Comparison

Hole19 vs CourtPlot

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

Head to head
About

Hole19

This app provides golfers with accurate GPS distances, digital scorecards, and advanced performance tracking. It helps users strategize shots, monitor handicaps, and connect with a global golfing community. Premium features offer enhanced course mapping, club recommendations, and augmented reality views.

Highlights
  • Accurate GPS distances
  • Digital scorecard
  • Performance tracking
  • Handicap calculator
  • Club recommendations
  • Augmented reality views
  • Golf social network
Features
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The #1 golf GPS app and rangefinder trusted by 5M+ golfers worldwide. Hole19 delivers pinpoint accurate yardages, AI-powered shot tracking, a digital scorecard, and a handicap tracker, all on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Whether you're chasing your first sub-90 or defending single digits, Hole19 has the tools to lower your score. Coverage of 42,000+ courses in 201 countries, a full-featured Apple Watch integration, and features built with 10+ years of real golfer feedback. Golfers who track their shots with Hole19 Premium save an average of 3 shots per round. Try Premium free for 14 days. FREE FEATURES: - Golf GPS Rangefinder: Pinpoint distances to the front, center, and back of the green plus every hazard and target across 42,000+ courses. - Digital Scorecard: Scores, putts, fairways hit, and GIR tracked on your phone or Apple Watch. - Course Preview: Explore every hole layout and hazard before you tee off. - Apple Watch GPS: Front, center, back distances on your wrist. Phone-free play. - LivePlay: Organize rounds, track live leaderboards, and share the round in real time. - Golf Social Network: Connect with golfers worldwide, share scores and course photos. - Siri Voice Commands (iOS): Start a round hands-free. - Monthly Challenges: Compete for prizes. PREMIUM FEATURES: - Plays Like Distances: Real yardages adjusted for elevation. - Shot Tracker: Track every shot and see exactly where it landed. - Club Recommendation: Personalized club suggestions based on your actual distances. - Augmented Reality (iOS): Distances and directions overlaid on your camera view. - Handicap Calculator: Global-standard handicap index with improvement tracking. - Club & Overall Stats: Driving accuracy, greens in regulation, short game, putting. - Apple Watch Scoring & Maps: Full score input and flyover maps on your wrist. - Game Modes: Stroke Play, Stableford and Side Games free; Match Play and team formats Premium. - Shot Dispersion Tool: See where your shots are likely to land and pick smarter aim points. - Auto-Change Hole: The app advances automatically as you move. - Distance Arcs: Free in Course Preview only; Premium in-round. - Notes & Highlights: Course strategy notes plus your career highlights. - Ad-free experience. INTELLIGENCE (Hole19's AI tier): - Otto AI: Your personal AI caddie. Unlimited AI round reports that tell you exactly where you're losing strokes and what to work on. - Auto Shot Detection: Track every shot with one tap after the round. - Strokes Gained Analysis: Pro-level stats that reveal which part of your game is costing you the most. - Handicap Benchmark: Compare your game to golfers at your exact handicap level. - CORE Golf included (iOS Only): 100+ drills and 15+ practice plans to structure your practice. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account upon confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings. If you upgrade to Premium or Intelligence during your free trial any remaining time left on your trial will be forfeited. NOTES: - help@hole19golf.com - Technical support - mapping@hole19golf.com - Mapping requests - partners@hole19golf.com - Partnerships - Premium and Intelligence features are available via in-app purchase - The app is optimized for iOS 18.0+ on iPhone SE (2nd generation) and newer - Hole19 for Apple Watch requires watchOS 10 or later - Hole19 is not optimized for iPad - Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life - Family Sharing is not supported - Privacy Policy - https://www.hole19golf.com/terms/privacy-policy - Terms of Use - https://www.hole19golf.com/terms

About

CourtPlot

Features
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Track a tennis match the way a coach sees it: point by point, from the sideline. CourtPlot turns your phone into a courtside notebook. Tap the court to plot where each shot lands, or answer a simple card after each point. Either way you finish with a complete match: the score, the stats, and a plain-English read of what actually decided it. Use it for a tournament, a league night, a college match, a practice set, or your own weekend singles. Track your own play, your player's, or an opponent you expect to meet again. THREE WAYS TO TRACK • ProPlot: tap or trace the court and CourtPlot reads the shot. Serves, aces, faults, volleys, forehands and backhands, in or out. • EasyPlot: no court needed. Answer a card or two after each point (who won, how, which shot). • Score a match: just the scoreboard, for when you only want the score. SCORING THAT KEEPS UP Games, sets, tiebreaks, deuce, no-ad, changeovers and serve rotation are all automatic. Best of 3 with a full third set or a 10-point match tiebreak, best of 5, pro sets, short sets: set the format once and CourtPlot follows along. Missed a few points? Roll the score right on the scoreboard and every point you charted stays intact. STATS WORTH READING Winners, unforced and forced errors by wing, first and second serve percentages, break points, rally length, and in ProPlot, where every ball actually landed. MATCH INSIGHTS, NO AI REQUIRED CourtPlot writes the read itself, grouped the way a coach thinks: unforced errors, rally length, aggression, serve. It knows the difference between a wing breaking down and errors made going for too much, between donating the short points and being outgunned in them, between a serve that wins points and one that only starts rallies. PLAYER PROFILES Every player you track gets a profile: record, World Tennis Number, and a scouting report of the patterns that keep showing up, for your own game and for the people you play. Choose whether the analysis reads every match or only recent form. FOLLOW LIVE Family and friends can watch the score from anywhere with a code: one match, or a whole event board showing every court at a tournament. Live scores clear themselves 12 hours after a stream starts. TAKE IT FURTHER Export a printable PDF report, or copy a whole match as raw data to paste into an AI chatbot for a coaching read. FREE FOR 30 DAYS, THEN ONE PAYMENT Everything is unlocked for your first 30 days. After that, tracking never stops: charting in all three modes, automatic scoring, the core stats, notes, and watching or sharing matches live stay free for good. CourtPlot Pro is a single purchase, no subscription, and it unlocks the analysis layer: match insights, player scouting reports, the AI exports, PDF reports and raw data export. No account needed. Your matches stay on your device.

Screenshots

Hole194 screens
CourtPlot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CourtPlot at none against Hole19's shown. Hole19's advantage is chart position (#59 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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. Hole19 sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and CourtPlot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hole19 ships an update every 6 days, CourtPlot every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Hole19 versus CourtPlot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHole19CourtPlot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (22K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings22K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#59 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size235 MB4 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperStat Track Technologies Lda.HAAKON BERGE NYGAARD

Bugs and requests

Hole19

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Hole numbers not displaying correctly on some courses
  • Apple Watch app freezing or losing sync with phone
  • Inconsistent GPS distances compared to other devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to manually adjust pin locations
  • More customization options for scoring and statistics
  • Standalone Apple Watch app with full functionality
  • Support for 9-hole courses and shotgun starts

CourtPlot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Hole19

Subscriptions11
  • Premium Pro Weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Premium Pro Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium Pro Monthly - Legacy$20.001 Month
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  • Intelligence 1 Month7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Lite Basic - Legacy$29.991 Month
  • Lite for Wearables - Legacy$29.991 Month
  • Lite Birdie - Legacy$29.991 Month
  • Premium Pro 6 Months7 Days trial$49.996 Months
  • Premium Pro Yearly14 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Premium Pro Yearly1 Month trial$69.991 Year
  • Intelligence 1 Year14 Days trial$99.991 Year
1 purchases

CourtPlot

One-time1
  • CourtPlot Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Hole19 free?
Hole19 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CourtPlot free?
CourtPlot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hole19 or CourtPlot have ads?
Hole19 shows ads; CourtPlot does not.
Which is updated more often, Hole19 or CourtPlot?
Hole19 ships an update every 6 days, and CourtPlot every 3 days. Most recently, Hole19 was updated on October 31, 2026 and CourtPlot on October 25, 2026.

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