An honest comparison · 1 November 2026
Golf GameBook alternatives
Golf GameBook is the social scorecard: formats, live leaderboards, challenges and badges for the group you play with. People look elsewhere for an official handicap (its own does not run where federations keep handicaps), for the price of Gold, or because they want help playing better, not just a place to write the score. Each row below comes from the app's own listing or site.
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Golf GameBook and the alternatives at a glance
| App | What it does | Free | Paid | Devices and languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf GameBook | A scorecard that applies each player's playing handicap, GPS distances, stats, 20 game formats, tournaments of up to 72 players (Ryder Cup style too), a social feed with live leaderboards, challenges and badges, and Apple Watch. Its own «GGB Handicap» is not offered where a national federation runs handicaps. Over 42,000 courses, by the company's count. | The app: scorecard, GPS, games and the social side | Gold Membership for one month or one year; the US listing shows $19.99, $34.99 and $59.99 | iPhone, Apple Watch and Android. 11 languages |
| TheGrint | A scorecard with fairways, greens, putts and penalties and 18+ stats modules, GPS on over 40,000 courses (by the company's count), games (Skins, Stableford, Match Play, Wolf…), friends and leaderboards, and Apple Watch. In the US it links your USGA Handicap Index; elsewhere it uses its own GHAP network, which is not a federation handicap. | Scorecard, basic stats, GPS and a handicap estimate | Pro, with a 7-day trial: $3.99/month or $39.99/year | iPhone, Apple Watch and Android. English only |
| Hole19 | GPS to the front, centre and back of the green, a scorecard with putts, fairways and greens, Apple Watch distances without the phone and live leaderboards. Premium adds plays-like distances, shot tracking, club recommendations, an AR view and a handicap calculator; Intelligence adds an AI caddie («Otto»), AI round reports and strokes gained. Over 42,000 courses in 201 countries, by the company's count. | GPS, scorecard, hole preview, Watch distances, leaderboards | Premium Pro $6.99/week, $12.99/month, $49.99 for six months or $69.99/year; Intelligence $99.99/year | iPhone, Apple Watch and Android. 14 languages |
| 18Birdies | GPS with distances to greens, hazards, layups and carries, scorecard and handicap tracking, stats, shot tracking, instant swing replay, games (Scramble, Best Ball, Skins, Wolf), leagues and Apple Watch. Premium adds plays-like distances, club recommendations, 3D greens, strokes gained and an AI Swing Analyzer. Over 45,000 courses, by its listing. | Rangefinder, scorecard, handicap, stats, basic shot tracking, Watch | Premium $9.99 or $19.99/month, $69.99 or $99.99/year, $7.99/week (several prices listed) | iPhone, Apple Watch and Android. English, Japanese and Korean |
| Morris (Badgie Golf) | An AI golf coach on WhatsApp, nothing to download, plus the Morris app for iPhone and Android. He reviews your swing from a video (one priority, one feel, one drill), looks the Rules up in the official text and gives you the rule number, tells you which club from your Garmin distances, reads your rounds and strokes gained, and brings the official RFEG handicap for players federated in Spain. He answers in your language. Same account, Badgie Golf: GPS on mapped courses, live scorecard, games with friends and Apple Watch. | Free to start and no message limit today; the web swing analyzer is free with no account | Nothing to start | WhatsApp, iPhone, Android and Apple Watch (Badgie Golf). Answers in 12 languages |
What Golf GameBook does well
Games and the group. Twenty formats, tournaments of up to 72 players (Ryder Cup style too), live leaderboards, challenges and badges, a scorecard that applies each player's playing handicap, an Apple Watch app and 11 languages. For a weekly group that likes a bet and a leaderboard, it covers almost everything you play. If you want the formats themselves explained, see golf betting games and Stableford scoring.
Why golfers look for another
The handicap is the first reason: where a federation keeps your handicap, the app's own does not apply. The second is that its listing mentions neither strokes gained nor swing analysis nor AI. The third is the subscription, between $19.99 and $59.99 depending on the period.
Pick by the job
- 1
Stats and a US handicap
TheGrint links your USGA Handicap Index in the US and has 18+ stats modules.
- 2
GPS on the course
Hole19 or 18Birdies: free GPS and scorecard; paid plans add plays-like distances and club recommendations.
- 3
Games without installing anything
Badgie Golf: up to four players, Stableford, Match play, Fourball or Skins, and guests score from a link.
- 4
What to practise next
Morris reads your rounds and your swing video and gives you one priority with its drill, on WhatsApp.
Try Morris
Start with the free swing analyzer, read how AI swing analysis works, or get the app at morris.golf/download.
The other comparisons
Each one with the same rule: what every app says about itself, with its source and the date it was read.
Sources
- Golf GameBook — ficha de la App Store (España) — Prices in euros and languages. Read on 1 November 2026.
- Golf GameBook — ficha de la App Store (EE. UU.) — Features, course count and prices in dollars. Read on 1 November 2026.
- TheGrint — ficha de la App Store (España) — Prices in euros and language. Read on 1 November 2026.
- TheGrint — ficha de la App Store (EE. UU.) — Features, USGA and GHAP handicap, and prices in dollars. Read on 1 November 2026.
- TheGrint — web — GPS courses, free and Pro games, 7-day trial. Read on 1 November 2026.
- Hole19 — ficha de la App Store (España) — Prices in euros, courses and languages. Read on 1 November 2026.
- Hole19 — ficha de la App Store (EE. UU.) — Free, Premium and Intelligence features, and prices in dollars. Read on 1 November 2026.
- 18Birdies — App Store listing (US) — Free and Premium features, courses and prices. Read on 1 November 2026.
- 18Birdies — ficha de la App Store (España) — Prices in euros. Read on 1 November 2026.
- Morris — morris.golf — What Morris does and what it costs to start. Read on 1 November 2026.
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Questions about Golf GameBook and its alternatives
How much is Golf GameBook Gold?
The app is free, with a Gold Membership for one month or one year. The US App Store listing shows $19.99, $34.99 and $59.99 without saying which price goes with which period (1 November 2026).
Does Golf GameBook give you an official handicap?
No. Its own «GGB Handicap» is, by its listing, not offered where a national federation runs handicaps. Your official handicap is your federation's; in the US, TheGrint links the USGA Handicap Index, and for players federated in Spain, Morris brings the RFEG handicap from the licence number.
What is the best free alternative to Golf GameBook?
For GPS and a scorecard, the free plans of Hole19 and 18Birdies. For games with friends who do not want to install anything, Badgie Golf (Morris's app): Stableford, Match play, Fourball or Skins for up to four, and guests score from a link. Morris himself is free to start, with no message limit today.
Which alternative analyses my swing?
18Birdies Premium has an AI swing analyzer. Morris reviews the video you send him on WhatsApp and gives you one priority, one feel and one drill with reps; the web analyzer is free and needs no account. Golf GameBook's listing does not mention swing analysis.
A golf coach, not another app
No downloads, no passwords: you text him on WhatsApp and Morris helps with your game, using everything he knows about you.
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