The Scoring Machine vs Select Pi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Scoring Machine
This app helps organize and score golf games for individuals, groups, or entire events. It supports numerous game types, including medal, match play, best-balls, and scrambles, with automatic handling of handicaps, skins, and wagers.
- Organize and score golf games
- Supports dozens of play types
- Accurate individual and team scores
- Appropriate handicaps for all play
- Automatic skins and wagering
- Compatible with Mulligan's Eagle
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Organize and score for yourself, your foursome, your team, or a whole golf event. Keep accurate individual and team scores for dozens of kinds of play, including medal (stroke) play, match play, best-balls, foursomes, scrambles, Chapman, Stableford, Chicago and more. Use appropriate handicaps for every form of play. Handle skins and wagering automatically. You play golf and let The Scoring Machine do the work. Compatible with Mulligan's Eagle for the Mac.
Select Pi
This app allows golfers to manage their golf ball dispensing accounts at participating facilities. Users can register, add funds, and dispense buckets of balls directly from their device.
- Register account
- Add value to account
- Dispense golf ball buckets
- Check facility-specific balance
- Automatic balance sync for existing cards
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Register, add value, and dispense balls at any facility equipped with the Select Pi technology. NOTE: Not all facilities allow in-app reloads. support@ontogolf.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Select Pi at Free against The Scoring Machine's $4.99. Select Pi also leads on ratings volume (2.7K vs 129). The Scoring Machine's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 36%) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.6). On rating, update cadence, ads 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
Select Pi is free to download; The Scoring Machine costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for The Scoring Machine against 4.6 for Select Pi. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Select Pi has 2.7K ratings behind it against 129, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of The Scoring Machine's written reviews are positive against 36% of Select Pi's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Scoring Machine | Select Pi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (129 ratings) | 4.6 (2.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews — better | 35.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 129 | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mulligan Software | Leisure Design Systems |
Customer experience
The Scoring Machine
Select Pi
Bugs and requests
The Scoring Machine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Select Pi
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent QR code scanning
- Duplicate charges
- Dispensing issues at ball machines
Requested features
3 requests- Add ability to load funds directly in the app
- Implement universal balance that can be used at any participating course
- Integrate with Apple Watch for seamless access
In-app purchases
The Scoring Machine
No in-app purchases
Select Pi
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The Scoring Machine free?
Is Select Pi free?
Which has better reviews, The Scoring Machine or Select Pi?
Do The Scoring Machine or Select Pi have ads?
Which is updated more often, The Scoring Machine or Select Pi?
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