Comparison

Course Guide GPS vs TGL | WTGL

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

TGL | WTGL

Get exclusive real-time updates on team lineups, course setups, and player actions for TGL and WTGL matches. Predict outcomes, compete with friends, and follow your favorite golfers with live stats and highlights.

Highlights
  • Real-time match updates
  • Team and player lineups
  • Prediction games and leaderboards
  • Live player and team tracking
  • Match highlights and stats
  • Schedules and viewing information
Features
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The official app of TGL presented by SoFi and WTGL puts you inside the action at every match at SoFi Center. BE THE FIRST TO KNOW Get course setup, hole order and team lineups in the app before they appear anywhere else. Know who's playing, which holes they're playing, and in what order before every TGL and WTGL match, plus get behind-the-scenes access from the field of play at SoFi Center and the latest look at all the newest hole designs for TGL and WTGL. PLAY, PREDICT & WIN Make your predictions before every TGL and WTGL match, compete against friends and fans, and climb the season leaderboard for a chance to win exclusive prizes. FOLLOW YOUR PLAYERS AND TEAMS Pick the players and teams you care about most across both leagues and get an alert when they're up on the tee. EVERY SHOT LIVE Track every match in Matchup Live with real-time stats from the simulator and the GreenZone, including live play-by-play, match highlights, mic'd-up moments and all the reaction afterwards. BOTH LEAGUES. ALL IN ONE PLACE The best golfers from the PGA Tour and the LPGA Tour compete in team match play at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. ALSO IN THE APP •TGL and WTGL Schedules and where to watch every match • Standings, scores and stats from all the players and teams • Team rosters and player profiles, taking you deeper inside the action

Screenshots

Course Guide GPS4 screens
TGL | WTGL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TGL | WTGL at 46% against Course Guide GPS's 0%. TGL | WTGL also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). Course Guide GPS's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Course Guide GPS sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. TGL | WTGL asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TGL | WTGL holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TGL | WTGL has 34 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 46% of TGL | WTGL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Course Guide GPS ships an update every 2 months, TGL | WTGL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Course Guide GPS versus TGL | WTGL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCourse Guide GPSTGL | WTGL
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.5 (34 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews46.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings234 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB107 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLigature Technologies, LLC.Nexgen Sports Group, Inc.

Customer experience

Course Guide GPS

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

TGL | WTGL

All ratings34 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral23.1%
Negative30.8%

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
None

TGL | WTGL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Course Guide GPS free?
Course Guide GPS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TGL | WTGL free?
TGL | WTGL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Course Guide GPS or TGL | WTGL?
TGL | WTGL is rated higher. Course Guide GPS averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while TGL | WTGL averages 4.5 from 34 ratings.
Do Course Guide GPS or TGL | WTGL have ads?
TGL | WTGL shows ads; Course Guide GPS does not.
Which is updated more often, Course Guide GPS or TGL | WTGL?
Course Guide GPS ships an update every 2 months, and TGL | WTGL every 3 weeks. Most recently, Course Guide GPS was updated on November 1, 2026 and TGL | WTGL on November 8, 2026.

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