Comparison

Course Guide GPS vs Tangent Golf

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

Head to head
About

Course Guide GPS

This app provides GPS-enabled yardage guides for golf courses, detailing bunkers, hazards, tees, and green locations. It also tracks scores, strokes, putts, and penalties, with detailed playing statistics available. Users can access pro tips, save notes, and book tee times if supported.

Highlights
  • GPS yardage for bunkers, hazards, and greens
  • Score and stroke tracking
  • Detailed playing statistics
  • Pro tips for playing holes
  • Save personal notes
  • Online tee time booking integration
Features
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The only GPS enabled course / yardage guide for golf courses INCLUDING bunkers, hazards, tees, as well as the center, front, and back of greens. Course Guide GPS also allows you to track your score, total strokes, putts, chips, sand shots, as well as penalties. New in version 3.5 you can view your playing statistics in the Player Information screen. These statistics include your best rounds, average scores by hole, and the best you've played each hole. In version 2.0, you can see tips from the pros on how to play holes, save your own notes, and even keep track of each of your shots. Plus, if the course supports online tee time booking, Course Guide will take you right to that page. The app is free and you purchase only the courses you want. ********** Currently available for: - Crystal Springs Golf Club, Burlingame, CA - Duke University Golf Club, Durham, NC - Heritage Golf Club, Wake Forest, NC - Shoreline Golf Links, Mountain View, CA - Southern Pines Golf Club, Southern Pines, NC ********** Please ask your golf course's head pro to contact support@ligaturetech.com for information about adding support for their golf course.

About

Tangent Golf

This app acts as a smart golf caddie, providing GPS distances, shot tracking, and advanced analytics like strokes gained. It offers personalized practice recommendations and social features to connect with friends and track progress.

Highlights
  • Accurate golf GPS & rangefinder
  • Digital golf scorecard & tracker
  • Advanced strokes gained analysis
  • AI-powered caddie recommendations
  • Practice drills & personalized coaching
  • Social features to follow friends & compete
Features
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Lower your scores without changing your swing.
Tangent tracks every shot automatically. No sensors, no club tags, no pulling out your phone. Then shows you exactly where you’re losing strokes and what to practice next.

Your first two fully featured rounds are free. TRACK EVERY SHOT, HANDS FREE 
Automatic swing detection on Apple Watch captures each shot as you play. No sensors to screw into your grips. No stopping to log anything. Leave your phone in the cart and go play golf. No Apple Watch? No problem. Tangent uses sensor data from your phone to make predictions as to where you hit shots. Simply enter scores after the hole or the round and watch Tangent convert scores to shots. A SMART CADDIE THAT KNOWS YOUR MISS Before every shot, Tangent recommends a club and target based on thousands of simulations using your real distances and dispersions. Not your best drives, the ones you actually hit on the golf course. Taking into account trouble, like water, bunkers, trees, wind and elevation… then picking the target that produces your lowest expected score. STROKES GAINED THAT ACTUALLY MEANS SOMETHING See where your strokes go across driving, approach, short game, and putting. Benchmark against any level from tour pro to 25 handicap, men or women. Then go deeper with breakouts by club, by lie, and more. THE PART OTHER APPS SKIP: WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT Stats tell you that you’re bad at wedges. Tangent tells you how to fix it. Every round ends with a report: here’s what you shot, here’s what you could have shot, here’s the biggest leak, and here’s how to improve it faster. PRACTICE IS BUILT IN - CONNECT YOUR LAUNCH MONITOR Range not translating to the course? Tangent has practice and drills built in. Connect your launch monitor for hands free drills that track your practice and make it more meaningful. Focused practice gives faster results.

GPS AND COURSE DETAIL 40,000+ courses with accurate yardages to greens, hazards, and layups. Green maps to read your breaks. Elevation built in. Works with or without an Apple Watch anywhere in the world.

BETTER WITH FRIENDS Follow your group, compare rounds, and keep score for players who don’t use Tangent. BUILT BY A GOLFER WHO USED IT TO GET BETTER Tangent’s founder went from a 6 handicap to a +1 using the exact methodology in this app. Active golfers improve their handicap by 30% in the first year.

Start with two fully unlocked free rounds. No sensors required. Let's improve together. More info: https://www.tangent.golf/legal/eula

Screenshots

Course Guide GPS4 screens
Tangent Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tangent Golf at 93% against Course Guide GPS's 0%. Tangent Golf also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (434 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Course Guide GPS sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Tangent Golf sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tangent Golf holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tangent Golf has 434 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Course Guide GPS's written reviews are positive against 93% of Tangent Golf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Course Guide GPS ships an update every 2 months, Tangent Golf every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Course Guide GPS versus Tangent Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCourse Guide GPSTangent Golf
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.7 (434 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews93.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2434 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB269 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLigature Technologies, LLC.PAR Sports LLC

Customer experience

Course Guide GPS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Tangent Golf

All ratings428 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.1%

Bugs and requests

Course Guide GPS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tangent Golf

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Entire holes missing from GPS course data
  • Watch app frequently disconnects from phone

Requested features

4 requests
  • Greens reading maps
  • Direct GHIN integration
  • More customization options
  • Improved club selection algorithm

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Course Guide GPS

One-time8
  • Heatherwoode Golf Club, Springboro, OH$0.99
  • Sunken Gardens Sunnyvale CA$0.99
  • Shoreline Golf Links, Mountain View, CA$1.99
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  • Crystal Springs Golf Club, Burlingame, CA$1.99
  • Hillandale Golf Course$1.99
  • Heritage Golf Club, Wake Forest, NC$2.99
  • Southern Pines Golf Club, Southern Pines, NC$5.99
  • Duke Univeristy Golf Club, Durham, NC$6.99
9 purchases

Tangent Golf

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Play$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Perform$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Perfect$11.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • Monthly Caddie$14.991 Month
  • Monthly Practice$14.991 Month
  • Monthly Bundle$24.991 Month
  • Annual Caddie7 Days trial2 variants$79.991 Year
  • Annual Bundle7 Days trial$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • 5 Golf Credits$4.99

Questions

Is Course Guide GPS free?
Course Guide GPS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tangent Golf free?
Tangent Golf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Course Guide GPS or Tangent Golf?
Tangent Golf is rated higher. Course Guide GPS averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Tangent Golf averages 4.7 from 434 ratings.
Do Course Guide GPS or Tangent Golf have ads?
Neither Course Guide GPS nor Tangent Golf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Course Guide GPS or Tangent Golf?
Course Guide GPS ships an update every 2 months, and Tangent Golf every 2 weeks. Most recently, Course Guide GPS was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tangent Golf on November 12, 2026.

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