Beat Racing vs Sail Robin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Route tracking
- Custom race creation
- Performance comparison
- Equipment type stats
- Global course times
- Progress measurement
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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
Sail Robin
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Sail Robin is the smart sailing app for racing sailors. GPS track recording, race course navigation, sail replay, performance analytics, and a social feed — all in one app. CONNECT WITH YOUR FLEET Social feed, likes, comments, follows, and club leaderboards. Share your sails and see what your class and your club is up to. RACE SMARTER Venue mark databases with preloaded courses - or build your own by pinging makes on the water. Real-time bearing, distance, and time-to-mark. Configurable countdown timer with start line distance. Start analysis so you can nail every gun. REPLAY AND ANALYSE Watch your sail back with speed-coloured tracks and wind overlay. Deep-dive manoeuvre analysis in the Robin Flight School — tack and gybe profiles, VMG, distance lost. See where you're fast and where you're losing ground. Trim the start or finish off any recording if you began early or forgot to stop. RACE THE ROBIN Go head-to-head against a ghost boat at Club, National, World, or Olympic Champion level. The most fun way to benchmark your sailing and track improvement. COMPARE WITH YOUR FLEET Share your race data and compare your race with a clubmate. See on a granular basis exactly where you are gaining and losing against each other around the track. WORKS WITH ALL YOUR DATA Import Vakaros VKX files, Garmin, GPX, NMEA, Velocitek VTK and CSV. Send a Vakaros track straight to SailRobin from the share sheet. Connect Bluetooth devices such as heart rate monitors or boat sensors. LAUNCH VENUES Dublin Bay · Howth · Greystones · Cork · Kinsale · Solent · San Francisco · Newport · Chicago - Annapolis 30-day free trial of all features. No credit card required. Terms of Use: https://sailrobin.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://sailrobin.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beat Racing at none against Sail Robin's 3. Sail Robin's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Sail Robin sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $119.00 per year. Beat Racing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beat Racing ships an update every 2 months, Sail Robin fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beat Racing | Sail Robin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iCentric Systems Ltd | Sail Robin |
In-app purchases
Beat Racing
No in-app purchases
Sail Robin
- Annual Pass$119.001 Year
- Regatta Pass$29.99
- Season Pass$89.00
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