Comparison

Arccos Golf vs Basic Scorecard 2

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

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About

Arccos Golf

This AI-powered golf app automatically tracks your shots and provides smart rangefinding. It analyzes your game to offer personalized strategies and detailed green maps, helping you improve your performance and lower your scores.

Highlights
  • AI-powered automatic shot tracking
  • Smart laser rangefinder with weather data
  • AI strategy for club and target recommendations
  • LiDAR-mapped green maps
  • Strokes Gained Analytics
  • Real club distance tracking
Features
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PLAY SMARTER GOLF Arccos is the Official Game Tracker of the PGA TOUR. AI-powered game tracking and Smart Laser Rangefinder trusted by pros including Matt Fitzpatrick, and golfers at every level. Now improved with greater depth, personalization, focus, and actionable recommendations. THE NEW ARCCOS APP — NOW ROLLING OUT ON iOS The biggest update we've ever made. Every tab rebuilt. New AI features throughout. The app now tells you exactly what to do — not just what happened. WHERE TO FOCUS — YOUR PERSONAL PRACTICE PLAN Your Player tab pinpoints exactly where your next stroke is hiding across all four facets — Driving, Approach, Short Game, and Putting — using Strokes Gained analysis. Lock in a focus area and get personalized drill recommendations built from your own data. A real plan, for your game. SHOT DISPERSION — SEE WHERE YOUR SHOTS ACTUALLY GO Visual dispersion charts for every club. See where your shots land relative to target — consistency, miss tendencies, weapons vs. liabilities. The clearest scope of your ball-striking you've ever had. AI ROUND SUMMARIES — YOUR ROUND, TOLD LIKE A STORY After every round: an AI-generated summary of what actually happened. Skill Score, Club MVP, PGA Tour Quality Shots, Round Arc, and a Practice Focus with specific drills to work on before your next tee time. COURSES — YOUR GOLF PASSPORT A global map of every course you've ever played. Tap any course for hole-by-hole Strokes Gained, AI Course Insights, and Hole Highlights showing exactly which holes have been costing you strokes. PRE-ROUND WARMUP — SHOW UP READY A personalized 15, 30, or 60-minute range routine, generated based on your recent data and current focus. Specific clubs, specific drills. Practice with purpose. ARCCOS AIR — FIRST YEAR FREE No sensors required. Slip the Air AI wearable into your pocket and play. AI trained on 1.5 billion shots automatically detects every shot with Tour-level accuracy. Or add Smart Sensors for definitive club-by-club analysis. Your choice, every round. Link Pro users upgrade automatically — no purchase required. SMART LASER RANGEFINDER — FIRST YEAR FREE Know it's 176 yards to carry the bunker. Slope-only rangefinders capture just 19% of distance adjustments. Smart Laser factors in slope, wind, temperature, humidity, and altitude to capture it all, often making a club’s difference. Auto pin-setting syncs the flag to your app automatically. AI STRATEGY & GREEN MAPS — ALL iOS SUBSCRIBERS Recommended club and optimal target every shot, based on your tendencies, course layout, hazards, and conditions. The same strategy Matt Fitzpatrick used to win his major. Green Maps: LiDAR-mapped to 1mm precision across 9,000+ courses in the US, 3,000+ worldwide. See slopes, breaks, and exact pin position. AUTOMATIC GAME TRACKING Every shot tracked across 18 holes on 40,000+ courses worldwide. Strokes Gained Analytics. Smart Club Distances — your real numbers, not your best guesses. RESULTS New Arccos members lower their handicaps by 25% on average in the first year. Hit approach shots 14.9 feet closer and sink more birdies. With lower scores, you’ll have more to celebrate and share at the 19th hole. - Official Game Tracker of the PGA TOUR - 1.5 billion shots, 4 trillion data points - Works with Arccos Air, Smart Sensors, Smart Laser, Link/Link Pro, Apple Watch - Fast Company World's Most Innovative Companies — #3 in Sports - Partners: PGA TOUR, PING, Cobra Golf, Club Champion, Golf Digest Stop guessing. Start knowing. Play better golf.

About

Basic Scorecard 2

A straightforward and adaptable scorecard for golf, disc golf, and mini golf. It supports up to four players and allows for pre-setting initial scores. Easily adjust scores hole by hole without any ads, subscriptions, or data collection.

Highlights
  • Scorecard for golf, disc golf, mini golf
  • Supports 1-4 players
  • Pre-load initial scores
  • Adjust scores per hole
  • No ads or subscriptions
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Basic, versatile, and easy to read scorecard for golf (Disc / Mini golf too) for 1 to 4 Players. Settings screen allows for pre-loading initial scores (set to par for example). Then adjust scores up or down as holes are completed. No ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, and no data collection.

Screenshots

Arccos Golf4 screens
Basic Scorecard 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Arccos Golf at Free against Basic Scorecard 2's $2.99. Arccos Golf also leads on ratings volume (33K vs 1). Basic Scorecard 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Arccos Golf is free to download; Basic Scorecard 2 costs $2.99 up front. Arccos Golf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $199.99 per year. Basic Scorecard 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Basic Scorecard 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arccos Golf has 33K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arccos Golf ships an update every 2 weeks, Basic Scorecard 2 daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Arccos Golf versus Basic Scorecard 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArccos GolfBasic Scorecard 2
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (33K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings33K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size378 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArccos Golf LLCGregory J Albin

Customer experience

Arccos Golf

All ratings32,767 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral7.3%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews617 reviews
Positive40.8%
Neutral14.9%
Negative44.2%

Basic Scorecard 2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Arccos Golf

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes during rounds
  • Incorrect hole and shot tracking
  • Unreliable sensor connectivity

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to view round stats on mobile app
  • Better course mapping and layout visualization
  • Improved handling of penalties and missed shots
  • Integration with other golf apps and platforms

Basic Scorecard 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Arccos Golf

Subscriptions2
  • AI Strategy1 Year trial$199.991 Year
  • Arccos 1-year Subscription14 Days trial$199.991 Year
None

Basic Scorecard 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arccos Golf free?
Arccos Golf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic Scorecard 2 free?
Basic Scorecard 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arccos Golf or Basic Scorecard 2?
Basic Scorecard 2 is rated higher. Arccos Golf averages 4.6 out of 5 from 33K ratings, while Basic Scorecard 2 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Arccos Golf or Basic Scorecard 2 have ads?
Neither Arccos Golf nor Basic Scorecard 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arccos Golf or Basic Scorecard 2?
Arccos Golf ships an update every 2 weeks, and Basic Scorecard 2 daily. Most recently, Arccos Golf was updated on October 13, 2026 and Basic Scorecard 2 on October 8, 2026.

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