Golfshot Golf GPS Range Finder
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Golfshot is the #1 free golf GPS and scoring app used by over 5 million golfers worldwide, featuring advanced shot tracking, strokes gained analysis, and AI-powered caddy advice across 46,000+ courses. The app automates on-course data collection via Apple Watch to help golfers identify improvement opportunities and lower their scores.
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Download the #1 free Golf GPS and Scoring app, featured as Best App for Golfers by Apple and used by over 5 million golfers in 169 countries.
Play 18 holes with Golf GPS distances to the green, hazards, and targets on over 46,000 golf courses worldwide. Enjoy 3D golf course previews, GolfNow tee times, auto-shot tracking, club recommendations, easy scoring, and much more.
Shoot birdies with Auto Shot Tracking (AST) powered by Apple Watch machine learning to focus on your game while automatically tracking shot data. Golfshot Auto Strokes Gained analyzes your performance off the tee, on approach, around the green, and putting, offering personalized analysis of the four core aspects of the game. This analysis reveals your biggest opportunities for improvement and is the first step to shooting lower scores.
Automate your on-course experience with Apple Watch to play hands-free while collecting real data, insights, and statistics. With Auto Shot Tracking and Swing ID, you get accurate distances per club, insightful automated stats, accurate scoring, and the ability to review and edit every tracked shot with swing analysis.
Swing ID On Range introduces new ways to practice on the driving range or at home. Unlock distances to targets so you can practice without a rangefinder and save shots to analyze club dispersion and shot distribution.
Free Features: Best-in-class GPS distances, shot tracking by distance, direction and club, scoring for stroke play and Stableford, Siri voice commands, auto-advance and voice hole information, playing statistics, 3D hole previews and flyovers, USGA Handicap Index linking, GolfNow tee time deals, free Apple Watch GPS, pace of play and health tracking.
Pro and On Range Features: 7-day trial included, GPS distances to all parts of the green and hazards, smart caddy club recommendations, auto strokes gained analysis, swing analytics with Swing ID, auto shot tracking, 3D round review, scoring on Apple Watch, score sharing, course strategy tools, small games (skins, Nassau, match play), GolfNow discounts, GHIN number linking, and ad-free experience.
Become a Golfshot Champions Member to unlock all features. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be managed through iTunes. Golfshot requires a GPS-enabled iPhone or iPad.
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Download the #1 free Golf GPS and Scoring app Featured as Best App for Golfers by Apple and used by over 5 million golfers in 169 countries!
Play 18 holes with Golf GPS distances to the Green, Hazards, and Targets on over 46,000 Golf Courses worldwide! Enjoy 3D Golf Course Previews, GolfNow Tee Times, Auto-Shot Tracking, Club Recommendations, easy Scoring and much more!
Shoot Birdies with Auto Shot Tracking (AST) powered by Apple Watch® Machine Learning to focus on your game while automatically tracking shot data. Golfshot Auto Strokes Gained begins an evolution in the era of Golf Data and Statistics. Strokes Gained analyzes your performance Off the Tee, On Approach, Around the Green and Putting, offering a personalized analysis of the 4 core aspects of the game. This analysis is key to realizing your biggest opportunities for game improvement and the first step to shooting lower scores.
We've further automated your on-course golf experience with Apple Watch so you can play hands-free while collecting real data, insights, and statistics about your game to truly get better. Auto Shot Tracking and Swing ID, you get accurate distances per club, insightful, automated stats, accurate scoring, and the ability to review and edit every tracked shot with swing analysis.
Swing ID On Range introduces new ways to practice on the range or at home. Unlock distances to Targets on the Driving Range so you can practice without a rangefinder. Save your shots during Practice to realize your club dispersion and shot distribution. With Swing Analysis and Shot Dispersion, you can practice to improve and start playing better golf.
FREE GOLFSHOT FEATURES
- Best-in-class GPS distances
- Track shot distances, direction and club used
- Score for yourself or your foursome with Stroke Play and Stableford
- Enable Siri for "What's my distance to the green?"
- Auto-Advance and Voice Hole information to remain handsfree
- Statistics based on your playing history
- Visualize and Plan with 3D Hole Previews and Flyovers of your golf course
- Link Official USGA Handicap Index® in Golfshot to Post Scores Hole by Hole
- GolfNow tee time deals
- Free Apple Watch Golf GPS Experience
- Track Pace of Play, Health & Activity with the Apple Health app
GOLFSHOT PRO and ON RANGE FEATURES
- Free 7-Day trial of Golfshot Champions Membership
- GPS distances to the Front, Center, and Back of Green as well as all Hazards and Targets
- Smart Caddy advice on Club Recommendations
- Auto Strokes Gained Analysis with Apple Watch
- Swing analytics and analysis on every shot with Swing ID for Apple Watch
- Auto Shot Tracking to track and review every shot with your Apple Watch
- View and edit shots in 3D Flyover Round Review
- Score on Apple Watch
- Share Scores, Swings and Shots with friends
- Course strategy and management made easy with personalized club recommendations
- Small Games like Skins, Nassau, or Match Play games
- $20 OFF a GolfNow Hot Deal tee time booked through Golfshot
- Link your GHIN® Number to post scores directly to your World Handicap Index®
- Exclusive member benefits from our partners and an ad-free experience
Become a Golfshot Champions Member to unlock all Golfshot features!
Some features require a subscription. Subscriptions are purchased in-app and are renewed automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscriptions through your iTunes account. Golfshot offers both monthly and yearly subscription options. Purchasing a subscription while your free trial is active will activate your membership immediately and cause your trial period to end.
Golfshot GPS requires a GPS-enabled iPhone® or iPad®. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
View our privacy policy and terms of service at https://golfshot.com/privacy-policy and https://golfshot.com/terms-of-service
What's New
Bug fixes and improvements.
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| Feature | Sentiment | Source | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| swing analysis | Positive 0.80 | description | Swing ID with swing analysis and shot dispersion for practice improvement |
| stats tracking | Positive 0.70 | description | Statistics based on your playing history, Strokes Gained analyzes your performance |
| 3d course preview | Positive 0.70 | description | 3D Golf Course Previews, 3D Hole Previews and Flyovers of your golf course |
| gps distance to green | Positive 0.60 | description | GPS distances to the Green, Hazards, and Targets on over 46,000 Golf Courses |
| handicap posting | Positive 0.60 | description | Link Official USGA Handicap Index to Post Scores Hole by Hole, Link GHIN Number to post scores to World Handicap Index |
| club recommendations | Neutral 0.20 | description | Smart Caddy advice on Club Recommendations, personalized club recommendations |
| live scoring | Negative -0.30 | description | Score for yourself or your foursome with Stroke Play and Stableford |
| auto shot tracking | Negative -0.50 | description | Auto-Shot Tracking (AST) powered by Apple Watch Machine Learning to automatically track shot data |
| court booking system | — | description | GolfNow Tee Times, GolfNow tee time deals |
| score sharing | — | description | Share Scores, Swings and Shots with friends |
| multiplayer golf games | — | description | Small Games like Skins, Nassau, or Match Play games |
| apple watch support | — | review | Syncs with Apple watch but would be good toll if it allowed a handicap using the UK system |
| watch score input | — | review | Please can we enter scores on Apple Watch |
| calorie tracking | — | review | when I use the watch it grossly overestimate the number of calories burned |
| battery optimization | — | review | Please fix the watch battery drain. Even with using phone GPS it uses so much battery |
| uk handicap system support | — | review | would be good toll if it allowed a handicap using the UK system |
| cross device sync pin position | — | review | when you set pin position on phone it doesn't change the watch can be 30 yards out |
| course update notifications | — | review | Course Update not showing up pointless app after paying subscription |
Review Highlights
Disappointed
Course Update not showing up pointless app after paying subscription no follow up from Golfshot after emails won’t be renewed next time
Excellent
Having tried several golf GPS apps, Golfshot stands head and shoulders above the rest.
A special mention also goes to the customer support team. They respond incredibly quickly to scorecard correction requests, whether it’s slope ratings, course ratings, stroke indexes, or even newly added clubs and iron sets. Most recently, I requested updates to a new club range, and everything was corrected within hours. Outstanding service that truly sets Golfshot apart.
Paid for champions
Doesn’t work, feeling cheated
Great free app
Excellent free app with good course overviews and ratings. Calculates handicap for you to monitor progression your not part of a club or paying for EG app.
Great app just lacks UK Handicap option
Enjoyable app to use, tracks shots very well, syncs with Apple watch but would be good toll if it allowed a handicap using the UK system.
Great app
Great app to use
Shot tracking needs work
Looks lovely but the auto shot tracking only worked on 4 out of the 11 holes I played and even then it didn’t pick up the scores. Several times it scored the wrong hole. Scores input manually on watch didn’t transfer to the app. I’m going back to arccos.
Frustrating
I trialed this over several rounds. The first round the auto shot tracking didn’t work so reported a score of 40 under par. Which it certainly wasn’t. The second round I just could not get the watch to work, I scrolled left as instructed but it would not let me record the score. The 3rd round is tarted the round on my phone as instructed but the watch never picked it up so I ended up using the phone for yards etc in and out of my bag every shot! Final straw was I saved the round but no … golf shot had other ideas and after three attempts it finally managed it. I just want an app to work and don’t have the time to faff about trying to get it to work.
Great app, mostly
Been a great app with great previews, good data and stat tracking even on the free version. The only really bug bear I’ve had since maybe the turn of the year that, on my watch when trying to input the scores, the number dials disappear and I have to exit and renter the the app on my watch multiple times to get the numbers to come back into the boxes so I can enter the score, it was originally once maybe twice a round, now it seems to be every other hole. To the point where I’ve found it easier to enter the score on my phone. But overall, FANTATC app and has really helped me with my game even for the free version and I do recommend it to my friends.
John
Excellent App
V passey
The best golf app ever no question asked, if you done believe me try it you won’t be disappointed
Cancelled - developer greed
I’ve been using this app since an early inception, for over 16 years now, and havecrecorded over 1100 games. There have been no significant new features in quite some time, and nothing that adds to my use of the app. Now with the notification - and no explanation - that the price is increasing from £11 to £25, I’m cancelling my subscription for good. I can’t see any justification for such an enormous price increase other than a money grab.
Great app great support
App is very accurate and detailed. Support team are very quick to assist and have twice helped by updating my courses with new winter tees etc. Highly recommended.
One very unsatisfied ex customer
For 12 or 13 years I subscribed to Golfshot pro. I used it used it most rounds and found it a super app for £10.99 a year.
About 5 years ago, somehow, my subscription was taken from my work Apple ID, and nothing I could do via Apple or Golfshot support could get my subscription back to my personal Apple ID, despite numerous emails every year. The support team always managed to fudge my payments to my personal Apple ID, until this year. This time, they would not sort it out and insisted I cancel my subscription and re subscribe via my personal Apple ID. This, of course has removed me from my long standing subscription and the only subscription available to me now, for Golfshot pro is £69.99 a year, some 600% rise.
Golfshot support refuse to help or link me back to my account, and just say sorry there is nothing we can do. What does loyalty for 12 years plus, mean to them. Absolutely nothing.
Goodbye Golfshot.
Exceptional service
Enjoying the app paired with Apple Watch. Really great performance. And no sensors which is a bonus.
Had a minor error refreshing clubs after a new set. Team were on it and fixed the bug within 24 hours with a new release. Great support.
A great app for golfers
I love this app have used it for years. Always adding new useful features and helps me tackle new challenges
Great App, poor price increase
Used this app for year @£22.99, rising to £45 a year what a joke. Cancel subscription incoming
Outrageous price increase
Just been informed that the renewal for this will be an unbelievable 100% increase.. what benefits are worth such a hike!?
Latest update is appalling
This app is now hell to use.
Obscene price rise
Doubling the price for loyal customers just disgusting.
Very good app. Very good support
Golfshot is excellent in providing course mapping via GPS; automatic adjustment of handicap for different tees; easy scoring and integration with official handicap systems.
And today I had a problem (which was entirely my fault) so messaged the help desk and got an accurate response very quickly from a human being.
What more could you want?
Golf’s best friend
Pleasantly surprised by the accuracy of the gps and the amazing data captured both of what you provide like what clubs have been used but also info tracked via my Apple Watch in the swing ID feature. Can say with confidence it out stripper my friends garmin watch £800. So much so he was asking me for distances. It’s as good as you want it to be but can’t fault it so far!!
Yardage comparison
Have had Garmin for years, recently bought Apple Watch so downloaded this. The yardage is so wrong. Was shocked first time so took Garmin to compare and it was sometimes 50 yards difference. Tried two courses both the same. Other players watches closer to my Garmin.
Watch app calorie fail
In some ways, it’s a decent app unfortunately when I use the watch it grossly overestimate the number of calories burned. For this reason it is totally unusable
It’s good but eats watch battery
Hi. Please fix the watch battery drain. Even with using phone GPS it uses so much battery
Scores on Apple Watch
Please can we enter scores on Apple Watch.
Excellent
A great app giving golfers all the support they need on and off the course.
Support
Submitted an email inquiry about a software issue. Got a quick and helpful response from Melanie B.
This app is all you need!
To all you slow players in front of me constantly using your rangefinder then going back to your buggy to get another club, please get this app! For the love of the game please!!!
It’s totally accurate at all the courses I play all over the world. It shows me distance to front, centre and back of green accurately! It tracks my shots and my score perfectly. It suggests the correct clubs, and make the game so much faster.
That’s why I’m coming up behind you on the fairway and getting let through every other hole. It’s why two of us can complete a round in 3 hours overtaking half a dozen fourballs with ease!
It’s a fantastic app that even tracks my swing with each club. Chuck those old rangefinders on eBay and get this with an Apple Watch. Love it and can’t imagine playing without it!
So close only 3 stars
Shame the watch yardages and club recommendations don’t match on the watch and phone so when you set pin position on phone it doesn’t change the watch can be 30 yards out 2 maybe 3 club difference because of this I won’t renew and go back to Garmin
Excellent Support Service
Great app with tech support even better - terrific customer service
RIP Off
I looked at the app and it offered me a free 7 day trial. As such, I decided to take it up only to be charged £70!!! When I then tried it (not realising I had been charged I thought it was very poir
Great support
I had a few issues with accidental multiple accounts and they sorted that out so quickly.
Very impressive
Great free app experience
For a free app, this is an incredible service. Not only does it keep your score but it also gives you distance to the flag.
Didn’t have my local course
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Great support
Problem with the graphics on the GPS view at my home course was solved within a couple of days of reporting the issue. Great app - I’ve been using it for ages!!
Was the best. No longer.
Was by far the best. I have been a pro subscriber since 2015. This year they have decided to DOUBLE the price. Ridiculous. Won’t be paying. What price loyalty eh? To be seen as a cash cow it would seem…..
So far so good!
I’ve been using this app for years almost from the beginning, it’s great and so simple to use and not over complicated, the only things I personally want added is to be able to set “carry distance” to show alongside “tracking distance” and record par 3 green misses!
Most of all though it’s a great app that I recommend to anyone looking for a golf app!
Great App
A great app has got even better with the introduction of scoring now.. We just need to be able to link our MyEG handicaps in the UK and it would be fantastic then!
Overly complicated
Can’t get along with this app at all, overly complicated, I only want to put my handicap in to score Stableford points accurately but have given up. Loads of features that are unnecessary whilst the basics have been overlooked.
Most recent update and contacts…
Latest update has forced me to either give Golfshot access to my phone’s contacts or have to manually each player and handicap every time. Can we have the local Golfshot contacts back so I don’t have to share data?
Swing practice bugs and pro ads when already on pro
Good for golf course gps with pro subscription. The practice though has annoying bugs like saying my target hand speed is 6 mph and target swing arc is 0 degrees (ie no swing). It says certain measurements require Apple Watch 8 or above and iOS 17. I have AW 9 and iOS 18.5 and they are not available. The champion +19.99 per month to unlock a a pittance of an extra feature that doesn’t even work properly is a bit much. And to cap it all, it keeps advertising upgrade to pro when I’ve already paid and upgraded. Lack of care for a paid subscription app.
Great app with excellent support
I have used this app for several years but recently couldn’t use it at my home course when it was undergoing 2 years of remodelling. Throughout this time, Golfshot have maintained the accuracy of our scorecard as much as possible. Within a day of me informing them of our new map on Google Earth, everything was up and running again. Thanks for your support and I am looking forward to making full use of the app again.
Best app by far
Used for several years so much better than the others it’s brilliant. There are some glitches when updating the new features but overall ace
Best app, however…
By far any away the best golf app for iPhone and watch. Have used for several years and tried other apps, but none compete.
However! They are upping their prices and introducing new tiers, my once £29 subscription will be £69.99 next year! This will be for features I’m not really fussed about - would be great to have a mid range offering for less than £40!
Good for Golf shot tracking
Very good for the golf side. So very annoying for the games and advertising that comes on at the start every time which takes ages to get back to actual golf items. Will be looking for different app which does what you want
No world handicap system (WHS)
It’s a good app which I have used for some time except that it doesn’t use WHS for stableford scoring. I’m reluctant to purchase because of that. Any chance of adding a WHS index or even just register a handicap
Twosome
Good game in dry weather greens need some work a little bobbly
Great app
I have been on Golfshot from its very start logging over 700 games . Fantastic app . I do wish they would highlight last 20 scores and best 8 so you can review your handicap situation as in other apps.
A year of Golf shot
So I bought the years subscription to golf shot when I started playing cause I knew that the extra information on hazards ect would be valuable to me golf game. I loved the app in 2020, the in 2021, they released the new auto swing tracker... WOOW. I struggled at first with it cause it was draining my Bartlett so intensely on my I watch, but I’ve just completed an 18 hole round of a big course and it’s still got over 40% battery! I play with my phone in my pockets so there is no need for ‘use Watch GPS ‘ to be on, I also have ‘auto advance to next hole’ disabled, this now means that I can score the course fully on my watch. The auto swing tracker works incredibly well, and chooses the suggested club but this can be easily amended. It also tracks weather the shot is on target ect but these can be changed.
I’ve also just seen the shot tracker fly over so now I’m going to go play with that!! Thank you Golf shot, I will be subscribing for another year!
The other good thing is if you a course with a green in the wrong place fore instance the help chat with in the app works really well and it gets amended very quickly.
Simply THE best golf app
Had this app pretty much since it launched and it has been instrumental in getting my handicap down from where it started (28) to now being 14 (an over generous handicap committee at my club!).
Let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way, it can be a big drain on the battery of your iWatch but a few simple steps, such as turning off the watch gps in the app settings, nails that once and for all.
The features are brilliant and really useful throughout your round. The post round (still relatively new) swing analysis will give you a new thing to bore your mates with whilst having a drink in the 19th hole… but keep in mind, they are just jealous!
Tracked shots is my fave feature!
Don’t be scared by the aggressive caddie mode. I too thought it could mean it would swear at you, or out you for kicking your ball out from under a tree… it doesn’t. It just gives better guidance on club selection.
On the few occasions I have needed to contact tech support about a course not being found or a course layout changing, they have been great.
If I had to be super picky, it would be great if, when you favourites a course, it downloaded all the holes. Sometimes, in a poor signal area, the hole images don’t download to the watch which can be a bit frustrating… this also affects the tracked shots videos that I like.
This is a minor thing though. If I could give GolfShot 10 stars, I would.
Ps, this reads like I am a member of staff for GS 🤣. I am not. I am from the UK and am a member of Ross on Wye golf club.
Thanks.
Golf Shot Review
I have used golf shot for a year. It is a fantastic app which is easy to use. The pro version is excellent allowing you to manipulate distances and pre plan course management. This includes locating hazards and doglegs, this is especially useful when playing courses for the first time. This has helped my own course management which in turn has improved my scoring. The statistics section is excellent and quick and easy to use on the course. This shows improvements over time. I have logged 80 rounds in Golfshot and I can clearly see where I am improving. I would suggest better interaction with the Apple Watch for future improvements, there is often a delay when waiting for distances on the watch, this is different than the app. I will continue to use Golfshot in the future and highly recommend to other golfers. Josh Case
Great features, very responsive staff
I have been using this app for a number of years now, the last couple of which have been via the premium subscription. I find the functionality very good, and especially like the Apple Watch usability, allowing me to choose my club, measure course distances and score each hole without consulting my phone or using a pen and paper. The shot tracking feature and related course flyover is a really nice touch.
While there have been some small issues with underlying data, the support team are always very responsive and happy to fix issues as well as answer questions. I’d like to see the addition of a link to the England Golf handicap system, as with the GHIN in the US, but the workarounds are sensible (if a little convoluted!)
All in all, great app, would recommend to other golfers of all levels.
Great App!
Over 500 games. I am using the Iwatch 2 and now the app has been updated to provide tracking of shots and I need a 3 or great to enable e to use the new features
I have used this app every time I play golf and it has been excellent! I have been to Gran Canaria, France and Spain this year and it has performed brilliantly! The app has been upgraded so that it works better from the “I watch” and independently so that you do not need to take your phone to the Tee position! It can sometimes be a little slow in giving distances but it depends on how often the gps refreshes!
I had a discount when purchasing and was upgraded to pro which gave me stable-ford scores ! I shall be renewing this as I would be lost without it! Let’s hope they look after existing customers!
Terrible battery performance
I like this app a lot, but it’s recently been leaving my watch with 5% battery after a full round, from 100% charge.
The only settings I have enabled are ‘Use Watch GPS’ and ‘Auto Advance to Next Hole’. I’m not interested in the shot tracer and I don’t use my watch for scores/club suggestions - so never enabled those.
When I first started using the app on my watch I was left with just over 20% battery from full charge, which would see me through the rest of the day. Now, I’m left with around 5% and this weekend the watch died on the 17th hole. I’ve reported this, but the only answer I get is to turn off a features and keep my phone in my pocket - feels like a step backwards, especially as I only have the two important settings on. Please optimise and test this app’s performance on Apple Watch - with all features on, especially using watch GPS.
Elevating Your Golf Game
Golfshot is a must-have companion for golf enthusiasts looking to up their game. What truly sets it apart is its seamless integration with GPS and the Apple Watch, which provides an impressive array of features designed to enhance your golfing experience.
GPS Functionality:
Golfshot's GPS capabilities are outstanding. It offers precise distances to the green, hazards, and targets, making every shot more strategic and informed. The aerial views and interactive maps give you a real-time perspective of the course, allowing you to plan your play effectively.
Apple Watch Integration:
Golfshot pairs effortlessly with your Apple Watch, taking convenience to the next level. The app brings features like Auto Shot Tracking, scoring, and distance measurement right to your wrist, saving you from constantly checking your phone. The watch's intuitive interface makes it easy to view distances, track your performance, and even record scores during your round.
Golfshot's combination of cutting-edge GPS technology and user-friendly Apple Watch functionality makes it an invaluable tool for golfers of all skill levels.
One of the best golf apps there, but…
I have been using Golf Shot Pro for several years and I think it is one of the best golf apps there. I like the features, simplicity of UI and Apple Watch integration. The database of the courses is fairly comprehensive and customer support was always very responsive when course details needed to be updated. However, I stopped using the app to track net scores, as the playing handicap calculated by the app is often incorrect and there is no easy way to adjust it before the round.
I contacted the developers and was told that there is no plan to allow users to select their playing handicap manually. The app automatically calculates the course handicap based on the course slope and par, but does not provide adjustments to playing handicap, nor does it have an easy option to adjust calculated handicap, if the course slope is incorrect in GolfShot database.
Used to be brilliant, not any more
Up until about 18 months ago I used this app every round of golf I played. 2-4 times a week, was so easy to use when playing a round with my friends keeping stableford scores. Absolutely loved it and would have easily given 5 out of 5 stars. However … after the introduction of My England Golf and the slope indexes on courses, this app does not now present the correct handicap. For instance, I play off 15 and so there are 3 holes I don’t get a shot on. When I go to the score card it shows that there I have no shot on 4 holes instead. And this is an issue for each golfer I enter onto the app for that round. I raised an issue directly with Golf Shot and was told that they were aware of the issue but it would be some time before it could be resolved. (I have of course deleted the app and re-loaded it many times). 18 months later and it has still not been resolved … shame, as it was so easy to use.
Bank card problem
Since I downloaded this app, gave my card details etc I have had problems with my card being frozen. The Apple payments are taken then returned and I cannot use it for any other transaction. Spoke to my bank to unblock the card but it has started again. What is going on?
A reply from the App Developer has assured me that my problem is not connected to them, I thank them for the response, and is Apple’s fault!
It has been resolved and I am looking forward to using the app as I wanted to.
I have only used it once on my home course and found it excellent and am going to a course in a few days that I have only played once before three years ago, so am looking forward to trying it out on a newish course.
Good but buggy at the moment
I subscribe and it’s a really good app on apple watch for distances and recording scores. The shot trackers sometimes doesn’t work accurately though I’m sure this will improve. Biggest recent flaw is the club suggestions. Yesterday the suggestion on a number of holes was to use my 3 wood when only 50 yards away and my 4 iron when on a short par 3. It seemed to default to the wrong club suggestion on nearly every hole. Also the iPhone app is buggy when trying to edit scores and clubs. It sometimes lets you edit and other times I have to go out of edit and back in before it works. Would have been 5 stars if these fundamentals were fixed.
Going downhill
I have used this app (or rather Golfshot plus) for a number of years, I had the pro subscription and loved it. I recommended it to everyone who asked and had no immediate objections when asked to to switch to the Golfshot GPS app. I played my first round with Golfshot GPS this week and it drained both my phone and watch battery more than Golfshot Plus ever did and today I was informed that it will now withhold certain features unless I want to pay even more for a ‘championship’ subscription. I will go back to Golfshot plus despite the fact that they will no longer update it. And when it becomes unusable I will give my money to 18 Birdies instead.
Excellent and great support
I was using a variety of golf apps before I opted for this one. It’s very simple to use and even better when used with the Apple Watch. It has made a marked improvement to my game, not only helping me get a better idea of distances but helped me strategise when I play. Yeh support is also excellent. I lost a round recently (my best score) and after contacting support they were able to find it and reinstall it. I don’t often write reviews but the paid version of this is incredible and I have no doubt it will transform your game no end. Thanks for all your ongoing work to continue its development.
Promising start
Have used GolfShot for four rounds now with mixed feelings. Map layouts are very good, still getting my head round the recording of what club has been used (especially for second shots)
Editing the scores after a round doesn’t seem to be saved regarding clubs used. Shot tracking is also inconsistent. AR is just too complicated busy(especially if you need to put on your reading glasses to see the info on the phone screen)
Shot tracking via my Apple Watch is also inconsistent but it’s beta at the moment so I have to accept this for the time being as well.
The app also seems a bit American centric but that’s not a deal breaker.
On the whole I admire what the developers are trying to do with the tech and I’m sure things will improve over time so I for one will stick with this product.
Glitchy - slow with Apple watch
Had high hopes for this app. Been using FunGolf GPS for a couple of years but thought I'd streamline with my friends who use golfshot. So I bought the licensed version (marketing messages not clear re differences of the 'plus' version, all very confusing. After playing on the course, didn't like it :( the Apple watch functions were slow and glitchy. Showed different distances to friends from the same spot. Takes an age for the distances to settle correctly. On the watch you can only score your own score. The watch app is still in its infancy. FunGolf GPS is instant and you can score all four players on the watch and it works completely independent of the phone but syncs immediately in split seconds too. Sorry golfshot, really wanted it to work. Happy to give it another go when the gps sync speed is sorted.
Brilliant but future amendments
Very good software - really impressed, many features can be slowly added e.g. home course and distance for holing out and nett score for each hole and automatic feedback. Really good app used with regularity.
However, I don’t tent to use it much on the course and instead type my round up afterwards; therefore the links to the Health app are disjointed (e.g. I only did 0.1 miles) so maybe you could allow for specification before the round whether it is actually in progress. Two more improvements: more statistics, percentages etc (best/worst/average score on each hole) and more information about the round - for example was it placing / no placing?
Love it...but please add putting stats
After 498 rounds using golfshot I can confirm it’s outstanding. From time to time the distance may be slightly out but not by much. Super easy to use and the stat recording are excellent. It would be nice to add a feature which you can log the distance of your putts if you wished. I have to use a separate app for that.
I have contacted the customer service twice before to change round our course layout and stroke indexes. Both requests were processed with just a day or two with super friendly and helpful staff.
I cannot recommend the app enough...but can you add more in depth putting stats please?
Fantastic Support
I have just recently started using this app, and have only played a couple of rounds with it so far.
What has really impressed me is the quality of support. The app has a function where you can enter what’s in your bag right down to manufacturer and model of each club, and it will show photos of the club heads beside each. However I use some cheaper MacGregor wedges that were not included in the app, being slightly OCD this annoyed me as only my wedges had no photo. I contacted support to ask if they had any plans to add them and they were added within two hours.
It’s great! But I’d love a few more features!
Great app, I’ve been using it for years now and I use it every round. I love being able to preview courses too before playing them.
Would really love to be able to mark the shots / stats with more accuracy though, for example:
Par3 holes, you can only say hit or miss green. I’d like to mark where the misses are (left, short-right, long etc).
Putting, options to put a bit more detail in there (like spiderputting app?), as there is no way to track how close my GIR shots are to the hole.
Driving, can only say hit or miss left, right, long, short. Some drives miss by a foot, some by many yards and prevent an approach shot. I’d like to mark this too so I can track the destructive misses.
Scrambling, when hitting chips into missed GIRs, I’d like to mark how close I’m getting with chips and where the misses are.
Hopefully you can take the feedback on board and further improve this brilliant app! :)
Poor user interface for shot tracking
Tried this because of the Swing ID which looks good but the user interface for seeing and editing tracked shots is really poor.
To edit a tracked shot takes about 4 or 5 clicks/swipes (click the hole, click “Track”, swipe up to see tracked shots, click on one of your tracked shots to see the edit screen), then if you want to do the same on another hole you have to come out and do the same 4 or 5 clicks.
Why can’t the initial hole map show your tracked shots and allow you to edit them there rather than all the extra clicks to get to a screen that shows exactly the same hole map but with tracked shots on it?
Having used Arccos for the past few years where it is really easy to see and edit your shots and swipe between each hole this is really a deal breaker considering this App is a similar price than Arccos and it doesn’t have the automatic club tracking you get with the Arccos sensors.
I probably would have given up the club tracking you get from Arccos for the Swing ID you get with Golfshot but not when it’s not user friendly to see and edit the shot tracking information.
Still buggy.
Used this a year or so ago and went away because Apple Watch integration was buggy. Thought I’d try it again but. I’m disappointed to see it’s not changed and today although it showed my correct score on the watch at the end of the round, when I go to my phone it’s scored me the same as my partner who I was also scoring. Luckily for me he was also scoring me so I could enter my score manually but I’m not happy that this app still has this kind of thing going on. Also try and find a way to link a WHS handicap when you’re in the UK. Support articles have you going round in circles and in the end you will come to the conclusion that this is not possible.
Great support
I have used the app for about 18 months with no trouble on my iPhone 4s then suddenly it started to crash from startup screen. I contacted support and had a reply within 24 hours saying that it was that Apple were not updating the iOS on the 4s but their developers were working on a fix. My first reaction was........a fob-off but no after week or so I had a reply which asked me to download update and it now works again perfectly.
It’s so refreshing to find a company who reacts in such a positive and timely manner. Keep up the great work Margherita and team 👌
Great
I love this app. It works well in free mode but I paid for the pro upgrade to be able to adjust the yardages on the hole overview.
The watch app gives accurate yardages and is simple and easy to use.
Can't wait to try out the new auto-shot tracking next week!
The support team added my new Taylormade clubs to the database within a matter of hours of my request.
Only 1 request would be to allow a bit more flexibility to adjust the modified stableford points a bit more (up to +3) to allow for lesser players.
Brilliant app
Everything the average golfer needs in terms of managing and analysis of your golf game like having a personal caddie that doesn’t carry your bag....!
Only slight problem can use a lot of battery so had to buy an auxiliary power pack for my iPhone 6 ( small issue) so make sure you properly close down your other apps while using this one .
Also the new upgrade doesn’t seem to have a power saving mode which is a shame ....but those are very minor issues fr what is IMO
THE BEST app of its type in the golfing forum .
Top customer service
Just after I subscribed to the pro plan I saw that one of the courses I play often wasn’t in the apps list of courses. I got in touch with support and once I had provided scorecard images and a link to the course on google maps the course was available. This only took about 10 minutes. I haven’t used the app to its full extent yet but I love that I can track shots on my Apple Watch and review my performance when I get home. All in all a great app and first class customer service.
Good but not great
I’ve used this app in conjunction with my apple watch for a year now and even subscribed to have the extra tracking feature. At first I was impressed but as time has gone passed it lags so bad now and on my last round the tracking claimed I hit 659 yard drive when I only walked 4 yards towards the ball. Sadly I won’t renew this year as there are many other apps ….. such a shame as I thought it was good but as time has passed it’s not the easiest to use and not very accurate.
Poor show Golfshot dissatisfied.
Teething Troubles
As a beginner I was playing a 9 hole course. As with the other apps it’s hard to set up at home in advance. On the tee box, I enabled Apple Watch having to set up a trail subscription, then had problems starting the round as I was trying to play 9 but eventually worked out I have to also set back 9 to the same. This allowed me to start the round but it didn’t track anything. At the end I found an auto track setting. Maybe that needs to be on too even if you have enabled Apple Watch. I think I’ll cancel the trial subscription as it may be more than a week before I can try it again..
Great app and great customer service
I have used golfshot for about a year and I have absolutely no complaints. Yardages seem broadly accurate, I guess it might be beneficial if they could introduce slope as well eg. 167yd to middle uphill 11Ft but tbh I’m not accurate enough to realistic miss such a feature.
One thing I would say is their service is 5*.
We recently moved to winter tees here at Shipley Golf club West Yorkshire and within 24 hrs of advising golfshot of the new card and revised tees/pars/stroke index’s of each hole, they had updated the app. Perfect for winter skins scoring now the weekly comps are less important.
The best way to improve your golf
The GPS distance to the hole and hazards are invaluable for club selection and the main reason I purchased Pro but there is just so much more.
If only I bought this before, it changes your mindset to playing each hole and I knocked 10 shots off my handicap last week!
Pro version is absolutely superb for recording key stats to identify areas for improvement. Fairways hit, Greens in Regulation, number of puts, short or long, left or right.
Feels dated and lacking in some features
I recently purchased the pro version of Golfshot after having the used the app for scoring the last few years.
The app is useful and matched my expectations. However, there are some small things that could be done to drastically improve the experience:
- Videos are useful but it would be great to have a “recommended” section based off of my strokes gained scores so that the content is relevant to my game and where I can improve.
- The tee times feature is all but useless in my area (Bristol, UK). Most courses in my area (and the UK generally) don’t seem to publish tee times to this service. It would be great to see Golfshot improve this prices for UK golf courses so that more times and deals are on there.
- Pro features like SwingID can only be used during a round - having a “practice mode” where swing ID could be used in the range would be great.
Score to par incorrect if playing less than 18
Since the average to par update your final Score to par (under or over) is incorrect as it is calculated against 18 holes. If you only play 9 holes or 12 or whatever the score is grossly wrong. I shot 39 for 9 holes. 4 over for 35 stroke 9 hole par. I entered score for the back 9 as “did not play”. App calculated my score to par as -24. It has my “average to par” handicap as 54? Why? Who knows. Totally screwy and I wish they’d put it back to how it was.
Corrected. If you click calculate net scores to off when starting a round it all works as should.
Without doubt the best golf app
Tried a lot of golf apps, but without doubt this is by far the best app. I originally bought it to just record my scores online as it was much easier than writing it down on our paper scorecard but didn’t realize all the features the app has. Has improved my game and lowered my handicap, so what more could you want!
Recently started watching the tutorial videos which are really good so just saved a lot of money as I have spent a fortune on lessons!
Well worth it boys and girls!
Good but watch not working
Have used golf shot for about 18months with about 100 rounds played using it, always been first class and hassle free even when travelling abroad, However since I changed to iPhone X I am having issues syncing to the watch have tryed installing and reinstalling many times and keep
Getting stuck in the ‘start or resume round on your phone’ message with trying to use it on watch despite it having been started, it stays this way for the full round and pulls the health data so is annoying now I can’t get the gps
First Rate Customer Support
I thought I found a problem with the software. I got in touch with customer care. Got an answer within 24 hours and discovered that the software was more advanced than I gave it credit for. It was pointed out to me that the course slope adjustment is automatic within the app. Tried it, and customer support, where not only correct, but very helpful. Excellent and a great app that has helped me improve my game no end.
Decent App
Decent GPS app on Apple Watch. Really simple to use, automatically detects when you’ve changed holes if you’re not interested in putting scores through the watch. Easy to look at your watch at any point and get a yardage to the centre of the green.
Only downside is I struggled to trust some of the yardages. I was stood next to the 150 marker but the watch would say 175 for example. That might be bad GPS so I‘ll try that again next round.
All in all, pretty good. Having tried a few different apps for Apple Watch I think I may stick with this.
New course
This is one of the best course in Staffordshire. The new course is excellent condition. Once you there, you will forget everything. All PAR 3 are challenging and you have to shoot over the water except one, so you have to hit long irons accurately. There are lots of birdies opportunities espEcially front 9.
In overall you can get at list 5 birdies. However, there are lots of place you can giveaway your shots if you are not planning ahead.
Brilliant occasional issues
This app is brilliant for scores, distances and keeping track of your rounds. Unfortunately lately I have noticed it freezing or the gps screen not working during a round, very rare but quite annoying when you want a distance to help choose the right club. Would still highly recommend I just hope this gets sorted. It would also be nice if it had a feature to link to friends and compare scores on courses you have played, like some other apps seem to have.
Brilliant
I’ve got the yearly subscription, I work all over the country and I carry my clubs with me. So I end up playing at new courses all the time, This app helps me when I’m playing on the courses, bunkers distance ect.
Took me a little while to get used to but it’s fine now, I’ve added my club distances to the app. So when I connect to my Apple Watch it will act as a caddie and tell me what club to pull out.
Highly recommend
Brilliant golfing companion
I love the app. It helps me plan my way around the course, understanding the distance to hazards and to the green. The apple watch functionality is seem less and the automatic shot tracking is the cherry on top.
It is probably a bit harsh of me to dock a star but I would love them to improve the statistics section. It would be 5 stars all the way if I could use the information to understand my strengths and weaknesses. I would then know which areas of my game to focus on!
Good app although could be slightly better
I use this app on my apple iwatch and I enjoy it, the yards to pin is very accurate which is good. The reason I’m giving it 4 stars is that I would like the app on the watch to go into a auto lock while playing, every 5 minutes or so I need to keep unlocking my watch to find out the yards to the pin which is quite frustrating, if there already is a auto lock on the app can someone tell me how to put it on to save me unlocking my watch every so often ? Thanks
Was Great Till Recently
This app was by far the best golf scoring app I've seen. Its ability to gather the stats and keep you up to date on what's going on in your games was great. However, the last few months they have introduced ads and the worse thing possible is when you're on a tight golf course trying to put your score in but you need to wait 30 second due to an ad. They had something great and it may have been ruined.
Disadvantage for being a long time member!
I’ve been a member for years for US$50/- with everything thrown in. Now I noticed Golf shots is charging monthly/yearly rate. When I signed up, it’s for life. So now they have taken a lot from me. First it was the distance. I cannot tap for distant to specific point. It only gives me to the green.
Now I can’t get to put in my scores per hole. Forget about putting your friends score! I think this is very unprofessional & dishonest!
Stevie G
Fantastic app so easy to use and score card reflects past rounds so you can monitor previous rounds. Great statistics with drive and putting information easily available. My home course recently changed its layout and Golfshot quickly updated to new layout. GPS view and yardage easily able to flick between to get maximum information to help with your round. Would definitely recommend!!!
4 Star
Great App keeping some features simplistic which is nice seen on the free version, test to test premium but looking too in the near future. The Tee Times button seems like a really cool idea to have bookings integrated into the app but unfortunately doesn’t appear to function inside the UK? Could this looked at? Or could this be at least optional to display if not able to use in specific locations? Just bugs me that it’s on the menu and I’m unable to use.