Best free Apple Watch apps for golf
9 free Apple Watch apps for golf on Launch on Watch. One runs entirely on the Watch, without an iPhone. Other Watch features they use most: GPS (9) and HealthKit (3).
Updated 28 Sep 2026 (UTC) from the live catalogue. Every app here was submitted by its developer or listed by our editors and reviewed before it appeared.Listed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
SquabbitOrrie ShannonGolf tournaments and leagues, with yardages and scoring on the WatchFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
Shot ScopeShot Scope Technologies LimitedGolf course maps and shot tracking with only an Apple WatchFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
TheGrintGRINT LLCKeep your golf scorecard on the Watch and build your handicapFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
SwingUSwing By Swing Golf, LLCGolf rangefinder and scorecard for you and your group on the WatchFitness · GPSListed by editorsStandalone — Runs without iPhone
Hole19Stat Track Technologies - Servicos Tecnologicos para o Desporto, Lda.Golf GPS and scorecard on the Watch for phone-free roundsFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
GolfshotGolf Genius Mobile, LLCHands-free golf GPS with scoring and automatic shot trackingFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
GolfLogixGolfLogix, Inc.Golf distances, hole layouts and green reads a glance awayFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
Golf PadContorra LLCFree golf yardages and round tracking with the phone left in the cartFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent
18Birdies18Birdies LLCGolf yardages, scoring and shot tracking on the wristFitness · GPS
SquabbitOrrie ShannonGolf tournaments and leagues, with yardages and scoring on the WatchFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentShot ScopeShot Scope Technologies LimitedGolf course maps and shot tracking with only an Apple WatchFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentTheGrintGRINT LLCKeep your golf scorecard on the Watch and build your handicapFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentSwingUSwing By Swing Golf, LLCGolf rangefinder and scorecard for you and your group on the WatchFitness · GPSListed by editorsStandalone — Runs without iPhoneHole19Stat Track Technologies - Servicos Tecnologicos para o Desporto, Lda.Golf GPS and scorecard on the Watch for phone-free roundsFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentGolfshotGolf Genius Mobile, LLCHands-free golf GPS with scoring and automatic shot trackingFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentGolfLogixGolfLogix, Inc.Golf distances, hole layouts and green reads a glance awayFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independentGolf PadContorra LLCFree golf yardages and round tracking with the phone left in the cartFitness · GPSListed by editorsPartial — Partly independent18Birdies18Birdies LLCGolf yardages, scoring and shot tracking on the wristFitness · GPSCompare them
| App | Works without iPhone | Price | Watch features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Squabbit | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit |
| Shot Scope | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS |
| TheGrint | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS |
| SwingU | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit |
| Hole19 | Yes | Free · In-app purchases | GPS |
| Golfshot | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS, HealthKit |
| GolfLogix | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS |
| Golf Pad | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS |
| 18Birdies | Partly | Free · In-app purchases | GPS |
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