Arccos Golf vs ReadiGolf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
ReadiGolf
Simplify organizing group golf outings and leagues. This app handles player sign-ups, team balancing, and communication, allowing organizers to focus on the game. Enjoy live scorekeeping, custom challenges, and AI-generated recaps.
- Effortless group management with automated waitlists
- Professional, automated emails with tee sheets and game details
- Intelligent team balancing based on player skill
- Player-vs-player challenges based on performance data
- Live leaderboards and group scorecards
- Support for popular game formats like Skins, Nassau, and Stableford
- AI-powered witty game recaps
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Tired of the spreadsheets, confusing text threads, and scorecard math that come with organizing your group's golf game? ReadiGolf is the ultimate tool for running your weekly golf group, designed to handle all the logistics so you can focus on your swing. ReadiGolf is the all-in-one app for organizing weekly golf games and leagues — built to make the organizer look like a pro. WHY YOU'LL LOVE READIGOLF * EFFORTLESS GROUP MANAGEMENT: As a group owner, your weekly setup is now a breeze. Simply create a play date, and players can opt in or out themselves—no more chasing down 30 people via email! The app even manages an automated waitlist if you have more players than spots. * PROFESSIONAL, AUTOMATED EMAILS: Add a touch of class to your group communications. With a single tap, send professionally formatted emails with tee sheets, game details, and rules to your players. You can target emails to those playing, those who haven't responded, or the entire group. * INSTANTLY FAIR TEAMS: Our intelligent balancing tool creates competitive teams in seconds. Using advanced player skill levels tracked over the last 10 rounds, it ensures every match is a fun and fair challenge." * STAND YOUR GROUND CHALLENGES: Up the ante with fun, player-vs-player challenges based on real performance data. Challenge a friend that they won't beat their average for "Birdies per Round," "Pars per Round," "Scoring Average," and more! Even group members who aren't playing that day can join in on the action. * LIVE LEADERBOARDS: The drama of the round unfolds in real-time. With a clean, easy-to-use live scorecard for your entire group, you'll always know exactly where you stand. * YOUR FAVORITE GAMES, SIMPLIFIED: Run popular formats like Skins, Nassau, and Stableford with full support for both net and gross scoring. We handle all the complex calculations so you don't have to. * HILARIOUS, AI-POWERED RECAPS: End your round on a high note. With one tap, the app generates a witty, shareable game summary, turning every round into a memorable story. STANDARD FEATURES * Track Essential Stats: As you score, quickly enter greens, fairways, total putts, and length of putts made. * Extensive Course Database: Get started in seconds with over 18,000 golf courses available. * Intuitive Group Scorecard: Effortlessly enter scores for yourself and everyone in your group. * Dynamic Live Leaderboard: Toggle between a traditional leaderboard and a full view of each player's scorecard. * Advanced Balancing Metrics: Choose from USGA Handicap Index, Scoring Average, Stableford Points, or the proprietary ReadiGolf Index. * Multiple Game Formats: Full support for Skins, Nassau, and Stableford (with more games coming soon!). * Flexible Payouts: Pay up to 5 places in group skins and team Stableford games. * Detailed Analytics: In-depth reporting on individual and group performance over time. * Email Notifications: All users have the ability to turn email notifications from the app on or off. UNIQUE IN-GAME FEATURES * Skins Game Tiebreakers: In a net skins game, you can enable an option where a gross skin beats a net skin, rewarding exceptional play. * Par 3 Challenge: Add another layer of strategy to your net skins games by enabling an option where all par threes are played for gross skins only. BATTLE-TESTED AND RELIABLE ReadiGolf isn't just a concept—it's a proven tool forged over three years of rigorous use. Tested by a large group of avid golfers across more than 500 rounds, it’s built to be a reliable partner for every game. FREE FOR UP TO 8 PLAYERS ReadiGolf is completely free for up to eight players in two tee times, making it the perfect choice for a full functioning app test. Download ReadiGolf today and make your next round the smoothest one yet. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ReadiGolf at 100% against Arccos Golf's 41%. ReadiGolf also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Arccos Golf's advantage is ratings volume (33K vs 19). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Arccos Golf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $199.99 per year and ReadiGolf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ReadiGolf holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arccos Golf has 33K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Arccos Golf's written reviews are positive against 100% of ReadiGolf's.
Arccos Golf ships an update every 2 weeks, ReadiGolf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arccos Golf | ReadiGolf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (33K ratings) | 4.9 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33K — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 378 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Arccos Golf LLC | Phil McQuitty |
Customer experience
Arccos Golf
ReadiGolf
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
ReadiGolf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Arccos Golf
- AI Strategy1 Year trial$199.991 Year
- Arccos 1-year Subscription14 Days trial$199.991 Year
ReadiGolf
- Monthly Pro Subscription$1.991 Month
- Annual 19.99 pro fee$19.991 Year
- Annual Pro Tournament Package$75.001 Year









