Race Sailing Tack Optimizer vs BeerCanRacing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Race Sailing Tack Optimizer
Optimize your sailing performance on up/down courses. This app uses GPS to calculate your course over ground and speed, factoring in conditions like current. It provides visual cues for your tack and helps you sail the best VMG to reach marks faster.
- GPS-based course and speed calculation
- Optimizes VMG for upwind and downwind sailing
- Visual tack indicator (color-coded)
- Considers current and wind conditions
- Inspired by RaceMaster TacTic compass
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Race Sailing App to help you be the fastest boat on the race course. Mostly for up/down courses. This app is inspired by the RaceMaster TacTic compass and gives you similar information. The course over ground and speed is determined by GPS this way taking fx current into consideration. You can see if you are sailing the best vmg when tacking and when you sail downwind fx in light conditions you also optimize the vmg for getting down to the gate/bottom mark first :) The display changes color telling you which tack you are on. So green means you are on a starboard tack. This is only when you are using the app in vmg mode where you have set the course towards the top mark. Use the app to help you giving you some more information while sailing. Remember that finding the stronger wind and doing the right decisions is more important than looking at instruments. Happy racing - and remember to have fun doing so ..../)
BeerCanRacing
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Race Sailing Tack Optimizer at $0.99 against BeerCanRacing's $4.99. Race Sailing Tack Optimizer also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). BeerCanRacing's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 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
Race Sailing Tack Optimizer costs $0.99 and BeerCanRacing $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Race Sailing Tack Optimizer ships an update every 2 months, BeerCanRacing monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Race Sailing Tack Optimizer | BeerCanRacing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flemming Jensen | Susanne LEECH |
In-app purchases
Race Sailing Tack Optimizer
No in-app purchases
BeerCanRacing
No in-app purchases
Questions
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