Free to play. Pro when you want more.
GPS, green slopes, games and your handicap are free for good. Pro is $39.99 a year, and founding members keep it for $20.
Parbook
- GPS yardages and satellite hole maps
- Green slope maps and putt reads
- One-tap scoring, shot tracking and your stats
- Handicap, from GHIN or your rounds
- Friends, messages, tee times and joining leagues
- Course previews and saving for no signal
- Scoring formats, team cups, streaks and badges
- Golfer levels and rewards you unlock by playing
Parbook Pro
- Your caddy: the club and plays-like number on every shot, spoken in your Bluetooth earbuds with the phone in your pocket, hole plans with roll-out, and the AI caddy
- Your game plan: how to play every hole before you tee off, from your clubs and handicap, printable as a yardage book
- Your coach: strokes gained, trends, AI round breakdowns, swing analysis and practice drills
- 3D hole flyover: see every hole in 3D, with the trees, slopes and greens at eye level, before you hit
- Parbook on Apple Watch: yardages, score, hazards and plays-like on your wrist
- Money matches for your group
| Free vs Pro | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| ON THE COURSE | ||
| GPS yardages on satellite hole maps | ||
| Green slope maps from lidar, putt line, automatic green speed | ||
| Hazards: distance to reach and to carry | ||
| Wind and weather on every hole | ||
| Daylight warnings: when to tee off to finish before dark | ||
| Choose and arrange the buttons on your hole map | ||
| Your lie: ball above or below your feet, uphill or downhill, with tips | ||
| Plays-like yardage and clubWind, temperature, altitude, slope and your lie | ||
| Hole plans: lay up, go for it or play safe | ||
| Roll-out: where your tee shot stops | ||
| Spoken yardages in your earbuds, phone in your pocket | ||
| 3D hole flyoverEvery hole in 3D with trees, slopes and greens at eye level | ||
| The AI caddy | ||
| Parbook on Apple WatchYardages, score, hazards and plays-like on your wrist | ||
| Game plan for every hole, printable yardage book | ||
| SCORING AND GAMES | ||
| One-tap scoring for you and your group | ||
| Stableford, scrambles, best ball, shamble, alternate shot, match play | ||
| Ryder Cup team cups | ||
| Money matches (skins, Nassau) and settle-up | ||
| YOUR GAME | ||
| Handicap from GHIN or your rounds, stats, round recap | ||
| Help posting your score to GHIN | ||
| Import rounds from a spreadsheet or a photo of a scorecard | ||
| Strokes gained, trends, your real club distances | ||
| AI round breakdowns | ||
| Swing analysis and practice drills | ||
| EVERYTHING ELSE | ||
| Friends, feed, live rounds, tee times, joining leagues | ||
| Streaks, badges, course passport, monthly challenge | ||
| Golfer levels and rewardsTitles, map dot colors and app icons you unlock by playing | ||
| Course reports and map fixes from golfers, shareable round cards | ||
| Sunlight mode, dark mode, saving courses for no signal, export your rounds | ||
League pass
Run your league on Parbook. Your players join free with the league code.
- Up to 20 players
- Weekly 2v2 pairings, handicaps and points
- Live scoring, standings and a league chat
More free, and Pro for less
The big golf apps charge $60 to $100 a year for their premium plans, and green maps, games or handicaps often sit behind them. Parbook gives you all three free, and Pro, with your caddy, game plan and coach, is $39.99 a year.
Swipe the table to see every app.
| Feature | Parbook | 18Birdies | Golfshot | TheGrint | Hole19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium, per year | $39.99or $4.99 a month. Founders: $20 for life | $99.99 | $79.99 | $59.99 | $69.99 |
| FREE IN PARBOOK | |||||
| GPS yardagesFront, middle and back of the green | Free | Free | ProFree shows the center only | Free | Free |
| Green slope maps | FreeFrom lidar, with the putt line | Premium | Pro | Pro3 free looks | Not listed |
| Match play and team games | FreeSkins, wolf, scrambles, Ryder Cup and more | Not listed | ProSkins, Nassau, match play | 6 free11 with Pro | PremiumStroke play and Stableford are free |
| Handicap | FreeFrom GHIN or your rounds | FreeIts own handicap | ProTo link and post to GHIN | Link yoursAn official handicap costs extra | Premium |
| IN PARBOOK PRO | |||||
| Plays-like yardage and clubWind, temperature, altitude, slope and your lie | Pro | Premium | ProClub picks | Not listed | Premium |
| Spoken yardages in your earbudsPhone in your pocket | Pro | Not listed | Tier not listedHas a voice assistant | Not listed | Not listed |
| AI caddy you can ask | Pro | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $99.99 tierOtto, in Intelligence |
| Hole plans and a printable yardage book | Pro | PremiumCourse strategy | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| 3D hole flyover | Pro | Not listed | Free3D previews | Not listed | PremiumFlyover maps on the watch |
| Strokes gained | Pro | Premium | Pro | Not listed | Not listed |
| Swing analysis | Pro | PremiumAI Swing Analyzer | ProSwing ID on the course | Not listed | Not listed |
Prices are each app's U.S. yearly price on its own website or App Store page, checked November 1, 2026. "Not listed" means we couldn't find it on that app's site. Apps change their plans, so check before you buy. 18Birdies, Golfshot, TheGrint and Hole19 are trademarks of their owners, who aren't connected with Parbook.
Questions
Is Parbook free?
Yes, and the basics stay free for good: GPS yardages, hole and green maps, scoring, stats, your handicap, friends, tee times and joining leagues. We won't move them behind a paywall later. Parbook Pro ($2 a month or $20 a year) is your caddy (the club and plays-like number on every shot, hole plans, the AI caddy), your game plan (how to play every hole before you tee off, printable as a yardage book) and your coach (strokes gained, trends, round breakdowns, swing analysis and practice), plus Parbook on Apple Watch.
How do I get Pro free for 6 months?
Sign up for Parbook. The first 25 accounts are founding members and get Parbook Pro free for 6 months, with no card needed (14 spots left right now). Your end date is shown in the app, and it doesn't turn into a paid plan by itself. After that, you can keep Pro at the founder price: $20 a year (or $2 a month), for life. It stays at that price every time it renews, and if you ever stop and come back, founders still get it. Everyone else pays $39.99 a year or $4.99 a month.
Does it cost anything to be in a league?
Joining a league is free: enter the league's code and pick your name. The commissioner who starts the league pays for a League pass, $35 a year for up to 20 players. If it isn't renewed, the league stays readable but can't add new weeks or scores.
Do I need a password?
No. Enter your email and we send you a sign-in code. The same account works on any phone, tablet or computer.
Do I need to download anything?
No. Parbook runs in your phone's browser at parbookgolf.com/app, on iPhone and Android. Tap Share (or the menu), then Add to Home Screen, and it opens like an app. The iPhone app is coming soon to the App Store, with Android after that. Both use the same account.
Where do the maps and green slopes come from?
Hole maps come from OpenStreetMap and satellite imagery. Green slopes come from USGS lidar surveys. If a course isn't mapped yet, you can place the greens yourself during a round.
Does it work where there's no signal?
Yes. Open Parbook near the course, start a round, or save a tee time, and the course's greens, slopes, hazards and yardages are kept on your phone. GPS works with no signal.
Who can see my rounds?
Your friends, by default. You can change that for each round, or for all of them, in your privacy settings.
How do I delete my account?
In the app: Me → Account and privacy → Delete account. Or on the web at parbookgolf.com/delete-account.
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