Reviews of VPAR Golf GPS & Scorecard

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List of user reviews and ratings for VPAR Golf GPS & Scorecard

Total ratings

4.08 (Rating count: 522)

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Review summary

Users praise the clean design and live scoring features, with accurate GPS distances and handicap calculations. However, many reviews report outdated course data, premium data-sync problems, crashes/instability, and navigation friction.

Pros

Live leaderboard / live scoring feature
Clean, simple, easy-to-use interface
Accurate GPS distances / reliable distance measurement
Handicap calculation / accuracy
Club/course recommendations and broad course coverage

Cons

Course data not updated (stroke indexes, hole numbers, slope ratings) and not reflected in the app
Premium features / data sync issues (rounds not counted toward handicap, some scorecards not uploading, offline favourites missing)
Stability and crashes (sharing crashes, freezes, occasional kicks-out)
Navigation and onboarding friction (too many steps to start a round; GPS view can’t easily return to scorecard)

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.50

All time rating average: 4.08

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26% (18)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-31	Ke*****	played and recorded first round at Darley, South Ayrshire and in app scorecard wrong..has a 542 yd hole as par 3..and 170 at par 4..not good start. Is easy to set up and record round though.
played and recorded first round at Darley, South Ayrshire and in app scorecard wrong..has a 542 yd hole as par 3..and 170 at par 4..not good start. Is easy to set up and record round though.
2026-07-05	Ia*****	properly glitchy... really struggle to submit scores on a round... continuously faffing around trying g to submit a score to get it to record.
properly glitchy... really struggle to submit scores on a round... continuously faffing around trying g to submit a score to get it to record.
2026-06-20	Jo*****	Not Worlds #1 Golf app, others look to do better jobs. If I didn't get it free on Vitality I wouldn't use it Glitches on tee positions, one I reported may be fixed Biggest gripe, it uses Google satellite images, doesn't offer normal map as per every other app used. Asked support but no reply. AI search suggests this is a feature but cant find it If image taken during hot summer, seeing the fairway is impossible as everything brown, or late evening features hidden by shadows Useless on new course
Not Worlds #1 Golf app, others look to do better jobs. If I didn't get it free on Vitality I wouldn't use it Glitches on tee positions, one I reported may be fixed Biggest gripe, it uses Google satellite images, doesn't offer normal map as per every other app used. Asked support but no reply. AI search suggests this is a feature but cant find it If image taken during hot summer, seeing the fairway is impossible as everything brown, or late evening features hidden by shadows Useless on new course
2026-05-27	Ja*****	These guys are great flagged an issue . responded very quickly. thanks guys recommend this app and after service they provide
These guys are great flagged an issue . responded very quickly. thanks guys recommend this app and after service they provide
2026-05-25	Ke*****	NFC nightmare - I used to use vpar for all my scoring but some ridiculous update means the app keeps opening as soon as it reads an NFC tag....like the bank cards iny phone case. and there's no way to disable the issue on android. so I guess I'll be deleting vpar and finding a scoring app that doesn't hijack my phone and make it impossible to use
NFC nightmare - I used to use vpar for all my scoring but some ridiculous update means the app keeps opening as soon as it reads an NFC tag....like the bank cards iny phone case. and there's no way to disable the issue on android. so I guess I'll be deleting vpar and finding a scoring app that doesn't hijack my phone and make it impossible to use
2026-05-12	Ry*****	I used this the other day after using the a competitor and it was far easier to use even whilst switching between GPS and scoring. It took ages to figure out how to score on the on the competitor and it became too clunky to use on the go. It's post round Analytics were extremely insightful and I've finally find an app the helps me see where I need to improve my game.
I used this the other day after using the a competitor and it was far easier to use even whilst switching between GPS and scoring. It took ages to figure out how to score on the on the competitor and it became too clunky to use on the go. It's post round Analytics were extremely insightful and I've finally find an app the helps me see where I need to improve my game.
2026-04-17	An*****	Sent my email address to their partners without explicit permission. Now receiving unsolicited rubbish.
Sent my email address to their partners without explicit permission. Now receiving unsolicited rubbish.
2026-04-03	mi*****	The app will no longer stay open after the newest update. I turn on the keep open during GPS mode as always
The app will no longer stay open after the newest update. I turn on the keep open during GPS mode as always
2025-10-31	Jo*****	difficult to delete account
difficult to delete account
2025-10-26	Ja*****	The app is very nicely designed. It's simple and has everything I've wanted from a golf app - The live leaderboard feature is very cool. However, since upgrading to premium, I've uploaded several rounds that I want to count towards my handicap but only one round is showing. This feature doesn't seem to work so well as all the other great features.
The app is very nicely designed. It's simple and has everything I've wanted from a golf app - The live leaderboard feature is very cool. However, since upgrading to premium, I've uploaded several rounds that I want to count towards my handicap but only one round is showing. This feature doesn't seem to work so well as all the other great features.