--- title: "Golf Pad: search popularity worldwide" description: "Golf Pad is a golf GPS, rangefinder and scorecard app. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/golf-pad" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Golf Pad: search popularity worldwide Golf Pad is a golf GPS, rangefinder and scorecard app. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Brand**: Golf Pad - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among golf GPS apps**: 4.7% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Golf GPS apps | 6 | 4.7% | 4.4K | - [Golf GPS apps](/demand/global-en/categories/golf-gps-apps) ## Top golf GPS apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Golf Pad was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Golf Pad is the fourth most recommended of the nine. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 18Birdies | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Golfshot | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | TheGrint | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Golf Pad | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Hole19 | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Arccos | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | SwingU | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | GolfLogix | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Garmin | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about golf GPS apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which golf GPS app should I use?": 1. 18Birdies, 2. Golfshot, 3. TheGrint, 4. Golf Pad - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best golf GPS apps?": 1. Golf Pad, 2. 18Birdies, 3. Golfshot, 4. Hole19, 5. Arccos, 6. TheGrint, 7. Garmin - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best free golf app for distances and scoring?": 1. 18Birdies, 2. Golf Pad, 3. TheGrint, 4. Golfshot - Searched Google, AI Overview "golf gps app": 1. 18Birdies, 2. SwingU, 3. TheGrint, 4. Arccos - Searched Google, AI Overview "best golf app": 1. 18Birdies, 2. Hole19, 3. Arccos, 4. Golfshot, 5. TheGrint, 6. GolfLogix Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 22, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Golf Pad changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Golf Pad worldwide held steady at 4.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Golf Pad’s share of searches among golf GPS apps worldwide peaked at 4.8% in August 2026 and was lowest at 3.4% in February 2026. ## How did search popularity change for golf GPS apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, 18Birdies overtook Garmin to rank 4th among golf GPS apps worldwide, with 5.8% of the searches. - In September 2026, Golfshot gained share of searches among golf GPS apps worldwide, from 29.3% to 35.3%. - In September 2026, Arccos lost share of searches among golf GPS apps worldwide, from 24.8% to 19.9%. - In September 2026, Garmin lost share of searches among golf GPS apps worldwide, from 7.2% to 5.8%. - In September 2026, Hole19 rose from 3rd to 2nd among golf GPS apps worldwide. - Estimated monthly branded searches for SwingU worldwide fell 55.2% over 12 measured months, from 2.9K to 1.3K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Golf GPS apps | 4.4K | 4.3% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | Golf GPS apps | 4.4K | 4.4% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Golf GPS apps | 4.4K | 4% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Golf GPS apps | 3.6K | 3.7% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | Golf GPS apps | 2.9K | 3.4% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | Golf GPS apps | 4.4K | 3.7% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | Golf GPS apps | 5.4K | 4.3% | 6 | | May 2026 | Golf GPS apps | 5.4K | 4.3% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | Golf GPS apps | 5.4K | 4.4% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | Golf GPS apps | 5.4K | 4.6% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | Golf GPS apps | 5.4K | 4.8% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | Golf GPS apps | 4.4K | 4.7% | 6 | ## How are Golf Pad’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Golf Pad’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “golfpad” ## Which golf GPS apps compete with Golf Pad? - [Golfshot](/demand/global-en/brands/golfshot) - [Hole19](/demand/global-en/brands/hole19) - [Arccos](/demand/global-en/brands/arccos-golf): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/arccos-golf-vs-golf-pad - [18Birdies](/demand/global-en/brands/18birdies): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/18birdies-vs-golf-pad - [Garmin](/demand/global-en/brands/garmin): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/garmin-vs-golf-pad - [TheGrint](/demand/global-en/brands/thegrint): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/golf-pad-vs-thegrint - [SwingU](/demand/global-en/brands/swingu): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/golf-pad-vs-swingu - [GolfLogix](/demand/global-en/brands/golflogix) ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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