Comparison

SailViewer Timer vs PHRF Sail Race

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

Head to head

GPS scoring for PHRF races

Free

⚽ Sports

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About

SailViewer Timer

Features

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Sailing timer. Speaks time to start. Also can show start line data if line is pinged.

About

PHRF Sail Race

Features

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PHRF Sail Race allows sailing Race Committees to create races, register participants, and score race series. Racers can register online or in the app, and boat position is logged via GPS. Scoring is done automatically with GPS from the racers' phone. The Race Committee can upload custom charts, upload PHRF base ratings with modifications, assign custom ratings, create racecourses, and adjust finish times or add penalties.

Screenshots

SailViewer Timer1 screens

PHRF Sail Race1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SailViewer Timer at every 10 days against PHRF Sail Race's every 6 weeks. PHRF Sail Race's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SailViewer Timer ships an update every 10 days, PHRF Sail Race every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

SailViewer Timer versus PHRF Sail Race: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	SailViewer Timer	PHRF Sail Race
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 10 days — better	Every 6 weeks
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	17.2	15.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	1 MB	32 MB
Age rating	4+	12+
Developer	Master Sailing jdoo	ARTHUR RAYMOND FORMANEK

In-app purchases

None

SailViewer Timer

No in-app purchases

None

PHRF Sail Race

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SailViewer Timer free?

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

Is PHRF Sail Race free?

PHRF Sail Race is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do SailViewer Timer or PHRF Sail Race have ads?

Neither SailViewer Timer nor PHRF Sail Race shows ads.

Which is updated more often, SailViewer Timer or PHRF Sail Race?

SailViewer Timer ships an update every 10 days, and PHRF Sail Race every 6 weeks. Most recently, SailViewer Timer was updated on September 30, 2026 and PHRF Sail Race on September 25, 2026.