Pick Golfshot if you mostly…
- Play solo or with one mate and don't run formal comps
- Want GPS distance to pin as the headline feature
- Track shot-by-shot stats, club averages, and round-over-round trends
- Want a course library with detailed hole maps
The Nineteenth vs Golfshot
Golfshot is a solo-round GPS and scorecard app. The Nineteenth is comp management for groups. Different products, different jobs. Here's how to know which one you need.
The honest one-liner
Golfshot is built for individual golfers tracking their own rounds — GPS yardages, scorecard, club averages, stats. It's a single-player tool. The Nineteenth is built for groups running competitions together — pairings, live leaderboards, automatic handicap-adjusted scoring across a field, side games, season-long leagues. It's a multi-player tool.
Most serious social golfers end up using both — Golfshot for solo practice rounds, The Nineteenth when the comp is on.
Who should pick which
Pick The Nineteenth if you mostly…
- Run social comps for a group of 4 to 40 players
- Want live leaderboards that update during the round
- Need automatic handicap-adjusted scoring across the field
- Run Stableford, Skins, Wolf, Matchplay, or Team formats
- Track a season-long order of merit across multiple comps
Side-by-side
| Feature | The Nineteenth | Golfshot |
|---|---|---|
| Primary use case | Group competitions and leagues | Solo round tracking with GPS |
| Multi-player comp setup | Core feature — Stableford, Matchplay, Skins, Wolf, Team formats | Not the focus — limited to "private leagues" feature |
| Live leaderboards for groups | Yes — updates as scores entered | Limited |
| Automatic daily handicap (slope + rating) | Yes — per course, per player, per round | Tracks handicap but not focused on multi-player comp adjustment |
| One-phone group scoring | Yes — score the whole 4-ball from one device | One scorecard per phone |
| Offline scoring | Yes — works completely offline, syncs later | Partial — some features require connectivity |
| GPS distance to pin | Limited (Australian course coordinate data still rolling out) | Strong — its core feature, large global course library |
| Shot tracking and club averages | Available (Premium) | Strong — solo-focused, very detailed |
| Skins / Wolf / side games | Built-in with automatic settlement | Not the primary focus |
| Pricing | Free for first 3 comps; $4.99–9.99/mo AUD | Free + paid plus tier; pricing in USD |
| Built for | Australia (AUD pricing, AU terminology, social golf groups) | Global, primarily US market |
Where the two apps actually differ
Single-player tool vs multi-player tool
This is the headline difference. Golfshot's design assumption is one golfer, one round, one scorecard, one set of stats. Everything from the GPS feature to the club averages to the scoring screen flows from "you, individually". The Nineteenth's design assumption is one organiser, one comp, multiple players, one shared leaderboard. Pairings, handicap-adjusted comparisons, group settlement — these only make sense in a multi-player tool.
The role of the organiser
A comp has an organiser — the person who decides the format, sets the dates, manages the prize pool, and tells everyone "we're playing Stableford from the blue tees on Saturday". Golfshot doesn't really have an organiser concept; The Nineteenth is built around it. More on the organiser workflow →
GPS
If on-course GPS distance to pin is the feature you want most, Golfshot is the better pick today. The Nineteenth has GPS on the roadmap but ships only on courses where we've validated the coordinate data — and we'd rather miss the feature on launch than give you the wrong number on the 14th. More on GPS roadmap →
Side games
If your group regularly plays Skins, Wolf, or Ryder Cup-style team matches alongside the comp, The Nineteenth has these built-in with automatic settlement. Golfshot can track scores in those formats but isn't optimised for the group-wagering side of it. Wolf side-game details → · Skins details →
Australian context
The Nineteenth was built in Australia for Australian social golf. AUD pricing, AU terminology ("comp", "society", "off the back"), AU handicap context (social handicaps that aren't official GA but are fair within your group). Golfshot is a fine global app — but if your group plays mostly in Australia, the AU defaults will feel more natural.
Common questions
Can I use both?
Yes — most serious golfers do. Golfshot for the practice round on Tuesday, The Nineteenth for the comp on Saturday. They solve different problems and don't compete for the same moment.
Does The Nineteenth have shot tracking?
Premium tier includes shot tracking (fairway miss direction, green misses, bunker shots, hazards). It's not as deep as Golfshot's solo-stats — different focus — but it's there for the players who want it. More on shot tracking →
Why isn't Golfshot bad?
Because it isn't. Golfshot is a well-built app for individual round tracking. We're not in the same lane. If we wrote this comparison page to slag off Golfshot, you'd rightfully not trust us. Buy the right tool for the job — and if the job is solo round tracking with GPS, Golfshot is the right tool.
Is there a free trial?
The Free tier is fully functional, not a time-limited trial — 3 comps with up to 4 players each, no card, no expiry. Plenty to run two or three comps with a regular four before deciding whether to upgrade.