# Golf Pad GPS Range Finder

> Scorecard, Tracker, Handicap

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id446320556](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id446320556)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id446320556`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Contorra LLC
- **Category:** Sports
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (22,369 ratings)
- **Version:** 22.7.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2011-06-30
- **Size:** 362 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/golf-pad-gps-range-finder/id446320556)
- **Website:** [http://www.golfpadgps.com/](http://www.golfpadgps.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://golfpadgps.com/privacy](https://golfpadgps.com/privacy)

## Description

**Golf Pad GPS Range Finder** is a free golf GPS app that helps golfers play faster, choose the right club, and improve their scores. Get accurate front, middle, and back-of-green distances, hazard and layup yardages, plays-like distances, offline course maps, and a digital scorecard for up to four golfers. Track shots, putts, penalties, fairways, sand saves, round history, trends, and live leaderboards during every round.

With Apple Watch support, golfers can view distances, track shots, manage scores, and access advanced features without reaching for their phone. Golf Pad Premium adds 3D green maps, strokes gained analysis, advanced stats, handicap tracking and USGA GHIN posting, personalized club recommendations, additional game formats, and ad-free play. The app supports courses worldwide and includes a 14-day Premium trial.

## Rankings

- #10,766 — Overall
- #28 — finder
- #50 — interface
- #66 — application
- #82 — reduce
- #83 — format

## Review summary

Golf Pad GPS Range Finder is praised for ease of use, GPS accuracy, watch support, and a robust feature set including scoring and handicap options, backed by solid customer support. Recurrent drawbacks mention battery drain on Apple Watch, issues with club tags, and occasional post-update bugs impacting the user interface. Overall, the app’s accuracy and comprehensive features outweigh the reliability hiccups, though wearables performance and tag reliability are areas for improvement.

### Pros

- Easy to use and intuitive interface
- Very accurate GPS distances with helpful club recommendations that improve course management
- Strong Apple Watch integration for on-course data
- Feature-rich with score tracking, statistics, USGA handicap posting, and a large course database
- Excellent, responsive customer support

### Cons

- Apple Watch battery drain is a common issue across reviews
- Club tag reliability can be inconsistent and occasionally quirky
- Occasional bugs after updates that affect UI or usability

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