Opengolf vs GolfSimple
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Opengolf
This app acts as your real-time golf partner, providing essential yardage, club recommendations, and scoring for every hole. It offers a satellite map view, drag-and-drop rangefinder, and shot tracking to enhance your game on the course and on your wrist.
- Satellite hole maps with live distances
- Drag-and-drop rangefinder for layups
- One-tap shot recording and club tracking
- Apple Watch companion app
- Smart caddie with club recommendations
- Slope-adjusted distances
- Hole-by-hole scorecards and shot history
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OpenGolf turns every round into your real-time playing partner. Phone in your pocket or a glance at your wrist on the fairway, OpenGolf gives you the yardage that matters, the club that fits, and the score for every hole, without breaking your tempo. ON THE COURSE - Satellite map of every hole, with live distance to the front, center, and back of the green, plus your own marked pin. - Drag the rangefinder cursor to plan layups and doglegs, and read the yardage for both legs instantly. - Tap once to record a shot. Drop a pin where your ball landed, and OpenGolf tracks every club, distance, and round. - Walk to the flag, tap "Mark Pin," and every distance switches from CENTER GREEN to TO PIN. ON YOUR WRIST - Apple Watch companion with hero yardage, a Digital Crown club picker, and one-tap pin marking. - Hole map, slope-adjusted yardage, score editing, and a next hole button, all without reaching for your phone. SMART CADDIE - Club recommendations built on your real carry numbers. Enter them by hand or import from a launch monitor. - Slope rangefinder with plays-like distance for uphill and downhill shots. - Handicap-aware par tracking and a live score-to-par chip on every screen. - Optional shot tracer turns your iPhone camera into a Vision-powered ball flight overlay. AFTER THE ROUND - Hole-by-hole scorecard, full shot history, walking step count, and share cards built for the group chat. OpenGolf is built for people who actually play. No banner ads, no aggressive upsells. Just yardage, score, and your bag, together at last. OpenGolf Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase and renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://opengolf.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://opengolf.co/privacy
GolfSimple
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GolfSimple is built for the way you actually play with quick taps between shots, clean numbers on the screen, and zero setup before your first round. FIND YOUR COURSE INSTANTLY • Thousands of pre-loaded courses across the USA and Canada • Search by course name, club name, or city • Pick your tees with full course and slope ratings included • No internet? No problem — courses load from a built-in database • Course maps for the majority of courses available allowing you to click and view distances from the tees to the pins CAN'T FIND YOUR COURSE? CREATE IT & SUBMIT IT FOR OFFICIAL ADDITION • Build a custom course in seconds • Set par 3–5 for each hole, or skip pars entirely • Save your local muni, league course, or vacation track • Submit your course to the community database for review and addition PLAY YOUR WAY • 18 holes, Front 9, or Back 9 — your choice • One-handed scoring designed for use between shots SCORE WITH UP TO 4 PLAYERS • Add friends or guest players to any round • Live group scorecard — everyone's score, one screen • Link friends to their profiles for shared history YOUR REAL HANDICAP, AUTOMATIC • USGA-style handicap index from your last 20 rounds • Course rating and slope baked into every calculation • Works for 9-hole and 18-hole rounds • Updates the moment you finish a round SEE YOUR GAME IMPROVE • Best score, average to par, total rounds at a glance • Trend chart shows your last several rounds visually • Handicap trend chart by courses played and how they impacted your handicap • Full scoring breakdown: aces, eagles, birdies, pars, bogeys • Filter your history by date ranges GOLFSIMPLE PRO Unlock the full picture of your game and your competition. • Advanced Statistics: par 3, 4 & 5 performance breakdowns, scoring consistency, birdie and bogey rates, and course-by-course analysis — all filterable by time period • Head-to-Head Comparison: see your handicap and stats side-by-side with any friend, compare best rounds on shared courses with a full hole-by-hole scorecard, and track who's improving faster • All for $1.99 / month COMPETE WITH FRIENDS • Add friends by code or find nearby players instantly • Compare handicaps, average scores, and best rounds • See their full round history and shared course records • Head-to-head par type performance — who owns the par 5s? SECURE, SYNCED, YOURS • Sign in with Email or Google • Rounds sync safely across all your devices • Private by default Privacy Policy: https://golfsimpleapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Opengolf at 17.0 against GolfSimple's 26.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Opengolf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and GolfSimple sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Opengolf | GolfSimple |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mah Technologies Inc. | Marko Stajic |
In-app purchases
Opengolf
- Opengolf Pro$3.997 Days
- Opengolf Pro1 Year trial$19.991 Year
- Opengolf Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- Opengolf Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
GolfSimple
- GolfSimple Pro$1.991 Month









