SideAction Saloon vs OVR Golf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SideAction Saloon
This app is designed exclusively for tracking golf side games, handling all the complex math and scoring for popular wagers. It supports numerous game formats, allowing groups to manage multiple bets simultaneously and settle them at the end of the round.
- Tracks 17+ golf side games
- Supports full-group formats
- Manages multiple games simultaneously
- Automates all scoring math
- Includes free games like Skins and Nassau
- Offers unlockable premium games
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Step inside. SideAction Saloon is built exclusively for golf side games. Not a GPS. Not a rangefinder. Not a handicap tracker. We cover every popular game your group actually plays for money — 17 side games plus full-group formats — and settle the whole thing at the end. Every side game. All the math. None of the arguments. FOUR GAMES, ALWAYS FREE Skins, Nassau, Sixes, and DOTS are yours at no cost — play them as much as you want. Unlock the full saloon when you're ready. SKINS (free) Low score wins the skin. Ties carry over. Classic, clean, and always worth watching on 18 when the pot is stacked. NASSAU (free) Three bets in one round: front 9, back 9, and the full 18. Down a bet? Press to open a new one. The oldest wager in golf. WOLF Each hole, one player is the Wolf. Watch the tee shots, pick your partner — or go alone and double the money. Best ball decides who walks away. WOLF SCOTCH Eight points up for grabs every hole: low ball, low total, birdie, proximity. Win them all and trigger a BLITZ — points double. BANKER The hole winner becomes the Banker. Bet against them one-on-one, then press to double down before they tee off. BINGO BANGO BONGO Three ways to win every hole: first on the green, closest to the pin, first in the hole. Long hitters get no edge. DOTS (free) Every good shot counts. Fairway? Dot. Green in regulation? Dot. One-putt? Dot. Birdie? Two dots. The fairest game for mixed-skill groups. SIXES (free) Built for foursomes. Partners rotate every six holes — three team matches in one round, so you play alongside everyone. NINES Built for threesomes. Five points for first, three for second, one for third. Nine points a hole, cleanest math in golf. HAMMER Golf meets Texas Hold'em. Any team can hammer to double the pot — after any shot, at any time. Fold to cut your losses. Match to stay alive. LANDMINES Acey Deucey with a twist. Low score wins big, high score pays. Hit water, sand, a tree, or three-putt and the landmines are tripped. Every mistake counted. Press another player on the short putts for DOH! VEGAS Team up and combine your scores into one two-digit number — low ball first. Birdies flip the opponents' number. …AND MORE Sandies, Greenies, Closest to the Pin, and Chaos Card — draw a card each hole for stake modifiers, skill challenges and rule twists. OUTINGS UP TO 24 PLAYERS Six foursomes, one event. Play a full-group format alongside the side action — Net Stroke Play, Stableford, Match Play, Scramble, Shamble, Two-Man Best Ball, Chapman/Pinehurst — handicap-adjusted on one live leaderboard. SET IT UP BEFORE YOU GET THERE Create a code the night before and send it out. Everyone signs themselves up from their own phone and claims a foursome. When the group is set, you call it — and every phone drops into the round at once. No sorting it out in the parking lot. RUN IT BACK Playing again tomorrow? One tap clones the whole setup onto a fresh code. Built for buddies trips, where the teams change day to day. THE CLUBHOUSE BOARD Prop an iPad up at the turn and every foursome is on one screen — live standings, who's through what hole. POST-ROUND AWARDS When the scores are in, the round hands out its own hardware: Top Gun, Hot Hand, Steady Eddie, The Anchor, Snowman Alert, Comeback Kid, The Bandit and more — all from the scores you already entered. RUN MULTIPLE GAMES AT ONCE Play Skins and Hammer at the same time. Run DOTS alongside Wolf. One score entry covers everything. LIVE ROUNDS Share a code and your group joins from their phones. Scores update in real time on every device. HANDICAPS BUILT IN Toggle net scoring on any game. Enter your index once. The app does the rest. SETTLEMENT AT THE END When the round ends, SideAction Saloon shows exactly who owes whom. No calculator. No debate. Just pay up and grab a drink. SideAction Saloon. The Side Game App. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
OVR Golf
Analyze your golf swing frame by frame with advanced body tracking to identify flaws and receive a personalized training plan with specific drills. Get an honest assessment of your game and track your progress over time to lower your scores.
- Frame-by-frame swing analysis
- 33-point body tracking
- Personalized training plans
- Drill library with instruction
- OVR swing rating
- Progress tracking
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Meet Larry, your golf coach in your pocket. Prop your phone up, hit balls, and Larry watches every swing. He tells you out loud what he sees, gives you one thing to fix, and lets you know the moment you've got it. No more guessing, no more watching ten YouTube videos before your round. LIVE LESSONS Real-time coaching from Larry. He finds the one thing costing you the most, coaches it swing by swing, and shows you a before and after when you're done. UPLOAD A SWING Already filmed your swing? Upload it, trim it to just the swing, and Larry breaks it down. See every measurement, from your posture to your swing plane, and exactly where he wants you. LEARN TO READ THE GREEN See the putt before you hit it. Point your phone at the green and OVR shows you the line, where to aim, and how hard to hit it. Learn to read greens yourself, one putt at a time. LARRY'S 5 Test your golf IQ. Five course management questions a day, the decisions that actually save strokes: which club, when to lay up, how to play the lie. Answer out loud and Larry lets you know how you did. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Every lesson, every read, and every Larry's 5 adds up. See your scores, how often your reads are right, and whether your fixes are sticking. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED OVR Golf requires a subscription to use. • Annual: $99.99 / year • Monthly: 14.99 / Month Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ovrgolf.com/privacy/ Support: https://ovrgolf.com/support/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: SideAction Saloon at freemium against OVR Golf's subscription. OVR Golf's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. SideAction Saloon sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and OVR Golf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. 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 SideAction Saloon against 5.0 for OVR Golf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OVR Golf has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SideAction Saloon ships an update weekly, OVR Golf every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | SideAction Saloon | OVR Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 5.0 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 303 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Emjay Software, Inc. | Kevin Cronin |
Customer experience
SideAction Saloon
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In-app purchases
SideAction Saloon
- Unlimited1 Year trial$19.991 Year
- Round Pass$0.99
OVR Golf
- OVR Pro Weekly$7.997 Days
- OVR Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
- OVR Pro$39.991 Year
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- OVR Pro Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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