MatchRoom Golf vs FairwayOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MatchRoom Golf
This app facilitates competitive amateur golf groups by managing wagers and live scoring. It supports various bet types, tracks all presses, and handles instant settlements, eliminating manual calculations and disputes. Enjoy real-time updates on your device and even on your lock screen.
- Multiple bet type support (Nassau, Skins, Best Ball, etc.)
- Live scoring with real-time sync
- Lock Screen & Dynamic Island live updates
- Press bets and auto-press functionality
- Mid-round bet editing and management
- Master Scorer for multi-game sync
- Activity feed and notifications
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Live scoring for your whole group, with every game and press up to date on every phone. Set up Nassau, Skins, Wolf, Vegas, Nines and more in seconds, then just play. MatchRoom does the math as you go — every press tracked, every side game current, the final tally agreed on every phone before you walk off 18. MatchRoom never handles money. It's the scorekeeper, the accountant, and the rules official — the settling is between you and your friends. LIVE ACTIVITIES — LOCK SCREEN & DYNAMIC ISLAND (MATCHROOM PRO) See your net position, skins won, active presses, and round progress right on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — without opening the app. MatchRoom updates in real time as scores are entered, so you always know where you stand at a glance. PLAYING IN A LEAGUE OR EVENT? MatchRoom also powers organized golf. If your event runs on MatchRoom Events, this is the app you'll score with. Join your group with your organizer's code or QR, pick your name off the roster, score your foursome, then close the card to send the scores in as final. LIVE SCORING & REAL-TIME SYNC Enter scores hole-by-hole as you play. Every player in your group sees live updates on their own device. Color-coded scores highlight birdies, bogeys, and everything in between. The leaderboard updates instantly — you always know exactly where you stand. NASSAU, WOLF, VEGAS, SKINS, NINES & MORE Set up the games your group actually plays. Nassau with front, back, and overall lines. Best Ball, Skins with carryovers, Box, Quota, Match Play, Closest-to-Pin — and now Nines, Sixes with rotating partners, Wolf, Vegas, Bingo Bango Bongo, Junk (dots), and a whole-field Medal Pot. Custom stakes: any whole-dollar amount. Auto-press rules, caps, and pay-birdie/eagle options in under a minute. PRESSES & AUTO-PRESS Place a press at any point during the round. Turn on auto-press and MatchRoom will automatically press when you fall behind by a set number of holes. Press caps keep things under control. MatchRoom tracks press lineage, enforces limits, and calculates every side game across the round. EDIT & MANAGE GAMES MID-ROUND Made a mistake? Edit any game's amount, players, or settings after it's been set up. Cancel anything that was entered wrong. Add new players or new games at any point during the round — even at the turn. Every change is logged in the Activity Feed so your group sees exactly what happened. MASTER SCORER — MULTI-GAME SYNC Playing in multiple games at once? MatchRoom's Master Scorer links your scorecard across simultaneous rounds so one person can keep score for a player in another group — synced in real time. ACTIVITY FEED & NOTIFICATIONS A real-time activity log tracks every game set up, press made, score entered, and player added — with a notification bell and push alerts so you're never out of the loop. QR CODE & ROUND CODE JOIN Share a QR code or a 6-character code — your group is in the round in seconds, no account setup required. SPECTATOR MODE Friends on the bench? They can follow along in real time from anywhere — watching scores, leaderboard, and results update live. ROUND HISTORY End the round with one tap. MatchRoom archives everything — scores, games, results — to your Round History. 30,000+ COURSES Search over 30,000 US golf courses with full scorecard data — par, handicap index, and slope for every hole. DESIGNED FOR YOUR GROUP Built by a golfer, for golfers. Clean, fast, and made for on-course use — even in bright sunlight. MatchRoom Pro subscription (games, presses and live money totals; scoring and settle-up stay free for everyone): • $4.99/month or $47.99/year • 7-day free trial included • Payment charged to your Apple ID account • Subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Subscriptions Privacy Policy: https://www.matchroomgolf.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.matchroomgolf.com/terms
FairwayOS
This app revolutionizes golf by offering instant game setup, nationwide competitive play, and automated scoring for various side games. It also provides personalized practice plans and tracks your game's progress with a unique rating system.
- Instant group setup
- Nationwide competitive tournaments (The Arena)
- Automated scoring for side games (Nassau, Skins, etc.)
- Personalized practice plans (Practice Hub)
- Unique golf rating system (Fairway Score)
- Real-time group scorecard
- Achievement and badge system
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Golf is better from the Fairway Golf was always more than a number on a card. It's the press on the back nine. The skin nobody's won in three holes. The bragging rights that carry from this weekend to the next. Fairway builds an app around the part of golf you actually care about. Start a game in 20 seconds: Scan a code. Tap a name. You're in. No three-minute signup, no email verification, no friction. Strangers paired on the first tee can join before you've teed off. Guests don't even need an account. It's the fastest group setup in golf — and it feels like magic the first time you do it. Compete with the entire country — any day you play: The Arena is a tournament you can win from any course in America, and it never sleeps. Play Tuesday morning or Saturday afternoon — every round you log enters that day's Arena and counts toward the weekly leaderboard. Bigger weekend Arenas put more points on the line. And it's built fair: scoring is adjusted for course difficulty and your handicap, so a ten-handicap has a real shot, not just the scratch golfers. You don't have to be at the same course as anyone or tee off at the same time. Just play, submit, and climb. Kept honest: Our Integrity Engine keeps the leaderboards real — peer-verified scorecards and anomaly detection mean nobody's winning the Arena with an eagle on every hole. Compete knowing everyone earned their spot. Every side game. Zero arguments at the turn: Nassau with auto-presses and carryovers. Skins that roll over. Wolf, Stableford, Match Play, Hammer. Pick your game and the app does every calculation in real time. No more napkin math. No more "wait, who won that hole?" Know exactly where everyone stands: The second the round ends, the app shows the final tally — who's up, who's down, by exactly how much. Settle it however you settle it. And the Virtual 19th Hole Ledger remembers everything across the whole season: "John's up $47 on Mike this year." Rivalries don't reset. They compound. A full practice suite in your pocket: The Practice Hub builds you a plan. Tell it where you are — simulator or the range — how much time you've got, and what you want to sharpen. It maps your bag, prescribes the right drills, and tracks your progress. Or let it build the whole session for you. Real coaching, no coach required. Your golf, finally rated: Your Fairway Score works like a chess rating for your game — accounting for course difficulty, consistency, and improvement. It updates after every round and follows you everywhere. Climb the badges, claim the course: Earn achievements, unlock bag tags, and stamp your Course Passport for every course you play. Chase Local Legend status — awarded to whoever plays a course the most over 90 days. Skill doesn't win it. Showing up does. Real-time scorecard for the whole group: One-thumb score entry, hole by hole, synced live across the foursome. Birdies and eagles light up. Works in airplane mode and syncs when you're back in range. Download free. Play your first round in under a minute. Golf is better from the Fairway. Terms of Use (EULA): https://fairwayosyellow.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://fairwayosyellow.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: FairwayOS at free against MatchRoom Golf's freemium. MatchRoom Golf's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. MatchRoom Golf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and FairwayOS sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MatchRoom Golf against 5.0 for FairwayOS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | MatchRoom Golf | FairwayOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MARCUS RYAN EVANS | FairwayOS LLC |
Customer experience
MatchRoom Golf
FairwayOS
In-app purchases
MatchRoom Golf
- MatchRoom Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- MatchRoom Pro Annual7 Days trial$47.991 Year
FairwayOS
- Ireland$2.99
- Lone Wolf$2.99
- Carolina Lowcountry$2.99
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- Desert$2.99
- Parkland$2.99
- Team Red$3.99
- New Year 2026$3.99
- Summer Solstice$3.99
- Turkey$3.99
- Father's Day$3.99








