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The best golf apps, compared by the job
Morris is one of these apps, so this page has a rule: everything said about the others comes from their own websites or store listings, read on the date below, with no ranking and no adjectives. Pick by what you want the app for, then read the row.
By Morris, by Badgie Golf · Updated
What each app does, in its own words
| App | What it does | Free | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18Birdies | GPS rangefinder, scorecard, handicap tracking, stats, basic shot tracking, Apple Watch; Premium adds plays-like distances, club recommendations, 3D greens, strokes gained, automatic swing detection and an AI swing analyzer. | Rangefinder, scorecard, handicap, stats, basic shot tracking, Watch | Yearly Premium $99.99 (a $69.99 variant is also listed), monthly $19.99 or $9.99, weekly $7.99 |
| Hole19 | GPS front/centre/back, scorecard with putts, fairways and greens, Apple Watch distances, live leaderboards; Premium adds plays-like distances, shot tracker, club recommendations, AR overlay, dispersion; an 'Intelligence' tier adds AI round reports and strokes gained. | GPS distances, scorecard, course preview, Watch distances, leaderboards | Premium Pro yearly $69.99, monthly $12.99, weekly $6.99; Intelligence 1 year $99.99 |
| Golfshot | GPS distances, scoring, stats, course coverage; Pro adds 3D flyovers, advanced GPS, club tracking, Watch support and 'Caddie' club recommendations; a Champions tier adds swing analysis on the range. | GPS distances, scoring, basic stats | Pro $79.99/year (also $14.99/month, $5.99/week); Champions $99.99/year |
| Garmin Golf | The companion app of Garmin's golf watches and launch monitors: scorecards, shot history, stats, weekly leaderboards; a paid membership adds green contours, premium course maps, aerial imagery, Home Tee Hero simulator rounds with a Garmin launch monitor, and swing video storage. | The app: scorecards, shot history, stats, leaderboards | Garmin Golf Membership, billed monthly or annually; the price is on garmin.com for your region |
| Arccos | Automatic shot tracking with a sensor on every club (or sensorless with Arccos Air), an AI rangefinder adjusted for wind and slope, smart club distances, strokes gained insights, club recommendations, green maps. The company says it is the official game tracker of the PGA TOUR. | None without the sensors or Arccos Air | Smart Sensors $249.99 with the first year of membership, then $199.99/year (renews at $16.67/month billed annually) |
| V1 Golf | Swing video capture and analysis: slow motion, drawing tools, side by side, model swings; V1 GOLF+ unlocks the premium analysis tools, on-demand drills and the model swing library. Also the platform many coaches use to send lessons. | The basic app | V1 GOLF+ $69.99/year or $9.99/month |
| OnForm | Video analysis for coaches and golfers: 1080p at up to 240 fps, four angles, drawing and voiceover, 3D from a 2D video with 12 swing metrics, launch monitor integration (Full Swing KIT, Garmin R10/R50), academy tools for coaches. | 14-day trial with all features, no card | Subscription after the trial; prices on its pricing page |
| Badgie Golf with Morris | The golf app of Badgie (Spain): rounds and handicap (official RFEG handicap for players federated in Spain), Garmin connection, strokes gained from your shots, swing analysis from a video; Morris is the coach on WhatsApp who reads it all and gives you one thing to work on, Rules looked up in the official text, green fees from the course's site with source and date. | Sign up with a mobile number at morris.golf; the web swing analyzer is free without an account | Monthly limits on videos and research reports in the free plan; a Pro plan raises them |
Pick by the job
- 1
You want distances and a scorecard
Any of the GPS apps' free tiers. Pay when you want plays-like distances and club recommendations on courses you do not know, or shot tracking you will actually review.
- 2
You want to know where your strokes go
Strokes gained needs every shot's start and end: Arccos sensors, or a Garmin watch (and Badgie Golf reads Garmin shots into strokes gained for Morris). The number only helps if someone turns it into practice.
- 3
You want to see your swing
V1 Golf and OnForm are built for video, and coaches use them to send lessons. Morris's free analyzer measures your body on each frame and gives one cause, one feel and one drill, without an account.
- 4
You want a coach, not a dashboard
Morris reads the rounds, the handicap, the Garmin distances and the swing video and gives you the next thing to work on, on WhatsApp, with the Rules looked up in the official text when you ask. That is what a specialist agent adds to an app.
What this page does not do
It does not rank, it does not test accuracy, it does not say which app is better. Each row is what the company says about itself, with the price on its own page or listing and the date we read it. If a line is wrong because a page changed, tell Morris on WhatsApp and it gets corrected. More: the GPS apps in detail, is Arccos worth it, and what an AI golf coach does.
Sources
- 18Birdies — App Store listing — Features and prices as stated there. Read 9 October 2026.
- Hole19 — App Store listing — Features and prices as stated there. Read 9 October 2026.
- Golfshot — golfshot.com — Features and prices as stated there. Read 9 October 2026.
- Garmin Golf — garmin.com — Features and prices as stated there. Read 9 October 2026.
- Arccos — arccosgolf.com — Features and prices as stated there. Read 9 October 2026.
- V1 Golf — v1sports.com — Features and prices as stated there. Read 9 October 2026.
- OnForm — onform.com — Features and prices as stated there. Read 9 October 2026.
- Badgie Golf with Morris — morris.golf — Features and prices as stated there. Read 9 October 2026.
The free one: your swing analyzed on video
Drop a video of one swing here
One swing, face-on or down the line, your whole body in the frame. Up to 20 seconds.
Your video is used only for this analysis and is deleted after 30 days. No name, no email, no account.
App questions
What is the best golf app?
There is no best, there is a job. For distances and a scorecard, the free tiers of 18Birdies, Hole19 and Golfshot all do it; for automatic shot tracking with strokes gained, Arccos with sensors or a Garmin watch with its app; for your swing on video, V1 Golf or OnForm; for a coach who reads all of it and tells you one thing to work on, Morris on WhatsApp with Badgie Golf. Prices and features here are from each app's own site or listing.
Which golf apps are free?
Garmin Golf is free (its paid membership adds maps, contours and the simulator). 18Birdies, Hole19 and Golfshot have free tiers with GPS and scoring and paid tiers for club recommendations, shot tracking and advanced stats. Morris's web swing analyzer is free without an account, and signing up for Morris on WhatsApp is free with monthly limits.
Is a paid golf app worth it?
If you use the feature it pays for: plays-like distances and club recommendations on a course you do not know, strokes gained if you will act on it, swing video if you will film and review. A subscription you open twice a season is not. Try the free tier for a month first.
What does an AI golf coach app do that a GPS app does not?
It reads your numbers and tells you what to do next. A GPS app gives you a distance; a tracker gives you strokes gained; a coach says 'your approach play from 120 to 160 is costing you three strokes a round, here is the one thing to fix and the drill'. That is the difference between data and coaching.
Keep reading
All of AI CoachesThe golf GPS apps, from their own listings
What the free tiers give you, what the paid tiers add and cost, and the one thing a distance cannot tell you.
Is Arccos worth it?
What Arccos costs and claims on its own site, who gets value from a tracker, the Garmin alternative, and what to do with the numbers.
AI caddie: what it can and cannot do
The honest split between a caddie and software, Morris as the worked example with his limits, and what the Rules allow during a round.
Keep going with Morris on WhatsApp
Send him your next video from your phone, ask him about the drill, and he remembers your priority. Free to start, just your mobile number.
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