Over the years Golfshot has had quite a few changes. Below are the current subscription plans and the prices that will be changing, effective on 4/7/2021. How Golfshot works will stay the same, only prices have been updated. Golfshot is separated into two apps, one free and one paid. In both apps, there is the optional upgrade to Pro.
Golfshot GPS
Free Version and will REMAIN free
Here are the current features available within the Golfshot GPS Free membership:
- Distance to the center of the green.
- Track and record each shot/club used.
- In-depth statistics.
- 3D hole and course flyover previews.
- Stroke Play and Stableford scoring.
- Search and book GolfNow tee times.
- Save and share rounds with friends.
- Option to upgrade to Pro
Golfshot Pro
Currently, $49.99 annually or monthly for $8.99 effective 4/7/2021.
If you are currently an active Pro member, your price will never go up, unless you cancel. If at any point you cancel your Pro membership after 4/7/2021, the new annual price of $49.99 will take effect. If at any point you cancel your monthly Pro membership after 4/7/2021, the new monthly price of $8.99 will take effect.
Here are the current features available within the Golfshot Pro Membership:
- Real-time distances to all key hazards/targets on each hole on 40,000+ courses.
- On-the-spot club recommendations based on game performance.
- Link your own GHIN® Number and post scores right to your Handicap Index®.
- Advanced scoring with Skins, Nassau, and Match Play games.
- Dynamic 3D flyover previews of each hole with club recommendation overlays.
- Zoom in and pan targets for better course management.
- Money saving benefits from our partners.
- Auto Shot Tracking with Apple Watch.
If you do not currently have Golfshot Pro but would like to upgrade, you can do so here!
Golfshot Plus
Currently $89.99.
Golfshot Plus is a membership ONLY available for purchase on iTunes and Google Play. Golfshot Plus is a One-time fee for a lifetime membership.
If you are currently an active Plus member, your price will never go up, unless you cancel. If at any point you cancel and choose to renew it after 4/7/2021, the new price of $89.99 will take effect.
As an active Golfshot Plus member, you can upgrade to Golfshot Pro either annually or monthly (monthly option is only available through iTunes and Google Play).
If you are a Golfshot Plus member and you choose to upgrade to Golfshot Pro at a later date, the current price to upgrade annually is $14.99. Effective on 4/7/2021, the annual upgrade price will increase to $29.99.
If you are a Golfshot Plus member and you choose to upgrade to Golfshot Pro at a later date, the current price to upgrade monthly is $2.99. Effective on 4/7/2021, the monthly upgrade price will increase to $5.99.
Here are the current features available within the Golfshot Plus Membership:
- Real-time distances to all key hazards/targets on each hole on 40,000+ courses.
- Purchase your GHIN® Number and post scores right to your Handicap Index®.
- Dynamic 3D flyover previews of each hole with club recommendation overlays.
- Zoom in and pan targets for better course management.
- Money saving benefits from our partners.
- Option to upgrade to Pro
If you have any further questions about the subscriptions plans, you can compare them on our product page here. Or if you are unclear about your membership type, you can also login to the Golfshot app and look for the membership flag in the upper left-hand corner of the home screen.
If you are still unsure of which plan you have, please contact our support team for further assistance, support@golfshot.com.
How do I cancel my subscription?
To cancel your subscription, there are 2 ways If you purchased it through iTunes or the Google Play store you will need to go into your settings and cancel it through either iTunes or Google Play. If you purchased it online, you will need to contact support. Support@golfshot.com
Thank you not worth the price increases
from iPhone. do not know where to upgrade to golf shot pro
If you go into Golfshot–> Settings –> Account –> Subscriptions, you can then choose to refresh subscriptions and choose to upgrade!
I have had Golfshot plus for several years now free. Today I can’t access it. why
If you have never subscribed for a Pro or Plus subscription, it is still free. Please email support@golfshot.com and they can access your account to see what the issue may be.
Can I join my dad’s golfshot pro
We do not offer a family plan so you cannot.
I have golfshot plus and it has worked really good for many years.
Thanks
We’re so happy to hear that, thank you for being a part of the Golfshot Community!
I have GolfShot Pro & I think it is great & is a bargain.
It appears that the only difference between plus and pro is:
On-the-spot club recommendations based on game performance.
If both cost $29.95 why should I pay $14.95 to upgrade to pro?
Features reserved for Pro Members include Club Recommendations, Club Distances, Advanced games like Skins, Nassau and Match Play. Pro members can also link a GHIN Number to a Pro account and post scores directly to the USGA as well as access scoring and club recommendations from Apple Watch or Android Wear devices.
Hi there. Is there a way to make the battery on my Apple Watch series 4 last longer when using Golfshot Plus?
Here are some helpful tips: https://shotzoom.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000961174-How-can-I-conserve-battery-life-while-using-Golfshot-
Turn of the gps on the apple watch, use gps on the phone (keep it in you pocket). That worked for me.
Do you have to change to each hole on Apple Watch
You can manually, but you can also go to settings–> GPS, Scoring, Caddie –> and turn on Auto Advance to Next Hole and this will use your GPS to move you hole to hole.
This is a joke I was charges for a year never subscribed to it and now they are trying to charge me for another year and I have never used it……👎
If you have your Subscription set to auto-renew it will charge you annually. You will need to check how you subscribed and if you’d like to cancel, turn off that auto-renew or contact our support team, support@golfshot.com
I recently have upgraded my iPhone and do not remember my Golfshots password to log back in. I tried logging in through the App Store with no success. There is no choice for “forgot your password “ to choose. How can I log back in, please advise?
Please go to play.golfshot.com to re-set your password!
Why do you wait to send out the announcement of the price increase to March 18th, when the increase went into effect 5 days ago. Pretty bad marketing if you ask me
We sent out emails to our entire GPS and Pro user database as well as posted it to our Social channels on March 4th. We apologize if you missed that communication.
How do I get a Ghin number?
Please refer to this page on our site: https://shotzoom.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000958674-I-don-t-have-a-GHIN-Number-How-can-I-get-one-
You guys didn’t give us a chance to lock in a lower rate. I just got the notice today, the 18th, and the prices have already changed as of the 13th.
Bet you woulda gotten a rush of people locking in the lower annual rate instead of a rash of cancellations… care to reconsider?
We sent out emails to our entire database as well as posted to our social channels on March 4th about the upcoming price changes. We are sorry if you missed that communication.
I’ve been a Golfshot Plus member for 4+ years- it’s a terrific aid on the course with lots of useful features
Thank you for your feedback and thank you for being a part of the Golfshot community!
Is stabler scoring in the last two it’s not in the write up. Scouring not written in on last one and a little on secound one so afraid to buy
Or scoring comes but u only show add one??
Stableford is included in all as is scoring, you can always do a one-week free trial of Pro and then you can decide from there!
I’m currently subscribed to Pro. It sounds like I can cancel my Pro, which costs $39.99 every year, and sign up for Plus (thru iTunes or Google Play) which will cost me $39.99 one time and then never pay another dime as long as I don’t cancel my Plus. And of course, I can upgrade to Pro at the reduced annual rate anytime I want. Is my read of your offer correct?
If you are currently subscribed to pro, before the price change took effect, you will remain at $29.99 for life at annual renewal as long as you do not cancel. However you are correct, if you cancel that and sign up for plus at $39.99, it will be a one-time purchase price if purchased through iTunes or Google Play. Your up-charge to Pro if you take that option will be either $3.99 monthly or $18.99 Annually.
I took advantage of your
19.99 offer during a pro tournament weekend offer last year for the Plus. What price will I renew at in 2019 ?
Hi Ron, since you took advantage of that Promo BEFORE the price change took effect, your renewal rate will be at $29.99 and that will remain your yearly renewal for life unless you cancel that!
Can you confirm to me which plan I have. Do I need to upgrade
Thanks
Hi Steve, when you open Golfshot there should be a flag, or flags, in the upper left hand of your main screen. The flags will indicate Pro or Plus, if there is no flag you have the free subscription. If you’re still unsure, go to Settings–> Account –> Subscriptions. If you still have questions please contact our support team, support@golfshot.com
Can I score a partner as well on my Apple Watch or do you have to use the phone for that?
For this you will need to use your phone, at this time we do not have stand alone scoring set up on the watch!
If you subscribe to iPhone Golfshot pro do you get Apple Watch as well?
And which subscription level gives you green reading?
Yes, Apple Watch’s use of the app is included in the Pro subscription. We do not offer green readings at this time!
A 33% increase is is taking advantage of your current database!
A 33% increase is is taking advantage of your current database!
We’re sorry you feel that way, but with 10 years of updates, added features and knowing what is to come in the future we decided to change our pricing. If you are currently subscribed to our Pro subscription, you will remain at $29.99 as long as you are set to auto-renew every year. If you have purchased Plus at $29.99, again you will have only paid that once and will not be prompted to spend any more. If you have a free subscription, you will remain free.
Definitely not worth it. I shall be cancelling also.
Hi David, we are sorry to hear that. However if you have already purchased Pro at our $29.99 rate and have it set to auto-renew, you are locked in at $29.99 for life unless you cancel and choose to renew at a later date. Also if you have already purchased Plus at our $29.99 rate, you also have nothing to pay for. If you are a Free subscriber, you will remain free. I hope this clears things up for you.
What about Apple Watch integration. I know you don’t recommend using only Apple watch GPS. But what plans support Apple Watch and Apple watch only?
All members have access to features on Apple Watch. Free and Plus get only the distance to the center of the green and hole information, Pro gets shot tracking, hazards, green aerial and club recommendations, scoring. For more information check out our Product page on our website!
I downloaded Golfshot Plus many years ago as a free app and use it regularly. I have been avoiding updating it because I understood that updating would create an annual fee account to continue to use it. My current version, 5.14, gives me all I need to keep my scoring at any course I play. When I go the iTunes app store and select Plus, it merely says “update” and no price is quoted. Am I correct in understanding that updating to a newer version will not put me into a pay plan and I will be able to use the free, updated version (grandfathered)?
Plus app costs $29.99 to download and is a one time purchase app. There are no fees to upgrading the software for the app. For the last few year we offered an optional upgrade to Pro. This is an offering in app but is not required.
Somewhat unfair to advise on 3/19/2019 that the price will go up on 3/13/2019.
On March 4th we sent out emails about our upcoming changes, as well we posted it to all social channels and also posted it to our blog on March 5th. We are sorry if you missed these communications.
I’m cancelling too that’s to expensive
Hi Neil, if you are currently paying $29.99 for a subscription, you will ALWAYS remain at that price for the rest of your life as long as you do not cancel. If you are using the Free version, it will also remain free. I hope this clears that up for you.
Does the price increase mean that you’ll finally get the Apple Watch functionality working properly?
We are always trying to better our connected products for a better experience.
I currently have Golfshot Plus, the one time payment version at $29,99. Any additional charges to me?
None, unless you choose to add on Pro at any time then there is the $3.99 monthly charge or $18.99 yearly charge.
I’ve been a Golfshot member forever, and love the app.. My question is, what is the difference between plus and pro?
Features reserved for Pro Members include Club Recommendations, Club Distances, Advanced games like Skins, Nassau and Match Play. Pro members can also link a GHIN Number to a Pro account and post scores directly to the USGA as well as access scoring and club recommendations from Apple Watch or Android Wear devices.
What is the difference between Pro and Plus?
Features reserved for Pro Members include Club Recommendations, Club Distances, Advanced games like Skins, Nassau and Match Play. Pro members can also link a GHIN Number to a Pro account and post scores directly to the USGA as well as access scoring and club recommendations from Apple Watch or Android Wear devices.
So I like the free version except for two things, one it does not submit your scores to GHIN and two it is a power hog on my phone.
So all these extra things in Pro are frilly extras that would drive my wife nuts if it means that I spend more time looking at my phone when playing golf and I assume would make the power hog thing worse.
So the only extra worth anything to me is the GHIN link. Now the GHIN thing is just a one time interface so why should i be paying a subscription to it? Why not a one time fee. Say $10.
That would be an update I would be interested in. They rest of it is going backwards in my opinion. No Thanks.
We’re sorry you feel that way, however, the GHIN® Number and being able to link that directly to your Handicap Index is only one piece of upgrading to Pro. Other features include Club Recommendations, Club Distances, Advanced games like Skins, Nassau and Match Play. As well as access scoring and club recommendations from Apple Watch or Android Wear devices if you utilize those.
I might be wrong but I think that many years ago I purchased a life time subscription. If so, is this affected?
If you have purchased in the past, and you have never canceled, you will remain at that rate for a lifetime.
What about augmented reality on android?
This is also something we are looking into! We are hoping to make better headway on Android this year!
I have GolfShot Pro and feel it is the best scoring app on the market. Its easy to understand, efficient, and sending my scores to GHIN is a plus!
This is so great to hear! Thank you for sharing and thank you for being a part of the Golfshot Community!
What happens with Apple Watch series 4 and Golfshot pro in terms of GPS. What GPS will be used when the iPhone is with a distance to my watch and i am at my ball?
Hey Ramon, email our support team support@golfshot.com and they can give you detailed info on this!
I have used free version for years & very satisfied. I purchased series 4 Apple Watch thinking the free version operation would work on it as it does on my iPhone. Well I was wrong, the UI on my watch is a dud & im back to constantly taking my phone in & out missing full use of the watch. About the same time you are changing your pricing structure significantly. To use my Apple Watch for a UI free version I need to upgrade to Pro? And pay $39.99 yearly subscription? I don’t need or want the extra pro features to do this. It would have been better & more sense to simply do a one time nominal charge to have the free version UI work on the Apple Watch.
So I have a Apple Watch 4. And the only way to get full use of it is to upgrade to pro?
Yes, that is correct!
I have been a pro member for several years but it is not allowing me to stay at the $29 price point. What do I need to do to fix that?
Please let our support team know, and they can help you. Support@golfshot.com
Are there any future plans to have Canada included to have a Handicap Index?
Hi Perry, handicaps are something we are actively working on. Unfortunately, we do not have a set date on when this could take place. Keep an eye out on our blog for any further news on this!
I took advantage of the discounted price of $29.99 for Pro on 3/28/19 (I paid and I have the receipt). Then I went to get the app and it said the cost would be $39.99. Since then I have written four or five emails to you but no one there has replied – I simply wanted the app that I paid for on my phone. Today I gave up and bought the app, again, for $39.99. You owe me a refund of $39.99 and I would like assurance that you won’t increase my annual cost to $39.99. Also you should know whoever is monitoring your email inbox is not responsive, or else there is some glitch that is blocking your inbox.
Is green reading technology on the horizon
Potentially!
Somewhere midway during a round my Apple Watch will lose its display and revert to the “Home” screen. To regain the Golfshot Pro display I have to hit the “Complication” on the watch face every time that I want to use Golfshot for the remainder of the round.
Is there a way to maintain the Golfshot display for the remainder of the round?
For technical support, please reach out to our support team, support@golfshot.com, thank you!
I bought the Plus version 10 years ago (approx). I enjoy the app, although the distances can lead me astray occasionally (that could be a result of my phone?). Recently I have been fiddling with 18Birdies, and while I find Golfshot to be far superior, I do think the ability to follow friends and have them see my rounds as they update is a cool feature. Any chance Golfshot will add this component in the future?
More of a social friendly environment is something we do have on our list, thank you!
Is this still the case? Do you have an ETA?
No new social features have been released at this time, and we do not have an ETA.
Do I need to be connected to WiFi or cellular coverage while using Golfshot Plus on the golf course?
Hi Dennis, Check out our FAQ’s on that here: https://shotzoom.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034412453-How-much-data-is-used-
I am looking to post a score from a round in Canada. Is that possible?
GHIN is through USGA so unfortunately no.
I do not understand how or why I would cancel a Golfshot Plus lifetime membership. I currently have Golfshot v3.5.4 running on IOS 10.3.3. I’m hesitant to upgrade. Please explain:
Golfshot Plus is a membership ONLY available for purchase on iTunes and Google Play. Golfshot Plus is a One-time fee for a lifetime membership.
If you are currently an active Plus member, your price will never go up, unless you cancel. If at any point you cancel and choose to renew it after 3/13/2019, the new price of $39.99 will take effect.
Above you have posted that Golfshot Plus will increase to $39.99 effective 3/13/2019.
Under current features available, Advanced scoring with Skins, Nassau, and Match Play games are listed.
On the compare product page link, the price for Plus is $49.99 and Advanced scoring with Skins, Nassau, and Match Play games is NOT listed.
Which one is true?
Golfshot Plus does not offer Advanced scoring, that is a Pro feature. Our Plus app is a one time purchase of $49.99 whereas Golfshot Pro is a $39.99 all-inclusive annual subscription.
Bought golfshot plus as a one-off lifetime subscription around 3 years ago and it’s arguably one of the best value for money transactions I have ever made. It’s an outstanding app. Only thing I miss is the ability to add notes to courses so that every time you play that course you can see them on each hole?
I currently have a golfshot plus lifetime membership. If I upgrade to golfshot pro for $18.99/year or $3.99/month and at a later date decide to cancel the golfshot pro subscription, do I have to pay another $49.00 to get back my golfshot plus lifetime membership? Or do I just revert to my already paid for lifetime golfshot plus at no additional cost?
Please email support@golfshot.com, our support team will be able to look at your account and can give you a clear answer on that!
Have subscribed to GolfShot pro for years. All of a sudden, it stopped syncing with my Apple Watch 3. Unacceptable for my purposes unless there is a “fix”.
We are sorry to hear that, any technical issues/questions should go to support@golfshot.com so our tech team can look into it!
Do you have a family membership plan? I’m a Pro subscriber and think your product is great. My sons are getting into the game too and use the free version. Is there any way to upgrade us all to Pro with a bit of a discount?
Hi David, great question but at this time we only do single subscriptions. Each subscription needs an email and with Pro they also have the ability to link a GHIN number. With that, we would need to know the age of the user, as we do not currently support Handicaps for Junior Golfers. However we do run promos from time to time, currently we are running a Waste Management promo for $29.99 for the first year with code WMO2020.
I’ve had Golfshot Plus for many years and tracked hundreds of rounds and think it’s a fantastic product. I recently purchased the Apple Watch 5 (mainly to use the Golfshot app) and I’m really disappointed to see that the phone functionality is not carried over to the Watch for Plus users. Especially something as simple as scoring. I know an extra $18.99 a year is not crazy, but seems like a bit of a racket and a revenue grab from longtime users who committed to the once off fee and now effectively don’t get the “latest” technology/updates with the app. I get that the watch is a different product…
Hi Geoff, unfortunately there are features that are Pro only. However, Golfshot Plus does have Siri voice, advanced hole information, and does allow distances to the green and basic hole information. You can see all the comparisons here: https://golfshot.com/our-products
I got app many years ago. I may have just paid for the app back in the day but not subscriptions. I am a plus member and thought it used to give me caddie recommendations & club distances etc, but now that no longer seems to be active. Am I mistaken or did you remove access to those features when you began the subscription based Pro account?
Club recommendations are only available on Golfshot Pro. It’s possible that you had a Free trial of Pro earlier on when Pro was first introduced, but this feature is not available on Plus.
So as a long time Plus member, I’m not able to link my GHIN number? The features say you can do that with Plus but apparently it’s only a Pro option. Is that the case?
Hi Chad, Linking your GHIN number is currently a Pro only feature!
Hi, I’ve been using Golfshot for now 10years and I love it. Do you have any plans of making the app compatible with the FitBit Versa2 watch? My life would be complete.. 😉
Hi there, at this time we do not have fitbit on our list, we have a few other platforms we need to tie down before we expand further, thank you!
Does annual subscription ends 12 months after you subscribed and renewed automatically for the next 12 months?
Hi Ricky, it will renew automatically, unless you have gone to subscriptions and turned auto-renewal off!
Hi, is there any way to keep notes for each hole on a course that can be referred to each time it is played? If not this would be a great feature. I believe this was previously an option but I dont see it currently. Thanks!
Hi Paul, we do not have notes per hole, but you can put notes per round. While in round, head to Menu in the bottom bar, scroll down and you will see Add Playing Note. Here you can add notes about the course, the round, specific holes and recap them later!
Hi there
I haven’t really played golf for the last year due to lockdown and covid restrictions. I don’t think we will be playing again for some time.
I want to renew but don’t see the point at the minute.
If I don’t renew do I lose my previous rounds and statistics?
As I said I’ll more than likely renew in the future but don’t see the point paying just now.
If you choose not to renew, no you will not lose your previous rounds and statistics. You will just be bumped down to the free version and will keep everything!
I’m showing that I have a subscription to Golfshot Pro and Golfplan. What is Golfplan???
Golfplan is our online video tips and training vault. If you’re in the app- on the main screen there is Videos at the bottom, if you have Golfplan you have access to our library with over 400 videos.
Hi, I have a GolfShot Plus, which I purchased some years ago now. It mentions on the App Store that it supports Family Sharing. Can you confirm if this is the case, and if so, do I need to use the same login on different devices? Thanks
Yes, family sharing is available for the Golfshot Plus app please contact Apple support to get guidance on how to set up this Apple feature for your Apple ID.
I’m a long time user of your app and I love the ability to have player indexes and track scores in Nassau, Skins, etc. The one lacking is that I can’t make teams so that we’ve got 2 vs 2 in Nassau or Match play. The other thing that doesn’t always work well is showing the strokes that players get given their handicaps – it will show a ton of dots on the holes and so no one tends to believe it.
Thank you for your feedback! I have passed this on to our dev team!
Hi,
There have been a few questions regarding family sharing (Apple) but I am still unclear. I have a Pro subscription and family sharing enabled. Does this mean my son can use the pro features on his device without paying for them again?
Hi there, Family sharing is only available for paid apps like Plus and not for in app subscriptions like Pro, for Golfshot.
Hi, I’ve an ongoing subscription on my apple phone, but just bought a Samsung Galaxy. How do I move my subscription? It’s through to July.
Subscription Email is stephenmccleary@hotmail.com
thanks,
Stephen
Please email support@golfshot.com to assist with this!
I’m living in Australia.
I’m just wondering if the price of golfshot pro in app store is US$ or AU$.
I can see $49.99 on your web site is in US$, but I can see $72.99 on the app store. Is it AU$?
We list our prices as USD! So it is $49.99 USD annually.
I have two phones, an iPhone and an Android. I’ve used Golfshot and Golfshot Pro for 10-15 years on my iPhone.
I’m on a golfing vacation and left my iPhone behind.
Can I access my Golfshot account on my Android and get right back into scores, rounds etc. with buying a duplicate account?
Please email support@golfshot.com, unfortunately, I am not sure what your account information looks like but they can assist and let you know how that will work!
If the price is 49,99$ / year, why my renovation price is 49,99€?
Please email support@golfshot.com and they can check your account and check into this for you!