Disclosure: the third column is our app, Golf Scorecard. Everything else is from each company's own site and app store listings, checked October 21, 2026.
18Birdies
4/7 rows
Premium $99.99/yr or $19.99/mo
Choose it if you want coaching, swing analysis and the biggest US community.
Hole19
4/7 rows
Premium $69.99/yr or $14.99/mo
Choose it if you want a cheaper premium plan and an AI caddie.
Golf Scorecard
1/7 rows
Free (2 players); Pro unlocks handicap and stats
Choose it if you only want an offline scorecard for your group.
Side by side
| 18Birdies | Hole19 | Golf Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS distances | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | No |
| AI features | ✓ AI coach, swing analyzer | ✓ AI caddie (Otto) on its Intelligence tier | None |
| Premium yearly | $99.99 | ✓ $69.99 | Pro subscription |
| Premium monthly | $19.99 | ✓ $14.99 | Pro subscription |
| App Store rating | ✓ 4.9 (306k) | 4.7 (22.4k) | 5.0 (4) |
| Google Play rating | ✓ 4.9 (64.1k) | 4.8 (31.7k) | 4.3 |
| Works offline, no account | Account needed | Account needed | ✓ Yes |
Prices from 18birdies.com and hole19golf.com, ratings from the US App Store and Google Play, checked October 21, 2026. Hole19's Intelligence tier price was not public.
Where 18Birdies wins
Reach and coaching. The most reviewed golf app on both stores, with a swing analyzer and AI coach alongside GPS and scoring.
Where Hole19 wins
Price and an AI caddie. Hole19 Premium is $69.99 a year or $14.99 a month, about $30 a year less than 18Birdies, and its new Intelligence tier adds Otto, an AI caddie. It is especially popular with golfers in Europe.
Just want to keep score?
Golf Scorecard is a fast scorecard for your group: offline, no account, your rounds on your phone.
Where Golf Scorecard fits
Golf Scorecard is ours, so weigh this section accordingly. It is a scorecard and nothing else: enter strokes hole by hole for your group, see totals and averages, and keep your round history. It works offline, needs no account and keeps everything on your phone.
It has no GPS distances and it does not calculate an official Handicap Index. On Pro you enter your index and it works out your Course Handicap from the slope and rating, scores net, and adds 9-hole rounds, up to 4 players and detailed stats. The free version covers 2 players on 18 holes. It is on iPhone and Android, and it is new: a handful of ratings against hundreds of thousands for the apps above.