Comparison

Beat Racing vs Protest

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Beat Racing

Track your water sports performance and compete with friends. Create custom races, compare stats by equipment, and measure progress on global courses. Enjoy a free experience with friends.

Highlights
  • Route tracking
  • Custom race creation
  • Performance comparison
  • Equipment type stats
  • Global course times
  • Progress measurement
Features
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Beat Racing is a water sports tracking app which combines route tracking with competitive options so you can enjoy with friends. Create your own races with groups in a variety of different crafts. Share and compare performance by equipment type and handicap. Track your own performance and measure progress. Compare your times on iconic courses around the world. Beat Racing is a free app. https://www.beat-racing.co.uk/legal/terms.html https://www.beat-racing.co.uk/legal/privacy.html Icons provided by https://icons8.com

About

Protest

Features
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The app Protest helps to solve rules relevant conflicts in sailing regattas. With a series of yes/no questions, in which the Racing Rules of Sailing of World Sailing are checked in parallel, the app builds up the situation and presents the resulting decision. A menu provides access to the facts found, the conclusions and the rules applied. The default language of the app is English. If the phone is set to German as system-language the app language is German. The texts of the situation, conclusions and facts can be switched directly between English and German. Developed by Mag. Michaela Schmidleitner in cooperation with and on behalf of Sport Consult, Ing. Mag. Gert Schmidleitner. Protest Terms and Conditions: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/74452679 Protest Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/74452679/full-legal ======================== Version 25.0.0: => technical updates => database update to the racing rules of sailing 2025-2028 ------------------------------------

Screenshots

Beat Racing4 screens
Protest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beat Racing at none against Protest's 2. Beat Racing also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Protest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per year. Beat Racing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Beat Racing versus Protest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeat RacingProtest
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.8.3
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB179 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiCentric Systems LtdMichaela Schmidleitner

In-app purchases

None

Beat Racing

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Protest

Subscriptions2
  • Protest PRO$10.991 Year
  • Protest PRO+$22.991 Year

Questions

Is Beat Racing free?
Beat Racing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Protest free?
Protest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Beat Racing or Protest have ads?
Protest shows ads; Beat Racing does not.
Which is updated more often, Beat Racing or Protest?
Beat Racing ships an update every 2 months, and Protest every 2 months. Most recently, Beat Racing was updated on October 11, 2026 and Protest on September 30, 2026.

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