Comparison

Arccos Golf vs Shooters Score

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

Head to head
About

Arccos Golf

This app uses AI to track your golf game, providing personalized practice plans and shot analysis. It offers insights into your performance, helps you focus on improvement areas, and includes a smart rangefinder. Play smarter with data-driven recommendations.

Highlights
  • AI-powered game tracking
  • Personalized practice plans
  • Shot dispersion charts
  • AI round summaries
  • Global course map with insights
  • Smart Laser Rangefinder
  • Automatic game 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

Shooters Score

Track golf tournaments in real-time with live scoring for gross and net leaderboards. This app also keeps a running tally of skins won during each round.

Highlights
  • Real-time scoring
  • Gross and net leaderboards
  • Skins won tracking
  • Tournament management
  • Live updates
Features
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This app will allow users to score and track their golf tournaments in real time. Users will be able to see where they stand in real time for their gross and net leaderboards. It will also keep track of skins won during a round.

Screenshots

Arccos Golf4 screens
Shooters Score4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shooters Score at 5.0 against Arccos Golf's 4.6. Arccos Golf's advantage is ratings volume (33K vs 6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shooters Score 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 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Arccos Golf versus Shooters Score: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArccos GolfShooters Score
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (33K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings33K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size316 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArccos Golf LLCZac Fields

Customer experience

Arccos Golf

All ratings33,051 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral7.3%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews620 reviews
Positive41.1%
Neutral14.8%
Negative44.0%

Shooters Score

All ratings6 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

Shooters Score

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Arccos Golf

No in-app purchases

None

Shooters Score

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arccos Golf free?
Arccos Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shooters Score free?
Shooters Score is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arccos Golf or Shooters Score?
Shooters Score is rated higher. Arccos Golf averages 4.6 out of 5 from 33K ratings, while Shooters Score averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Arccos Golf or Shooters Score have ads?
Neither Arccos Golf nor Shooters Score shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arccos Golf or Shooters Score?
Arccos Golf ships an update every 10 days, and Shooters Score every 10 days. Most recently, Arccos Golf was updated on November 13, 2026 and Shooters Score on November 12, 2026.

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