The Scoring Machine vs Skins App
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.
Skins App
This app offers a variety of on-course golf games, including Skins, Banker, Nassau, and more. Users can enter their strokes, and the app will manage the game. It features extensive custom settings for personalized gameplay.
- Multiple golf game modes
- Stroke entry and game management
- Customizable game settings
- Yearly subscription for unlimited access
- On-course gameplay
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The Skins App is the long sought on-course golf gaming app the world has been waiting for. Play feature complete games such as Skins, Banker, Nassau, Vegas, Quota, Hammer, Wolf and many more. Simply enter strokes and Skins handles the rest. Custom settings galore, so you can play like you're used to. Welcome to the future! SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION In addition to our free app, we offer a paid yearly subscription for $40/year, which gives you unlimited access to our entire Game Library. Subscriptions are offered via in-app purchase and will be charged to your iTunes account as soon as we confirm the purchase. All subscriptions auto-renew, unless turned off at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. All subscriptions can be managed through the App Store settings. You can access it by tapping Manage Subscriptions on Edit Profile. For more information, please review the Terms of Use and The Skins App, Inc. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy below. TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula TERMS OF SERVICE https://theskinsapp.com/terms-of-service PRIVACY POLICY https://theskinsapp.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Skins App at Free against The Scoring Machine's $4.99. The Scoring Machine's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
Skins App is free to download; The Scoring Machine costs $4.99 up front. Skins App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $40.00 per year. The Scoring Machine asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Scoring Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 129 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of The Scoring Machine's written reviews are positive against 47% of Skins App's.
The Scoring Machine ships an update every 2 months, Skins App every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Scoring Machine | Skins App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (129 ratings) — better | 3.7 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews — better | 46.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 129 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mulligan Software | The Skins App |
Customer experience
The Scoring Machine
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In-app purchases
The Scoring Machine
No in-app purchases
Skins App
- 1 Year Subscription$40.001 Year
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