Comparison

Golf Track vs GoBirdie

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

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About

Golf Track

Track your golf game with live GPS, detailed scoring, and advanced statistics. Analyze your performance, understand your club distances, and compete with friends. Features include shot tracking, course insights, and various game modes.

Highlights
  • Live GPS rangefinder with plays-like yardage
  • Detailed hole-by-hole scoring and replays
  • Automatic shot tracking with Apple Watch integration
  • Personalized club distance analysis
  • Comprehensive performance statistics and handicap tracking
  • Friend leaderboards and head-to-head records
  • Multiple game modes including match play and best ball
Features
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Golf Track is a GPS rangefinder, scorecard and stats app for golfers who want the real numbers. Where you hit it, how far it actually went, and what it did to your handicap. Free on iPhone and Apple Watch. No subscription. LIVE GPS, BROADCAST STYLE Front, center and back on a satellite view of every hole. Plays-like yardage adjusts for wind, gusts, temperature, humidity and altitude, and the caddie line suggests a club from your own distances, not a chart. Live weather on every hole and a pace-of-play clock that keeps the group honest. SAVE A HOLE, WATCH IT REPLAY Enter your score and the hole swings into view from above. Every shot traces in, then your score stamps on. The full scorecard tracks putts, fairways, greens in regulation and penalties, and you can pause a round and pick it up later. SHOT TRACKING WITHOUT THE HOMEWORK Your Apple Watch picks up your swings and drops the pins for you. Mark a shot with one tap, tag your putts, and fix anything after the round by dragging it on the map. Flag a mis-hit and it stays out of your averages. YOUR REAL DISTANCES Every tracked shot builds your bag: average, stock range and spread for each club, right next to the number you thought you hit. Spoiler: it's usually shorter. STATS THAT EXPLAIN THE SCORE Handicap index with every round that counts and a what-if slider that shows what you need to shoot to go down. Putting by distance, first-putt length and 3-putts. Recent form, scoring mix, personal bests, career highlights and achievements. KNOW YOUR COURSE Your course from above with your average, best and trend. Swipe hole by hole to find your nemesis, then check scoring, trends and every round you've played there. THE BOARD You and your friends ranked by handicap, best round, birdies and long drive. Tap a friend for your head-to-head record and your last five meetings. Share your round live and they can follow along hole by hole. GAME DAY 1 v 1 match play with strokes, 2 v 2 best ball, or sixes. Pick the game, add the group, and the strokes work themselves out. Buddies without the app join as guests and you tap in their score. Rematch is one button. ON YOUR WRIST Big yardages on Apple Watch, score with the Digital Crown, step through holes and see your last shot distance. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep your index in sight between rounds. Built by a golfer who plays over 100 rounds a year and wanted the numbers to be right.

About

GoBirdie

Features
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GoBirdie — GPS Golf Caddie GoBirdie is a completely free golf GPS and shot tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch. No subscription. No ads. No hidden fees. Everything runs on your device — no account required. Know Your Distances Live yardages to the front, pin, and back of every green, updated continuously from GPS. Tap anywhere on the map to instantly measure carry distances over hazards or plan a layup. The map automatically rotates tee-to-green so the hole always reads naturally in front of you. Track Every Shot — Hands Free Mark shots with a tap on your iPhone, or let your Apple Watch do it automatically. GoBirdie detects your swing via the accelerometer and records the shot without touching a button. Every shot is captured with GPS location, club selection, distance to pin, altitude, and heart rate. Apple Watch, Built In The Watch app runs independently with background GPS and an always-on display. See live distances at a glance, mark shots, log putts, and navigate holes with the Digital Crown — all from your wrist. A full-screen club picker with auto-submit timer keeps things moving between shots. Courses Worldwide, Offline Search and download from thousands of courses via OpenStreetMap. Detailed hole geometry including fairways, bunkers, water hazards, and rough rendered directly on your map. Download before you play and use it completely offline — no signal needed on the course. Review and Fix Your Round After each hole, your shots appear on an interactive map with club-colored pins and distance lines. Tap any hole in your scorecard to open the shot map. In edit mode, drag pins to correct positions, add missing shots, fix club selections, reorder shots, and adjust putts. Your stats — GIR, longest drive, putts, and penalties — are calculated automatically. Scorecard & History Every round is saved with a full per-hole breakdown: strokes, putts, penalties, and score vs par. Weather conditions are recorded at round end. Browse your history, compare rounds, and swipe to resume any round you ended early. Sync to Desktop Pair with the free GoBirdie Desktop companion app over local WiFi — no cloud, no account. Your shot data, GPS coordinates, club selections, and biometrics sync wirelessly for deeper analysis and historical tracking on a larger screen. Built for Real Golf Supports 9-hole and 18-hole courses, back nine starts, and any starting hole. Auto-saves every 30 seconds so a crash or restart never loses your round. Idle detection checks in after 30 minutes of inactivity. Portrait lock keeps the screen stable in your cart or pocket. GoBirdie is free to download and free to use — forever. If it earns a spot in your bag, a small tip in the app helps keep development going. Entirely optional, always appreciated.

Screenshots

Golf Track4 screens
GoBirdie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Golf Track at none against GoBirdie's 3. GoBirdie's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GoBirdie sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Golf Track asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Golf Track versus GoBirdie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolf TrackGoBirdie
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike BeaudinGyuman Kim

In-app purchases

None

Golf Track

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

GoBirdie

One-time3
  • Buy me a sleeve of balls$2.99
  • Buy me a mid-round snack$4.99
  • Buy me a post-round drink$9.99

Questions

Is Golf Track free?
Golf Track is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GoBirdie free?
GoBirdie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Golf Track or GoBirdie have ads?
Neither Golf Track nor GoBirdie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Golf Track or GoBirdie?
Golf Track ships an update every 2 days, and GoBirdie every 2 days. Most recently, Golf Track was updated on November 5, 2026 and GoBirdie on October 7, 2026.

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