Comparison

Fringe vs PuttingAce

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

Head to head
About

Fringe

This app streamlines private club management, allowing members to book tee times, courts, and simulator sessions. It also facilitates event registration, live scorekeeping, and communication among members, keeping everyone informed with club announcements.

Highlights
  • Book tee times, courts, and simulators
  • Register for club events
  • Live golf scores and leaderboards
  • Connect with fellow members
  • Club announcements and notifications
Features
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Fringe brings your private club experience together in one easy-to-use app. Book tee times, courts, and simulator sessions; register for club events; keep live golf scores and leaderboards; connect with fellow members; and stay informed with announcements and notifications. Whether you’re planning your next round, joining a tournament, reserving a court, or checking what’s happening around the club, Fringe helps you spend less time coordinating—and more time enjoying your club.

About

PuttingAce

This app provides structured putting practice and performance tracking for golfers. It helps users identify areas for improvement through detailed insights and benchmark tests. Play games, log putts quickly, and review sessions with clear feedback.

Highlights
  • Structured putting games (PuttingAce 9 & 18)
  • Performance insights by distance
  • Benchmark tests (5ft & 10ft)
  • Tour Par scoring
  • Fast putt entry
  • Session history and analysis
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Designed by a professional golfer, PuttingAce was built to solve a simple problem: most putting practice is random, and golfers often leave the green without knowing what actually improved. PuttingAce gives players a clean way to practice putting, track results, and identify where they can improve. Play structured putting games like PuttingAce 9 and PuttingAce 18, compare your score to Tour Par, and review performance insights by distance. Choose a game, log each putt in seconds, and review your session with clear feedback. Features include: • PuttingAce 9 and PuttingAce 18 performance rounds • Short putting and lag putting challenges • 5-foot and 10-foot benchmark tests • Tour Par scoring benchmarks • Fast putt entry • Saved session history • Strokes-gained style performance analysis • Distance-based strengths and weaknesses • Past session filters by game mode • Recommended practice focus PuttingAce is built for competitive players, serious amateurs, coaches, and everyday golfers who want to practice with more purpose. Train smarter. Putt better.

Screenshots

Fringe3 screens
PuttingAce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fringe at none against PuttingAce's 1. Fringe also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). PuttingAce's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PuttingAce sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fringe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fringe against 5.0 for PuttingAce. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PuttingAce has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fringe ships an update weekly, PuttingAce every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fringe versus PuttingAce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFringePuttingAce
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB17 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFringe Works, Inc.JL Golf, LLC

Customer experience

Fringe

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PuttingAce

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fringe

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PuttingAce

One-time1
  • PuttingAce Full Access$9.99

Questions

Is Fringe free?
Fringe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PuttingAce free?
PuttingAce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fringe or PuttingAce?
Fringe and PuttingAce are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do Fringe or PuttingAce have ads?
Neither Fringe nor PuttingAce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fringe or PuttingAce?
Fringe ships an update weekly, and PuttingAce every 3 weeks. Most recently, Fringe was updated on October 3, 2026 and PuttingAce on October 2, 2026.

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