Comparison

BOISW vs BeerCanRacing

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

Head to head

Local racing made easy

$4.99

⚽ Sports

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About

BOISW

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The official mobile app of the CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week. This is the biggest regatta of its kind in New Zealand, and one of the Southern Hemisphere's premier yachting events, attracting entries from around New Zealand and overseas. The next edition of this much-loved event will take place from Tuesday 21 to Friday 24 January, 2020.

About

BeerCanRacing

Features

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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.

Screenshots

BOISW4 screens

BeerCanRacing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BOISW at Free against BeerCanRacing's $4.99. BOISW also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). BeerCanRacing's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BOISW is free to download; BeerCanRacing costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BOISW ships an update every 8 months, BeerCanRacing monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

BOISW versus BeerCanRacing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	BOISW	BeerCanRacing
Price	Free — better	$4.99
Update frequency	Every 8 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	83 MB	7 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Yachting New Zealand	Susanne LEECH

In-app purchases

None

BOISW

No in-app purchases

None

BeerCanRacing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BOISW free?

BOISW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is BeerCanRacing free?

BeerCanRacing costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

Do BOISW or BeerCanRacing have ads?

Neither BOISW nor BeerCanRacing shows ads.

Which is updated more often, BOISW or BeerCanRacing?

BOISW ships an update every 8 months, and BeerCanRacing monthly. Most recently, BOISW was updated on September 22, 2026 and BeerCanRacing on August 31, 2026.