Best Golf GPS Apps 2024

Working in tandem with the Arccos' Smart Sensors, Arccos caddie offers a ton of data that you can look at and use to help you play your best golf. The application automatically tracks your shots and data and gives advice on how to strategise around a golf course. After logging five or more rounds, Arccos will get truly familiar with your game, we found the information given to be very accurate and would definitely recommend using it. 

Another huge benefit of the Arccos app is that once your round is over, an in-depth insight into performance through the strokes-gained algorithm is available. For those looking to improve, this is invaluable and has allowed us to practise more efficiently in the areas where we actually lose shots. For that reason this application is great for any golfer looking to improve  their scores on the golf course. 

The GPS app from Motocaddy is completely free to use and will offer up key distances including front, middle and back yardages, hazard information and hole data like flyovers for more than 40,000 courses around the world. We like the redesign it has been given since its initial launch, as well as the incredible lifesaving AED and CPR features for golfers in the UK and Ireland. The biggest plus point, for us anyway, is its ability to track stats, which helps golfers learn more about their games.

We found the yardages given to be mostly accurate, although there was the odd exception. On the whole though, this a solid and user-friendly golf GPS app that doesn't cost a penny and, although Motocaddy maybe famous for producing some of the best electric golf trolleys on the market it certainly knows a thing or two about creating a superb GPS app.

One of the most widely used GPS golf apps in the game, Hole 19 offers a staggering amount of features and is completely free! The application has over 42,000 courses mapped and delivers players precise GPS distances to the green, hazards and also gives you a complete overview of the hole from a birds-eye map. You don't need an internet connection either and we've found that it isn't too draining on your battery life. 

For those with an Apple Watch, Hole 19 also works for free on your wearable device and broadcasts distances as well as allowing you to keep track of your scoring from your watch. If you want to have an even more immersive experience with the Hole 19 app, a premium membership options is available. The premium membership comes with an initial 14-day free trial and then costs $7.99 a month from there - or you can save money with a year membership for $49.99.

Bushnell are one of the best in the game when it comes to producing laser rangefinders and it's application is free to download for Apple and Android users. The app allows you to use your smartphone for GPS distances on 38,000 courses around the world while also showing 3D graphic layouts of each hole.

For those that like to enter their scores as they play, this is really easily done and can help the user track trends in their game. Analyzing swing speed is also possible while there are some nice fitness perks. For example, daily steps can be monitored as can average speed, pace and distance for people who enjoy running and/or cycling. While you’re here, why not check out our guide on the best Bushnell golf rangefinders, too.

VPAR is much more than just a GPS app, although it will give you accurate distances on more than 30,000 courses around the world. Its real standout feature, aside from the GPS aspect, is the ability to play tournaments and set up matches with friends or in larger society groups. 

It shows live leaderboards and genuinely adds something to a tournament round. As well as strokeplay, it also supports matchplay and stableford formats. And for those who want to get serious about their golf, a host of performance stats can be analyzed to inform your practise and make tangible improvements in the areas where it's most needed. They can all help you tailor and improve your swing so that you can perform better on the golf course. 

Golfshot has over four million members and provides accurate and real-time distances to greens, hazards and other targets on more than 45,000 courses around the world. It also comes with the ability to input your score on each hole for those who prefer that to getting your scorecard out.

Detailed statistics are also at your fingertips, meaning golfers will be able to learn more about their game than ever before. The best feature, however, comes in the form of Golfshot’s AR (Augmented Reality). This turns your phone camera into a detailed 360-degree course map, enabling users to identify targets and hazards and plot their way round the course like never before.

The SkyCaddie Mobile golf GPS app is powered by the same TrueGround Course Maps that make SkyCaddie also one of the best rangefinders on the market. As well as featuring extremely precise course maps, tapping on the interactive hole view will give you accurate information required to inform your next shot. 

Like most, it also comes with the ability to log scores and track stats, although this app doesn’t deal in strokes-gained analysis. What this app has in its favor is that it won’t drain your phone battery like some others on the market, meaning there isn’t any risk it won’t make it through 18 holes.

More than five million people put their trust in the SwingU Golf GPS to give them yardages as well as a place to enter scores. This already shows it is one of the best golf GPS apps out there but there are more benefits. On the course, the app measures wind speed and elevation so users can make the most informed club decision possible, while the shot tracking feature also provides recommendations based on your tendencies. 

Once you’ve completed a round with the SwingU GPS, a detailed strokes-gained analysis is available to show you areas of potential improvement.

This app is extremely easy to use and gives really accurate yardages when compared with the best golf rangefinders on the market - most either matched up exactly or were only a few yards out. Being able to set the flag position on greens came in handy too, as did the app’s ability to spot distances to hazards or ideal lay-up spots.

In addition, the calorie counter and personalised analysis of on-course performance are great for post-round inspection. With over 35,000 courses and counting, this is one of the best and most versatile golf apps available today.