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Golf scoring apps compared (2026)

Five ways to keep score for a golf society, a club roll-up or a trip, compared on what decides it for most UK organisers: whether the players need an app, what it costs once the field is bigger than a four-ball, the formats, the handicaps, and what happens when the signal goes. We make score70, so every claim about the others is linked to its source, and score70’s gaps are listed as plainly as its strengths.

The five, side by side

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Golf scoring apps compared: score70, Golf GameBook, Squabbit, Golfify and 18Birdies
Featurescore70Golf GameBookSquabbitGolfify18Birdies
Do players need the app?No. Players open the link in the browser their phone already has.The organiser and whoever keeps score use the app. Players without it can be added as “unregistered players” and scored by someone else.[1]It is app-centred. The organiser can add and carry players who do not have the app installed.[2]Players are free and spectators can follow public boards without joining. Whether a player can score with no app or account, we could not confirm.[3]Yes. Every player is asked to download the app; the organiser can add guests instead.[4][5]
Cost for a 12 to 40 player dayFree. No plans, no player cap, no card. Nothing is held back for a paid tier, because there is no paid tier.The app is free. Gold is €59.99 a year or €19.99 a month after a 14-day trial, renewing automatically. The Gold page lists 20 formats, tournaments, Reds vs Blues and live leaderboards among its benefits; which of these are free is not fully clear from the page.[6]Free. Host Pro is an annual subscription; we could not confirm its price.[2]Free up to 8 players. Then $48 a year (16 players), $129 (32), $249 (64) or $449 (unlimited). Club plans are $99 to $549.[3]Tournaments are free. Premium is $99.99 a year.[7]
AdsNone.Ads in the free version, according to reviews.[8]“No ads”, in its own description.[2]Not documented on the pages we readNot documented on the pages we read
Formats24 formats, including Bowmaker, Irish Rumble, Russian Stableford, Texas scramble with minimum drives, 1-2-3, Vegas and a Ryder Cup board. No foursomes or greensomes yet.Twenty, including foursomes, greensomes, Irish Rumble and Reds vs Blues.[9]More than 30, including Ryder Cup, alternate shot and shamble.[2]Stableford, quota, skins, better ball, Ryder Cup match play, divisions, and nearest-the-pin and longest-drive.[3]Stroke play, Stableford, best ball and scramble, plus side games. Match play and Ryder Cup are not listed in its tournament formats help article (October 2026).[10]
Posts scores to an official handicap recordNo. score70 works out the handicaps for the day but does not post scores to England Golf or any other body.In Sweden, Finland, Spain, Iceland and Denmark. England Golf is not on its list.[11]Not mentioned in its description. One reviewer asks for it: “Needs MyEG integration for handicap data” (App Store, August 2026).[2][12]Not documented on the pages we readNot documented on the pages we read
Scoring with no signalYes. Scores are saved on the phone first and send themselves when signal comes back.Not documented on the pages we read. One App Store review in August 2026 asks for offline play.[13]Not documented on the pages we readNot documented on the pages we readNot documented on the pages we read
Men and women on different tees in one groupYes. Each player plays their own tee in the same group, with women’s par, stroke index and ratings where the club rates them.Not documented on the pages we readNot documented on the pages we readNot documented on the pages we readNot documented on the pages we read

Who each one suits

  • score70

    A page and a live leaderboard for one society, roll-up, trip or league, scored from every player’s own phone.

    • No app, no account. Players open one link and tap their name.
    • No subscription. Free, with no player cap and no card.
    • No ads. Not even a banner on the 18th.
    • No signal? Keep scoring. Scores wait on the phone and send themselves.

    Not for you if you want GPS, a watch app or official score posting.

  • Golf GameBook

    A social scorecard app with a feed, a large course list and a paid Gold tier.[14][6]

    Suits you if you want one app for every round you play, with GPS, stats and a watch.

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  • Squabbit

    A free app for golf trips, tournaments and leagues, with an annual Host Pro tier.[2]

    Suits you if your group is happy for everyone to install an app.

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  • Golfify

    An event builder on the web and in an app, free for up to 8 players.[3]

    Suits you if you run small events of 8 or fewer, or are happy to pay for a bigger field.

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  • 18Birdies

    A golf app with free tournaments, where each player downloads the app and signs up or is added as a guest.[4][5]

    Suits you if everyone in the group already uses 18Birdies for their own rounds.

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Leaving Golf GameBook? There is a page for that: a Golf GameBook alternative for society golf.

What score70 does not do

  • No GPS, distances, shot tracking or watch app.
  • No official score posting: rounds do not go to England Golf or your WHS record.
  • No nearest-the-pin or longest-drive markers yet, no TV board yet.
  • No foursomes or greensomes yet.
  • Fewer courses than the big apps: more than 1,800 UK courses, with the card typed in for anywhere else.
  • No social feed, by design, and no push notifications.

How we checked

In October 2026 we read each product’s own web pages and help articles, its UK App Store and Google Play listings, and its most recent store reviews. We did not sign up for paid tiers, and we have not tested the other apps on a course, so where a page did not say something we have written “not documented” rather than guess. Some sites could not be read at all (Squabbit’s own site, for one), and their app store descriptions were used instead. Ratings and prices are as they stood on the day; they move.

Free, and nothing for the players to install

Try it on your next round

Make the organiser account, add the players and the course, and send one link to the group. Everyone else just taps their name.

Become an organiserSee how to use it

Sources

Every statement above about another product comes from one of these pages, read on the date shown. Prices and features change; check the product’s own site before you decide. “Not documented” means we did not find it on the pages we read, not that it is missing. Spotted something wrong or out of date? Email hello@score70.com and we will correct it.

  1. [1]Golf GameBook support centre(opens in a new tab) · read 13 October 2026
  2. [2]App Store (UK) listing data for Golf GameBook and Squabbit: ratings and descriptions · read 21 October 2026
  3. [3]Golfify: home page and pricing(opens in a new tab) · read 21 October 2026
  4. [4]18Birdies help: getting started as a tournament organizer(opens in a new tab) · read 21 October 2026
  5. [5]18Birdies help: how to join a tournament(opens in a new tab) · read 21 October 2026
  6. [6]Golf GameBook: Gold membership(opens in a new tab) · read 21 October 2026
  7. [7]18Birdies: Premium(opens in a new tab) · read 21 October 2026
  8. [8]Google Play: Golf GameBook listing and reviews(opens in a new tab) · read 21 October 2026
  9. [9]Golf GameBook: golf scorecard and game formats(opens in a new tab) · read 13 October 2026
  10. [10]18Birdies help: scoring formats for tournaments and leagues(opens in a new tab) · read 21 October 2026
  11. [11]Golf GameBook: GGB Handicap(opens in a new tab) · read 13 October 2026
  12. [12]App Store (UK) reviews of Squabbit, August 2026 · read 21 October 2026
  13. [13]App Store (UK) reviews of Golf GameBook, August 2026 · read 21 October 2026
  14. [14]Golf GameBook: home page(opens in a new tab) · read 13 October 2026

Golf GameBook, Squabbit, Golfify and 18Birdies are trademarks of their owners. score70 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to any of them. Their names are used only to compare products.