Coastal Classic vs BeerCanRacing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coastal Classic
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THE GREAT RACE NORTH If there is one race that you do this year, make it the PIC Insurance Brokers Coastal Classic. This challenging coastal race is one of the biggest of its type in the world, and it's long marked the opening of the summer sailing season for many hundreds of Kiwi boaties. Whether you are aiming to compete for line honours, or to complete it because it's something you've always wanted to do, make this your year!
BeerCanRacing
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The BeerCanRacing app has been updated top-to-bottom: - Load your club's Local Courses, quickly & painlessly. - Create your own course: around the buoys or Windward/Leeward - Set the True Wind Direction (TWD) to see all the True Wind Angles (TWAs) for each leg of your course. - See the Range & Bearing when you Select a mark - Save all the courses you create for future use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Coastal Classic at Free against BeerCanRacing's $4.99. Coastal Classic also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). BeerCanRacing's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 21 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Coastal Classic is free to download; BeerCanRacing costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Coastal Classic ships an update every 21 months, BeerCanRacing monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coastal Classic | BeerCanRacing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yachting New Zealand | Susanne LEECH |
In-app purchases
Coastal Classic
No in-app purchases
BeerCanRacing
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Coastal Classic or BeerCanRacing have ads?
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