Teesheets vs Fairway Finder
Both products watch golf tee sheets and alert you when a time opens up — and if you golf in Utah you may be choosing between them. This page compares the two factually: every claim about Fairway Finder cites its public source with the date we checked it, and every claim about Teesheets is measurable (73 Utah courses live on the board right now; our freshness numbers are published on /trust).
Fairway Finder is a polished, actively developed product with real strengths — native apps on both stores and national breadth. Where the two differ most is model and depth: Teesheets is free, Utah-focused, faster on refresh, and verifies tee times at the moment you tap.
Side by side
| Teesheets | Fairway Finder | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — alerts, board, and verification. No trial clock, no card. | $69.99/year after a 14-day free trial; no permanent free tier. [1] |
| Data freshness | ~3-minute baseline cycles with ~2-minute hot windows; measured medians published live on /trust. | Freshness stamps observed between 9 and 29 minutes (e.g. "updated 22 minutes ago"). [2] |
| Phantom-time protection | Click-time verification: on foreUP courses the exact slot is re-checked against the course's booking system the moment you tap Book. | No click-time verification observed. [2] |
| Alert time windows | Exact windows (e.g. 7:12–9:40), plus party size and holes per rule. | Three preset buckets — Morning 8–11, Afternoon 12–3, Evening 4–8 — with weekly repeat. [3] |
| Alert channels | Four: SMS, push (web + iOS), Telegram, and email. | SMS and app push. [3] |
| Browse before signing up | The full live board is public — no account needed to look. | Tee-time listings blurred for logged-out visitors on pages we checked. [2] |
| Coverage focus | Utah, deep: every listed course is really polled, live. | National directory across all U.S. states; live data concentrated in several states. [4] |
| Native apps | Web app today (installable); native store apps in preparation. | Live on the iOS App Store (4.6★, 241 ratings) and Google Play, updated frequently. [4] |
When Fairway Finder may fit better
If you golf mostly outside Utah, Fairway Finder’s national coverage is the practical difference — Teesheets doesn’t cover your courses yet. And if a native store app matters to you today, they have one shipping now.
When Teesheets fits better
If you golf in Utah: the board is free and public, every listed course is genuinely polled every few minutes, alert rules match your exact window rather than a preset bucket, you can be pinged on four channels with quiet hours built in, and when you tap Book on a foreUP course the slot is re-checked live so you aren’t chasing a phantom time.
Sources
- Fairway Finder public pricing page (fairwayfinder.io), observed July 21, 2026.
- Public Fairway Finder course pages, observed July 21, 2026: freshness stamps between 9 and 29 minutes (e.g. Mountain Dell "updated 22 minutes ago"); logged-out listings blurred on the pages we checked; no click-time re-check observed in the booking flow.
- Fairway Finder's published alert options (course, date, Morning 8–11 / Afternoon 12–3 / Evening 4–8 window, party size, weekly repeat) and alert channels, observed July 21, 2026.
- Fairway Finder iOS App Store listing, observed July 21, 2026: v3.1.1 release notes (July 12, 2026) announcing "Nationwide availability across all U.S. states" and in-app booking; 4.6★ rating with 241 ratings at time of writing.
Fairway Finder is a product of Fairway Finder, Inc. Teesheets is independent and unaffiliated; the name is used only to identify their product. Spot something outdated here? Email help@teesheets.golf and we’ll correct it.
Related: our live freshness stats and polling pledge · the best tee time alert apps in 2026