Poorly designed
It’s too bad the developers didn’t allow a trial period for premium , I wouldn’t have wasted my money on a month. I find I still only use the free screen. There are only a couple of measurements I care about: time, stroke rate, and heart rate. The premium provides access to configuring heart rate zones based on age but doesn’t retain that information. Click one save and it still reverts to default settings. When configuring an HIIT workout out if it prompts for a name and has a save. There is no way to recall it.
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works for the basics
Easy to set up your own interval or program and row. Although sound is turned on, there are no in program sound effects so you must keep watching the screen to see how many seconds are left on your interval. There is no way to pause your workout.
Looks Modern
I’m a bit baffled by the redundancy between the S4 and this app. It counts your strokes? That’s what I spent $60 on? I already log my rows manually. The workout record is trapped in the app as far as I can tell. It seems to play nicely with Strava and Apple Health if that’s important to you. You are also blocked from plugging in the cable for “we-row” which apparently has no Bluetooth support. I feel like I’ve been taking crazy pills. WR and hi tech don’t mix.
The July 2024 update is abhorrent. The numbers were hard to read while erging, but now with the new font they’re virtually invisible. The new ‘save’ color is completely different. Why? Who’s behind the redesign? It represents major step’s backwards. Criminal even.
The July 2024 update is abhorrent. The numbers were hard to read while erging, but now with the new font they’re virtually invisible. The new ‘save’ color is completely different. Why? Who’s behind the redesign? It represents major step’s backwards. Criminal even.
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Better than the Previous Version
The app has improved considerably, especially with the inclusion of the ability to do interval training. However, there are three major failings. First, you don’t need to have a rest period at the end of a series of intervals as the session has finished. So, for N rowing intervals, yo need N-1 rest periods. Second, the interval stats in the app need to be based on the time spent rowing, not the total time on the Waterrower. Thirdly, the correct data needs to be exported to Strava. The average stroke rate and 500 m splits should be based on the time spent rowing, not the total time.
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Very sad app
Use it because it's the official app but so slow, so buggy, heart rate is always zero, never reading heart rates from my Apple watch.
Connectivity Non Existent
Through two updates now, I’m no longer able to connect my CityRow standard rower to my phone or iPad. The app sees the rower, but won’t let me start a row once it’s connected. It’s too bad because this was a great app.
Overall Fine, no alerts, no pause
This app connects easily on my iphone 14
I like that I can set up and save my own workout.
There is no way to pause a few of the workouts you can pick, timed, distance, interval (create your own). You have to stop all together. The free row does allow pause.
I did a month of the paid version, and there is no pause there either.
The other negative is, there is no sound between segments. So you have to watch the monitor continually.
Overall for free, it is fine.
I like that I can set up and save my own workout.
There is no way to pause a few of the workouts you can pick, timed, distance, interval (create your own). You have to stop all together. The free row does allow pause.
I did a month of the paid version, and there is no pause there either.
The other negative is, there is no sound between segments. So you have to watch the monitor continually.
Overall for free, it is fine.
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No more widget?!
It seems the team has discontinued the widget which I’ve used quite frequently.
It’s also apparent that the watch app does not work with iPad. I only use iPad with my water rower, not iPhone. So, the Apple Watch app is useless for me.
The heads up display is nice but functionally, this app leaves a lot to be desired (especially since they’re removing features).
It’s also apparent that the watch app does not work with iPad. I only use iPad with my water rower, not iPhone. So, the Apple Watch app is useless for me.
The heads up display is nice but functionally, this app leaves a lot to be desired (especially since they’re removing features).
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Best form of cardiovascular fitness
Using the waterrower app in unison with the Bluetooth commodule has been revelatory. Couldn’t recommend it more to anyone, certainly easy to use as well
Monitor and App connection is not impressive
I own both a C2 RowErg with PM5 and the WaterRower with the Series IV PM with S4 Comms 33. I am less than satisfied with WaterRower, the App and PM. The Rower is nice and has a great sound and feel, the PM is OK. This is the Nth workout the monitor and app have not connected and basically wasted. I feel like I wasted the money updating the PM to the S4 and Bluetooth upgrade. Half the time they won’t connect, and half the time they do it won’t sync my workout. At least if it would save on the PM it could transfer later like the PM5. If you are looking between getting the C2 RowErg or the WaterRower I would recommend the C2 9 out of 10 times. The one time I wouldn’t is if you just want to row and not log data then the WaterRower is fine. Feeling frustrated.
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