Stroke Keeper vs TrueRound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stroke Keeper
Track your golf scores seamlessly using your Apple Watch and iPhone. This app helps you manage your game on the course with features like course selection and shot distance calculation.
- Apple Watch and iPhone integration
- Course selection
- Shot distance calculation
- Score tallying per hole
- Score saving
- New user interface
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Stroke Keeper combines both your Apple Watch and phone to provide you with one of the most simplest and effective ways to keep track of your score while out on the golf course. The latest version of Stroke Keeper is jam packed with new features for both our existing and new users! Our primary objective was to provide our iPhone users with a better native experience even if you don't yet own an Apple Watch. So we have listened to the requests we have received, and now in version 2.0 here is what you have to look forward to... New Features in 2.0: - Select which golf course it is that you are playing at - Calculate the distance from your location to wherever you wish to hit your next shot - Improved process of sending your scores from your Apple Watch to your phone where they can then be saved - Follow along on your phone on each hole to tally your scores using our newly designed user interface experience We have been working hard to bring forward what is now available today, and we are not stopping just yet. Look forward to more exciting features coming in the near feature!
TrueRound
This golf score tracking app offers a simple way to record your scores, courses played, handicap, steps, and round duration. Designed for iPhone and Apple Watch, it prioritizes ease of use so you can concentrate on your game.
- Score tracking
- Course logging
- Handicap calculation
- Step tracking
- Round duration recording
- Apple Watch integration
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TrueRound is the newest golf score tracking app for iPhone and Apple Watch. We focus on simplicity so you can focus on your game. Along with scores and courses played, you can track your handicap, steps, and round duration.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TrueRound at 100% against Stroke Keeper's 10%. TrueRound also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Stroke Keeper's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.4). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TrueRound holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Stroke Keeper's written reviews are positive against 100% of TrueRound's.
Stroke Keeper ships an update every 3 months, TrueRound every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stroke Keeper | TrueRound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Anderson | Porter Development, LLC |
Customer experience
Stroke Keeper
TrueRound
In-app purchases
Stroke Keeper
No in-app purchases
TrueRound
No in-app purchases
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