Comparison

The Pat GC vs Future Golf

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

Head to head

The best way to play golf

Free

⚽ Sports

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

About

The Pat GC

Features

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Download the The Pat GC app to enhance your golf experience on the course. This app includes: - Interactive Scorecard - Golf Games: Skins, Stableford, Par, Stroke Scoring - GPS - Golfer Profile with Automatic Stats Tracker - Hole Descriptions & Playing Tips - Live Tournaments & Leaderboards - Book Tee Times - Course Tour - Food & Beverage Menu - Facebook Sharing - And much more...

About

Future Golf

Access Australia's largest golf membership with smart handicap management, course discounts, and exclusive tee time bookings. Track your progress with live scoring, player badges, and leaderboards. Submit social conforming scorecards directly to GOLF Link and Golf Australia for easier handicap updates.

Highlights

Smart Handicap Management
Course Discounts and Offers
Exclusive Tee Time Bookings
Player Badges & Leaderboards
Live Scoring
Social Conforming Scorecards

Features

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The Future Golf app makes golf easier to access, easier to book and easier to keep playing. Everything you need to unlock the full value of your Multi-club membership in one place. Discover courses, book tee times, manage your handicap, play in events and access exclusive offers. FIND WHERE TO PLAY Discover golf courses, driving ranges, indoor sims and events near you, then book your next round in seconds. It’s as easy as Tap, Book, Play. UNLOCK YOUR MEMBERSHIP VALUE Redeem Round Vouchers across courses and access green fee discounts and perks from great partner brands. MANAGE YOUR GAME Track your scores and keep your handicap up to date with live scoring and handicap submission, wherever you play. MORE THAN ROUNDS Enter events, follow leaderboards, earn Player Badges, watch the latest Future Golf content and stay connected to the community between rounds. Your membership gives you access to more golf - more courses, more ways to play and more value. The new app brings it all together, so you can see more, book more and play more. More golf. More Value. Everybody's Game.

Screenshots

The Pat GC3 screens

Future Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The Pat GC at none against Future Golf's shown. The Pat GC also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Future Golf's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price and in-app purchases 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

The Pat GC ships an update every 5 weeks, Future Golf every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level

The Pat GC versus Future Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	The Pat GC	Future Golf
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	46.3% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	1 — better
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Ad-supported
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	16.4
Further details — not scored
Size	60 MB	148 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Gallus Golf	Future Golf

Bugs and requests

The Pat GC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Future Golf

Reported bugs

27 issues

App crashes
App logs users out
App forces tutorials to replay
App loses scores
Live scoring is unusable

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Joining matches throws errors
Hole navigation breaks
Some partner courses don’t show available tee times
Bookings section only shows voucher tee bookings
Event bookings aren’t visible
Badges are rarely up to date
Leaderboard doesn’t show results
App doesn't show tee times without contacting support
App doesn't recognize location
App erroring when trying to load
App only shows blue loading page
Website is error laden
App unusable after update
App crashes repeatedly on startup after update
App tracking prompt comes up every 15 seconds
Cannot log a handicap score
Login preventing after reinstallation
Dropdown menu for complaint section doesn't work
Takes too long to load or type
App intentionally designed to make cancellation impossible
Round vouchers unable to be claimed
Broken Golflink number when linking to GSM account

Requested features

16 requests

Fix the app for better experience and value
Major improvements needed soon
Refresh the app to be useful
Show all bookings in one place
Make event bookings visible

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Update badges regularly
Show leaderboard results
Improve clarity on handicap rounds, vouchers, and incomplete rounds
Fix navigation issues when going back in tee time lists
Increase tee time availability
Ensure app works after updates
Fix location recognition issues
Provide handicap after submitting social rounds
Make membership cancellation easy
Improve typing experience
Fix Golflink number linking issues

In-app purchases

None

The Pat GC

No in-app purchases

None

Future Golf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Pat GC free?

The Pat GC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Future Golf free?

Future Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do The Pat GC or Future Golf have ads?

Future Golf shows ads; The Pat GC does not.

Which is updated more often, The Pat GC or Future Golf?

The Pat GC ships an update every 5 weeks, and Future Golf every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Pat GC was updated on November 1, 2026 and Future Golf on November 7, 2026.