TripCaddy vs Sides Golf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TripCaddy
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TripCaddy is the only app built specifically for organizing golf trips. Create a trip, invite your crew, choose your scoring options, run a fantasy-style snake draft to pick teams, score every round hole-by-hole, and watch the leaderboard update in real time. ORGANIZE YOUR TRIP IN MINUTES Create a trip and invite players with a simple join code. Assign roles for admin, captains, and players. Set up multiple rounds across your trip and track everything from planning to final results. SCORE EVERY FORMAT Stroke Play: Individual scoring Match Play: Head-to-head hole-by-hole scoring Four Ball: 2v2 best ball match play Foursome: 2v2 alternate shot match play Scramble: 4-man scramble scoring Skins: Side game with carryovers or halves DRAFT NIGHT, BUT FOR GOLF Run a live snake draft to create teams. Captains pick players in real time while everyone watches. Full draft board so nobody misses a pick. Commissioner can undo picks when someone inevitably fat-fingers it. LEADERBOARDS THAT ACTUALLY WORK Enter scores hole-by-hole after your round. Automatic gross and net leaderboards. Skins results calculated instantly. Multi-round trip leaderboard aggregates everything across your entire trip. Team standings update in real time. CASUAL ROUNDS TOO Don't need a full trip? Create a standalone round, invite your foursome, enter scores, and see who's buying drinks at the turn. BUILT FOR GROUPS OF ANY SIZE Whether it's a weekend foursome or a 64-player annual trip, Golf Trip scales to fit your crew. Your trip. Your rules. Your leaderboard.
Sides Golf
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Two sides. One cup. Sides Golf is the app for the recurring tournament you run with your friends every year — the one that's been living in a Google Sheet since 2019. Sides handles the draft, the matchups, and the trash talk. You just show up and play. Built for the friend group. Whether it's a weekend cup, a season-long ladder, or a one-off Ryder-style match, Sides keeps your scores straight and your standings live. WHAT'S INSIDE • Captain mode — two captains, alternating picks. Draft your sides like the Ryder Cup, with worse golf and better commentary. • Real golf formats — Match Play, Best Ball, Alternate Shot, Scramble, Stableford, and High-Low. Pick the format your group actually argues about. • Live tournament dashboard — standings, your next match, every round in flight. Everyone in your group sees the same thing, the same way. • Hole-by-hole scoring with qualifier tags — tap your number, color-coded for birdie, bogey, the occasional snowman. Add chirps like "lost a ball" or "great approach" so the recap writes itself. • Tournament chat — per-club channels for the year-round trash talk. Per-tournament for the in-the-moment reactions, mentions, and reactions. • AI sportscaster — entertaining match, round, and tournament recaps. Submit anonymous chirps to the caster to have them incorporated into the recaps! WHO IT'S FOR Friend groups who already have a recurring golf tournament and are tired of: — Reading scores out of a group chat — Updating a spreadsheet on the 17th tee — Forgetting who won what three years ago If your tournament has captains, sides, a name, and a trophy — Sides was built for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sides Golf at none against TripCaddy's 3. On price, ads, 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. TripCaddy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Sides Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | TripCaddy | Sides Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Robert Freethy | Matthew Sadowski |
In-app purchases
TripCaddy
- 5-15 Trip Tier$9.99
- Trip Tier Upgrade (5-15 to 16+)$9.99
- 16+ Trip Tier$19.99
Sides Golf
No in-app purchases









