Comparison

The Scoring Machine vs Squabbit

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Squabbit

This app provides real-time scoring and leaderboards for golf tournaments and leagues. It supports various formats, offers GPS functionality, and includes features like automatic handicap updates and group chat.

Highlights
  • Real-time leaderboards and updates
  • Multiple tournament formats
  • League and society management
  • Full GPS support with yardage
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Automatic handicap updates
  • Add photos and group chat
Features
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Realtime updates Easily see who is leading your tournament or league and get notified when it changes Free to get started No ads and no limits on the number of players, teams or tournaments. The core app is free for everyone, with an optional Host Pro subscription that unlocks advanced organizer features. Choose from many different tournament formats Play Stroke Play, Stableford, Scramble, Best Ball, Ryder Cup, Alternate Shot, Mixed, Shamble, 2 Person Scramble and many more! Leagues and societies support Manage your league events, notify players of new events and see leaderboards for the season Full GPS support Use high quality satellite imagery to see distances to hazards and pins, measure shot distances and see yardage circles Apple Watch app See distances to the front, middle and center of the green with a glance at your watch. You can also measure shot distances and enter hole scores without needing to take your phone out of the bag! Works for all leagues tournaments Perfect for 100+ player multi-day club tournaments, your weekend bachelor party or weekly leagues Easily add new players to the tournament Regardless of whether they already have a handicap or have the app installed, it's easy to add new players Realtime stats See who has the best par streak, lowest combined score on par 3s, biggest blowup hole and many more Add photos and chat Everyone in your tournament or league can add photos and participate in a group chat. Over 30k courses in 30+ countries Your course is sure to be on the list. And if it's not, it's simple to add a new one. You can also edit your course in the app if the holes change. Add games to your scorecard Several games to choose from including match play, skins, stableford and low ball / high ball Automatic handicap updates Squabbit uses the USGA handicap calculation to keep your handicap up to date. Relative handicaps, handicap percentages and per round handicap changes are all supported. Export to CSV You can export your tournament scorecards to a CSV file to view in a spreadsheet HealthKit integration The Apple Watch app integrates with HealthKit to start a workout session when you start a new round and end it when you finish. This keeps the watch app in the foreground so that you can check distances to the pin at any time without having to reopen the app. Host Pro is an auto-renewing annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://squabbitgolf.com/privacyPolicy.html

Screenshots

The Scoring Machine4 screens
Squabbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Squabbit at Free against The Scoring Machine's $4.99. Squabbit also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (98% vs 76%). The Scoring Machine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On ads, monetization model 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

Squabbit is free to download; The Scoring Machine costs $4.99 up front. Squabbit sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year. The Scoring Machine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Squabbit holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Squabbit has 5.5K ratings behind it against 130, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of The Scoring Machine's written reviews are positive against 98% of Squabbit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Scoring Machine ships an update every 2 months, Squabbit every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
The Scoring Machine versus Squabbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Scoring MachineSquabbit
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (130 ratings)4.9 (5.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews97.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1305.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMulligan SoftwareOrrie Shannon

Customer experience

The Scoring Machine

All ratings129 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative20.7%

Squabbit

All ratings5,492 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews1,367 reviews
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.2%

Bugs and requests

The Scoring Machine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Squabbit

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Scores sometimes get adjusted even after matches are concluded
  • Occasionally removes players from the scorecard

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow 0.5 strokes for skins games
  • Add ability to manually adjust hole handicaps
  • Implement a manual handicap calculation option
  • Enable video uploads to activity feed
  • Provide option to end and lock down rounds

In-app purchases

None

The Scoring Machine

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Squabbit

Subscriptions4
  • Player Pro$59.991 Year
  • Tournament Pro$99.991 Year
  • League Pro$249.991 Year
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  • Club Pro$399.991 Year
One-time6
  • Player Pro (event)$4.99
  • Tip a beer$4.99
  • Tip lunch$9.99
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  • Tip my foursome beers$24.99
  • Tournament Pro (single event)$29.99
  • Tip a golf round$99.99

Questions

Is The Scoring Machine free?
The Scoring Machine costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squabbit free?
Squabbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Scoring Machine or Squabbit?
Squabbit is rated higher. The Scoring Machine averages 4.6 out of 5 from 130 ratings, while Squabbit averages 4.9 from 5.5K ratings.
Do The Scoring Machine or Squabbit have ads?
Neither The Scoring Machine nor Squabbit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Scoring Machine or Squabbit?
The Scoring Machine ships an update every 2 months, and Squabbit every 6 days. Most recently, The Scoring Machine was updated on October 20, 2026 and Squabbit on October 24, 2026.

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