Comparison

BeerCanRacing vs Sail Scan

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

Head to head
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.

About

Sail Scan

Features
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SailScan is currently in beta. SailScan turns your iPhone into a sail shape analyzer. SailScan's computer vision reads the trim stripes to measure what your eyes can't quantify. Measurements include: • CAMBER DEPTH — how much shape you're carrying, stripe by stripe • DRAFT POSITION — where the depth sits, front to back • TWIST — how the top opens relative to the boom SailScan works on mainsails and jibs, from small one-design boats to grand prix racers and superyachts. Make real-time adjustments, save your scans, build your library, and start connecting your rig settings to increase speed and progress on the water. WHY IT MATTERS Good trimmers develop an eye over decades. SailScan gives you the numbers behind that eye—so you can repeat fast settings, compare tack to tack, and debrief with data instead of memory. HOW IT WORKS 1. Photograph your sail (main or jib) from below 2. SailScan detects the stripes and calculates shape metrics 3. Review, adjust, and save your scans 4. Compare scans across the day—track every setting change BUILT BY SAILORS SailScan was built by people who race and trim for a living. Join us!

Screenshots

BeerCanRacing4 screens
Sail Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sail Scan at Free against BeerCanRacing's $4.99. Sail Scan also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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

Sail Scan 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

BeerCanRacing ships an update monthly, Sail Scan daily. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
BeerCanRacing versus Sail Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeerCanRacingSail Scan
Price$4.99Free — better
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSusanne LEECHNate McGuire

In-app purchases

None

BeerCanRacing

No in-app purchases

None

Sail Scan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeerCanRacing free?
BeerCanRacing costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sail Scan free?
Sail Scan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BeerCanRacing or Sail Scan have ads?
Neither BeerCanRacing nor Sail Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeerCanRacing or Sail Scan?
BeerCanRacing ships an update monthly, and Sail Scan daily. Most recently, BeerCanRacing was updated on August 31, 2026 and Sail Scan on September 11, 2026.

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