Wedge vs TheGrint

TheGrint and Wedge are closer than most golf apps. Both post scores to GHIN hole by hole, both import your Handicap Index, both have a feed of friends' rounds and both can run a two-team event on a golf trip. The differences are in how each one handles money and what you pay for.

• GHIN on the free plan. TheGrint says it is a licensed handicap data affiliate of the USGA, and that Free and Pro members can link a GHIN number and sync scores. It also sells an official Handicap ID in the app. Wedge links an existing GHIN account and needs Wedge Pass to play the rounds it posts.
• Nassau and presses. Wedge has a named Nassau with automatic presses at the margin you choose. TheGrint does not list Nassau by name; its free Medal game has separate values for the front 9, back 9 and 18, and presses come with its Pro plan.
• Settling up. Wedge works out who owes whom when the match ends, netting every bet into one amount per pair of players. We found no settle-up feature like this in TheGrint's App Store listing or feature pages.

• GHIN posting for free. TheGrint's Free plan links your GHIN number and posts hole by hole, applying net double bogey for you. Wedge posts hole by hole too, but you need Wedge Pass to play the round.
• A Handicap ID in the app. If you have no handicap yet, TheGrint sells an official Handicap ID at your Allied Golf Association's price, and its Pro plus handicap bundle costs $20 less than buying both. Wedge does not sell a Handicap Index; it links one you already have.
• More platforms. TheGrint runs on iPhone, Android, Apple Watch and Wear OS, and has a desktop website. Wedge is iPhone and Apple Watch only.
• A free team cup. Teams Cup is free on TheGrint: two teams, up to 8 sessions, each with its own course, dates and format, scored at 1 point for a win and a half point each for a tie.
• More games. TheGrint lists 11 games, including Wolf, Vegas and Animals, and Pro lets you run several games at once. Wedge has no Wolf or Vegas.
• Improvement tools. Pro adds 50+ stats, benchmarks against golfers at your level, green maps and a service that enters your scores from a photo of a paper scorecard. Wedge has no green slope maps.

• A real Nassau. Wedge scores the front nine, back nine and overall as three match play bets, gross or net, with presses any player can add and automatic presses at a trigger of 1 to 4 holes down. See how a Nassau works.
• Who owes whom. When the match ends, Wedge nets every bet and press into one amount per pair of players.
• Trips with money attached. A Wedge tournament can carry a buy-in, two teams, a Ryder Cup across singles, four-ball and alternate shot, a Classic stroke-play leaderboard and side games such as Skins, Stableford, Quota and Most Birdies, all in one event. See how to run a Ryder Cup on your golf trip.
• One yearly price. Wedge Pass is $29.99 a year and covers rounds, money games, matches and tournaments. TheGrint Pro is $59.99 a year, although much of what Wedge charges for is free on TheGrint.

TheGrint is free to use, including scoring, GPS, 6 games, live leaderboards, Teams Cup and GHIN linking. TheGrint Pro costs $59.99 a year after a 7-day free trial. A Handicap ID is sold separately at your local association's price, with no markup according to TheGrint.

Wedge is free to download. Playing rounds, money games, matches and tournaments needs Wedge Pass at $29.99 a year, and new subscribers get a 3-month free trial. History, stats and the feed stay available without a pass.

If you want free GHIN posting and do not play for money, TheGrint's Free plan is hard to beat on price. If your group plays a Nassau with presses every week and wants the settling done for it, Wedge Pass costs less than TheGrint Pro and is built around that game.

Your official scoring record lives in GHIN, not in either app. If you link the same GHIN account in Wedge, your Handicap Index and posting history come across, and rounds you post from Wedge appear in GHIN alongside the ones you posted from TheGrint. Your TheGrint stats and feed history stay in TheGrint.

Disclosure: Wedge Golf makes Wedge. The facts about TheGrint on this page come from TheGrint's own website, feature pages and App Store listing, checked in October 2026 and listed under Sources. Apps change often, so check the current listing before you decide. TheGrint is a trademark of its owner, and Wedge Golf is not affiliated with or endorsed by TheGrint. GHIN is a trademark of the USGA.