The Quick Verdict
Get the Bushnell Wingman View. At the same $199.99 price, the Wingman View is a current product you can actually buy reliably — the Player+ is discontinued and stock is drying up. Both are GPS cart speakers with LCD displays and free course updates, but the Wingman View's BITE magnetic mount system and included remote give it a practical edge on the cart, and you're not chasing down clearance inventory to own one. The Player+ is worth grabbing only if you find it meaningfully discounted and want the louder audio or the power bank function. Check price at PlayBetter →
What They Have in Common
Both are GPS-enabled Bluetooth cart speakers priced at $199.99. Both deliver audible and visual front/centre/back yardages, hazard distances, 36,000+ preloaded courses, free course updates (no subscription), USB-C charging, and about 10-11 hours of GPS battery life. Both mount magnetically to a cart.
Where They Differ
Display and Interface
This is where the Player+ looks better on paper — and it's a meaningful difference. The Player+ has a 3-inch colour touchscreen. The Wingman View has an LCD display with no published size, no colour confirmation, and no touchscreen. Bushnell doesn't even state whether the Wingman View's screen shows colour.
In practical terms: the Player+ lets you tap through hole maps, check green view, and navigate the interface directly on the device. The Wingman View's physical buttons — including the included BITE remote — handle all navigation. Neither approach is wrong, but if you're accustomed to interacting with a screen, the Player+ feels more intuitive. The Wingman View's button layout is simpler, which some golfers prefer mid-round when they don't want to look down and tap.
Course Data and On-Device Features
The Player+ lists 40,000 preloaded courses; the Wingman View covers 36,000. Both are comprehensive enough that you're unlikely to play a course either device doesn't know.
Here's the catch with the Player+: full hole maps, green view, and flyover are in the companion app, not on the device itself. The 3-inch screen shows FCB yardages and hazards — the richer mapping lives on your phone. If you're already reaching for your phone, the screen advantage narrows. The Wingman View is honest about what it does: FCB distances, up to six hazard distances per hole, audible yardages — no scoring, no shot tracking listed.
The Player+ adds manual shot measuring and score tracking on the device. The Wingman View lists neither.
Speaker and Audio
The Player+ publishes its output: 30 watts total, two 15-watt drivers, 360-degree audio, 100-foot Bluetooth range. That's genuinely loud for a cart speaker. Bushnell publishes no wattage figure at all for the Wingman View. I'd guess the Wingman View is quieter — probably because a brand that had a louder number would publish it — but I don't work at Bushnell, so treat that as inference, not fact.
If audio quality is the primary reason you're buying a GPS speaker over a standalone GPS device, the Player+'s specs are the clearer story.
The BITE Remote
The Wingman View includes Bushnell's BITE remote — a small clip-on fob that handles distances, volume, and track skipping without touching the main unit. That's actually a thoughtful add for a cart speaker: mount the speaker where it sounds best, keep the remote clipped somewhere convenient, never reach across the cart. The Player+ has no equivalent accessory.
Water Rating and Cart Mount
The Player+ is IPX7 — submersible to one metre. The Wingman View is IPX6 — rated for spray and jets but not submersion. For practical on-course use in rain, both handle a wet round fine. IPX6 isn't inadequate; it just means don't drop it in the water hazard you were trying to avoid.
Both mount magnetically. The Player+ uses a magnetic strip for cart or clubs. The Wingman View uses Bushnell's BITE system, which also integrates with the remote.
Who Should Buy Which
Buy the Bushnell Wingman View if:
- You want a current, in-production product with a proper manufacturer warranty and reliable retail availability
- You like the idea of the BITE remote for hands-off yardage and music control while driving
- You don't need on-device shot tracking or scoring
- Simple, button-driven navigation suits your pace of play
Buy the Blue Tees Player+ if:
- You find it meaningfully discounted below $199.99 — closeout pricing changes the math
- You want the power bank function (it charges your phone on the course)
- Louder audio matters: 30 published watts versus Bushnell's unpublished spec
- You want manual shot tracking and on-device scoring
One honest note on the Player+: at identical list prices, a discontinued product competing with a current one is at a structural disadvantage. The 2-year warranty on the Player+ doesn't help much when the manufacturer has discontinued the line. If something fails, you're finding support for a product that's no longer in active production.
The Bottom Line
Both devices do the core job — yardages, hazard distances, and music on the cart without a subscription. But the Wingman View is a current product with the BITE remote system, a cleaner mounting solution, and retail availability you can count on. The Player+ has a better screen and louder documented audio, but it's discontinued, and at the same price that's a hard sell. If you find the Player+ on clearance at $130 or less, the math shifts. At $199.99 head-to-head, take the Wingman View.