18Birdies
What 18Birdies does
18Birdies is a golf GPS and scoring app. Its Premium plan, listed on its own site at $99.99 a year or $19.99 a month, adds plays-like distances and 3D Green Maps licensed from Strackaline.
how they compare
GolfCore vs 18Birdies
18Birdies is a golf GPS and scoring app whose Premium plan adds plays-like distances and 3D green maps. GolfCore is a golf GPS with free yardages, green maps, modeled wind and a free Shot Tracer on iPhone. Which fits depends on whether you want green reading and wind in the same map, and whether you want to trace your own swing videos.
The short version
Both apps put free GPS distances and a scorecard in your pocket, and on yearly billing both Premium plans cost about $100. GolfCore's Premium costs less per month, models the wind over the hole rather than adjusting one number, and comes with a free Shot Tracer on iPhone.
GolfCore publishes this comparison of its own product, with 18Birdies's details read from its own website on October 8, 2026.
GolfCore
What GolfCore does differently
GolfCore gives every golfer the map, yardages to the front, center and back of the green, and the scorecard at every course. Premium adds green maps scanned from elevation data, with contour lines and arrows along the fall line, and wind modeled over the hole from the trees and ridges around it.
GolfCore also traces your swing videos: film a swing or pick one from Photos and it draws the ball flight on the video, free and with no limit on iPhone.
Side by side
18Birdies and GolfCore, point by point.
| Capability | 18Birdies | GolfCore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Premium $99.99 a year or $19.99 a month | Free app; Premium $100 a year or $10 a month in the US, with the first period at half price for new subscribers; Stripe, the App Store and Google Play set the price in each country |
| Green maps | 3D Green Maps from Strackaline, in Premium | Green maps with contour lines and fall-line arrows on every green GolfCore has scanned, in Premium |
| Plays-like distance | In Premium | Wind modeled over the hole at your feet and at the apex of the shot, in Premium |
| Shot Tracer on swing videos | Not listed on its Premium page | Free and unlimited on iPhone; Premium adds several shots per video and line styles |
| Apple Watch | Yes | Yes: yardages, hazards and scoring free; wind and the green's elevation map in Premium |
18Birdies's details were read from its own website and App Store listing on October 8, 2026. Prices are US list prices and change; check 18Birdies's site before you buy.
Common questions
Is GolfCore better than 18Birdies?
Both apps put free GPS distances and a scorecard in your pocket, and on yearly billing both Premium plans cost about $100. GolfCore's Premium costs less per month, models the wind over the hole rather than adjusting one number, and comes with a free Shot Tracer on iPhone.
What is the difference between GolfCore and 18Birdies?
18Birdies is a golf GPS and scoring app whose Premium plan adds plays-like distances and 3D green maps. GolfCore is a golf GPS with free yardages, green maps, modeled wind and a free Shot Tracer on iPhone. Which fits depends on whether you want green reading and wind in the same map, and whether you want to trace your own swing videos.
Which is cheaper, GolfCore or 18Birdies?
18Birdies: Premium $99.99 a year or $19.99 a month. GolfCore: Free app; Premium $100 a year or $10 a month in the US, with the first period at half price for new subscribers; Stripe, the App Store and Google Play set the price in each country.
Where do these details come from?
18Birdies's details were read from its own website and App Store listing on October 8, 2026. Prices are US list prices and change.
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