Comparison

SimCap vs Golf Course Handicap

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

Head to head
About

SimCap

This app serves as a tournament platform and handicap tracker for simulator golf. It allows users to run various tournament formats, track scores and handicaps across different simulator platforms, and analyze round performance.

Highlights
  • Tournament platform for simulator golf
  • Handicap tracking
  • Supports multiple simulator platforms
  • Automatic scoring and leaderboards
  • Round performance analysis
  • Head-to-head challenges
Features
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SimCap is the tournament platform and handicap tracker built exclusively for simulator golf. Think GHIN meets tournament director — but for the sim. Run tournaments with your crew — stroke play, scramble, best ball, and match play brackets. SimCap handles the scoring, leaderboards, and trophy cards automatically. Challenge friends head-to-head, post open challenges, and track every hole. SimCap works across every major simulator platform — GSPro, Trackman, Foresight, Full Swing, E6, and more. Your handicap index travels with you across every facility, every simulator. Log your rounds, track your index over time, and see exactly how your simulator conditions affect your differential — putting mode, wind, pin placement, and mulligans all factor in automatically. The more rounds logged across the SimCap community, the more accurately we calibrate difficulty modifiers for each platform and course.

About

Golf Course Handicap

Features
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Golf Course Handicap helps you work out course and playing handicaps quickly using World Handicap System (WHS) rules — right on the course or before your round. Whether you are planning a medal, stableford, match play, or a four-ball, the app walks you through a simple flow: choose a course, select a tee, enter a handicap index, and calculate. KEY FEATURES • WHS calculations — Course handicap and playing handicap from slope, course rating, and par • Course search — Search thousands of courses from the mysociety.golf database • Courses near you — Optional location access to find nearby courses and show distance • Tee selection — Browse tees for your chosen course, with support for local tee adjustments • Play format allowances — Stroke play, stableford, four-ball match, four-ball stroke, and foursomes • Saved players — Store friends and regular playing partners on your device for fast handicap entry • Group calculations — Select multiple players and see everyone’s handicaps in one result screen • Works offline for saved data — Your saved players and local tee tweaks stay on your device HOW IT WORKS 1. Search for a golf course or use your location to find courses nearby 2. Select the tee you will play from 3. Enter a handicap index manually or tap a saved player 4. Choose your format (allowance is applied automatically) 5. Tap Calculate to see course handicap and playing handicap BUILT FOR GOLFERS Designed for club golfers, society organisers, and anyone who needs a reliable handicap calculation without fuss. Clear results, a simple step-by-step layout, and support for the formats you actually play. DATA & PRIVACY Saved players are stored locally on your device. Course data is loaded from mysociety.golf. Location is only used when you choose to search for nearby courses — it is not tracked in the background. The app is free to use and supported by occasional ads. Powered by mysociety.golf.

Screenshots

SimCap4 screens
Golf Course Handicap4 screens

Verdict

The call

SimCap and Golf Course Handicap are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SimCap versus Golf Course Handicap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimCapGolf Course Handicap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraham DeeHarrison Lievesley

In-app purchases

None

SimCap

No in-app purchases

None

Golf Course Handicap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimCap free?
SimCap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Golf Course Handicap free?
Golf Course Handicap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SimCap or Golf Course Handicap have ads?
Neither SimCap nor Golf Course Handicap shows ads.

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