Comparison

Ref vs Karta Golf

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

Head to head
About

Ref

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Ref-U is the fan app for referee calls in pro football, college football and pro basketball. Every call, as it happens Follow live games and see each call: who was called, what for, and when. Vote on every call Open any call and vote BLEW IT or GOOD CALL. See how other fans voted and join the discussion. Know the officials Referee profiles show how many calls each official makes and what types. Feel the Rage The Rage Meter shows how heated a game is getting. Know the rules See what the rule says and the typical penalty for a call. Think like a ref Football rules challenges: True or False, Daily Ref, Call It Live and more. You stay in control Report or block any comment or user from the "..." menu next to their post. Ref-U is an independent fan app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any league, conference, team or officiating body.

About

Karta Golf

Features
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Keep the round. Share the story. Karta is your personal golf book for iPhone. Record a round, look back at your results and turn the moments worth keeping into a shareable card. No account required, and scoring works offline. SCORE SOLO OR WITH YOUR GROUP Play 9 or 18 holes and record each score with clear, simple controls. Add putts and fairway direction when you want more detail. Playing together? Keep scores for 2–4 golfers on one phone, with stroke play, match play, gross or handicap Stableford, Skins or custom points. Handicap Stableford requires complete course data and each golfer's handicap, with everyone playing the same tees. KEEP THE WHOLE ROUND Return to a completed round for the same full recap: score to par, front and back nine, standout holes and earned titles. Reopen every hole, correct a score or pick up an unfinished round. When plans change, end the current round and start another from Home without losing the scores already recorded. UNDERSTAND YOUR GOLF See recent form and average strokes on par 3, 4 and 5 holes, with separate views for 9- and 18-hole rounds. Add your handicap to see net scores and Stableford on supported rated course cards, including average Stableford points by par. MARK YOUR PROGRESS Explore 326 titles for completed rounds, scoring, streaks and practice. Some goals are matched to the handicap saved with your round. Log driving-range balls and club categories, then keep a factual practice history. MAKE A CARD WORTH SHARING Create solo scorecards, group scorecards and title cards in the same composer. Choose Story, Square or Portrait, then a graphic, photo or transparent background. Eight graphic styles include Heritage, Royal blue and Pencil. Solo and group cards can show the full scorecard or emphasize the result with the Number layout, independently of the background. Save to Photos or use the iPhone share sheet. You choose whether to include group names and other details. Transparent PNGs can be manually placed over a Story or photo in another app. FIND YOUR COURSE, OR ADD IT Search the bundled offline catalogue for the United States, Spain, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Choose the course, layout and tees separately. Use available scorecards or enter a course manually. Location is optional. English and Czech. Your rounds, practice, profile and titles stay on your iPhone unless you choose to export or share them. The Czech feature name remains Úspěchy. Course coverage and available details vary. Course-aware net and Stableford results require a saved handicap and complete rating, slope, par and stroke-index data. Karta does not issue or update an official handicap. Group results are separate from solo statistics and titles.

Screenshots

Ref4 screens
Karta Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ref at daily against Karta Golf's every 9 days. Ref also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ref ships an update daily, Karta Golf every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Ref versus Karta Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefKarta Golf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB59 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAlvin KwakNorthframe s.r.o

In-app purchases

None

Ref

No in-app purchases

None

Karta Golf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ref free?
Ref is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Karta Golf free?
Karta Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ref or Karta Golf have ads?
Neither Ref nor Karta Golf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ref or Karta Golf?
Ref ships an update daily, and Karta Golf every 9 days. Most recently, Ref was updated on October 28, 2026 and Karta Golf on October 29, 2026.

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