SidePot Golf vs OGA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SidePot Golf
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SidePot Golf is the scorecard for groups who play for more than fun. Bring your foursome's favorite side bets — Skins, Nassau, Wolf, Vegas, 4-Ball, Match Play, 9-Point, Bingo Bango Bongo, Stableford, Scramble, Foursomes, Greensomes, 6/6/6, Trash/Junks — into one scorecard, and let the app settle who owes who. NEW IN 1.4 • Round Recap — Share a clean scoreboard card after any round: who won, who paid, final numbers for every game. • Quick-Start Templates — Save your group's course, players, and games as a template. Start that round again in one tap. • Faster Round Setup — Course, players, and games now come together on one screen. • Simpler Wolf & Partner Picks — Choosing the Wolf and partner is quicker and clearer, including 6-man Wolf. WHY GOLFERS LOVE IT • No napkin math at the 19th hole — every game settles itself, hole by hole. • Track multiple games at once: Skins + Nassau + Junks in the same round. • Scorecards mark eagles, birdies, bogeys and worse with classic rings and squares. • Voice score entry — say "Tommy four, Spencer birdie" and you're done. Junks too. (iOS 26+) • Big, tappable score buttons for fast entry. • Hole-by-hole scoreboards for every game — see exactly which Skins hole carried over, or watch a Vegas birdie flip the numbers. • Junks (greenies, sandies, polies, barkies, arnies, chip-ins) tracked per hole with one tap. • Wolf with Lone Wolf and Blind Wolf bonus multipliers. SETTLE UP & SEASON-LONG PLAY • Events & Series — tag rounds to a trip or league and follow one running money leaderboard and trophy. • Settle Up — end every round knowing exactly who pays whom, in the fewest payments. • Fair from any tees — rated tees auto-adjust strokes when players play from different markers. • Extra Strokes — spot a player strokes in just the games you choose, even a single Nassau match, while the group game stays scratch. • Share rounds — export a round for your group to import into their own history and stats. • Manual Nassau presses, full-scorecard view for saved rounds, and round notes. TRACK YOUR OWN GAME Mark yourself as "Me" to record fairways, putts, chips, and penalties for your own ball while scoring the group — one extra tap per hole. Every round gets a free shot summary. Pro adds improvement charts (fairway accuracy, putts, 3-putt trend, penalties) and an on-device Coach's Summary. iCLOUD SYNC Round history, players, and courses sync automatically across your iPhone and iPad. Free for everyone. ROUND HISTORY (FREE LAST 3, PRO UNLIMITED) Every finished round saves its course, scores, games, and settlements. Pro stores every round forever, filterable by course and player. STATS (PRO) 1, 3, 6, or 12-month windows: scoring averages, best gross and best-to-par, and net money won by game type. Know if you're up or down for the year. LIVE SHARING (PRO) Broadcast scores from one phone; the group follows along on theirs. Local-network only — no servers, no logins. ALSO INCLUDED • Custom courses with pars and handicap indexes, or scanned from paper • Handicap-aware net scoring across every game • PDF scorecard export (Pro); selective export of players/courses with AirDrop • iPad-optimized layouts • Private by design — your data lives on your devices and your own iCloud, never our servers ONE-TIME PURCHASE SidePot Pro is a one-time purchase — no subscription. Pay once, use forever on every iPhone and iPad signed into your Apple ID.
OGA
This free, open-source golf application offers comprehensive shot tracking and analysis. It provides detailed insights into your game, including strokes gained, shot dispersion, and personalized practice plans, all calibrated to your skill level.
- GPS-assisted shot tracking
- Strokes-gained analysis
- Per-club shot-pattern dispersion
- Personalized practice plans
- Live-round scoring
- Custom club bag tracking
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Open Golf App (OGA) — track every shot, get better at golf, free forever. OGA is a free, open-source golf-tracking app that does what paid apps charge $100+/year for: shot tracking with GPS, strokes-gained analysis against your handicap bracket, per-club shot-pattern dispersion, personalized practice plans, and live-round scoring. No ads. No paywalls. No premium tier. Built by golfers, for golfers. What you get • Track every shot live on the course with GPS-assisted ball and aim placement • Strokes-gained breakdown — off the tee, approach, around the green, putting — measured against your skill level, not a tour pro's • Shot-pattern dispersion — see your real spread and miss tendency per club • Personalized practice plans calibrated to your skill, goals, and the drills you can actually run • Detailed scorecard with par-relative scoring and round summaries • Custom bag — track your club lineup and carry distances • Log past rounds after the fact, or track live as you play • Free forever, open source, no in-app purchases What makes OGA different • Skill-calibrated: a 14-handicap's strokes gained compares to a 14 baseline, not to scratch • Explicit aim: you set your aim point before the shot, so your dispersion data is real — never guessed • Lie + slope per shot: filter your patterns by the lie you actually faced Why free? We believe getting better at golf shouldn't be paywalled. OGA is sustained by donations and the open-source community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OGA at none against SidePot Golf's 1. OGA also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. SidePot Golf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OGA asks for nothing beyond the download.
SidePot Golf ships an update monthly, OGA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SidePot Golf | OGA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Craig Scott | Conner Smith |
In-app purchases
SidePot Golf
- SidePot Pro$7.99
OGA
No in-app purchases









