Squabbit Release Notes

26.10.10 October 10, 2026 Latest

New ways to run your club: memberships and dues, a member hub, club events, group and side chats, and announcements
Make it yours: add a custom accent color and logo to your clubs, leagues, and tournaments
A refreshed sign-in screen
Share your stats, awards, and charts as images
Faster bulk score entry, now with Out and In subtotals
New half-strokes option for Skins, with a win explanation
Mark several players paid at once from the Balances tab
Fixes to Ryder Cup and Nassau scoring, duplicate sign-in accounts, and a rare startup crash on iOS

26.9.30 September 30, 2026

See live GPS distances right on your lock screen while you play, with settings to control what shows
Search your groups from the Groups tab to quickly find a tournament, league, or club
Courses now show green fees, amenities, and tee-time intervals
Choose to play the same nine twice when picking which holes to play
Hidden leaderboards can now apply a score cutoff to each round
Match-play scoring fixes: the correct nine is used for countback on shotgun starts, points are summed across all of a player's matches, and team-match draws no longer strand whole teams
Copying a tournament no longer carries over team extra points
Leaderboard winnings no longer flicker while side games are being calculated
Picking a player's tee now correctly re-tees their existing scorecards
Fixed a crash when importing players from a CSV with uneven rows
Fixed adding several players at once sometimes failing
Fixed a web crash when opening a payment link that was a phone number

26.9.28 September 28, 2026

New AI league season recap with end-of-season awards (League Pro)
Player check-in for tournaments
Fast bulk score entry for quicker scoring
New course search filters to find courses faster
Edit team lineups round-by-round in elimination brackets
Promote a spectator to a full club member
See individual stats for non-scramble tournament rounds
New 6-6-6 option to award a point per segment
Award FedEx points by team finishing position in team events
New cash-once purse so a player can only win one format's prize
League average and sum standings now rank correctly by score to par
Fixed Spain (RFEG) handicap lookups
Tournament CSV now exports in traditional 1-18 order for shotgun starts
Fixes for leaderboards, flights, drafts, and registration payments

26.9.21 September 22, 2026

New end-of-tournament Recap with AI-picked awards, a recap post to your group, and a leaderboard banner
Set up an entire league season in minutes with the new season and events wizards
New admin Events tab to draft, publish, and cancel events across leagues and clubs
Front, middle, and back green distances now show on the round map
Better player search with a Following filter and smarter follow suggestions
Create private courses, and see exactly what changed when a course is updated
Tee times now stay on a single course, with a warning before switching a player's course
Switch a group's invite code any time, and view club spectators like tournaments and leagues
Draft event rounds stay hidden from players until you publish
Tee colors now follow tee names, with a tee-copy picker when editing tees
Faster leaderboards, printed scorecard improvements, and plenty of scoring, handicap, and reliability fixes

26.9.9 September 9, 2026

Add courses with a new step-by-step wizard: snap a photo of the scorecard to import it automatically, add regular, simulator, mini-golf, or disc golf courses, or request one if it's missing
New configurable handicap tiebreaker for leaderboards, with control over tie direction and decimal precision
Add presses (automatic or manual) to match-points tournaments
Score low ball and low total as separate matches in matchplay
Quota games now show each player's target points on leaderboards and the public event page
New Ryder Cup stat ranking players by points won
Changing tees now shows a confirmation so you don't apply the wrong tees by accident
Course search now shows distances and country based on your real location
Manual-winner matches now count toward matchplay placement and FedEx points
CSV import now replaces duplicate rounds instead of creating duplicates, and no longer hangs on a spinner
Entered scorecards are now kept when a player leaves or is removed from an event
Team smart shuffle now spreads playing partners more evenly
Fixed incorrect handicap reductions from some 9-hole rounds
Fixed Team Average Back 9 extra-points scoring
Fixed hole notes failing to load on a weak connection
Fixed a registered player sometimes reverting to Spectator

26.9.2 September 2, 2026

Redesigned course search with photo cards, distances, and star ratings, plus a dedicated section for Simulator courses
Smoother account merging, including a clear message when an account has already been merged
Clearer message when a scanned scorecard image format isn't supported
Fixed CSV round imports with spaced hole headers and better course and tee matching
Fixed a blank page appearing in printed leaderboard PDFs
Fixed overlapping yardage numbers on the course hole table
Match winners are now kept when players are swapped or removed from a match
Fixed team sizes counting hidden imported members
General stability improvements, including a maps-related crash fix

26.8.30 August 30, 2026

Elimination brackets can now be auto-seeded by league standings or the previous round's leaderboard
Better course search: duplicate courses are hidden, price tiers are shown, and more course details appear in results
Improved tee-time management: swap or remove players, grouped player sections, and quick suggestions from recent players
New safety warning for messages from people you don't know, plus tools to report and block bad actors
Faster score entry
Fixed the Gross leaderboard hiding scores in events played across multiple courses
Fixed tee times getting cleared when merging accounts
Fixed some scorecards printing blank
Fixed bug reports only including the last attachment
Various crash fixes and stability improvements

26.8.26 August 26, 2026

Player Pro is now ad-free
Host Pro chat now supports high-resolution photos and video
All on-course map aids (GPS, shot tracking, range rings, plays-like) are now together in one menu
Block a member straight from a club's member list
Tap a stat on your profile (like your lowest round) to jump to that round
Downloaded photos now save to your Photos library
Fixed the Natural birdies and par/birdie toggles for team stroke Skins
Fixed declined league-event players carrying over and being impossible to remove
Fixed the closest-to-the-pin highlight missing on printed Quota scorecards
Fixed a league player's saved tee being reset when re-applying default tees
More accurate handicaps in compare-to-lowest matches, plus a fix for Ryder Cup manual match winners

26.8.18 August 18, 2026

Sixes press now auto-triggers, supports 2v2 scoring and payouts, and lets you set a custom auto-press wager
Printed scorecards can now use traditional 1-18 hole order
Copying a tournament now keeps the original times and can copy tee times too
Added search and name sorting to the tee-time player picker
Tournament settings search now finds Lost balls, GIR, and FIR
Hole competition sign-up sheets now print the course name
Player removals now show who removed them and why in the admin log
Fixed doubled handicap strokes when the same nine is played twice
Fixed an Apple Watch crash when entering a hole score
Fixed the auto-scheduler dropping team matches and repeating pairings
Fixed bonus points not showing in league standings
Fixed FedEx points pooling across flights in team events
Fixed pace of play and printed pace times for groups starting off the 1st tee
Fixed the front-nine Out subtotal for Team Average scoring
Fixed a manually-set team matchplay winner not counting toward points
Fixed an all-birdies-count tie-break awarding the hardest hole to the wrong team
Fixed hole competitions and clipping on multi-per-page printed scorecards
Fixed copied tournament end dates landing before start dates
Blocking someone from a direct chat now fully blocks them
Various other fixes and improvements

26.8.3 August 3, 2026

Hole notes can now be marked public or private, with admin moderation
Default tees now apply automatically to existing rounds and can be set per course
Long-press to drag and reorder formats, rounds, flights, and teams
Leaderboard totals now follow each viewer's score display preference
Peoria handicaps now work for team formats like scrambles
Players can opt out of the purse while still playing the format
Hole competitions are now course-aware for multi-course events, and results record who entered them
On web, tapping a share link now copies it to your clipboard
Faster scorecard PDF generation, plus fixes for printed header overflow and web sponsor logos
Fixed 6-6-6 individual totals, several 9-hole scoring and handicap edge cases, and profile map location counts

26.7.27 July 27, 2026

Improved AI course scanning: import facilities with multiple nines, plus a redesigned review screen with editable names, tees, and ratings
Voice-to-text dictation in chat and the AI assistant
Block a user from a group, with a new quick group-link tile
Content moderation on public groups
Pairing points now show on team leaderboards
New "Refresh course data" action on scorecards
Bug fixes and improvements for elimination and team elimination tournaments
Fixed scoring bugs in Low Ball/Low Total with uneven teams, Team Skins over Stableford, and One Gross One Net sort order
Fixed handicap issues: the max handicap cap now applies after the percentage allowance, more accurate 100% match play, and rounds toggled off no longer count toward your handicap
Team players now display in your chosen order everywhere
Fixed combining two 9-hole courses failing to save
Fixed per-group nine and course reverting in multi-course tournaments
Restored exceptional-round reductions when a league event is re-completed
Leaving a league now removes you from all of its events
Fixed euro and other special characters showing as boxes in printed scorecards
Web fixes: drag-to-reorder and full-screen photo tags

26.7.21 July 21, 2026

Redesigned tournament and league settings: a cleaner tabbed layout (General, Players, Formats, Schedule, Display and more) with faster in-settings search
New step-by-step wizard makes creating a tournament easier than ever
Automatically schedule all rounds, with tee-time groupings that avoid repeat pairings
Generate a full league schedule in one step with the new schedule generator
Manage teams and flights together in one combined screen
Set a default tee, and assign different tees based on player criteria
Add photos to courses with the new course photo library
Show ghost players on the tournament scorecard
New sponsor analytics summary so you can see how your sponsors are performing
Choose how many events count toward your league standings
New Vegas option: double birdie cancels the flip
Show custom player fields publicly on your group home page
New printable roster sheet, plus a team column on the tee sheet
Fixed a range of 9-hole and mixed-nine issues (handicaps, skins, and leaderboards)
Fixed elimination brackets so hand-declared winners advance correctly
Fixed league leaderboards mixing to-par and total scores across events
Fixed 1-2-3 Best Ball multiplying balls on single-ball holes
Stopped scoreless rounds from affecting your handicap index

26.7.16 July 16, 2026

Fixed leagues occasionally dropping an event when tournaments were created at the same time
You can now clear a custom scorecard message after setting one
Ghost players and substitutes now carry over when two accounts are merged
Fixed some scores from a back-nine start being saved under the wrong holes
Restored the tee-shot picker in 6-6-6 Scramble and Greensomes segments
Fixed elimination byes not advancing in later knockout rounds

26.7.15 July 15, 2026

Elimination brackets can now be seeded per flight from the Schedule tab
League leaderboards now group by flight on the web
Fixed quota and Stableford leaderboard cells showing blank for mixed-nine flights
Byes in elimination brackets now advance to the next round correctly
Lone Ranger now assigns one lone ranger per team on every hole
Tournament registration now shows a clear error if it can't complete, instead of silently bouncing you back
Fixed the tournament starting hole not matching the course's hole order in some setups
Course and scorecard pages now have a cleaner, centered layout on wide screens

26.7.14 July 14, 2026

Rate and review courses, with a redesigned course page (photo header, tabbed layout, and reviews)
New profile Summary tab: your rounds, streak chain, a map of courses played, and a golf passport
The AI assistant can now do much more: create tee times, add blinds and ghost players, generate matches, configure hole competitions, and explain your handicap
Add per-hole course notes with voting, so players can leave tips for each hole
Better support for 9-hole courses and non-standard hole layouts, including playing a nine twice for a full 18
Jump back into your active round from a new card on the Play tab
Group and scorecard chats now live in your inbox, with mark-all-as-read and an app icon unread badge
Send round invites, block players, and approve followers on private profiles
New Skins option to let a gross birdie win tied holes
Add manual winnings entries so untracked payouts net out on the fees page
More reliable Apple Watch scoring when your phone disconnects
Plenty of bug fixes and polish

26.7.8 July 8, 2026

Add your sponsor logos to printed scorecards and cart signs, with a redesigned print layout and a new asset chooser
Registration windows and round times now appear on the schedule widget and tournament cards
Manage club events: remove an event from a club, and deleting a club no longer orphans its events
Manually-entered bunker shots now count toward your Sand save %
Fixed elimination brackets sometimes showing stale next-round matchups
League standings now refresh right away after you change the format
Fixed blank Scramble totals in some setups
Fixed matchplay press/segment per-hole status showing the finished total early
Fixed leaderboards that could appear fully hidden before the final round began
Fixed printed 6-6-6 scorecard handicap strokes and scoped the format picker to the selected round
Fixed CSV export crashing on 9-hole and other short courses
Fixed start-round buttons that could be hidden by your device's time zone
Fixed a leaderboard row being cut off at the bottom of the screen
Various stability and data-accuracy fixes

26.7.1 July 1, 2026

Measure closest-to-the-pin distances using your camera
Redesigned course editor, plus course photos and the ability to scan a scorecard to create or update a course
New Eclectic league format with a best-per-hole composite scorecard
Plays Like (elevation-adjusted) distances now on your watch's green-distance screen
AI-generated tournament recap on the stats view
New out-to-in elimination bracket layout and a printable bracket
Set your profile to public or private
Send GIFs and images in chat
Second stroke index support (Australian SI 19-36) and per-nine rating/slope on 18-hole courses
Show side games on every player's scorecard in a foursome
Faster, case-insensitive player import matching
Fixes: 9-hole handicap and net stats, leaderboard countback on unusual hole layouts, elimination bracket winners, Sixes per-hole points, tournament date changes cascading to rounds, and recovering paid-but-unregistered players

6.6.3 – 6.6.4 June 22, 2026

Participants are no longer required to sign up to enter scores
Tournaments, leagues, and clubs can auto-promote players from the waitlist when a spot opens, plus waitlist improvements throughout
Edit elimination brackets right from the Schedule tab
Edit team quotas, now grouped by team
New expected-score option for 9-hole rounds in league handicaps
Move or remove a tournament from a league, with league stats recalculated automatically
Tap a payment in the audit log to open the player's receipt, now showing the payment method and a copyable Stripe transaction id
FedEx league scoring by event-flight placing, plus copy flights from another league
Smarter player identity matching makes joining a tournament simpler
Player avatars now appear on registration activity entries
Nassau team points now add up across multiple matches on the leaderboard
Skins now respects holes-that-count per hole
Fixed GHIN handicaps not coming through on tournament registration
Fixed plus handicaps in the tournament round handicap override
Fixed match history scoring net games on gross totals
Fixed the league round-robin scheduler creating repeat matchups
Fixed duplicated activity feed entries and a phantom unread badge
Fixed CSV export showing a stale tee-time date for moved or added players

6.6.1 – 6.6.2 June 9, 2026

Live leaderboards on your lock screen, updating as scores come in
Plays-like distances: club recommendations now factor in elevation, live weather, and lie
Private profiles with follow requests: approve who can see your rounds, stats, and activity
New admin activity feed and audit log so group admins can see exactly what changed and who did it
Embed your league or tournament leaderboard on your own website
Sticky leaderboard column headers, plus expand or collapse individual teams
Per-hole team scores on Nassau scorecards
Add a photo or share your round right from the bottom of the scorecard
Ryder Cup match shuffle now minimizes repeat opponents
Import player handicaps from your CSV for everyone, including registered players
Fixed net 9-hole stats double-counting your handicap
Fixed registration windows using the wrong clock across time zones

6.6.0 June 2, 2026

Completely revamped fees and payments: track who owes what, split shared expenses, and settle up with a simplified-debts view that minimizes the number of payments
Pay and get paid with Venmo, Stripe, or your own custom payment methods
Settle side-game bets right from the scorecard
New Players page with a unified field editor, plus searchable settings to find any option fast
Improved participant picker: search, sort, select all/none, and copy players from another format
League option to use your official WHS/GHIN handicap instead of the app-computed one
Live home feed: new rounds now appear instantly without a refresh
Edit notes and rich text in a dedicated full-screen editor
Set pairwise tiebreakers and manual placements for tied players
Fixed Skins natural-birdie tiebreaker, the Stableford progression chart, several 9-hole handicap calculations, elimination bracket byes, and league leaderboards mixing score formats

6.5.4 May 20, 2026

New convert-to-league flow makes it easy to turn a tournament into a recurring league season
Add a "My Rounds" card on the Schedule tab for quick access to your upcoming rounds
Stableford leaderboards can now be ranked by total score (in addition to average)
Add "holes that count" support to Match Play, Singles Match Play, and Low Ball/High Ball
Add blinds to Ryder Cup, Team Match Play, and Team Elimination team formats
Tap to call or text any group member's phone number from the Home screen
Substitutes now flow through team rosters so they count in Best Ball and other team formats
Faster leaderboard updates during score entry
Reuse existing tournament players when re-importing by name from CSV
Fix a crash when opening a round with corrupt hole stats
Fix a feedback-loop crash in league bank balances
Fix duplicate rounds being created when adding a player to a scorecard
Fix handicap precision on 9-hole rounds
Fix players at the flight boundary getting added to two flights
Fix purses not showing per flight in team-format tournaments
Fix CTP fees when multiple par-3s share a single purse
Fix GHIN handicap refresh when a league member is missing a WHS account
Fix natural birdie not winning the tie-break against a net eagle
Fix course search results getting pushed off-screen
Fix stale registration fees on tournament cards when purses are added
Various other small fixes and polish

6.5.1 May 13, 2026

Ask Squabbit AI: a new in-app help chatbot that can answer questions about how the app works
Print hole competition sign-up sheets along with the rest of your tournament print assets
Pick multiple holes at once when adding hole competitions, with a satellite-view hole picker
Bulk-copy selected users' email addresses to your clipboard from the admin user list
Allow players to pick any tee on the course when player course selection is enabled
Honor the player's tee pick when adding a new course mid-round
Fix Quota countback using 18-hole stroke fractions in 9-hole rounds
Pair Six-Six-Six matchplay segments by handicap instead of arbitrary set order
Use rounded Course Handicap for singles matchplay strokes-off
Auto-add a linked ghost to the player they're subbing for in team formats
Credit ghost-substitute points to the league team in individual tournaments
Restrict FedEx event points rank to players in the same flight
Scope cart sign QR codes to just the players on that cart
Allow duplicate course names if the existing course is more than 20km away
Stop scroll-jump when editing long home text widgets
Fix unresponsive buttons on the Get help on Reddit dialog (web)

6.4.6 – 6.5.0 May 6, 2026

Track every shot from your wrist with the Apple Watch and Wear OS apps: pick lie + club, see live distance from your shot's start, end with stop, penalty, or finish hole
Shot tracking on the phone too: save shots from the map, see club markers + flight paths on each hole, and auto-derive FIR/GIR from your tracked shots
New Bag screen with custom clubs, manufacturer/model/loft, and a brand logo catalog
Match history vs another player on the Rounds tab: head-to-head record with anyone you've played
Ghost players: stand in for an absent matchplay opponent, with their points still rolling up to the player they're subbing for
Connections page consolidating Followers and Following into a tabbed view
Profile redesign with a scorecard-style header, topical stat chips, and a shareable QR code (plus a scanner to find other players)
Tied leaderboard placements now open a dialog explaining the tiebreaker
Best Front 9 and Best Back 9 tournament formats now honor your tiebreak method
Smart shuffle considers prior league event rounds and no longer drops odd-one-out players in odd-sized tee times
Per-tournament-round quota overrides
"One team per scorecard" option for team-format tournaments
Schedule rows now show the weather, with a per-user temperature-unit setting (defaults from your locale)
Soft pastel scoring badges on the scorecard
Account merge flow now supports both authenticated and search-picker (non-auth) accounts
Substitute players in team leagues now attribute their scores to the subbed-for player on the leaderboard
Player-last-names team name option
Thai baht currency support
Many polish + bug fixes: 9-hole playing handicap when SI #1 is on the unplayed nine, 666 tournament purse splitting, league start/end date displays, and more

6.4.4 April 21, 2026

New Notifications tab in your Inbox with group invites you can accept or decline
Notification preferences to control which pushes you get
Block users you'd rather not see invites from
Course revision history with revert
Recover deleted tournaments, leagues, rounds, and scorecards
Language override in profile settings
TeamSum now supports counting only the top-N player scores per hole
Countback split into Traditional and Dynamic variants
Pick the tiebreak method on league overall leaderboards
League-level toggle to show or hide winnings
Improved round CSV import
Reverse handicap order for similar-handicaps tee times
Alphabetical sort option for tee sheet PDFs
See player tee times from the leaderboard
After copying a tournament or league event, you're prompted to notify players
Fixed league handicap recomputation corrupting differential-only rounds
Fixed age-based flight auto-allocation pulling the wrong date of birth
Fixed non-deterministic skins carry-over in shotgun starts
Fixed side-game purse payouts to honor the configured distribution type
Fixed auto scheduler missing players when re-run
Plus handicaps now show hollow stroke dots for strokes given back
Many small stability and performance fixes

6.4.3 April 14, 2026

Add a cut line to tournaments: cut players are excluded from final standings and league scoring
Pick a different course per round from tee times and matches when Any Course is enabled
Edit score modifications directly on the leaderboard
Include flight grouping in the CSV tournament export
Sort filter for events on the club events tab
Skip hole competition prompts when auto-advance is set to next hole
Fix FedEx points being distributed across the entire field instead of per flight
Fix sim handicap using the manual value instead of the calculated value
Fix tournament location not updating when copying with a course override
Fix quota countback tiebreaker for 9-hole play
Fix PDF scorecard overflow and duplicate pages
Fix sign-in and login crashes for pre-invited users
Fix crash when deleting the default home widget row

6.4.1 – 6.4.2 April 8, 2026

Major presses overhaul: multiple presses per game, auto-press triggers, scope by team or player, and a new payouts view
Bulk import past tournament rounds and league events from spreadsheets
New configurable Best-of-Recent handicap formula for league events
New 3-3-3 game format with front/back 9 support on 18-hole courses
Shotgun starts now support multiple tee groups (A/B/C/…) per hole
Smart shuffle tee times to minimize repeat team matchups across rounds
USGA/WHS countback tiebreak method added for Quota scoring
Per-hole Win/Loss/Tie points option for the Sixes game
New "void if nobody scores" option for Two's Club purses
Tee time peers can now edit a shared tee time
Set an unregistration end date on tournaments
Email verification banner for new email/password sign-ups
Persist current hole so it restores after the app is killed
Fix exceptional round adjustments incorrectly affecting league handicaps
Fix Stableford and Quota countback tiebreaks
Fix elimination bracket bye-slot ordering
Fix scorecard PDF player name wrapping and mixed-tee labels
Fix duplicate clubs appearing on the Groups tab
Plus many more fixes and polish across scoring, scheduling, and PDFs

6.3.9 March 31, 2026

QR codes on scorecards: guests can scan to join and enter scores without an account
New Bingo Bango Bongo tournament format
Preliminary rounds for elimination brackets that don't have a power-of-2 player count
Redesigned tee time cards with collapsible matches and per-card expand/collapse
Per-round handicap override for social Play scorecards
Age filter for auto flight generator
Configurable visible fields on the group home users list
Icons added to card overflow menus
Hide ads you don't want to see
Improved app startup performance
Fixed registration button not showing for unregistered participants
Fixed league registration fee not updating after purse edits
Fixed leaderboard dollar column text wrapping on large font sizes
Various bug fixes and stability improvements

6.3.8 March 25, 2026

New Low Handicap/High Handicap game type for tournaments and leagues
Add configurable sweep bonus points for winning all categories
GPS import now shows failure reason when auto-import can't find a match
Fix countback tiebreaker using wrong holes for non-standard starting holes
Fix skins not awarding skin when natural birdies override net scores
Fix skins tiebreaker eliminating all players when none match filter criteria
Fix purse distribution showing wrong currency or full buy-in when no scores entered
Fix registration button floating over form fields
Fix scorecard popup menu overflow on smaller screens

6.3.5 – 6.3.7 March 17, 2026

SixSixSix now supports individual matchplay with per-segment handicap settings and scorecard segment chips
Paginated followers and following page with search
Team naming option for auto-generated teams: numbered or player last names
Spectator link in the invite dialog
Fixed round robin scheduling algorithm
Fixed OneGrossOneNet scoring to use different players for gross and net balls
Fixed watch connection dropping when phone screen goes to sleep
Fixed PDF generation hanging on iOS
Fixed stats pages incorrectly counting pickups as valid scores
Fixed schedule widget showing wrong dates
Fixed registration cutoff timezone issues
Fixed team player selection highlight staying on wrong player

6.3.1 March 12, 2026

Customize your group's home tab with images, maps, text, and sponsor widgets
App translated into Spanish, French, German, Italian, Swedish, Japanese, Portuguese, Korean, and Norwegian
Added Low Ball/High Ball tournament format
Per-match tie break for elimination and matchplay formats
Players can now substitute themselves in league tournaments
Generate a website for your tournament or league with a shareable link
Print empty scorecards from PDF export
Cart/walking transport summary on the users table
Group name now shows on Stripe checkout for easier payment tracking
Fix for date picker shifting dates by one day
Fix for manual prize amounts not showing in leaderboard winnings
Fix for elimination bracket bye placeholders with odd player counts
Various bug fixes and stability improvements