Huckleback Golf 1.6.8

The Huckleback scorecard and GPS application offers comprehensive coverage of nearly 40,000 golf courses across more than 150 countries. It claims to feature more games and scoring options than any other app or device on the market. Developed by a golfer and software engineer, its primary goal is to simplify scorekeeping for players who prefer to focus on their swings rather than managing complex calculations—all in real-time. Suitable for on-course use or virtual golf simulations.

Golfing can sometimes be a source of frustration, particularly when managing multiple side games and score calculations during a round. The challenge intensifies with six-player groups or when tracking various side matches like Chippies, Fishies, Barkies, Polies, and Snakes, especially when coordinating between different groups and teams. Keeping accurate totals while focusing on one's game can be a demanding task, leading to potential errors or oversights—such as forgetting a Polie or Skin on a particular hole, or needing to erase and restart scores due to complicated scoring conventions.

Recognizing the effort required to maintain accurate scorecards, the developers understand that volunteers often bear this responsibility without much acknowledgment. Errors in scoring are common complaints among players who rely on manual tallying.

Huckleback addresses these challenges by providing a robust set of scoring features including: The Big Games (Stroke Play, Stableford, and a custom tournament format dubbed The Fremont), Team Games (Captains/Wolf, Baseball/531, Split 6, Sixes/Hollywood, Silly), Quick Matches (individual or two-player formats such as 1-Downs, 2-Downs, Best Ball, Nassau, Match Play, Vegas), and Team Quick Matches (up to six players). Additionally, it supports scoring for numerous side games such as Arnies, Barkies, Bingo-Bango-Bongo, Chippies, Closest To Pin, HoneyBadger, Longest Drive, Skins, Snakes, and more.

The app allows users to assign handicaps for the Big Game and separate handicaps for team play within the group. It also provides functionality for giving strokes in Quick Matches and Team Quick Matches. All calculations are performed automatically upon score entry and are displayed live as the round progresses.

Future updates aim to enhance the application's capabilities through expanded statistical analysis, community-suggested new games, improved networking tools, engaging animations and interactions, along with proprietary features intended to provide a competitive edge. The developers emphasize ongoing growth and refinement based on user feedback.

They invite users to contribute ideas to make golf more enjoyable collectively. Huckleback is designed for golfers of all ages who appreciate the nuanced challenges of the game.

The slogan reflects its purpose succinctly: "You Play. We Score."

Regarding subscription details: Huckleback operates on a subscription model. Subscription-based features include match creation and friend management; access to these features requires subscribing after initial app download. The app provides limited free access with prompts directing users to subscribe via in-app screens. Successful subscription activation logs out the user briefly to enable service activation within the app.

Location services are used solely to determine your position relative to course holes; no location data is stored or shared.

• Monthly subscription: $4.99 USD (auto-renewing)
• Annual subscription: $39.99 USD (auto-renewing)

Additional resources are available at Huckleback Golf Website. Training videos can be found at Training Videos. The End User License Agreement is accessible at Apple's EULA.