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18Birdies Golf GPS Tracker App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ Inconvenient shot trackerCan the shot tracker be smarter please? The default positions are not great at all. The issue is the GPS starts marking your shot where you are when you hit track shot, instead of where the natural starting place should be (e.g. tee box or previous shot). I usually pull my phone out to track shot while I am already walking to the next shot, to keep pace of play. No one wants to stand there after their sho to open phone, open app, select club, track shot. Suggestion: please improve the default initial positions for track shot!! The first shot should default to be from the tee box (obviously!). The second shot should default to start where the first shot finished (obviously!!). If the player needs to make adjustments from there, they can but it is silly to have it the other way around as it is now..Version: 10.4.0
✓ Need to fix recent bugsHave used 18 birdies for a few years, built up lots of stats, however the latest update seems to have broken the connection between Apple Watch and the app. Yours scores either do not sync between the two, or you are unable to see distances on the watch. Have attempted reinstalling and further troubleshooting. Fix this snd it is the perfect golfing app..Version: 14.0.1
✓ Wouldn’t work with Apple WatchTried to use this app with Apple Watch but wouldn’t sync and then when I tried to uninstall wouldn’t take it off. Had to reset Apple Watch. App looks good but didn’t have chance to use it.Version: 12.0.0
✓ IPhone XFinally decided to buy paid version which I had used the trail when I first down loaded the app. Went to use ai coach. Now you can no longer use an IPhone X but 12 months ago you could. Very disappointing..Version: 13.5.0
✓ Don’t botherThought I’d download this app to give it a try. I’m already using another rangefinder app called Golfshot (Apple Watch compatible) which costs me about $40/year, works flawlessly and gives me all the same abilities and gps data this app does without pop up ads. After I opened the app the first time and saw the outrageous fees I instantly uninstalled it. Save your money, there are better or comparable gps rangefinder apps out there for much less..Version: 13.8.1
✓ Doesn’t suit allGreat GPS but where I live in regional Aus it doesn’t give me any reason to subscribe to premium services as I don’t get any deals or play promos..Version: 8.3.0
✓ Latest update ruined the appLatest update causes the app to crash when launching a round or course preview. Can’t use it anymore - a shame. Generally a good app, have had no issues before. Have deleted and uninstalled, still not working. Needs fixing asap!.Version: 13.12.0
✓ Terrible update / stats won’t sync from Apple WatchThe most recent app update is terrible, it adds more steps on the Apple Watch and more time spent trying to log stats and get to the next hole. The worst of it is that tracking stats doesn’t sync from Apple Watch to the app, I spent a whole round adding stats only to see zero entries when the round was done and added to the app. Fix this!.Version: 14.19.1
✓ Lock in of your dataI’m pretty sure this illegal in Europe, but they have absolutely no way of exporting your data..Version: 13.3.0
✓ Bad appVery disappointed about this app It gave wrong distances About 10 yards difference with a true golf watch.Version: 13.8.2
✓ Nice app, but...why no handicap computation?I use your app religiously. GPS values are accurate and consistent. Most of the time. Occasionally, however, the app gets confused and will project yardage for the wrong hole or from an incorrect reference point! Example: I was on the 3rd hole of the Calusa 9, Bell Glade Country Club, The Villages. Suddenly, the app showed me on the 4th hole. Advancing or retreating between holes made no difference. Second example: on the 9th hole on the Seminole nine, the app insisted on computing yardage from the middle of the street. Obviously an error, yet I could not get the app to reset and re-evaluate the yardage from the correct tee box. Lastly, if I go to the trouble to store my scores in the app, why can’t you compute my handicap? Seems a logical next step...? What am I missing?.Version: 8.12
✓ Paul FitzsimonsI love the app and play with my son who also uses it. The only trouble is the accuracy of the yardages, we can be standing side by side and show a difference of 25 yards to the green!!.Version: 12.5.1
✓ Horrible customer serviceIf you just want a free gps service go ahead and use this app. Don’t ever use this app to book a tee time!!!!! Did it once and never again. They make you pay for the tee time at booking and if there are any problems you will get no refund unless you cancel before 24 hours before tee off. So if you are like me that looks for times at night for the next morning you are never able to cancel or change your tee time. I found this out the hard way and payed for 4 when only 2 played because I had 2 guys drop out last minute which happens to us all. Life happens! When I contacted them all I got was an automatic response stating cancellation policy. When I responded for more info all I got was crickets. Been more than 24 hours since last email and no response. They don’t care about anything but your money..Version: 9.0
✓ Why change something that was working wellI have been using 18 Birdies since it was developed a few years ago. We use it for our Saturday Skins and Birds rounds. Up until the recent, user interface changes it was perfect. Easy to see the leaderboard, players scores, and even guests could be included in the leaderboard. Now the new changes have made this so confusing. We spend more time adding names and having to help the guys who don’t have an account, or the technically challenged players who have no one in the group who is familiar with the app. The interface changes are inflexible. Once you put someone’s name in your group, deleting them doesn’t always remove them from your scorecard. The tournament section is gone and they changed the names of the previous sections so you have to learn the apps terminology. The font is excessively large to the point that you can’t see the entire leader board. After entering your scores there are so many menu buttons to locate what used to be simple prior to the update. I am not sure who requested all these changes or updates, but as a consumer this is my idea of have a great steak and pouring ketchup on it. You ruined it. Please give the user more options to use a scaled down version for scoring..Version: 13.7.2
✓ App Heading in the Wrong DirectionI have been using this app for about a year and used a premium membership for a few months as well. As far as golf scoring apps go, this is one of the best. However, one of the main things that differentiated this app from others was the DreamGames features. DreamGames allows you to spend GolfBucks (earned by playing rounds and sharing items in the news feed) for entries in prize drawings. I have won a towel, a hat, a box of golf balls, and even a $150 gift card. This is what kept me coming back to the app each day. Unfortunately, they recently made a change to the way golf bucks are earned by significantly reducing the payouts for various activities. For example, sharing a golf round used to pay a total of 50 golf bucks and now it only pays 5. I expect the reason they did this is because people exploited the previous system to accrue thousands of golf bucks. I feel like the developers are really missing the point on this one, as there are many users like myself that will stop using this app if things continue down this road. The scoring features are good, but they really aren’t better than the other apps out there. If 18Birdies can’t get control of Golf Bucks distribution they will lose much of their user base.Version: 7.5.0
✓ Great but recently stopped saving my roundsFor a few years I have used this app on my phone and Apple Watch and it has been brilliant. My recent issues are twofold and I can’t find a way of reporting it to the developer. Happy to be told otherwise but it seems near impossible to me. Firstly when I stand on the first tee of my local course I select the course, tee colour and start the round. For some reason on the watch it starts me on the 6th hole and I have no idea why and often don’t notice so I’m recording strokes against the wrong holes until I realise that the par three I’m playing is apparently 400yds away. Then it clicks. Secondly, for the last few round I’ve got through 18 holes and finished the round on my watch, as I have done for 3+ years, gone to the phone to confirm, and then the phone app tells me my round is incomplete then shows me a fully blank scorecard……. And I’ve not been asleep… I’ve been entering every hole on my watch. Then each time I’ve had to sit in the clubhouse and go through each hole by hole and replay it in my mind to manually re-record each hole on the phone app scorecard so it’s saves. Now you can imagine that p*sses me off! I’d love to get this resolved (all iOS and apps are up to date) because I love this app and I’ve got a load of my friends to switch over to 18 birdies because of how good I find it. If someone could get in touch and help me properly get in touch with the developer. After which I have no hesitation for rating it 5 stars..Version: 14.0.1
✓ Charged for a 1 year subscription i didnt wantDid a 14 day trial and although I thought it was cancelled i was charged a years subscription upfront. Only realised this when i looked through an old bank statement 4 months after and when I requested a refund (on the basis that i never opened the app after the trial) they refused. I understand it may have been partially my fault but considering they will be able to see data on whether I even used the app then I dont feel this was a fair decision..Version: 11.2.0
✓ App is annoying and won’t stop trying to upsellI like the basic capabilities of 18Birdies, but I do not want the paid version. When I try to start a round of golf, for which I use 18Birdies just to see the course layouts, I must click through 10 screens, trying to upsell me, before I can get the round started. For the first few holes, the app keeps trying everytime I advance to the next hole. Why can’t this be turned off? If they don’t want to offer a “free” option, then they shouldn’t offer a “free” option. But if you offer such, please don’t make it so annoying. I would be willing to make a one-time payment to use the basic functions without the annoying upsells, but this option isn’t offered. The only choices are costly subscription services. This is unfortunate. The developers are leaving money on the table by not offering a one-time payment for the right to use basic functions..Version: 12.4.0
✓ Wont sync to Apple WatchThe app is pretty good, but it won’t sync to my watch anymore (Series 8). I start a round on my phone, open the app on my watch, and my watch just sits there asking me to ‘start a roundI’. Please fix..Version: 14.11.1
✓ Ok but slow to update yards liveUsed with my Apple Watch today and was pretty impressed except for some holes the yardage didn’t seem to update and sometimes it took up to a minute before it recalculated. Not sure why this was??.Version: 10.1.2
✓ Good app…butAs a single user it works well. As soon as a second player is connected to my round it becomes very difficult to use..Version: 12.0.0
✓ ScamThis is not a comment on the app itself but a warning for anyone trying it for free, I selected the 7 day free trial and went immediately to cancel my subscription to ensure I didn’t get charged at the end of the free trial only to find that I had been instantly charged the full years subscription. When I raised with app support they advised me to take it up with apple, hopefully I will get my money back..Version: 14.14.0
✓ It WAS good...but now they want $$$I used to love this app. In fact I turned on so many buddies on to this. It’s so great! Well, it used to be! Apparently, now to create a tournament with my buddies, I need to pay a monthly or yearly subscription??? Really? $5/mo or $50/yr??? What really? Seriously? Look, I’m fine with buying an app, but a subscription model for a cool app that I may use 5-10 times a year? At most? More likely 2-3 for those super fun outings where we actually make a tournament! This is a total fail by 18 Birdies and just goes to show ya that nothing is ever really free. Even when they still give you ads. Here’s a thought 18 Birdies team...give the free account level like 5 tournaments a year. A casual user would be fine with that. If I’m someone that’s playing more tournys than that a year, then it would make sense for me to buy up my subscription level..Version: 8.0.0
✓ Way too many pop-upsI hardly use any of the features of this app because the pop-ups keep stealing the focus. One, two, ok, 3, 4, 5? What are they thinking?.Version: 13.6.0
✓ Used to love it but watch connect never worksThis was my go to golf app, but now it will never sync with my watch. And when it does it doesn’t display yardage. It’s a shame but have moved onto other apps now..Version: 13.18.0
✓ Why not all golf yardages for free on Apple Watch?Honestly this app would get a full 5 stars from me and I wouldn’t need to use any other if they would include the front and back yardage readings for free like Golf Shot does. Why is that a premium feature? I may actually remove the app just because Golf Shot offers more for free. I just really enjoy the UI on this all over golf shot..Version: 14.11.1
✓ PaulInstalled the free version on my Apple Watch and found the yardages were very inconsistent. Sometime over 20m out compared to the markers and fellow players GPS watch. Also took a long time to give distance. I had to install another paid app on the 8th hole..Version: 9.5.0
✓ Watch and club recommendationsConstantly losing my club recommendations and never syncs with my watch. Very frustrating..Version: 14.7.1
✓ New update is badGreat app but the most recent update is absolutely horrible. Makes it nearly impossible to switch to the next hole. Please fix this there was nothing wrong with the last version new version makes me want to switch to a different app..Version: 14.15.1
✓ Too many upsell messagesGood app, but a pain to flip through the constant efforts of them trying to upsell to the paid version.Version: 13.15.0
✓ Poor Free VerdionExpected a little more from the free version. Tried it and from hole 4 onwards I couldn’t record basics like number of putts..Version: 8.14
✓ Removal of games a shameApp is fine, functional and good for data collection and quick competitions across multiple groups; but the function for having games like Wolf etc has gone and that’s a shame as there aren’t many apps that have that.Version: 13.15.2
✓ Stunning interface, abysmal Apple Watch experienceSo sad. The app is stunning on the phone. All of the premium features are worth the 99$... but I am obsessed with only using the Apple Watch on the course, and it was a disaster. 2 mains problems. 1. The yardages, omg... the phone is always 3 feet max from the watch. And every other app I’ve test driven on this course had no problem with the yardages. But this one is a nightmare. 130 yard par 3, says 366. I have to pull the phone out of the bag, unlock it, and then MAYBE the yardage matches the phone. Unplayable, unusable. 2. After you record your score and move to record putts, it starts you at the bottom of that page, and you have scroll up to record putts, and then scroll back down to move to next hole... this seems like a temporary bug, or their UX designer is on vacation. Devs, product managers, what would make this app perfect for the Watch. The UI is stunning, UX has some very simple adjustments. This is very easy. Just go play a round with it lol. Please, add layup yardages.. to start, how about just distance to a 100, 125, 150 lay up? Distance to hazards and over hazards would be amazing. Golf Logic does it.. but that’s a big project. I’ll be checking back, this is the best app for the phone.. more or less, but Watch is far far behind. Good luck..Version: 10.1.2
✓ New updates sucksThe new update is absolutely horrid. There was nothing wrong with how you tracked shots before. Now your missing the part of “track shot from last location”. It’s a mess. I’ll be looking for another app due to this. You guys need to give the app to real people to test for functionality before releasing an update that goes backwards..Version: 14.16.0
✓ Disappointing support after paying for the premium versionI paid for the premium version and noticed some of my rounds were showing as Handicap Not Eligible. These are courses that are showing as eligible for my playing partners. The App isn’t downloading the correct course rating and slope for me. I’ve emailed support and just been ignored. My two playing partners aren’t going to go premium as the app just isn’t working. Based in the UK, there are no deals on rounds to be had either. As a tool for distances and being integrated with my Apple Watch, it’s great, but not dealing with my handicap properly is so frustrating..Version: 12.6.3
✓ 50% of this app is excellent!Distances ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Club Tracking ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Scoring ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ GIR ⭐️ Fairways Hit ⭐️ Apple Watch ⭐️ I used this today for the first time, extremely excited to get more insights than my last app. I plugged data for every hole as I went into my watch. The scoring showed up in the app, the number of putts showed up, but NOTHING ELSE! No club data from when I tracked it, FH & GIR didn’t show up. Its great for GPS the #’s were pretty dead on with my rangefinder. The ease of use on the course was very easy, although there are a few things that could be automated. If I shoot a 5 on a par 5 with only a single putt, it’s quite obvious I didn’t hit the GIR so why to I have to manually enter that data. Anyways, cool app, not worth $99 a year of r even $69 with the discount. I get another app for $35 a year that gives me GIR and FH with ease. It was really the club tracking I was looking to add to my data. I could see the data on my watch, I started tracking at the Tee or where ever, I’d end the tracking at the ball it would show me the distance and I’d hit save. Super Easy to use, data didn’t transfer so it was a big disappointment..Version: 14.19.1
✓ Golf bucks changeGreat app for use on every course I have played so far. GPS is usually very accurate and helps with club selection. One thing they changed though is how many golf bucks (currency used in app to enter contests) you get per round played. You use these golf bucks to get scratch cards for 5 per scratch. You used to get 40-50 per round depending on if you played with another 18Birdies user. And another 10 for sharing your round. Now you get five for finishing a round and one to share your round while the scratch cards are still five per ticket. There are options to share your shots or share your score per hole for five GB each but I don’t understand why that gives you more than playing a full round. I get the social aspect they are pushing but that is going the wrong way with it. I don’t understand that change and had to write a review since they respond to each one it seems like. Just looking for clarification on the golf bucks change. It used to be my favorite part of the app and kept me coming back to it but now with that change, golf bucks seem pointless now.Version: 7.5.0
✓ Pretty priceyI really like the app, does really well for the free version, I would get the premium but I can’t justify 20 bucks a month, would gladly even do like 10, if they ever bring the price down would forsure be a premium user.Version: 14.5.1
✓ Getting worseMay have to switch golf apps. I’ve liked the app very much and think it’s well developed, but don’t care for recent changes that will have me looking elsewhere. The ‘solid shot’ feature, while well intentioned, is annoying and pretty worthless. Leave it as a buried option, but make it less prominent. The GPS and tracking seems to be less accurate than previously. I regularly had been using as a striving-to-improve amateur the shot tracking feature that was available with the free version, but now is only available as an advanced feature with paid subscription. Honestly, I would consider paying for the app, but $99 a year is exorbitant, especially as most the other golf apps are nowhere near that and I’m a 2-3 times a month golfer, if that. A lot of the advanced features seem nice, but are more than I need currently. The shot tracking is very nice to have to improve club distance knowledge. I would consider a one-time fee app or paid ‘lite’ version with fewer features including shot tracking, but not worth current subscription price. It’s really too bad..Version: 8.31
✓ Great app - just one thing missing!Why oh why don’t you log an activity on the Apple workout app. Hole19 does this, as do others. It’s good to track when I’ve played along with my other exercise..Version: 13.18.0
✓ New update needs to be updated.Why am I spending $80 on an app that asks if I hit the fair way on a par 3? Some quality control would be appreciated things that basic and ridiculous should never make it out to public if the app was properly tested..Version: 14.15.1
✓ Good but could be a whole lot betterThe major problem with the app is when using the Apple Watch. Yardages are not consistent. Example; I could be standing on a par 3 tee box and look for yardage say 140 yds. The next time I raise my wrist it displays 709 yds. And it doesn’t change til I move 10-20 yds away. These yardage discrepancies could happen anywhere and almost always every time that I use the watch a 2nd 3rd 4th time. As I stated this is only with the Apple Watch. When I use the phone yardage is always correct. This is quite annoying and does nothing to speed up play. I am currently in touch with someone from support and watch is configured as the app directs. I have deleted and reinstalled the app on both the watch and iPhone and has not improved and phone and watch os are up to date. The other thing is with support he claims that I am not responding to his emails, which I am, so there is delays in him responding to my questions. I don’t know whether there is a problem with your email system. I will follow up with another review when and If they can get it working..Version: 8.3.0
✓ Used to be best, Apple Watch apple no longer worksBy far an away the best golf app I’ve used for tracking scores and GPS. The nice thing about it was how quickly you could throw your strokes, putts, penalties, etc. via the Apple Watch app. It would seamlessly move to the next hole, have very accurate distances, just the best. But now the Apple Watch app no longer works. I’ve tried all the suggestions the forums and stuff have said, and it still buggers out — I attempt it every week when I play. To me, I want something that is easier than writing a score on the card, and utilizing the watch app was the way to do that. I don’t want to have to pick up my phone to enter in the scores — might as well just write it in. I’ve had to move to a different app so that I can use the Apple Watch. It’s really too bad because I had been using it for years without an issues. This issue should have been resolved as soon as the bug came to light. I’m to the point now where I won’t even check to see if it’s working, and probably won’t look back once I get used to these other apps..Version: 14.12.2
✓ It’s good.... update okayThe last major update really made me stop using the app. They are correcting some things. But the one thing they have not corrected yet is scoring simplified. It use to be you enter your score and other players scores popped up immediately to finish your card. Now you have to close yours, swipe up, find the player, find the icon, and then put their score in for each person. All this in the sun clearing screen on a golf course where electronics really should be in the background, not dealing with it all the way to the next hole. To be honest I haven’t used the app since the first tome I tried it on the course and couldn’t stand how long it took to enter in everyone’s score. I try it again every update to see if it’s fixed at home. But it’s still not and that is disappointing. So many good things, but this problem really overshadows them for me..Version: 8.1.1
✓ Won’t loadWon’t load on my Iwatch just crashes each time.Version: 10.5.0
✓ Not BadDecent app but room for improvement. and the amount of notifications that come up are absolutely annoying AF. Had to disable the notifications because it was that bad.Version: 14.5.1
✓ HandicapShame the active handicap function is slow and not fit for purpose.Version: 13.7.1
✓ Don’t work on Apple Watch now!!!!Used this app for a while now, worked great on Apple Watch now it never gives me the distance on my watch! Then googled the issue and it said you only get the distance on your watch if you pay for the membership after being able to do it on the free version! Even paid for a week to see if it was true ($7.99) and the for 3 rounds it did not work even with the paid version, canceled it, had 3 days before it expired then it showed the distance on the Watch so I paid for the week again to see if it just takes a few days to work, stopped working again on my watch then got a 30% off the year membership email if I renew! Updated watch, deleted the app on watch then re installed and still did not give distances! Also use to keep score on watch and it shows on the phone app but now you have to put the scores in on the watch and the phone or just one and the other one will not keep score! Now I don’t use the watch because it’s pointless now, back to using my garmin watch since I can’t seem to use this app on the Apple Watch now.Version: 14.10.2
✓ Almost perfect for Apple Watch users…..I love this app and switched over from Golfshot because the interface is cleaner and easier to use. But…. There are a couple things holding it back from full 5 star greatness and that is the ability to start a tracked shot from the watch. Use both the watch gps and phone gps mixed to save battery because for most things I prefer using the phone but for shot tracking it would be nice to step up to the ball and then start tracking there. Next would be to have an option to start a golf workout with the round automatically so I don’t have to start a golf workout then start a round also. Golf shot does both of these things and it’s the only features I miss over there. Also lately the tee time feature has not been working. Says feature unavailable.Version: 14.5.1
✓ New update awfulLoved this app was so easy and quick to use on Apple Watch, new update ruined it. Looking for a new Apple Watch app to use now.Version: 14.14.0
✓ Good and badThis has been a great app to add abit more of a social side of playing with friends, and seeing each others scores. And the gps is quick to update and gives good info about distances to the greens. But as a mid high handicapper, I would love the ability to switch between gross, net, and no score on the watch app, and on the phone screen. These are features other apps have and make it useful addition..Version: 13.15.2
✓ Watch yardage is now a premium featureNow I don’t get yardage on my watch anymore, so now gotta look at other options.Version: 14.2.0
✓ Latest update has ruined itBeen using 18Birdies for years now and has been great until the latest update. Feels like a step backwards. App on the watch does not fit to size and is not intuitive. Everything feels in the wrong place and is harder to use. It requires more taps to do the same jobs that I could previously do in less. Does not seem to have been tested with users prior to its release. Hopefully they sort this out but will be trying out other apps in the mean time..Version: 14.14.0
✓ Good app when it worksI really like this app, when it works on watch. However have had a lot of issues with getting it to work. Most times it just says ‘syncing’ so can’t get watch to work. Then to work off my phone drains my battery so often dies at 13th hole..Version: 13.4.1
✓ Is was a great app until update ruined itThe app was perfect. Then the update came and boom, watch interface changed and ruined it. Please bring back the score and the hole length on the main watch screen please. Kind Regards.Version: 14.16.0
✓ Yardage not showing on Apple Watch?Please fix this before I more on to a different app.Version: 14.2.0
✓ Aus PremiumSeems like a great app so far but don’t buy premium if in Australia, no clubs show up with tee times or deals..Version: 9.5.1
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