Golf's simplest
stroke counter.
No math. No distraction. Just tap. Free core scoring, works offline, and no account needed to start.
or play free in your browser →A few taps, start to finish.
Start your round
Get going in one tap.
Pick a course
Or skip it and just count.
Tap the ball
One tap per shot. Undo fixes a mis-tap.
Get your card
Every hole, math already done.
No GPS overlay, no feed to scroll, no setup wizard. One giant button on screen, and the number lives there instead of in your head — so nothing has to be remembered on the walk to the next tee.
Built to stay out of your way.
The whole app is a stroke counter and a scorecard. That is the point, not a limitation.
No math, ever
The running number lives on the screen, not in your head.
Gloves on, one hand
Oversized buttons you can hit without looking.
Works with no signal
Your solo round keeps going in a back-nine dead zone.
Never lose a round
Every tap is saved the instant you make it.
Undo anything
Fat-fingered a tap? One undo fixes it.
Set up in one tap
Near Me finds your course and fills in the pars.
Score from your wrist.
Tap the watch face to log a shot with a haptic tick, undo a mis-tap, and every stroke syncs to your iPhone scorecard. The Apple Watch companion comes with the app.
- Full-face tap target, glove-friendly.
- A haptic tick confirms every stroke.
- Syncs straight to your iPhone card.
Invite your bros. Share a live scorecard.
Start a round, share a six-character code, and everyone taps their own strokes on their own phone. One scorecard, updating in real time — the scorekeeper's job, gone.
- Friends join as guests — no sign-up.
- Every phone shows the same live card.
- Nobody waits until 18 to see how it went.
Run the whole outing on one board.
A scramble, a league night, a charity day — Tournament pulls every group onto one live, cross-group leaderboard, and players join by code from their own phones, with no account or setup.
- Every group's scores roll up to one live board.
- Join by code — no account, no setup.
- Spectators can follow along on the web.
Keep your head in the game.
The big golf apps bury your score under GPS maps, strokes-gained charts, handicaps and a social feed — and charge $30 to $200 a year for it. If the only thing that keeps going wrong is the count, none of that helps.
SimplyStroke does one thing and does it in a single tap, so the number is always right when you reach the green.
See how it compares to the big apps →Golfers who stopped losing count.
Great app!
It makes keeping score incredibly easy, especially with the watch app. I can stay focused on my game rather than trying to remember how many strokes I shot on a hole. The seamless experience and simple design make it a must-have!
So easy!!
I've tried so many live scoring golf apps, but like the name says, it's super simple. I got enough crazy thoughts in my head on the course — this app is a total value add.
Best golf scoring app
Has every course you can think of and makes keeping score so easy for yourself or even the entire group. I highly recommend for your next round!
Quick and easy
Made keeping score a breeze, easy to navigate and enter shots, including unfortunately a penalty. Quickly found the course I was playing so no set-up required. Will be in my bag from now on.
Exactly what's needed
Super straightforward to use and has the golf courses that I play at. Makes tracking scores so much easier.
The stuff you'd ask on the first tee.
Is SimplyStroke free?
Yes. Start counting your first round free, no account and no credit card to get going. If you just want the score, that is the whole app and it costs nothing to use.
Is there a golf app that just counts strokes?
That is the whole point of SimplyStroke. The screen is one giant golf ball. Tap it once per swing and the app holds your stroke count, your running total and your vs-par, then hands you a finished scorecard at the end. No GPS overlay, no feed to scroll.
How do friends join my round?
Share a 6-character code or a link. Friends join as a guest with no account, everyone taps their own strokes, and every score lands on one live scorecard.
Does it work without signal on the course?
Yes. Your solo round works offline, so a dead zone on the back nine never costs you your round. Your card syncs when you are back in range. (Live group scoring needs a connection.)
Will I lose my round if my phone dies?
No. Every stroke is saved the instant you tap it, so a force-quit or a dead battery mid-round never costs you the card. You pick up right where you left off.
What if I tap twice by accident?
Press undo. One tap, same screen, no hunting through a menu mid-hole. You can also edit any hole after the fact.
Is SimplyStroke good for ADHD golfers?
It was built with them in mind. Golf quietly asks you to hold a running number in working memory for ten-plus minutes a hole while doing nine other things, which is the exact task an ADHD brain drops first. SimplyStroke moves the number out of your head and into one tap.
Learning the ropes? Start with our golf scoring and rules guides, see what a golf stroke counter is and how to pick one, or check how SimplyStroke compares to 18Birdies, Arccos and the rest.
Built for the beautifully distractible? See why SimplyStroke is the golf app for ADHD brains →
Play your next round with it.
Free core scoring for iPhone and Apple Watch. No account needed to start, and no ads today. Android coming soon.