yardage calibration, bunker escape, more • 5 benchmark tests — Ultimate Short Game Test, Ultimate Putting Test, Century Drill, Chipping Gauntlet, Putt Seeker • A live Short Game Handicap that updates every session, time-weighted so recent reps count more • Strokes-gained stats showing exactly which part of your short game is costing you shots • Round scorecard logging with up-and-down and scramble rates • A practice planner that builds 30-minute sessions around your weakest section HOW IT WORKS 1. Complete 5 drills to get your own Short Game Handicap. That sets your benchmark and your baseline for improvement. 2. Work through the drills with a target and a score to beat. 3. Improve your performance and play under pressure. WHO IT'S FOR Golfers of all levels, from professional to beginner. The app has been designed for all levels — you choose your own benchmark, and the drills are adjusted automatically. WHAT'S FREE, WHAT'S PAID Your first 5 drills are free, then 3 more every month — plus one free attempt at every benchmark test. Go unlimited when you're ready: PRIVACY & CONTROL We don't run ad networks. We don't sell your data. Cancel any time. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Questions or support: scoringzone01@gmail.com Privacy: scoringzone.app/privacy Terms: scoringzone.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenGolf Ireland at none against Golf Practice's 7. OpenGolf Ireland also leads on ads (none vs shown). Golf Practice's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Golf Practice sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. OpenGolf Ireland asks for nothing beyond the download.
OpenGolf Ireland ships an update every 3 weeks, Golf Practice weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | OpenGolf Ireland | Golf Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dominic Enright | Stephen Pickering |
In-app purchases
OpenGolf Ireland
No in-app purchases
Golf Practice
- Basic Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- Elite Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Basic Yearly7 Days trial$23.991 Year
- Elite Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
- Elite Yearly$59.991 Year
Questions
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