Chalk vs Hole19
GPS scorecard with strong stats and a social layer
Hole19 is a well-built GPS scorecard with detailed stats, tournament features, and a friends graph. It sits in the middle of the market: not as data-heavy as Arccos, not as ad-heavy as 18Birdies, but very much aimed at players who want a numbers-on-everything experience. Chalk is built for the opposite player — the one who wants the round captured in their own words, not converted into seventeen leaderboards.
Pick Hole19 if you want a GPS scorecard with deep stats and a clean social feed. Pick Chalk if you want a quiet voice-first scorebook that gets out of your way.
At a glance
| Feature | Chalk | Hole19 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, Pro upgrade optional | Free with premium tier |
| GPS yardages | Not the focus | Yes |
| Stats depth | Light, by design | Deep |
| Voice scoring | Yes | No |
| Social | None | Friends, leaderboards |
| Offline | Yes | Limited |
What Hole19 does better
- Clean, polished UI for a GPS scorecard
- Strong tournament organisation features
- Detailed stats including strokes gained on the premium tier
What Chalk does better
- Voice scoring instead of tap-tap-tap on a phone screen
- Round transcripts — the actual sentence you said standing over the putt, kept with the round
- No social pressure: no friends, no leaderboards, no streaks
Who should switch
Players who used Hole19 for years, liked the stats, but realised the social and gamification layer was changing how they thought about the game.
Common questions
- Does Chalk have detailed stats like Hole19?
- Light stats — score, fairways, GIRs, putts — yes. Strokes gained and deep shot-level analytics, no. That's a deliberate choice. If those numbers are why you play, Hole19 will serve you better.
- Does Chalk import old rounds?
- Not from Hole19 directly. You can scan in a paper scorecard, and we'll be adding more import paths over time.
- What about tournaments?
- Tournament mode is on the roadmap. Hole19 is ahead on this for now.
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Voice-first scorebook for golf. Free to start. No ads.
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