Comparison

PuttingAce vs Dirty 22

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

Head to head
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.

About

Dirty 22

Features
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Dirty 22 is the golf game where the lead is never safe. Win a hole and the point goes into escrow, not your pocket. Make par on the next hole to bank it. Bogey, and it spills back on the table. And if a buddy birdies while you're holding escrow, it's his now. Birdies bank instantly. A triple bogey wipes your pocket clean. The leader pays for bogeys. Twenty-two base points, none of them yours until you've earned them twice. The app does the math so you can argue about everything else. SCORE IN SECONDS Par is pre-filled. Big plus and minus buttons. Tag the greenie on par 3s with one tap. Anyone in the game can enter scores, so a dead battery on 14 doesn't end the round. A SCORECARD THAT EXPLAINS ITSELF Gross and net, stroke dots on the holes where you get one, circles for birdies, squares for bogeys, the points won or lost on every hole, and what the next hole is worth. A LEADERBOARD THAT FEELS LIKE A BROADCAST Live for everyone in the game. Who's holding escrow. Who just got robbed. Who's buying. Share a six-letter code and anyone can watch at dirty22.com, no app or account needed. SETTLE UP WITHOUT A CALCULATOR Choose per point or winner takes all. The app nets everyone's margins down to the fewest payments and opens Venmo with the amount filled in. THE RECAP When the round ends, a headline and a short summary written for the group chat, emailed to everyone with a PDF scorecard. Add your own highlight and it makes the cut. REAL COURSES, REAL HANDICAPS Search any USGA-rated course and import it in one tap: pars, stroke indexes, tees, slope and rating. Enter your index by hand and the app works out your course handicap for the tee you're playing. Start on any hole; the app plays the round in order and knows which hole is your last. BUILT FOR THE CREW Your buddies add you by email. Sign up with the same one and every game you've been in is already in your history. Save a setup for the regular game and start the next one in two taps. Push notifications when someone puts you in a game and when the final headline drops. Dirty 22 keeps score for a game played between friends. No money moves through the app. Your points are never safe. dirty22.com

Screenshots

PuttingAce4 screens
Dirty 224 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dirty 22 at none against PuttingAce's 1. Dirty 22 also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Dirty 22 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PuttingAce ships an update weekly, Dirty 22 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PuttingAce versus Dirty 22: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuttingAceDirty 22
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB42 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJL Golf, LLCJames Berkabile

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PuttingAce

One-time1
  • PuttingAce Full Access$9.99
None

Dirty 22

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PuttingAce free?
PuttingAce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dirty 22 free?
Dirty 22 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PuttingAce or Dirty 22 have ads?
Neither PuttingAce nor Dirty 22 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PuttingAce or Dirty 22?
PuttingAce ships an update weekly, and Dirty 22 every 3 days. Most recently, PuttingAce was updated on October 19, 2026 and Dirty 22 on October 6, 2026.

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